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Paul W.S. Anderson

Paul W.S. Anderson

Highest Rated: 92% Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel (2011)

Lowest Rated: 17% Death Race 2 (2010)

Birthday: Mar 4, 1965

Birthplace: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, UK

As a self-proclaimed video game junkie, it came as no surprise that director Paul W.S. Anderson's biggest success came from adapting a popular game for the big screen with "Mortal Kombat" (1995). Based on the controversial, violent and popular arcade and console series, "Mortal Kombat" raked in over $70 million at the box office and further opened the door for Anderson to adapt games into movies. But more importantly, the film allowed Anderson to perfect his hallmark style of interesting visual settings and rapid-fire editing, which he put to good use in "Resident Evil" (2002) and "Alien vs. Predator" (2004), which helped cement his reputation as a director of action-packed eye-candy.

Highest rated movies

92% Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel

Photos

Paul W.S. Anderson INHERENT VICE, writer/director Paul Thomas Anderson, on set, 2014. ph: Wilson Webb/©Warner Bros. INHERENT VICE, from left: Martin Short, writer/director Paul Thomas Anderson, on set, 2014. ph: Wilson Webb/©Warner Bros. INHERENT VICE, writer/director Paul Thomas Anderson, on set, 2014. ph: Wilson Webb/©Warner Bros. PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE, Paul Thomas Anderson, 2002, (c) Columbia RESIDENT EVIL: THE FINAL CHAPTER, DIRECTOR PAUL W.S. ANDERSON ON SET, 2016. PH: ILZE KITSHOFF/©SCREEN GEMS INHERENT VICE, from left: Joaquin Phoenix, writer/director Paul Thomas Anderson, on set, 2014. ph: Wilson Webb/©Warner Bros. INHERENT VICE, Joaquin Phoenix (center), writer/director Paul Thomas Anderson (long, dark pants), on set, 2014. ph: Wilson Webb/©Warner Bros. RESIDENT EVIL: AFTERLIFE, from left: director Paul W.S. Anderson, Milla Jovovich, on set, 2010. ph: Rafy/©Screen Gems INHERENT VICE, from left: Joaquin Phoenix, writer/director Paul Thomas Anderson, on set, 2014. ph: Wilson Webb/©Warner Bros. PHANTOM THREAD, DIRECTOR PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON, ON SET, 2017. PH: LAURIE SPARHAM/© FOCUS FEATURES PHANTOM THREAD, FROM LEFT: DANIEL DAY-LEWIS, DIRECTOR PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON, ON SET, 2017. PH: LAURIE SPARHAM/© FOCUS FEATURES THERE WILL BE BLOOD, Daniel Day-Lewis, director Paul Thomas Anderson, on set, 2007. ©Paramount Vantage THERE WILL BE BLOOD, Daniel Day Lewis, director Paul Thomas Anderson, 2007. ©Paramount Vantage BOOGIE NIGHTS, Heather Graham, director Paul Thomas Anderson, 1997 POMPEII, from left: Emily Browning, director Paul W.S. Anderson, Carrie-Anne Moss, on set, 2014. ph: Caitlin Cronenberg/©TriStar Pictures POMPEII, from left: Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, director Paul W.S. Anderson, on set, 2014. ph: Caitlin Cronenberg/©TriStar Pictures Milla Jovovich, Paul W.S. Anderson at arrivals for RESIDENT EVIL: RETRIBUTION Premiere, Regal Cinemas L.A. Live, Los Angeles, CA September 12, 2012. Photo By: Elizabeth Goodenough/Everett Collection Milla Jovovich, Paul W.S. Anderson at arrivals for RESIDENT EVIL: RETRIBUTION Premiere, Regal Cinemas L.A. Live, Los Angeles, CA September 12, 2012. Photo By: Elizabeth Goodenough/Everett Collection
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet In the Lost Lands Director,
Screenwriter 		- 2024
30% 65% Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City Executive Producer $16.9M 2021
42% 41% Here Are the Young Men Executive Producer - 2021
44% 70% Monster Hunter Director,
Screenwriter,
Producer 		$15.1M 2020
No Score Yet 47% Death Race: Beyond Anarchy Executive Producer - 2018
38% 47% Resident Evil: The Final Chapter Director,
Screenwriter,
Producer 		$26.8M 2016
No Score Yet No Score Yet Guardian Angel Film Editing - 2016
27% 34% Pompeii Director,
Producer 		$23.2M 2014
50% 45% Death Race 3: Inferno Producer - 2012
28% 51% Resident Evil: Retribution Director,
Screenwriter,
Producer 		$42.3M 2012
92% 84% Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel Unknown (Character) $7.0K 2011
No Score Yet 39% The Three Musketeers Director,
Producer 		$20.4M 2011
17% 37% Death Race 2 Producer,
Writer 		- 2010
21% 48% Resident Evil: Afterlife Director,
Screenwriter,
Producer 		$60.1M 2010
29% 49% Pandorum Producer $10.3M 2009
41% 60% Death Race Director,
Screenwriter,
Producer 		$36.1M 2008
24% 58% Resident Evil: Extinction Writer,
Producer 		$50.6M 2007
33% 36% D.O.A.: Dead or Alive Producer $480.3K 2006
40% 31% The Dark Producer - 2005
22% 39% Alien vs. Predator Director,
Screenwriter 		$80.3M 2004
19% 60% Resident Evil: Apocalypse Producer,
Writer 		- 2004
36% 67% Resident Evil Director,
Producer,
Writer 		$39.5M 2002
No Score Yet 35% The Sight Director,
Executive Producer,
Writer 		- 2000
No Score Yet 53% Soldier Director $14.6M 1998
17% 44% Soldier Director - 1998
34% 61% Event Horizon Director $26.7M 1997
47% 57% Mortal Kombat Director $70.5M 1995
No Score Yet 49% Shopping Director - 1994

TV

Credit
83% 85% James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction Guest 2018
No Score Yet No Score Yet Face Off Judge 2012