Known for Directing
Darren Lynn Bousman (born January 11, 1979) is an American film director and screenwriter. He is best known for directing several installments of the “Saw” franchise, beginning with “Saw II” (2005), which he wrote.
Born
January 11, 1979 (age 47)
Birthplace
Overland Park, Kansas, USA
Filmography
51 films, 4 shows


Twisted
2026 · 1h 33m · US
Two millennial scammers hit the jackpot by sub-leasing luxury New York apartments they don't own, but their lucrative scheme spirals out of control when they target a mysterious landlord who turns the scam back on them.


The Cello
2023 · 2h · SA
An aspiring cellist learns the cost of his brand-new cello is a lot more insidious than he first thought.


Spiral: From the Book of Saw
2021 · 1h 33m · US
Working in the shadow of an esteemed police veteran, brash Detective Ezekiel “Zeke” Banks and his rookie partner take charge of a grisly investigation into murders that are eerily reminiscent of the city’s gruesome past. Unwittingly entrapped in a deepening mystery, Zeke finds himself at the center of the killer’s morbid game.


Death of Me
2020 · 1h 35m · TH
A couple on holiday on a remote South Pacific island awaken one morning with a hang over and no recollection of what transpired. When playing back a video of the previous night, they see they participated in a local ritual that somehow ends with him murdering her.


St. Agatha
2018 · 1h 43m · US
St. Agatha is set in the 1950s in small town Georgia. A pregnant con woman named Agatha is on the run and seeks refuge in a convent hidden in deafening isolation. What first starts out as the perfect place to have a child turns into a dark lair where silence is forced. Ghastly secrets are masked, and every bit of will power Agatha has is tested. She soon learns the sick and twisted truth of the convent and the odd people that lurk inside its halls. Agatha must now find a way to discover the unyielding strength needed to escape and save her baby before she’s caged behind these walls forever.


Abattoir
2016 · 1h 38m · US
A reporter unearths an urban legend about a home being constructed from rooms where horrific tragedies have occurred.


Alleluia! The Devil's Carnival
2016 · 1h 37m · US
Lucifer incites Heaven’s wrath by dispatching train cars of condemned souls a-crashin’ through the pearly gates. As God plots to put an end to the rebellious deeds, a fable is told, and the midway gets set for a fateful reunion between God’s Agent and Hell’s Painted Doll, promising to make sinner and saint alike scream Alleluia!


Tales of Halloween
2015 · 1h 37m · US
Ten stories from horror's top directors. Ghosts, ghouls, monsters, and the devil delight in terrorizing unsuspecting residents of a suburban neighborhood on Halloween night. This creepy anthology combines classic Halloween tales with the stuff of nightmares.


Angelus
2014 · 1h 29m · UK
After the tragic death of his wife and child, famed American author Joseph Crone travels from the United States to Barcelona, Spain, to reunite with his estranged brother Samuel and dying father, Richard. However, fate has a different plan for Joseph as his life becomes plagued with strange happenings, and the constant sightings of the number 11. Curiosity quickly turns to obsession, and Joseph soon realizes that this number holds a horrific meaning not only to himself but possibly to all of religion. Isolated in a foreign country with only the support of his companion, Sadie, Joseph soon realizes that 11-11-11 is more than just a date, it's a WARNING!


Emilie Autumn: Fight Like a Girl
2013 · 7m
The revenge & triumph of the disenfranchised over those who would keep us down, shut us up, and lock us in.


The Barrens
2012 · 1h 37m · CA
A man takes his family on a camping trip and becomes convinced they are being stalked by the legendary monster of the New Jersey Pine Barrens: the Jersey Devil.


The Devil's Carnival
2012 · 56m · US
Sinners are invited to a theme park where they endure the repetition of their transgressions. What chances do a conniving kleptomaniac, a gullible teenager, and an obsessed father stand when facing their own moral failings? Lucifer and his colorful cast of singing carnies invite you to grab a ticket to The Devil’s Carnival to find out!


11-11-11
2011 · 1h 37m · US
After the death of his wife and child, an author travels to Barcelona to see his estranged brother and dying father, where he learns that his life is plagued by events that occur on 11/11/11.


Mother's Day
2010 · 1h 52m · US
Crazed members of a sadistic family return to their childhood home to terrorize the new owners.


Repo! The Genetic Opera
2008 · 1h 38m · US
By the year 2056, an epidemic of organ failures has devastated the planet. The megacorporation GeneCo provides organ transplants on a payment plan — and those unable to fulfill their plans have their organs repossessed. In the midst of this, a sickly teenager discovers a shocking secret about herself, her father, and their connection to GeneCo.


New Year's Day
2008 · 42m
A young woman awakens in a post-apocalyptic world overrun by zombies.


Saw IV
2007 · 1h 33m · US
Despite Jigsaw's death, and in order to save the lives of two of his colleagues, Lieutenant Rigg is forced to take part in a new game, which promises to test him to the limit.


Saw III
2006 · 1h 48m · US
Jigsaw has disappeared. Along with his new apprentice Amanda, the puppet-master behind the cruel, intricate games that have terrified a community and baffled police has once again eluded capture and vanished. While city detectives scramble to locate him, Doctor Lynn Denlon and Jeff Reinhart are unaware that they are about to become the latest pawns on his vicious chessboard.


Zombie
2006 · 2m · US
A woman describes her mental state and the contradictions of her life in a short student film by Darren Lynn Bousman.


Repo! The Genetic Opera
2006 · 10m · US
A teenage girl raised in a world of addiction to drugs, cosmetic surgery and artificial organ transplant and upgrades.


Saw II
2005 · 1h 33m · US
The chilling and relentless Jigsaw killer returns to terrorize the city once again. When a gruesome murder victim emerges with unmistakable traces of Jigsaw's sinister methods, Detective Eric Matthews is thrust into a high-stakes investigation. To his surprise, apprehending Jigsaw seems almost too easy, but what he doesn't realize is that being caught is merely another piece of Jigsaw's intricate puzzle.
Identity Lost
Identity Lost
2001
Butterfly Dreams
Butterfly Dreams
2000