Known for Directing
David Frankel (born April 2, 1959) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for directing The Devil Wears Prada (2006) and its 2026 sequel, as well as two episodes of the miniseries Band of Brothers (2001), for which he won an Emmy Award. He also won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for Dear Diary (1996).
Born
April 2, 1959 (age 67)
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA
Filmography
24 films, 21 shows


The Devil Wears Prada 2
2026 · 1h 59m · US
Andy Sachs returns to Runway as Miranda Priestly navigates a new media landscape and Runway's position within. The duo reconnect with former assistant Emily Charlton, now the head of a luxury brand that possesses funding which could ensure Runway's survival.


Jerry & Marge Go Large
2022 · 1h 36m · US
The remarkable true story of how retiree Jerry Selbee discovers a mathematical loophole in the Massachusetts lottery and, with the help of his wife, Marge, wins $27 million dollars and uses the money to revive their small Michigan town.


Collateral Beauty
2016 · 1h 37m · US
Retreating from life after a tragedy, a man questions the universe by writing to Love, Time and Death. Receiving unexpected answers, he begins to see how these things interlock and how even loss can reveal moments of meaning and beauty.


One Chance
2013 · 1h 43m · UK
This film follows the remarkable and inspirational true story of Paul Potts, a shy, bullied shop assistant by day and an amateur opera singer by night.


Hope Springs
2012 · 1h 40m · US
After thirty years of marriage, a middle-aged couple attends an intense, week-long counseling session to work on their relationship.


The Big Year
2011 · 1h 42m · US
Three fanatical bird-watchers spend an entire year competing to spot the highest number of species as El Nino sends an extraordinary variety of rare breeds flying up into the U.S., but they quickly discover that there are more important things than coming out on top of the competition.


Marley & Me
2008 · 1h 55m · US
A newly married couple, in the process of starting a family, learn many of life's important lessons from their trouble-loving retriever, Marley. Packed with plenty of laughs to lighten the load, the film explores the highs and lows of marriage, maturity and confronting one's own mortality, as seen through the lens of family life with a dog.


The Devil Wears Prada
2006 · 1h 49m · US
A young woman from the Midwest gets more than she bargained for when she moves to New York to become a writer and ends up as the assistant to the tyrannical, larger-than-life editor-in-chief of a major fashion magazine.


The Pennsylvania Miners' Story
2002 · 1h 40m · US
Based on the real-life chronicle of the "nine for nine" Pennsylvania coal miners who were rescued in the summer of 2002.


Dear Diary
1996 · 22m
A New York magazine art director, a married mother of two who just turned 40, decides to record the events of her day in a journal. The film won an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film.


Miami Rhapsody
1995 · 1h 35m · US
Even though Gwyn Marcus is engaged to her boyfriend, Matt, she is still afraid of commitment. While she admires her parents' loving relationship, she discovers that her family has not always been faithful in marriage, making it harder than ever to settle down. As her mother pressures her to get married, and plenty of attractive men appear in her life, Gwyn learns that she must balance her career, relationships and marriage to be truly happy.