Known for Directing
David Gordon Green is an American filmmaker. He has directed dramas such as George Washington, All the Real Girls, and Snow Angels, as well as the thriller Undertow, all of which he wrote or co-wrote. In 2008, he transitioned into comedy, directing the films Pineapple Express, Your Highness, and The Sitter, as well as episodes of the HBO comedy Eastbound & Down. In 2013, he returned to his more dramatic roots with the independent films Prince Avalanche and Joe. Since then, he has directed the films Manglehorn, Our Brand Is Crisis, Stronger, and episodes of the television comedy-drama Red Oaks, on which he also serves as executive producer. He directed the eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth installments in the Halloween franchise, which he co-wrote with frequent collaborator Danny McBride.
Born
April 9, 1975 (age 51)
Birthplace
Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
Filmography
78 films, 28 shows


Nutcrackers
2024 · 1h 44m
country: United States
Just as Mike is on the heels of closing the biggest deal of his career, he's pulled away from his bachelor life in the big city to a farm in rural Ohio in order to help his recently orphaned nephews find a new home.


The Exorcist: Believer
2023 · 1h 51m
country: United States
Since his wife's death, Victor has raised his daughter Angela alone. After she and her friend return from a three-day disappearance with missing memories, they begin displaying frightening behavior reminiscent of the MacNeil possession fifty years prior.


Halloween Ends
2022 · 1h 51m
country: United States
Four years after the events of Halloween in 2018, Laurie has decided to liberate herself from fear and rage and embrace life. But when a young man is accused of killing a boy he was babysitting, it ignites a cascade of violence and terror that will force Laurie to finally confront the evil she can’t control, once and for all.


Halloween Kills
2021 · 1h 45m
country: United States
Michael manages to free himself from Laurie Strode's trap to resume his ritual bloodbath. As she fights for her life from injuries from their last encounter, she inspires her daughter Karen, her granddaughter Allyson, and all of Haddonfield to rise up against the unstoppable monster.


Halloween
2018 · 1h 46m
country: United States
Laurie Strode comes to her final confrontation with Michael Myers, the masked figure who has haunted her since she narrowly escaped his killing spree on Halloween night four decades ago.


Stronger
2017 · 1h 59m
country: Hong Kong
A victim of the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013 helps the police track down the killers while struggling to recover from devastating trauma.


Our Brand Is Crisis
2015 · 1h 47m
country: United States
Based on the documentary "Our Brand Is Crisis", this feature focuses on the use of American political campaign strategies in South America.


Manglehorn
2015 · 1h 37m
country: United States
AJ Manglehorn is an aging, ordinary guy in a small town. He nurses his sick cat, squeezes out a conversation with the local bank teller every Friday, and eats at the same place every day. But there is more to Manglehorn than meets the eye: he’s an ex-con who, 40 years ago, gave up the woman of his dreams for a big ‘job’. After a dramatic effort to start over, Manglehorn faces a terrifying moment and is unmasked as a guy with a very, very dark past.


Joe
2014 · 1h 58m
country: United States
The rough-hewn boss of a lumber crew courts trouble when he steps in to protect the youngest member of his team from an abusive father.


Prince Avalanche
2013 · 1h 34m
country: United States
Two highway road workers spend the summer of 1988 away from their city lives. The isolated landscape becomes a place of misadventure as the men find themselves at odds with each other and the women they left behind.


The Sitter
2011 · 1h 21m
country: United States
Noah, is not your typical entertain-the-kids-no-matter-how-boring-it-is kind of sitter. He's reluctant to take a sitting gig; he'd rather, well, be doing anything else, especially if it involves slacking. When Noah is watching the neighbor's kid he gets a booty call from his girlfriend in the city. To hook up with her, Noah takes to the streets, but his urban adventure spins out of control as he finds himself on the run from a maniacal drug lord.


Your Highness
2011 · 1h 42m
country: United States
A fantasy movie about an arrogant, lazy prince and his more heroic brother who must complete a quest in order to save their father's kingdom.
Black Jack
Black Jack
2011
country: Unknown
Director: David Gordon Green


Pineapple Express
2008 · 1h 52m
country: United States
A stoner and his dealer are forced to go on the run from the police after the pothead witnesses a cop commit a murder.


Snow Angels
2007 · 1h 46m
country: United States
Waitress Annie has separated from her suicidal alcoholic husband, Glenn. Glenn has become an evangelical Christian, but his erratic attempts at getting back into Annie's life have alarmed her. High school student Arthur works at Annie's restaurant, growing closer to a new kid in town, Lila, after class. When Glenn and Annie's daughter goes missing, the whole town searches for her, as he increasingly spirals out of control.


Undertow
2004 · 1h 48m
country: United Kingdom
The Munns, father John and sons Chris and Tim, recede to the woods of rural Georgia. Their life together is forever changed with the arrival of Uncle Deel, though the tragedy that follows forces troubled Chris to become a man.


All the Real Girls
2003 · 1h 48m
country: United States
In a sleepy little mill town in North Carolina, Paul is the town Romeo. But when his best friend's sister returns home from boarding school, he finds himself falling for her innocent charm. In spite of her lack of experience and the violent protests of her brother, the two find themselves in a sweet, dreamy and all-consuming love.


George Washington
2000 · 1h 30m
country: United States
During an innocent game in an abandoned amusement park, a member of the group dies. Narrated by one of the children, the film follows the kids as they struggle to balance their own ambitions and relationships against a tragic lie.


Physical Pinball
1998 · 21m
country: United States
A character piece between a widower and his teenage daughter, as the father realizes his tomboy child is becoming a young woman.
Pleasant Grove
Pleasant Grove
1997 · 15m
country: United States
Short film made in 1997 while David Gordon Green was attending the North Carolina School of Arts that formed the genesis of his feature film debut, "George Washington".