Known for Directing
Adam Wingard (/ˈwɪŋɡɑːrd/ WING-gard; born December 3, 1982) is an American filmmaker. He has been a film director, producer, screenwriter, editor, cinematographer, actor, and composer in numerous American films. Following an early career as a member of the mumblecore movement, he became notable for his works in the horror and action genres, especially the films You're Next (2011) and The Guest (2014) and the bigger-budget franchise films Blair Witch (2016), Death Note (2017), and Godzilla vs. Kong (2021), and its sequel Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024). Description above from the Wikipedia article Adam Wingard, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Born
December 3, 1982 (age 43)
Birthplace
Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA
Filmography
105 films, 1 show


Onslaught
2026 · 1h 32m
country: United States
When a rogue squad of genetically engineered super soldiers break loose in the desert, a badass Army sniper must unleash hell to protect her young daughter.


Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
2024 · 1h 55m
country: United States
Following their explosive showdown, Godzilla and Kong must reunite against a colossal undiscovered threat hidden within our world, challenging their very existence – and our own.


Godzilla vs. Kong
2021 · 1h 54m
country: United States
In a time when monsters walk the Earth, humanity’s fight for its future sets Godzilla and Kong on a collision course that will see the two most powerful forces of nature on the planet collide in a spectacular battle for the ages.


Death Note
2017 · 1h 41m
country: United States
Light Turner finds a supernatural notebook and uses it to mete out death, attracting the attention of a detective, a demon and a girl in his class.


Blair Witch
2016 · 1h 29m
country: United States
Students on a camping trip discover something sinister is lurking beyond the trees.


The Guest
2014 · 1h 41m
country: United States
A soldier introduces himself to the Peterson family, claiming to be a friend of their son who died in action. After the young man is welcomed into their home, a series of accidental deaths seem to be connected to his presence.


You're Next
2013 · 1h 34m
country: United Kingdom
When the Davison family comes under attack during their wedding anniversary getaway, the gang of mysterious killers soon learns that one of their victims harbors a secret talent for fighting back.


V/H/S/2
2013 · 1h 36m
country: United States
Inside a darkened house looms a column of TVs littered with VHS tapes, a pagan shrine to forgotten analog gods. The screens crackle and pop endlessly with monochrome vistas of static white noise permeating the brain and fogging concentration. But you must fight the urge to relax: this is no mere movie night. Those obsolete spools contain more than just magnetic tape. They are imprinted with the very soul of evil.


The ABCs of Death
2013 · 2h 9m
country: New Zealand
An ambitious anthology film featuring segments directed by over two dozen of the world's leading talents in contemporary genre film. Inspired by children's educational ABC books, the film comprises 26 individual chapters, each helmed by a different director assigned a letter of the alphabet. The directors were then given free reign in choosing a word to create a story involving death.


V/H/S
2012 · 1h 56m
country: United States
When a group of misfits is hired by an unknown third party to burglarize a desolate house and acquire one rare VHS tape, they discover more found footage than they had bargained for.


60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero
2011 · 1h
country: Estonia
An anthology of one-minute films created by 51 international filmmakers on the theme of the death of cinema. Intended as an ode to 35mm, the film was screened one time only on a purpose-built 20x12 meter public cinema screen in the Port of Tallinn, Estonia, on 22 December 2011. A special projector was constructed for the event which allowed the actual filmstrip to be burnt at the same time as the film was shown.


Ultra Modern
2011 · 1m
country: Unknown
A short abstract film about love and modernity, created for inclusion in the "60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero" project, for which directors from all over the world created one-minute short films which were screened one time only for free on a temporary public screen, after which both the screen and the sole print of the film were burned.


What Fun We Were Having: 4 Stories About Date Rape
2011 · 1h 20m
country: United States
An anthology film consisting of four segments, entitled "Hot Boys," "The Sleep Creep," "The Meat Man," and "Silver Bullets," each of which obliquely dramatizes an incident of sexual assault. The four stories take place in the same small American town on four different holidays: Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and Valentine's Day. "What Fun We Were Having" screened publicly once at the 2011 Fantasia International Film Festival, but received no further distribution.


Autoerotic
2011 · 1h 13m
country: United States
Four interconnected Chicago couples explore the boundaries of self-pleasure and sexual exploration.


A Horrible Way to Die
2010 · 1h 27m
country: United States
An escaped murderer is in pursuit of his ex-girlfriend, who has fled to start a new life in a small town.
Her Name Is Laura Panic
Her Name Is Laura Panic
2009 · 7m
country: United States
Laura Panic is convinced that her boyfriend comes from outer space. Something will have to be done about it. The third in Adam Wingard's "Forgot My Meds" trilogy of short films.
Cerebella
Cerebella
2009 · 7m
country: United States
A young woman gets a hotel room and contends with sleep deprivation. The second in Adam Wingard's "Forgot My Meds" trilogy of short films.
The Screaming Man
The Screaming Man
2009 · 2m
country: United States
Short film included on the DVD release of "Pop Skull." Premise unknown.


From the Perspective of a Dog
2008 · 4m
country: United States
A dog takes a bath.
Little Sister Gone
Little Sister Gone
2008 · 8m
country: United States
Short film by Adam Wingard.


Laura Panic
2008 · 4m
country: United States
Laura is in love with a man who hasn't quite noticed her yet. He's clearly not very observant, since she's been stalking him for days. The first in Adam Wingard's "Forgot My Meds" trilogy of short films.
Paradox Mary
Paradox Mary
2008 · 11m
country: United States
Mary has a problem. And it’s right in front of her. It’s in front of everyone else too, only they haven’t recognized it yet.


Pop Skull
2007 · 1h 29m
country: United States
Addled prescription drug addict Daniel finds himself unraveling further under the stress of a recent breakup. Worse yet, he lives in a house haunted by nightmarish events from the past, images of which torment him in terrifying dreams.


Thousand Year Sleep
2007 · 7m
country: United States
Samantha, Lydia, Isabella, and Lisa. These four young women are about to learn that humanity is just an irrelevant flame burning nowhere in the vastness of space. Their dreams will be shattered and one man will marvel at the evil he has committed.


Home Sick
2007 · 1h 29m
country: United States
A maniac with a suitcase full of razorblades unleashes a super human killer upon a group of kids in a small Alabama town. They must take up arms with a insane Chili enthusiast if they want to survive.
Karate Disaster
Karate Disaster
2006 · 13m
country: Unknown
A stunt goes wrong on the behind the scenes of this indie film shoot.


Don't Worry
2006 · 5m
country: Unknown
A young woman disappears from her home after recording a video message in which she implores her parents not to worry, leaving the people who know her to speculate as to her motivations. "Don't Worry" was written, shot and edited in 48 hours for the Sidewalk Scramble film festival, and went on to win Best Film, Best Director, Best Editing, and Best Cinematography.
The Girlfriend
The Girlfriend
2005 · 32m
country: United States
A young woman is taken over by an evil entity on the way to meeting her boyfriend's parents for the first time.
The Little One
The Little One
2004 · 25m
country: United States
A night of babysitting takes a horrific turn when the baby goes missing.