Biography
Terrence Malick (born November 30, 1943) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. In a career spanning over five decades, Malick has directed nine feature films. He is known for his singular style that combines loose narrative and editing structure with spiritual themes. Malick made his feature film debut with Badlands (1973), a crime drama loosely inspired by the Starkweather-Fugate murders. He followed it with Days of Heaven (1978), a lyrical period drama about migrant laborers in the Texas Panhandle, which earned widespread acclaim for its cinematography. After this success, Malick took a two-decade hiatus from filmmaking before returning with The Thin Red Line (1998), an ensemble war epic set during the Battle of Guadalcanal, based on the novel of the same name by James Jones. The film was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, Best Original Score and Best Sound. He continued with The New World (2005), a meditative historical drama depicting the story of Pocahontes and the founding of Jamestown. Malick achieved critical prominence with The Tree of Life (2011),…
Directed
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The Tree of Life (2011) — Director
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The Thin Red Line (1998) — Director
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Badlands (1974) — Director
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The New World (2005) — Director
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Days of Heaven (1978) — Director
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Song to Song (2017) — Director
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A Hidden Life (2019) — Director
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Knight of Cups (2015) — Director
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To the Wonder (2013) — Director
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Voyage of Time: Life's Journey (2017) — Director
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Voyage of Time: The IMAX Experience (2016) — Director
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Together (2018) — Director
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Towards a Dream in the USA (2022) — Director
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Leading the Electric Revolution and Sustainability (2021) — Director
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Filmed on Pixel 3 (2018) — Director
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Lanton Mills (1969) — Director
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Mon Guerlain: Notes of a Woman (2017) — Director
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The Way of the Wind — Director
Also appeared in
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Badlands (1974) — Caller at Rich Man's House (uncredited)
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Days of Heaven (1978) — Mill Worker (uncredited)
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Ennio (2022) — Self (voice)
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Pocket Money (1972) — Worksman (uncredited)
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HBO First Look (1992) — Self
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Rosy-Fingered Dawn: A Film on Terrence Malick (2002) — Self (archive footage)
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Lanton Mills (1969) — Tilman