- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- May 1, 1969
- Place of Birth
- Houston, Texas, USA
Wes Anderson
Wesley Wales Anderson (born May 1, 1969) is an American filmmaker. His films are known for their symmetry, eccentricity and distinctive visual and narrative styles, and he is cited by some critics as a modern-day example of the auteur. Three of his films, The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), Moonrise Kingdom (2012), and The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) appeared in BBC Culture's 2016 poll of the greatest films since 2000. Anderson was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), Moonrise Kingdom (2012) and The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), as well as the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature for the stop-motion films Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) and Isle of Dogs (2018). With The Grand Budapest Hotel, he received his first Academy Award nominations for Best Director and Best Picture, and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or C…
Filmography
movieVittorio De Sica: Staging Life
2026 · Self, Executive Producer
movieMaverick: The Epic Adventures of David Lean
2026 · Self
movieThe Phoenician Scheme
2025 · Producer, Director, Story, Screenplay
movieUncropped
2024 · Self, Executive Producer
movieThe Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More
2024 · Producer, Director, Screenplay
moviePoison
2023 · Director, Producer, Writer
movieThe Rat Catcher
2023 · Director, Writer, Producer
movieThe Swan
2023 · Director, Producer, Writer
movieThe Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
2023 · Writer, Director, Producer
movieAsteroid City
2023 · Producer, Screenplay, Story, Director
movieA Cooler Climate
2022 · Thanks
movieSing 2
2021 · Additional Voices (voice)
movieThe French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
2021 · Screenplay, Director, Producer, Story
movieIn The Tracks Of - Alexandre Desplat
2020 · Self
movieFantastic Mr. Fellini - Intervista con Wes Anderson
2020 · Self
movieFantastic Mr. Murray
2019 · Self interviewee (archive footage)
movieFriedkin Uncut
2018 · Self
movieAlways at The Carlyle
2018 · Self
movieIsle of Dogs
2018 · Director, Producer, Story, Screenplay
movieEscapes
2017 · Executive Producer
movieSing
2016 · Daniel (voice)
movieExploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'
2015 · Self / Director
movieMoonrise Kingdom Extras - Eleven iPhone Videos by Edward Norton.
2015 · Self
movieHitchcock/Truffaut
2015 · Self
movieShe's Funny That Way
2015 · Executive Producer
movieListen Up Philip
2014 · Thanks
movieOne Day Since Yesterday: Peter Bogdanovich & the Lost American Film
2014 · Self
movieThe Grand Budapest Hotel
2014 · Director, Screenplay, Producer, Story
movieCastello Cavalcanti
2013 · Writer, Director
movieTrespassing Bergman
2013 · Self
movieProfessor Goudet's Lessons
2013 · Self
movieCousin Ben Troop Screening
2012 · Director, Writer
movieDo You Like to Read?
2012 · Writer, Producer, Director
movieMoonrise Kingdom
2012 · Producer, Director, Writer
movieJames L. Brooks: A Singular Voice
2011 · Self
movieThe Making of 'The Darjeeling Limited'
2010 · Self - Director
movieFantastic Mr. Fox
2009 · Stan Weasel (voice), Director, Screenplay, Producer
movieThe Making of 'Bottle Rocket'
2008 · Self
movieHotel Chevalier
2007 · Director, Writer
movieThe Darjeeling Limited
2007 · Writer, Producer, Director
movieThey All Laughed 25 Years Later: Director to Director - A Conversation with Peter Bogdanovich and Wes Anderson
2006 · Himself
movieThe Squid and the Whale
2005 · Producer
movieThis Is an Adventure
2005 · Self
movieMatthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal
2005 · Self
movieOn the Set: 'The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou'
2005 · Self / Director
movieThe Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
2004 · Producer, Screenplay, Director
movieLost in Translation
2003 · Thanks
movieWith the Filmmaker: Wes Anderson
2001 · Self
movieThe Royal Tenenbaums
2001 · Tennis Match Commentator #1 (voice) (uncredited), Writer, Director, Producer
movieThe Making of 'Rushmore'
2000 · Self
movieRushmore
1998 · Director, Writer, Executive Producer
movieBottle Rocket
1996 · Director, Writer
movieBottle Rocket
1993 · Director, Screenplay
James Ivory: In Search of Love and Beauty
— · Self
Untitled Wes Anderson Film
— · Writer, Director, Producer
The Thing That Hurts
— · Executive Producer