Terrence Malick
Writer, Director, Producer, Actor
November 30, 1943 (82 years)
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), an ambitious family drama that won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival and is frequently cited as one of the greatest films of the 21st century. This was followed by a series of more experimental, impressionistic works including To the Wonder (2012), Knight of Cups (2015), and Song to Song (2017), which explored themes of love, faith, and modern alienation through fragmented narrative and visual storytelling. Malick also directed the large-scale documentary Voyage of Time (2016), a cosmic history of the universe released in both IMAX and feature-length versions. He later returned to historical drama with A Hidden Life (2019), about Austrian conscientious objector Franz Jägerstätter during World War II.
In addition to his feature films, Malick has directed several high-profile commercials, including Mon Guerlain - Notes of a Woman (2017), a short film-style spot for Google Pixel 3 (2018), a nature-focused Ford commercial (2021) and a brand film for Louis Vuitton's USA campaign (2022).
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), an ambitious family drama that won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival and is frequently cited as one of the greatest films of the 21st century. This was followed by a series of more experimental, impressionistic works including To the Wonder (2012), Knight of Cups (2015), and Song to Song (2017), which explored themes of love, faith, and modern alienation through fragmented narrative and visual storytelling. Malick also directed the large-scale documentary Voyage of Time (2016), a cosmic history of the universe released in both IMAX and feature-length versions. He later returned to historical drama with A Hidden Life (2019), about Austrian conscientious objector Franz Jägerstätter during World War II.
In addition to his feature films, Malick has directed several high-profile commercials, including Mon Guerlain - Notes of a Woman (2017), a short film-style spot for Google Pixel 3 (2018), a nature-focused Ford commercial (2021) and a brand film for Louis Vuitton's USA campaign (2022).
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Filmography
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| 2017 | Song to SongOn Plex |
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| 2011 | |
| 2008 | Che: Part Two · as Screenplay |
| 2005 | The New World · as Screenplay |
| 1998 | The Thin Red Line · as Screenplay |
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| 1974 | |
| 1973 | BadlandsOn Plex |
| 1972 | Deadhead Miles · as Screenplay |
| 1972 | Pocket Money · as Screenplay |
| 1971 | Dirty Harry · as Screenplay |
| 1971 | Drive, He Said · as Screenplay |
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| 2018 | |
| 2017 | Song to SongOn Plex |
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| 2012 | |
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| 2005 | |
| 1998 | |
| 1978 | |
| 1973 | BadlandsOn Plex |
| 2020 | The Book of Vision · as Executive Producer |
| 2020 | Halo of Stars · as Executive Producer |
| 2019 | Everybody's Everything · as Executive Producer |
| 2018 | Awaken · as Executive ProducerOn Plex |
| 2017 | The Spearhead Effect · as Executive Producer |
| 2016 | The Vessel · as Executive ProducerOn Plex |
| 2016 | Look & See: A Portrait of Wendell Berry · as Executive Producer |
| 2015 | Almost Holy · as Executive Producer |
| 2015 | The Seventh Fire · as Executive Producer |
| 2014 | |
| 2013 | Red Wing · as Executive ProducerOn Plex |
| 2007 | The Unforeseen · as Executive Producer |
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| 2004 | |
| 2000 | Happy Times · as Executive Producer |
| 2000 | The Endurance · as Executive Producer |
| 1998 | |
| 1973 | BadlandsOn Plex |
| 1978 | Days of Heaven · as Mill Worker (uncredited) |
| 1973 | Badlands · as Caller At Rich Man's House (uncredited)On Plex |
| 1972 | Pocket Money · as Worksman (uncredited) |
| 2026 | Terrence Malick - Suche nach dem Unsichtbaren · as Self - Subject |
| 2021 | Ennio · as Self (voice)On Plex |
| 2017 | Behind the Scenes · as Self |
| 2002 | Rosy-Fingered Dawn: a Film on Terrence Malick · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1992 | HBO First Look · as Self |
| 2004 | Undertow · as Story |
| 2004 | The Beautiful Country · as Story |
| 2002 | Bear's Kiss · as Story |
| 1973 | Magnum Force · as Story |