Richard Kelly

Richard Kelly

James Richard Kelly (born 1975) is an American writer-director, best known for his debut feature, the science-fiction cult classic "Donnie Darko"(2001). Kelly was born in Newport News, Virginia, the son of Lane and Ennis Kelly. He won a scholarship to the University of Southern California to study at the USC School of Cinema-Television. He made two short films at USC, "The Goodbye Place" and "Visceral Matter", before graduating in 1997. "Donnie Darko" was his first feature and was nominated for 21 awards, winning 11 of them, including a nomination for a Saturn Award. The film later ended up #2 on Empire magazine's list of 50 greatest independent films of all time, behind Quentin Tarantino's "Reservoir Dogs". Kelly wrote the screenplay for Tony Scott's biographical crime thriller "Domino" (2005), and went on to write and direct the postmodern L.A. satire "Southland Tales" (2006) and the science-fiction mystery "The Box" (2009), inspired by "The Twilight Zone" episode "Button, Button". Although his three films differ considerably in setting and characters, they share similar themes of time travel, existentialism, and spirituality. Kelly's particular filmmaking sensibilities can be traced back to his viewing of Terry Giliam's "Brazil" (1985), as told to author Robert K. Elder in an interview for his book "The Film That Changed My Life" (2011). The commercial underperformance of Kelly's films has made it difficult for him to secure financing for other projects, and as such he has not directed a film since 2009. In 2016, filmmaker Kevin Smith said of Kelly: "He is insanely creative and is not unlike Christopher Nolan. But Nolan wound up in the Warner Bros. system where he got special handling, and he got a lot of money to make huge art films like "Inception". Richard can be one of our greatest filmmakers. He is right now, but just a lot of people don't realize it. He's still a kid, and someone needs to Nolan that kid."

  • Title: Richard Kelly
  • Popularity: 2.847
  • Known For: Writing
  • Birthday: 1975-03-28
  • Place of Birth: Newport News, Virginia, USA
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  • Also Known As: 리차드 켈리, 리처드 켈리, James Richard Kelly
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Richard Kelly Movies

  • 2008
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    USIDent TV: Surveilling the Southland

    USIDent TV: Surveilling the Southland

    1 2008 HD

    Making of the movie Southland Tales

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  • 2005
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    #1 Fan: A Darkomentary

    #1 Fan: A Darkomentary

    6.6 2005 HD

    The questionably unstable Darryl Donaldson goes on a quest to prove why he's Donnie Darko's #1 fan. While creating the production diaries for the...

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  • 2014
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    Out of Print

    Out of Print

    5.7 2014 HD

    A documentary exploring the importance of revival cinema and 35mm exhibition - seen through the lens of the patrons of the New Beverly Cinema - a...

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  • 2016
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    Deus ex Machina: The Philosophy of 'Donnie Darko'

    Deus ex Machina: The Philosophy of 'Donnie Darko'

    6.2 2016 HD

    The feature-length documentary about the making of the cult film favourite, "Donnie Darko".

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  • 2021
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    It's a Madcap World: The Making of an Unfinished Film

    It's a Madcap World: The Making of an Unfinished Film

    1 2021 HD

    Split into three parts and featuring interviews with the crew of SOUTHLAND TALES, including Richard Kelly, the story of how this film was made,...

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  • 2001
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    Donnie Darko

    Donnie Darko

    7.778 2001 HD

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  • 2007
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    Southland Tales

    Southland Tales

    5.1 2007 HD

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  • 2009
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    I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell

    I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell

    4.7 2009 HD

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  • 2009
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    The Box

    The Box

    5.629 2009 HD

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  • 2009
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    The Box

    The Box

    5.629 2009 HD

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  • 2005
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    Domino

    Domino

    5.9 2005 HD

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  • 2005
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    Domino

    Domino

    5.9 2005 HD

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  • 1996
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    The Goodbye Place

    The Goodbye Place

    5.1 1996 HD

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  • 1970
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    Soulmates

    Soulmates

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    Soulmates

    Soulmates

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    Soulmates

    Soulmates

    1 1970 HD

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  • 2009
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    S. Darko

    S. Darko

    4.4 2009 HD

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  • 2001
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    Donnie Darko

    Donnie Darko

    7.778 2001 HD

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  • 2007
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    Southland Tales

    Southland Tales

    5.1 2007 HD

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  • 1970
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    Corpus Christi

    Corpus Christi

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    Corpus Christi

    Corpus Christi

    1 1970 HD

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  • 2010
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    Operation: Endgame

    Operation: Endgame

    4.9 2010 HD

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  • 2009
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    The Box

    The Box

    5.629 2009 HD

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  • 2009
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    World's Greatest Dad

    World's Greatest Dad

    6.599 2009 HD

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  • 1970
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    Untitled Rod Serling Biopic

    Untitled Rod Serling Biopic

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    Untitled Rod Serling Biopic

    Untitled Rod Serling Biopic

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1997
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    Visceral Matter

    Visceral Matter

    10 1997 HD

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  • 1997
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    Visceral Matter

    Visceral Matter

    10 1997 HD

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  • 1996
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    The Goodbye Place

    The Goodbye Place

    5.1 1996 HD

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