Geoff Murphy1946 - 2018

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Director

Popularity

0.7

Famous

Biography

Geoff Murphy was a successful New Zealand filmmaker best-known for his work during the renaissance of New Zealand cinema that began in the last half of the 1970s. He directed a string of big-budget Hollywood features during the 1990s, before returning to New Zealand as second unit director on all three movies of The Lord of the Rings film trilogy. He has also worked as a scriptwriter, assistant director, special effects man, schoolteacher and trumpet player. Description above from the Wikipedia article Geoff Murphy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Credits

xXx: State of the Union
xXx: State of the Union

2005

Action • Adventure • Crime • Thriller

Second Unit Director

5
3.8
Spooked
Spooked

2004

Drama • Thriller

Screenplay, Director

6
1.1
The Land Has Eyes
The Land Has Eyes

2004

Drama

Post Production Supervisor

5.6
0.8
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

2001

Action • Adventure • Fantasy

Second Unit Director

8.4
21.3
Race Against Time
Race Against Time

2000

Action • Science Fiction • TV Movie • Thriller

Director

4.9
1.6
Fortress 2
Fortress 2

2000

Action • Science Fiction

Director

5.1
1.1
Dante's Peak
Dante's Peak

1997

Action • Adventure • Drama • Thriller

Associate Producer, Second Unit

6.2
7.6
Don't Look Back
Don't Look Back

1996

Action • TV Movie • Thriller

Director

4.6
2.2
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory

1995

Action • Thriller

Director

5.9
5.4
The Last Outlaw
The Last Outlaw

1993

Action • TV Movie • Western

Director

5.3
2.5
Blind Side
Blind Side

1993

Drama • TV Movie • Thriller

Director

5.4
2
Freejack
Freejack

1992

Action • Crime • Drama • Science Fiction

Director

5.4
3.1
Young Guns II
Young Guns II

1990

Adventure • Western

Director

6.5
4.2
Red King, White Knight
Red King, White Knight

1989

Drama • Romance • TV Movie • Thriller

Director

6
1.7
Never Say Die
Never Say Die

1988

Action • Comedy

Producer, Director, Screenplay

3.8
1.3
Mauri
Mauri

1988

Drama

First Assistant Director, Associate Producer

6.5
1.2
Mr. Wrong
Mr. Wrong

1986

Drama • Horror

Screenplay

4.8
0.7
The Quiet Earth
The Quiet Earth

1985

Drama • Science Fiction • Thriller

Director

6.6
1.1
Utu
Utu

1984

Adventure • Drama • History • War

Director, Writer

7
1.1
Goodbye Pork Pie
Goodbye Pork Pie

1981

Adventure • Comedy

Author, Director, Producer

6.8
0.8
A State of Siege
A State of Siege

1978

Drama

Assistant Director

7.5
0.4
Sleeping Dogs
Sleeping Dogs

1977

Action • Drama • Thriller

Special Effects

5.7
1.4
Wild Man
Wild Man

1977

Comedy

Writer, Director

0.6
Dagg Day Afternoon
Dagg Day Afternoon

1977

Comedy

Writer, Director

0.5
Uenuku
Uenuku

1974

Drama

Director

0.3
Tank Busters
Tank Busters

1970

Drama

Director

0.2
Hurry Hurry Faster Faster
Hurry Hurry Faster Faster

1965

Comedy • Horror

Writer, Director

6
0.2

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