Directed credits
22
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
Denis Villeneuve
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
4.3
Moderate attention
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Directed movies: 22Directed series: 0All crew credits: 32
TMDB ID: 137427
IMDb ID: nm0898288
Known for: Directing
Born: October 3, 1967
Age: 59
Place of birth: Gentilly, Québec, Canada
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1953 - 2026
Years active: 74
Average TMDB rating: 6.7
Wikidata: Q548823
Also known as
Дени Вильнев • Denis Villeneuve OC CQ RCA • Deni Vilenüv
Frequent jobs
Director (22)Thanks (5)Creator (1)Intern (1)Production Consultant (1)Screenplay (1)Writer (1)
Biography
Denis Villeneuve (born October 3, 1967) is a Canadian filmmaker. He has received seven Canadian Screen Awards as well as nominations for three Academy Awards, five BAFTA Awards, and two Golden Globe Awards. Villeneuve's films have grossed more than $1.8 billion worldwide. Villeneuve began his career in his home country, directing four French-language dramas: August 32nd on Earth (1998); Maelström (2000); Polytechnique (2009), a dramatisation of the 1989 École Polytechnique massacre; and Incendies (2010). The last of these gained him international prominence and earned a nomination for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. He expanded to English-language films by directing the thrillers Prisoners (2013), Enemy (2013), and Sicario (2015). Villeneuve gained wider recognition for directing science fiction films. His work on Arrival (2016) earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Director. This was followed by Blade Runner 2049 (2017), which was critically lauded but financially unsuccessful. His next projects were Dune (2021) and Dune: Part Two (2024), a two-part adaptation of Frank Herbert's novel of the same name. Both films were critically and commercially successful, with the former earning him Academy Award nominations for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Picture.
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Directed Movies
Movies directed by Denis Villeneuve.
Dec 15
Dune: Part Three
Director
2026 Movie
Dune
Director
2021 Movie
Blade Runner 2049
Director
2017 Movie
Arrival
Director
2016 Movie
Sicario
Director
2015 Movie
Enemy
Director
2014 Movie
Prisoners
Director
2013 Movie
Empirical Study on the Influence of Sound on the Persistence of Vision
Director
2011 Movie
Rated R for Nudity
Director
2011 Movie
Incendies
Director
2010 Movie
Polytechnique
Director
2009 Movie
Next Floor
Director
2008 Movie
Happiness Bound
Director
2007 Movie
120 Seconds to Get Elected
Director
2006 Movie
Maelström
Director
2000 Movie
August 32nd on Earth
Director
1999 Movie
Cosmos
Director
1996 Movie
L'ozone n'a qu'une bosse
Director
1991 Movie
Land of Men
Director
1991 Movie
Black Ink
Director
1991 Movie
In the Footsteps of the Camerosaur
Director
1990 Movie
Untitled James Bond Film
Director
Movie
Upcoming Movies
Next announced movie projects with Denis Villeneuve.
Dec 15
Dune: Part Three
Director
2026 Movie
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Denis Villeneuve.
Prisoners
Director
2013 Movie
Dune: Part Two
Screenplay
2024 Movie
Incendies
Director
2010 Movie
Dune
Director
2021 Movie
Arrival
Director
2016 Movie
Blade Runner 2049
Director
2017 Movie
Sicario
Director
2015 Movie
Digger
Thanks
2026 Movie
Polytechnique
Director
2009 Movie
Next Floor
Director
2008 Movie
Enemy
Director
2014 Movie
August 32nd on Earth
Director
1999 Movie
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Denis Villeneuve.
The Oscars
as Self • 2 eps
1953 Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2015 Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self • 1 eps
2014 Series
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Denis Villeneuve.
Digger
Thanks
2026 Movie
Blade Runner 2049
Director
2017 Movie
Dune: Part Two
Screenplay
2024 Movie
Dune
Director
2021 Movie
Arrival
Director
2016 Movie
Dec 15
Dune: Part Three
Director
2026 Movie
Prisoners
Director
2013 Movie
Sicario
Director
2015 Movie
Incendies
Director
2010 Movie
Enemy
Director
2014 Movie
Last and First Men
Thanks
2020 Movie
Untitled James Bond Film
Director
Movie
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Denis Villeneuve.
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self • 1 eps
2014 Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2015 Series
Tout le monde en parle
as Self • 2 eps
2004 Series
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self • 1 eps
2015 Series
La semaine des 4 Julie
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2020 Series
The Oscars
as Self • 2 eps
1953 Series
Question de jugement
as Self • 2 eps
2021 Series
Directors on Directors
as Self • 2 eps
2021 Series
Je viens vers toi
as Self • 1 eps
2023 Series
La Course Destination Monde
as Self - Judge • 1 eps
1988 Series
Dans un cinéma près de chez vous
as Self • 1 eps
2024 Series
Faire oeuvre utile
as Self • 1 eps
2018 Series
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Denis Villeneuve.
Digger
Thanks
2026 Movie
Dune: Part Two
Screenplay
2024 Movie
Last and First Men
Thanks
2020 Movie
Thlípsi
Thanks
2018 Movie
Whitewash
Thanks
2013 Movie
Mars and April
Production Consultant
2012 Movie
Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche
Thanks
2004 Movie
REW-FFWD
Writer
1994 Movie
Icewarrior
Intern
1994 Movie
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Denis Villeneuve.
The Dune Saga by Denis Villeneuve
Creator
2021 Series
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Denis Villeneuve.
Maverick: The Epic Adventures of David Lean
as Self
2026 Movie
Hans Zimmer & Friends: Diamond in the Desert
as Self
2025 Movie
Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel
as Self
2022 Movie
The Sounds of Dune: Behind the Scenes with Denis Villeneuve
as Self
2022 Movie
Le cri du rhinocéros
as Self
2018 Movie
Trumbull Land
as Self
2018 Movie
Blade Runner 2049: Behind the Scenes
2018 Movie
Three Kinds of Close Encounters
as Self
2017 Movie
Acoustic Signatures: The Sound Design of 'Arrival'
as Self
2017 Movie
Xenolinguistics: Understanding 'Arrival'
as Self
2017 Movie
Battle Zone: The Origins of Sicario
as Self
2016 Movie
Lucid Dreams: The Making of Enemy
as Self
2014 Movie
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Denis Villeneuve.
Dans un cinéma près de chez vous
as Self • 1 eps
2024 Series
Je viens vers toi
as Self • 1 eps
2023 Series
Question de jugement
as Self • 2 eps
2021 Series
Directors on Directors
as Self • 2 eps
2021 Series
La semaine des 4 Julie
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2020 Series
Faire oeuvre utile
as Self • 1 eps
2018 Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2015 Series
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self • 1 eps
2015 Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self • 1 eps
2014 Series
Tout le monde en parle
as Self • 2 eps
2004 Series
La Course Destination Monde
as Self - Judge • 1 eps
1988 Series
The Oscars
as Self • 2 eps
1953 Series