Richard Kelly
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- March 28, 1975, Newport News, Virginia, USA
- Movies
- 15
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".
Upcoming Richard Kelly Movies
Untitled Rod Serling Biopic
Release date TBA
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 2010 | Operation: Endgame | Producer |
| 2009 | The Box | Director, Screenplay, Producer |
| 2009 | I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell | Producer |
| 2009 | World's Greatest Dad | Producer |
| 2007 | Southland Tales | Director, Writer |
| 2005 | Domino | Screenplay |
| 2001 | Donnie Darko | Director, Writer |
| 1997 | Visceral Matter | Director, Writer |
| 1996 | The Goodbye Place | Director, Writer |
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