
James Wan
Director · b. 1977 · Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
James Wan (born 26 February 1977) is an Australian filmmaker. He has primarily worked in the horror genre as the co-creator of the Saw and Insidious franchises and the creator of The Conjuring Universe. The lattermost is the highest-grossing horror franchise at over $2 billion. Wan is also the founder of the film and television production company Atomic Monster. Beginning his career with the Saw franchise, Wan made his feature directorial debut with his first film in 2004. The franchise became commercially successful and grossed more than $1 billion globally. Following a period of setbacks, Wan found new success with the Insidious series, in which he directed the first film in 2010 and its 2013 sequel. The same year as the second Insidious, Wan directed the first Conjuring film to critical and commercial success. He served as the director of the second installment in 2016 and produced subsequent films in the franchise. Outside of horror, Wan directed Furious 7 (2015), the seventh installment of the Fast & Furious franchise, and the DC Extended Universe superhero films Aquaman (2018) and its sequel Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023). Both Furious 7 and Aquaman grossed over $1 billion, making Wan the eighth director with two films to reach the milestone. He is the 16th highest-grossing director of all time as of 2021, with his films having grossed over $3.7 billion worldwide. Description above from the Wikipedia article James Wan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Movie6.9HorrorParanormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren take on one last terrifying case involving mysterious entities they must confront.
The Conjuring: Last Rites
2025 · 2.1K votes
Movie6.3HorrorThrillerA prequel set before the haunting of the Lambert family that reveals how gifted psychic Elise Rainier reluctantly agrees to use her ability to contact the dead in order to help a teenage girl who has been targeted by a dangerous supernatural entity.
Insidious: Chapter 3
2015 · 3.8K votes
Movie6.2DocumentaryAmber Heard and Nicole Kidman discuss their characters Mera and Atlanna.
Aquaman: Heroines of Atlantis
2019 · 59 votes
Movie6.7ComedyDocumentaryAs Australian cinema broke through to international audiences in the 1970s through respected art house films like Peter Weir's "Picnic At Hanging Rock," a new underground of low-budget exploitation filmmakers were turning out considerably less highbrow fare. Documentary filmmaker Mark Hartley explores this unbridled era of sex and violence, complete with clips from some of the scene's most outrageous flicks and interviews with the renegade filmmakers themselves.
Not Quite Hollywood
2008 · 100 votes
Movie6.0DocumentaryPeople who worked on the film 'Saw' recount events throughout the making of the movie. From creation to screen, the origin of the Saw franchise.
Hacking Away at 'Saw'
2005 · 1 votes
Movie7.3DocumentaryHorrorBefore The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It began filming, a bishop from the Order of Exorcists was called to bless the studio, cast, and crew. This is the story of The Conjuring, and how the films and their real life inspirations connect behind the scenes.
Faith & Fear: The Conjuring Universe
2020 · 3 votes
Movie4.8HorrorScience FictionGiant lava breathing tarantulas – Lavalantulas – erupt out of ancient volcanos in the Santa Monica Mountains, raining death and destruction upon Los Angeles. With the City of Angels on the verge of incineration, only a washed up ‘90s action hero actor stands in the way of this monstrous swarm of bloodthirsty creatures who burn their victims alive.
Lavalantula
2015 · 172 votes
Movie5.0DocumentaryDocumentary about creating a watery setting, sets and locations, costumes and production design, and general aspects of the film. A run-through of the production process from start to finish including the initial development, building the sets, costume design, CGI, and more.
Going Deep Into the World of 'Aquaman'
2019 · 2 votes
Movie6.0DocumentaryA tribute to the work of Alfred Hitchcock, featuring contemporary filmmakers, writers, performers, and cultural critics.
Hitchcocked!
2006 · 1 votes
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TV7.4DocumentaryThis docuseries takes an unprecedented look at the enduring and influential legacy of DC, allowing fans to rediscover the universe of characters, as well as the iconic comic book company’s origins, its evolution and its nearly nine-decade cultural impact across every artistic medium.
Superpowered: The DC Story
2023 · 25 votes
TV8.7DramaDaylight Robbery is a British television drama mini-series that aired on ITV from 9 September 1999 to 18 December 2000. Focusing on four Essex women struggling with personal and domestic problems, decide to turn to crime to make ends meet.
Daylight Robbery
1999 · 3 votes
TV6.0Documentary30 Even Scarier Movie Moments was a two-part miniseries on Bravo which counted down 30 more of the most frightening scenes in horror cinema, or any other genre. This is also a two-part sequel to 100 Scariest Movie Moments. The list mostly consists of movies that didn't quite make the first list, or popular movies that had come out since.
30 Even Scarier Movie Moments
2007 · 6 votes