Catherine Hardwicke

Catherine Hardwicke

1955-10-21 Cameron, Texas, USA 62 Credits

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Catherine Hardwicke (born Helen Catherine Hardwicke; October 21, 1955) is an American production designer and film director. Her works include the independent film Thirteen, which she co-wrote with Nikki Reed, the film's co-star, the Biblically-themed The Nativity Story, the vampire film Twilight, and the werewolf film Red Riding Hood. The opening weekend of Twilight was the biggest opening ever for a female director.

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Don't Look Deeper

Don't Look Deeper

2023

Director, Producer

6.5
Directing Producing

In near-future California, high school senior Aisha learns a dark secret about herself. She goes from dreams of graduation and college...to suddenly r...

Prisoner's Daughter

Prisoner's Daughter

2023

Director

6.1
Directing

Released from prison with terminal cancer, Max tries to reconnect with his estranged daughter and the grandson he’s never known. When his daughter’s a...

Art-House America: Austin Film Society

Art-House America: Austin Film Society

2023

as Self (Archive Footage)

Acting

Founded by Richard Linklater in 1985 as a screening series dedicated to bringing experimental and art cinema to the city of Austin, Texas, the Austin ...

Mafia Mamma

Mafia Mamma

2023

Director

6.1
Directing

A suburban American woman inherits her grandfather’s Mafia empire and, guided by the Firm’s trusted consigliere, defies everyone’s expectations, inclu...

Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power

Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power

2022

as Self

5.8
Acting

Investigates the politics of cinematic shot design, and how this meta-level of filmmaking intersects with the twin epidemics of sexual abuse/assault a...

Tell It Like a Woman

Tell It Like a Woman

2022

Director, Writer

4.2
Directing Writing

Tell It Like A Woman comprises of seven segments that are directed by female directors from different parts of the world and shot in Italy, India, Jap...

Don't Worry Darling

Don't Worry Darling

2022

Executive Producer

6.8
Producing

Alice and Jack are lucky to be living in the idealized community of Victory, the experimental company town housing the men who work for the top-secret...

Missing Pictures

Missing Pictures

2021

as Self

Acting

For every film completed, dozens of potential films fall by the wayside and never make it onto the big screen. In the VR experience Missing Pictures, ...

Stargirl

Stargirl

2020

Executive Producer

7.4
Producing

An unassuming high schooler finds himself inexplicably drawn to the free-spirited new girl, whose unconventional ways change how they see themselves…a...

This Changes Everything

This Changes Everything

2019

as Self

6.2
Acting

An investigative look and analysis of gender disparity in Hollywood, featuring accounts from well-known actors, executives and artists in the Industry...

Miss Bala

Miss Bala

2019

Executive Producer, Director

6.4
Producing Directing

Gloria finds a power she never knew she had when she is drawn into a dangerous world of cross-border crime. Surviving will require all of her cunning,...

Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché

Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché

2018

as Self

7.3
Acting

The epic life story of Alice Guy-Blaché (1873–1968), a French screenwriter, director and producer, true pioneer of cinema, the first person who made a...

Half the Picture

Half the Picture

2018

as Self

6.6
Acting

At a pivotal moment for gender equality in Hollywood, successful women directors talk about their art, lives and careers.

I Am Heath Ledger

I Am Heath Ledger

2017

as Self

7.4
Acting

The life and career of an actor, artist, and icon. His own journey through his own camera.

The Black Ghiandola

The Black Ghiandola

2017

Director

7.0
Directing

The Black Ghiandola is a story about a young man risking his life to save a young girl he has grown to love, after his family has been killed in the A...

The 4%: Film's Gender Problem

The 4%: Film's Gender Problem

2016

as Self

3.3
Acting

Explores the hot-button issues around the striking gender gap in Hollywood. Both women and men in the entertainment industry share first-person insigh...

Dirty Lies

Dirty Lies

2016

Executive Producer

4.9
Producing

An under-appreciated intern entrusted with a million dollar necklace races to find out which of his money hungry room-mates betrayed him as he battles...

Miss You Already

Miss You Already

2015

Director, Executive Producer

7.4
Directing Producing

The friendship between two life-long girlfriends is put to the test when one starts a family and the other falls ill.

Celluloid Ceilings

2015

as Self

Acting

Even though women make up 51 percent of the U.S. population, only about 4 percent of movies are directed by women. Of the 220 TV shows, representing a...

We the Economy: 20 Short Films You Can't Afford to Miss

We the Economy: 20 Short Films You Can't Afford to Miss

2014

Director

7.0
Directing

Everyone’s talking about it, but who can explain it? Paul G. Allen’s Vulcan Productions and Morgan Spurlock’s Cinelan have partnered to produce WE TH...

Plush

Plush

2013

Writer, Director, Producer

5.5
Writing Directing Producing

A young singer/songwriter, despite being married, becomes involved with her new guitarist, who she soon discovers has a dark past and may be a danger ...

Finding Joe

Finding Joe

2011

as Self

7.7
Acting

Finding Joe is an exploration of the studies of mythologist Joseph Campbell, and of their continuing influence on our culture. Through interviews with...

Fly Away

Fly Away

2011

Executive Producer

4.9
Producing

The poignant yet humor filled story about a single mother of a teenager severely impacted by autism, forced to reckon with her daughter's future. As h...

Red Riding Hood

Red Riding Hood

2011

Director, Executive Producer

6.0
Directing Producing

Valerie is in love with a brooding outsider, Peter, but her parents have arranged for her to marry another man. Unwilling to lose each other, Valerie ...

Miss Representation

Miss Representation

2011

as Self

7.0
Acting

The film MISS REPRESENTATION exposes how American youth are being sold the concept that women and girls’ value lies in their youth, beauty and sexuali...

The Twilight Saga Soundtracks, Vol 1 : Music Videos and Performances

The Twilight Saga Soundtracks, Vol 1 : Music Videos and Performances

2010

Director

Directing

Muse Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever) / Paramore Decode / Death Cab For Cutie Meet Me On The Equinox / Cee-Lo Green What Part Of Forever / Any...

Twilight

Twilight

2008

Director

6.3
Directing

When Bella Swan moves to a small town in the Pacific Northwest, she falls in love with Edward Cullen, a mysterious classmate who reveals himself to be...

Critic

Critic

2008

as Self

7.9
Acting

Seventy critics and filmmakers discuss cinema around the conflict between the artist and the observer, the creator and the critic. Between 1998 and 20...

The Nativity Story

The Nativity Story

2006

Director, Executive Producer

7.0
Directing Producing

Mary and Joseph make the hard journey to Bethlehem for a blessed event in this retelling of the Nativity story. This meticulously researched and visua...

The Making of 'Lords of Dogtown'

The Making of 'Lords of Dogtown'

2005

as Self

7.0
Acting

A short documentary showing the making of the movie 'Lords of Dogtown'.

Lords of Dogtown

Lords of Dogtown

2005

Director

7.1
Directing

The radical true story behind three teenage surfers from Venice Beach, California, who took skateboarding to the extreme and changed the world of spor...

Thirteen

Thirteen

2003

Screenplay, Director

6.7
Writing Directing

When average 13-year-old Tracy befriends Evie, the most popular girl in school, Tracy's world is turned upside down as Evie introduces her to a world ...

Laurel Canyon

Laurel Canyon

2003

Production Design

6.0

When an uptight young man and his fiancée move into his libertine mother's house, the resulting clash of life attitudes shakes everyone up.

Vanilla Sky

Vanilla Sky

2001

Production Design

6.8

David Aames has it all: wealth, good looks and gorgeous women on his arm. But just as he begins falling for the warmhearted Sofia, his face is horribl...

Antitrust

Antitrust

2001

Production Design

6.1

A computer programmer's dream job at a hot Portland-based firm turns nightmarish when he discovers his boss has a secret and ruthless means of dispatc...

Three Kings

Three Kings

1999

Production Design

6.7

A group of American soldiers stationed in Iraq at the end of the Gulf War find a map they believe will take them to a huge cache of stolen Kuwaiti gol...

The Newton Boys

The Newton Boys

1998

Production Design

6.1

The four Newton brothers are a poor farmer family in the 1920s. One day, the eldest, Willis, realizes that there's no future in the fields and offers ...

Mad City

Mad City

1997

Production Design

6.2

A misguided museum guard who loses his job and then tries to get it back at gunpoint is thrown into the fierce world of ratings-driven TV gone mad.

SubUrbia

SubUrbia

1997

Production Design, Second Unit Director

6.3
Directing

A group of suburban teenagers try to support each other through the difficult task of becoming adults.

2 Days in the Valley

2 Days in the Valley

1996

Production Design

6.2

In a sleepy bedroom community of LA's San Fernando Valley, the murder of a professional athlete by two hit men sets into motion a chain of events that...

Tank Girl

Tank Girl

1995

Production Design

5.4

After a comet disrupts the rain cycle of Earth, the planet has become a desolate, barren desert by the year 2033. With resources scarce, Kesslee, head...

Car 54, Where Are You?

Car 54, Where Are You?

1994

Production Design

3.3

Brash NYC policeman Officer Gunther Toody is partnered with stiff, by-the-book Officer Francis Muldoon to protect an important mafia witness prior to ...

Tombstone

Tombstone

1993

Production Design

7.6

Legendary marshal Wyatt Earp, now a weary gunfighter, joins his brothers Morgan and Virgil to pursue their collective fortune in the thriving mining t...

Freaked

Freaked

1993

Production Design

6.1

A vain actor, his best friend, and an activist end up at a mutant freak farm run by a weirdo scientist.

Posse

Posse

1993

Production Design

5.3

A group of mostly black infantrymen return from the Spanish-American War with a cache of gold. They travel to the West where their leader searches for...

Passed Away

Passed Away

1992

Production Design

5.1

Thrown for a loop by the unexpected news that Dad has suddenly gone to his reward, the grieving eccentric Scanian clan are drawn together in a test of...

Mr. Destiny

Mr. Destiny

1990

Art Direction

6.3

Larry Burrows is unhappy and feels powerless over his life. He believes his entire life could have turned out differently had he not missed that shot ...

The Assassin

The Assassin

1990

Production Design

4.1

The basic plot of this film concerns a secret service-esque man in Mexico battling personal demons who discovers a conspiracy behind an assassination ...

Brain Dead

Brain Dead

1990

Production Design

5.7

In a battle of man versus machine, Martin, a top neurosurgeon who's studying brain malfunctions that cause mental illness, delves deep into his own mi...

Martians Go Home

Martians Go Home

1989

Production Design

4.0

Song writer Mark Devereaux accidentally calls millions of green Martians to invade Earth. No they aren't dangerous, just wise-cracking, intrusive, pai...

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

1988

Production Design

6.4

Jack Spade returns from the army in his old ghetto neighbourhood when his brother, June Bug, dies. Jack declares war on Mr. Big, powerful local crimel...

Tapeheads

Tapeheads

1988

Production Design

5.2

The story of Ivan and Josh, two dimwitted ex-security guards who love music videos. Out of work, with no job prospects, they form a music video produc...

Hunk

Hunk

1987

Art Direction

5.8

A "devilish" tale about an ordinary guy who is visited by a beautiful apparition promising him popularity and drop-dead good looks in exchange for his...

Thrashin'

Thrashin'

1986

as Catherine Hardwicke

6.3
Acting

Corey and his band of skater buddies sometimes make mischief, but they're more interested in girls and having fun on their boards than in getting into...

Thrashin'

Thrashin'

1986

Production Design

6.3

Corey and his band of skater buddies sometimes make mischief, but they're more interested in girls and having fun on their boards than in getting into...

Puppy Does the Gumbo

Puppy Does the Gumbo

1984

Director, Writer

Directing Writing

Color UCLA Student Film part of the Animation Workshop, preserved by the UCLA Film and Television Archive. Collage & Paper Cut animation with live act...

Hansel and Gretel

Hansel and Gretel

1983

Modeling

6.4

Tim Burton's reimagined classic combines live action and stop motion, making for a creepy adventure into the woods. It is known for having aired only ...

The Making of Thirteen

The Making of Thirteen

N/A

as Self

Acting
A French Pursuit

A French Pursuit

N/A

Director

Directing

Zoe Turner, an unconventional and lively British art teacher, falls head over heels for fellow rebel spirit Jean-Louis. But when their plans for a rom...

Heathen

Heathen

N/A

Director

Directing

Centers on Aydis, a young female viking, a warrior, an outcast, and a self-proclaimed "heathen". Born into a time of warfare, suffering, and subjugati...

If You Could See Me Now

N/A

Director

Directing

Follows Elizabeth, whose mother disappeared when she was a little girl. On the same night, Ivan arrived — her invisible friend, a boy her age that onl...

Street Smart

N/A

Director, Writer, Producer

Directing Writing Producing

A look into the lives of a lively group of unhoused young adults in the iconic beach town, who come together with humor and a bit of Robin Hood-style ...