Jez Butterworth

Jez Butterworth

1969-03-01 London, England, UK 22 Credits

Biography

Jeremy Butterworth (born March 4, 1969) is a British playwright, screenwriter, and film director. He has gained recognition for his unique voice in contemporary theatre, often blending myth, folklore, and realism themes. He has received a Tony Award and two Laurence Olivier Awards.  Butterworth started his career with his play, a comedic dark crime drama, Mojo (1995), which earned the Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Comedy. He found acclaim with his play Jerusalem, which has been described ...

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Snow White

Snow White

2025

Additional Writing

4.3

Following the benevolent King's disappearance, the Evil Queen dominated the once fair land with a cruel streak. Princess Snow White flees the castle w...

Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones & Harrison Ford

Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones & Harrison Ford

2023

as Self

7.7
Acting

An in-depth look at an incredible moment in film history when Steven Spielberg and George Lucas assembled an amazing creative team to collaborate on a...

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

2023

Writer

6.5
Writing

Finding himself in a new era, and approaching retirement, Indy wrestles with fitting into a world that seems to have outgrown him. But as the tentacle...

Flag Day

Flag Day

2021

Screenplay

5.8
Writing

A father lives a double life as a counterfeiter, bank robber and con man in order to provide for his daughter.

Ford v Ferrari

Ford v Ferrari

2019

Screenplay

8.0
Writing

American car designer Carroll Shelby and the British-born driver Ken Miles work together to battle corporate interference, the laws of physics, and th...

Spectre

Spectre

2015

Screenplay

6.6
Writing

A cryptic message from Bond’s past sends him on a trail to uncover a sinister organization. While M battles political forces to keep the secret servic...

Black Mass

Black Mass

2015

Screenplay

6.5
Writing

The true story of Whitey Bulger, the brother of a state senator and the most infamous violent criminal in the history of South Boston, who became an F...

Get on Up

Get on Up

2014

Screenplay, Executive Producer

6.8
Writing Producing

A chronicle of James Brown's rise from extreme poverty to become one of the most influential musicians in history.

Edge of Tomorrow

Edge of Tomorrow

2014

Screenplay

7.6
Writing

Major Bill Cage is an officer who has never seen a day of combat when he is unceremoniously demoted and dropped into combat. Cage is killed within min...

Huge

Huge

2010

Theatre Play

5.6

A feuding double act try to make it in the cut-throat world of stand-up comedy.

Fair Game

Fair Game

2010

Screenplay, Producer

6.5
Writing Producing

A devoted wife and mother leads a secret life as a CIA agent until her husband’s article exposes a scandal, putting her identity and loved ones at ris...

Digital Theatre: Parlour Song

Digital Theatre: Parlour Song

2009

Writer

Writing

Demolition expert Ned lives in a nice new house on the edge of the English countryside. He loves his job. Barbeques. Car boot sales. His life is entir...

The Last Legion

The Last Legion

2007

Screenplay

5.6
Writing

As the Roman empire crumbles, young Romulus Augustus flees the city and embarks on a perilous voyage to Britain to track down a legion of supporters.

Birthday Girl

Birthday Girl

2001

Director, Writer

5.9
Directing Writing

John is a mild-mannered banker who has never been lucky in love. Fed up with waiting for the right girl to come along, John takes a chance on a Russia...

Mojo

Mojo

1997

Director, Screenplay, Theatre Play

4.8
Directing Writing

The sexual rivalries over a new, potentially great rock'n'roll singer between a nightclub owner and a local gangster cause unrest and eventually lead ...

Out Of My Head

Out Of My Head

1995

Writer

6.0
Writing

A teenager who's fed up with his uneventful life of social isolation decides to try drugs to get some excitement. He sets out to learn about their eff...

The Silence

N/A

Writer

Writing

It's the night of the Super Bowl and Jim and his wife Tessa are flying from Paris to their home in Newark, New Jersey when their plane crash-lands. Me...

Blood Runs Coal

N/A

Writer

Writing

In late 1960s Pennsylvania, a coal miner's lawyer son seeks justice for his father after a corrupt union leader has him killed.

The Beatles: Paul

The Beatles: Paul

N/A

Writer

Writing

One of four biopics—all to be released in April 2028—focusing on individual members of The Beatles, this one telling the story of the group from the p...

The Beatles: John

The Beatles: John

N/A

Writer

Writing

One of four biopics—all to be released in April 2028—focusing on individual members of The Beatles, this one telling the story of the group from the p...

The Beatles: George

The Beatles: George

N/A

Writer

Writing

One of four biopics—all to be released in April 2028—focusing on individual members of The Beatles, this one telling the story of the group from the p...

The Beatles: Ringo

The Beatles: Ringo

N/A

Writer

Writing

One of four biopics—all to be released in April 2028—focusing on individual members of The Beatles, this one telling the story of the group from the p...