Brian Helgeland

Brian Helgeland

1961-01-17 Providence, Rhode Island, USA 31 Credits

Biography

Brian Thomas Helgeland is an American screenwriter, film producer and director.

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The Killer

The Killer

2024

Screenplay

6.4
Writing

Zee is a feared contract killer known as "the Queen of the Dead," but when she refuses to murder a young blind woman, she finds herself hunted both by...

Finestkind

Finestkind

2023

Director, Writer

6.9
Directing Writing

Two brothers from opposite sides of the tracks are reunited as adults. Desperate circumstances force them into a deal with an organized crime syndicat...

Kreka: Dreamcatcher

Kreka: Dreamcatcher

2021

as Self

10.0
Acting

The career of the famous production designer Miljen Kljaković – Kreka and reveals all the beauty and importance of film scenography.

Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist

Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist

2021

as Self

8.2
Acting

An intimate look at the Oscar-nominated actor’s incomparable artistry, and the acting process which informed his transformative performances. Viola Da...

Spenser Confidential

Spenser Confidential

2020

Screenplay

6.5
Writing

Spenser, a former Boston patrolman who just got out from prison, teams up with Hawk, an aspiring fighter, to unravel the truth behind the death of two...

Legend

Legend

2015

Writer, Director

7.1
Writing Directing

Suave, charming and volatile, Reggie Kray and his unstable twin brother Ronnie start to leave their mark on the London underworld in the 1960s. Using ...

42

42

2013

Director, Screenplay

7.2
Directing Writing

In 1946, Branch Rickey, owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers, took a stand against Major League Baseball's infamous color line when he signed Jackie Robinson...

Robin Hood

Robin Hood

2010

Screenplay, Story

6.4
Writing

When soldier Robin happens upon the dying Robert of Loxley, he promises to return the man's sword to his family in Nottingham. There, he assumes Rober...

Green Zone

Green Zone

2010

Writer

6.5
Writing

During the U.S.-led occupation of Baghdad in 2003, Chief Warrant Officer Roy Miller and his team of Army inspectors are dispatched to find weapons of ...

Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant

Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant

2009

Screenplay

5.8
Writing

When Darren Shan is taken to a circus that's chock-full of sideshow oddities, he meets a vampire and receives a life-changing bite on the neck.

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3

2009

Screenplay

6.4
Writing

Armed men hijack a New York City subway train, holding the passengers hostage in return for a ransom, and turning an ordinary day's work for dispatche...

Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light

Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light

2006

as Self

7.1
Acting

Film Noir burrows into the mind; it's disorienting, intriguing and enthralling. Noir brings us into a gritty underworld of lush morbidity, providing i...

Vengeance Is Mine: Reinventing 'Man on Fire'

Vengeance Is Mine: Reinventing 'Man on Fire'

2005

as Self

7.8
Acting

A documentary on the making of the 2004 film "Man on Fire," mixing movie clips, behind-the-scenes shots and interviews of cast and crew. The program c...

Man on Fire

Man on Fire

2004

Screenplay

7.5
Writing

Jaded ex-CIA operative John Creasy reluctantly accepts a job as the bodyguard for a 10-year-old girl in Mexico City. They clash at first, but eventual...

Mystic River

Mystic River

2003

Screenplay

7.7
Writing

The lives of three men who were childhood friends are shattered when one of them suffers a family tragedy.

The Order

The Order

2003

Director, Screenplay, Producer

5.7
Directing Writing Producing

For centuries, a secret Order of priests has existed within the Church. A renegade priest, Father Alex Bernier, is sent to Rome to investigate the mys...

Blood Work

Blood Work

2002

Screenplay

6.2
Writing

Still recovering from a heart transplant, a retired FBI profiler returns to service when his own blood analysis offers clues to the identity of a seri...

A Knight's Tale: Making Of

A Knight's Tale: Making Of

2002

as Self

Acting

A closer look into the filmmaking of Brian Helgeland's "A Knight's Tale".

A Knight's Tale

A Knight's Tale

2001

Director, Producer, Writer

6.9
Directing Producing Writing

William Thatcher, a knight's peasant apprentice, gets a chance at glory when the knight dies suddenly mid-tournament. Posing as a knight himself, Will...

Payback

Payback

1999

Screenplay, Director

6.8
Writing Directing

With friends like these, who needs enemies? That's the question bad guy Porter is left asking after his wife and partner steal his heist money and lea...

The Postman

The Postman

1997

Screenplay

6.3
Writing

In 2013, there are no highways, no I-ways, no dreams of a better tomorrow, only scattered survivors across what was once the United States. Into this ...

L.A. Confidential

L.A. Confidential

1997

Screenplay, Co-Producer

7.8
Writing Producing

Three detectives in the corrupt and brutal L.A. police force of the 1950s use differing methods to uncover a conspiracy behind the shotgun slayings of...

Conspiracy Theory

Conspiracy Theory

1997

Writer

6.6
Writing

A man obsessed with conspiracy theories becomes a target after one of his theories turns out to be true. Unfortunately, in order to save himself, he h...

Assassins

Assassins

1995

Screenplay

6.5
Writing

Assassin Robert Rath arrives at a funeral to kill a prominent mobster, only to witness a rival hired gun complete the job for him -- with grisly resul...

976-EVIL II

976-EVIL II

1992

Characters

4.5

After being bestowed with demonic powers following a phone call to Hell, a psychotic teacher begins a rampage of death and destruction in a small town...

Highway to Hell

Highway to Hell

1991

Writer, Co-Producer

5.9
Writing Producing

Charlie and Rachel run away from home to get married in Las Vegas. But they get attacked by a zombie who takes Rachel with him to hell, where she will...

976-EVIL

976-EVIL

1988

Writer

5.1
Writing

A bullied unpopular high school student named Hoax finds an ad for 976-EVIL, a number that provides daily 'horrorscopes'. But when he calls the number...

A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master

A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master

1988

Screenplay, Story

5.9
Writing

Freddy Krueger is resurrected from his apparent demise, and rapidly tracks down and kills the remainder of the Elm Street kids. However, Kristen, who ...

Ness

Ness

N/A

Screenplay

Writing

Cleveland, 1935. Eliot Ness, fresh from his legendary Chicago triumph over Al Capone and associates, set his sights on Cleveland and went on a crusade...

Button Man

N/A

Screenplay, Director

Writing Directing

Based on the graphic novel by John Wagner and Arthur Ranson, the movie tells the story of ex-military contractor Harry Exton, considered the first tru...

Spenser Confidential 2

N/A

Screenplay

Writing

A sequel to the 2020 film.