Darren Aronofsky

Darren Aronofsky

1969-02-12 Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA 64 Credits

Biography

Darren Aronofsky (born February 12, 1969) is an American filmmaker. His films are noted for their surreal, melodramatic, and often disturbing elements, frequently in the form of psychological fiction. Over his career, he has received a Primetime Emmy Award. He has been nominated for several awards including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and a Golden Globe Award. Aronofsky studied film and social anthropology at Harvard University before studying directing at the AFI Conservatory. After compl...

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Lowland Kids

Lowland Kids

2025

Producer

Producing

As climate change erases the Louisiana coast, the last two teenagers on Isle de Jean Charles fight to stay on an island that's been in their family ho...

Caught Stealing

Caught Stealing

2025

Director, Producer

Directing Producing

Hank Thompson, a burned-out former baseball player, is unwittingly plunged into a wild fight for survival in the downtown criminal underworld of '90s ...

Ancestra

Ancestra

2025

Executive Producer

Producing

When childbirth spirals into crisis, a mother's love becomes a cosmic force to save her daughter's life.

Underland

Underland

2025

Producer

10.0
Producing

Based on Robert Macfarlane’s bestseller, UNDERLAND is a cinematic voyage beneath the surface of the earth.

Holding Liat

Holding Liat

2025

Producer

Producing

Liat is one of the hostages taken on October 7th. The film follows her relatives from right up close, with a focus on her father, as he tries to stay ...

Viktor

Viktor

2024

Producer

Producing

Viktor, who was born deaf, worships the figure of the samurai warrior. When bombs start falling on his countryside home in Kharkiv, his quasi-romantic...

Sabbath Queen

Sabbath Queen

2024

Executive Producer

Producing

Sabbath Queen is a remarkable 20 year journey in the life of Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie, a 39th generation Orthodox rabbi — and drag queen.

Little Death

Little Death

2024

Producer

10.0
Producing

A middle-aged filmmaker on the verge of a breakthrough. Two kids in search of a lost backpack. A small dog a long way from home.

The Whale

The Whale

2022

Producer, Director

7.8
Producing Directing

A reclusive English teacher suffering from severe obesity attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter for one last chance at redemption.

Sergio Leone: The Italian Who Invented America

Sergio Leone: The Italian Who Invented America

2022

as Self

7.3
Acting

To mark the recent thirtieth anniversary of Sergio Leone’s death, this documentary sets out to pay tribute to one of the great legends of world cinema...

The Good Nurse

The Good Nurse

2022

Producer

6.9
Producing

Suspicious that her colleague is responsible for a series of mysterious patient deaths, a nurse risks her own life to uncover the truth.

The Territory

The Territory

2022

Producer

6.8
Producing

The Indigenous Uru-eu-wau-wau people have seen their population dwindle and their culture threatened since coming into contact with non-Native Brazili...

Pacified

Pacified

2022

Producer

6.6
Producing

Tati, an introspective 13 year old girl struggles to connect with her estranged father, Jaca, after he is released from prison in the turbulent wake o...

Catch the Fair One

Catch the Fair One

2022

Executive Producer

6.3
Producing

A Native American boxer embarks on the fight of her life when she goes in search of her missing sister.

The Vandal

The Vandal

2021

Executive Producer

5.2
Producing

Set in a world not unlike mid-20th century America, The Vandal centers on Harold, whose tormented search for peace from traumatic loss results in an u...

Satoshi Kon: The Illusionist

Satoshi Kon: The Illusionist

2021

as Self

6.7
Acting

A subtle portrait of Japanese director Satoshi Kon by the specialist of Japanese cinema Pascal-Alex Vincent and a dive into a rich work. With intervie...

Some Kind of Heaven

Some Kind of Heaven

2021

Producer

7.0
Producing

Behind the gates of a palm-tree-lined fantasyland, three residents and one interloper at America’s largest retirement community strive to find happine...

Esther's Choice

Esther's Choice

2020

Thanks

Esther, a film composer going through a dry spell, moves in with her boyfriend Michael only to find out that he still keeps his Ex-girlfriend's belong...

Last and First Men

Last and First Men

2020

Thanks

6.4

As the end approaches inexorably, the last humans, living millions of years into the future, send a message to the humanity of the present that is bot...

Serendipity

Serendipity

2019

Executive Producer

7.1
Producing

French artist Prune Nourry has spent her working life exploring issues around the human body. At the age of 31, Prune is diagnosed with breast cancer....

A Different Beyond

A Different Beyond

2018

Executive Producer

Producing

“A Different Beyond” is a short sci-fi thriller action movie that showcases the cinematic abilities of the FUJIFILM X-T3 mirrorless camera, which is c...

White Boy Rick

White Boy Rick

2018

Producer

6.4
Producing

The story of Richard Wershe Jr., a teenager who became an undercover informant for the police during the 1980s, and was ultimately arrested for drug t...

One Strange Rock

One Strange Rock

2018

Executive Producer

5.7
Producing

A mind-bending, thrilling journey exploring the fragility and wonder of planet Earth, one of the most peculiar, unique places in the entire universe, ...

Spheres

Spheres

2018

Producer

Producing

An immersive journey through the cosmos, its origins and its songs.

mother! The Downward Spiral

mother! The Downward Spiral

2017

as Self

8.6
Acting

A behind-the-scenes account that explores the film's production in detail, including intriguing footage from the lengthy rehearsal process. Appropriat...

mother!

mother!

2017

Writer, Director

7.0
Writing Directing

A couple's relationship is tested when uninvited guests arrive at their home, disrupting their tranquil existence.

From Jackie to Camelot

From Jackie to Camelot

2017

as Self

7.9
Acting

An intimate documentary charting the production of Jackie, from ideation through execution.

Aftermath

Aftermath

2017

Producer

5.7
Producing

A fatal plane crash changes the lives of Roman and Jake forever. Roman loses his wife and daughter in the accident, while Jake loses his mind—as he ha...

Jackie

Jackie

2016

Producer

6.5
Producing

An account of the days of First Lady, Jacqueline Kennedy, in the immediate aftermath of John F. Kennedy's assassination in 1963.

Zipper

Zipper

2015

Executive Producer

5.5
Producing

Sam Ellis is a man on the rise — a hot-shot federal prosecutor on the cusp of a bright political future. But what was meant to be a one-time experienc...

Noah

Noah

2014

Producer, Director, Writer

5.7
Producing Directing Writing

A man who suffers visions of an apocalyptic deluge takes measures to protect his family from the coming flood.

Another Happy Day

Another Happy Day

2011

Thanks

5.6

A wedding at her parents' Annapolis estate hurls high-strung Lynn into the center of touchy family dynamics.

Black Swan: Metamorphosis

Black Swan: Metamorphosis

2011

as Self

7.7
Acting

Documentary chronicling the making of Darren Aronofsky's Academy Award-winning film 'Black Swan (2010)'.

Black Swan: Metamorphosis

Black Swan: Metamorphosis

2011

Thanks

7.7

Documentary chronicling the making of Darren Aronofsky's Academy Award-winning film 'Black Swan (2010)'.

The Fighter

The Fighter

2010

Executive Producer

7.4
Producing

Boxer "Irish" Micky Ward's unlikely road to the world light welterweight title. His Rocky-like rise was shepherded by half-brother Dicky, a boxer-turn...

Black Swan

Black Swan

2010

Director

7.7
Directing

The story of Nina, a ballerina in a New York City ballet company whose life, like all those in her profession, is completely consumed with dance. She ...

Within the Ring

2009

as Self

Acting

The making of The Wrester (2008).

The Wrestler

The Wrestler

2008

Director, Producer

7.5
Directing Producing

Aging wrestler Randy "The Ram" Robinson is long past his prime but still ready and rarin' to go on the pro-wrestling circuit. After a particularly bru...

Inside The Fountain: Death and Rebirth

Inside The Fountain: Death and Rebirth

2007

as Himself

8.2
Acting

A behind-the-scenes documentary about the making of Darren Aronofsky's ‘The Fountain’.

The Fountain

The Fountain

2006

Screenplay, Director, Author

6.9
Writing Directing

Spanning over one thousand years, and three parallel stories, The Fountain is a story of love, death, spirituality, and the fragility of our existence...

Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow

Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow

2006

as Self

6.4
Acting

An exploration into the life and art of the renowned author of "Last Exit To Brooklyn" and "Requiem For A Dream." Hubert Selby Jr., a self-described "...

Edge of Outside

Edge of Outside

2006

as Self

5.8
Acting

An hour-long documentary designed to celebrate the spirit of the independent filmmaker from D.W. Griffith to Quentin Tarantino. Interview footage and ...

This Film Is Not Yet Rated

This Film Is Not Yet Rated

2006

as Self - Director of 'Requiem for a Dream'

7.1
Acting

Kirby Dick's provocative documentary investigates the secretive and inconsistent process by which the Motion Picture Association of America rates film...

Below

Below

2002

Producer, Screenplay

6.0
Producing Writing

In the dark silence of the sea during World War II, the submarine USS Tiger Shark prowls on what should be a routine rescue mission. But for the shell...

The Making of Requiem for a Dream

The Making of Requiem for a Dream

2001

as Self

4.6
Acting

A dive into the production of Darren Aronofsky's psychological drama.

Requiem for a Dream

Requiem for a Dream

2000

as Visitor (uncredited)

8.0
Acting

The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island residents are shattered when their addictions run deep.

Requiem for a Dream

Requiem for a Dream

2000

Director, Screenplay

8.0
Directing Writing

The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island residents are shattered when their addictions run deep.

Pi

Pi

1998

Director, Story, Writer

7.1
Directing Writing

A mathematical genius discovers a link between numbers and reality, and thus believes he can predict the future.

The House of Yes

The House of Yes

1997

Thanks

6.2

Jackie-O is anxiously awaiting the visit of her brother home for Thanksgiving, but isn't expecting him to bring a friend — and she's even more shocked...

Phat Beach

Phat Beach

1996

Second Unit Director

5.1
Directing

A hefty homeboy borrows his dad's Mercedes and goes to the beach with his friends for wild sun & fun.

Soldier Boyz

Soldier Boyz

1995

Second Assistant Director

4.8
Directing

A group of prisoners are going to Vietnam to rescue the daughter of a V-I.P. The Ones who survive get their freedom back...but hell awaits them.

No Time

No Time

1994

Director

4.7
Directing

Darren Aronofsky's student film.

Protozoa

Protozoa

1993

Director, Screenplay

5.0
Directing Writing

Darren Aronofsky’s AFI short opens with angry slacker Dave sitting in a dreary, empty junkyard. Dave stares into space, sips beer, and beats the hell ...

Fortune Cookie

Fortune Cookie

1991

Director, Producer

4.5
Directing Producing

A struggling door-to-door salesman becomes addicted to collecting the paper messages of good fortune found inside fortune cookies served as dessert at...

Supermarket Sweep

1991

Director, Screenplay

4.8
Directing Writing

The Tiger

N/A

Producer

Producing

Set in snowy far east Russia in the late 90s, a group of men — referred to as the Tiger Team — work to protect endangered tigers from poachers and log...

Untitled Elon Musk Biopic

N/A

Director

Directing

Based on Walter Isaacson’s authorized biography of the controversial tech mogul.

Emperor

N/A

Writer, Director, Producer

Writing Directing Producing

XOXO

N/A

Producer

Producing

An engaged professional man meets a captivating woman on Facebook, though their virtual relationship soon turns into a dark, deadly reality.

Nothing, Except Everything

N/A

Producer

Producing

A graduating high schooler navigates a world of seemingly inevitable chaos by finding order in the number 7. Planned feature film based on the short w...

Undeniable

N/A

Producer

Producing

Sebastian Schipper is adapting Jessica Stern's bestselling memoir "Denial: A Memoir of Terror". The project will be Schipper's English-language debut....

Pendulum

Pendulum

N/A

Producer

Producing

Young couple Patrick and Abigail journey to a new-age retreat in New Mexico, drawn by the possibility of healing after a traumatic event. Patrick is w...

Solidarity

N/A

Executive Producer

Producing

A cross-cultural look at the immigrant experience in Los Angeles, through the parallel lives of a Mexican seamstress and a Lithuanian butcher.

Breakthrough

N/A

Director

Directing

An alienated young man comes under the influence of a motivational guru, whose intoxicating charm masks his morally questionable methods of manipulati...