Terrence Malick filmography explained

Terrence Malick is an American film director, screenwriter and producer. Throughout his career, which has spanned over four decades, he has directed nine feature films and one documentary. He has also written scripts for other directors, and since the 1990s has acted as producer and executive producer on numerous projects.

Filmography

Feature films

As director

YearTitleDirectorWriterProducerNotes
1973Badlands[1]
1978Days of Heaven[2]
1998The Thin Red LineBased on the novel by James Jones[3]
2005The New World[4]
2011The Tree of Life[5]
2012To the Wonder[6]
2015Knight of Cups[7]
2016Voyage of TimeDocumentary film[8]
2017Song to Song[9]
2019A Hidden Life[10]
The Way of the WindUpcoming[11]

As writer

YearTitleWriterProducerNotes
1971Dirty HarryEarly draft later used for Magnum Force
Drive, He SaidScript revisions[12]
1972Deadhead Miles[13]
Pocket MoneyBased on Jim Kane by J.P.S. Brown[14]
1974The Gravy TrainCredited as David Whitney; co-written with Bill Kerby[15]
2002Bear's KissOriginal story[16]
2004The Beautiful CountryCredited as Lingard Jervey; story co-written with Sabina Murray
UndertowCredited as Lingard Jervey

Executive producer

Producer

Short films

YearTitleDirectorWriterNotes
1969Lanton MillsStudent short film
Also music composer
[17]
2018TogetherVR experience

Acting roles

YearTitleRoleNotes
1969Lanton MillsTilman[18]
1972Pocket MoneyWorkmanUncredited[19]
1973BadlandsCaller at Rich Man's HouseUncredited[20]
1978Days of HeavenWorkerUncredited

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Malick's Impressive ‘Badlands' Screened at Festival. 15 October 1973. The New York Times. 28 October 2022.
  2. Web site: Days of Heaven. Turner Classic Movies.
  3. News: Biskind. Peter. The Runaway Genius. Vanity Fair. August 1999. 2010-04-22. November 28, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101128042610/http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/classic/features/runaway-genius-199812. live.
  4. Web site: Film, Philosophy and Terrence Malick . David Sterritt . July 2006 . Undercurrents . . October 20, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101029173810/http://fipresci.org/undercurrent/issue_0206/sterritt_malick.htm . October 29, 2010 . mdy-all . David Sterritt .
  5. Web site: Eight years ago today: The Tree of Life premieres at Cannes (May 16, 2011). Skiba. Justin. 2019-05-16. Two Ways Through Life - The Tree of Life (2011) Film Enthusiast. en. 2019-06-17. January 12, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210112142815/https://thetreeoflife.video.blog/2019/05/16/eight-years-ago-today-the-tree-of-life-premieres-at-cannes-may-16-2011/. live.
  6. Web site: Jeff . Sneider. Exclusive: Ben Affleck, Rachel Weisz Join Terrence Malick's Next Movie . The Wrap . 2010-08-12 . 2012-05-14.
  7. Web site: Berlin: Christian Bale and Natalie Portman on Making 'Knight of Cups' With Terrence Malick. Nigel M. Smith. Indiewire. February 8, 2015. January 3, 2015.
  8. Web site: Terrence Malick's 'Voyage Of Time' Will Push The Boundaries Of Documentary Form Tribeca. Tribeca. February 10, 2016.
  9. Web site: Watch: 30-Minute 'Song To Song' Talk With Terrence Malick, Says First Cut Was 8 Hours. ThePlaylist.net. Kevin. Jagernauth. March 11, 2017. March 11, 2017.
  10. News: Pacatte. Rose. Rose Pacatte. Terrence Malick's new film about Franz Jägerstätter premieres at Cannes. 30 July 2019. National Catholic Reporter. The National Catholic Reporter Publishing Company. 20 May 2019. Cannes, France.
  11. Web site: Terrence Malick’s The Last Planet Gets New Title . Nick. Newman . thefilmstage.com . November 20, 2020.
  12. News: Hollywood Bigfoot: Terrence Malick and the Twenty-Year Hiatus That Wasn't . Michael . Nordine . May 12, 2013 . May 12, 2013 . . June 7, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130607155821/http://lareviewofbooks.org/article.php?type=&id=1660&fulltext=1&media= . live.
  13. http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2011/06/a-look-back-at-terrence-malick-part-zero.html "Focus on Terrence Malick: The Early Works" by Sean Gandert, Paste, 8 June 2011
  14. http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2011/06/a-look-back-at-terrence-malick-part-zero.html "Focus on Terrence Malick: The Early Works" by Sean Gandert, Paste, 8 June 2011
  15. Web site: The New York Times. Nora Sayre. MOVIE REVIEW Gravy Train (1974) Screen: 'Gravy Train,' American Style--Almost. Nora. Sayre. June 17, 1974.
  16. Web site: Sergei Bodrov - director of Bear's kiss. Cineuropa - the best of european cinema. 2016-02-09.
  17. Theresa. Schwartzman. Can Terry Malick Tell a Joke?. Rohstoff Filmmagazin. May 12, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20120207092312/http://www.rohstoff-filmmagazin.org/contributions/Terence_Malick_Schwartzman.html . 2012-02-07 .
  18. Theresa. Schwartzman. Can Terry Malick Tell a Joke?. Rohstoff Filmmagazin. May 12, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20120207092312/http://www.rohstoff-filmmagazin.org/contributions/Terence_Malick_Schwartzman.html . 2012-02-07 .
  19. Web site: The Paul Newman Collection: Pocket Money. thedigitalfix.com. Gary. Couzens. January 7, 2007. April 10, 2016.
  20. Web site: Terence Malick’s cameo in Badlands. filmdetail.com. Ambrose. Heron. August 14, 2010. April 10, 2016.