Bill Condon

Directing

Bill Condon

Born 1955-10-22 · New York City, New York, USA

William Condon (born October 22, 1955) is an American director and screenwriter. Condon is known for writing and/or directing numerous successful and acclaimed films, including Gods and Monsters, Chicago, Kinsey, Dreamgirls, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2, and Beauty and the Beast. He has received two nominations for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, Gods and Monsters and Chicago, winning for the former. Description above from the Wikipedia article William Condon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Acting credits

Strange Invaders poster
4.9

Alien beings, who settle in a small midwestern town, are disturbed by a young professor determined to rescue his daughter from their clutches.

Strange Invaders

1983

Strange Behavior poster
5.5

When the teenagers in a small Illinois town start getting murdered, the police chief makes a connection to the mysterious scientific experiments being done at the local university and must stop them before his own son is dragged into the deadly scheme.

Strange Behavior

1981

Sister, Sister poster
4.7

Sisters Charlotte and Lucy Bonnard live together in the gloomy Louisiana family mansion that they’ve turned into a boarding house. But when a mysterious young man enters their lives, the sisters are forced to confront their dark pasts.

Sister, Sister

1987

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History poster
8.0

The history of Hollywood musical movies, from the very beginning until the 21st century, hosted by Shirley Jones.

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History

2008

Forever: The filming of Breaking Dawn - part 2 poster
NR

A behind the scenes look at the making of ‘Breaking Dawn - part 2’

Forever: The filming of Breaking Dawn - part 2

2013

Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed! poster
6.4

A documentary from Universal about the movie "The Invisible Man" (1933) directed by James Whale.

Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed!

2000

The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale poster
6.5

Written, co-produced and co-directed by David J. Skal, THE WORLD OF GODS AND MONSTERS is a behind-the scenes chronicle of the making of the 1998 Academy Award-winning film GODS AND MONSTERS starring Ian McKellen, Brendan Fraser and Lynn Redgrave. Narrated by author/ filmmaker Clive Barker, the documentary interweaves the life and career of James Whale, director of the original FRANKENSTEIN, with the making of the acclaimed biopic. Interviewees include writer/director Bill Condon (Oscar winner for best adapted screenplay), Ian McKellen, Brendan Fraser, Lynn Redgrave, and Christopher Bram, author of the novel FATHER OF FRANKENSTEIN, on which the film was based.

The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale

1999

Forever: Filming Breaking Dawn - Part 1 poster
6.0

A behind-the-scenes glimpse into making the 4th Twilight film.

Forever: Filming Breaking Dawn - Part 1

2013

The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster poster
7.7

The history of Frankenstein's journey from novel to stage to screen to icon.

The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster

1999

She's Alive! Creating 'The Bride of Frankenstein' poster
7.8

Documentary about the making of 1935's "The Bride of Frankenstein."

She's Alive! Creating 'The Bride of Frankenstein'

1999

Behind the camera

Beauty and the Beast poster
7.0

A live-action adaptation of Disney's version of the classic tale of a cursed prince and a beautiful young woman who helps him break the spell.

Beauty and the Beast

2017

The Greatest Showman poster
7.9

The story of American showman P.T. Barnum, founder of the circus that became the famous traveling Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.

The Greatest Showman

2017

Dreamgirls poster
6.7

A trio of female soul singers cross over to the pop charts in the early 1960s, facing their own personal struggles along the way.

Dreamgirls

2006

Dreamgirls poster
6.7

A trio of female soul singers cross over to the pop charts in the early 1960s, facing their own personal struggles along the way.

Dreamgirls

2006

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 poster
6.5

After the birth of Renesmee, the Cullens gather other vampire clans in order to protect the child from a false allegation that puts the family in front of the Volturi.

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2

2012

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 poster
6.2

Bella Swan and Edward Cullen's honeymoon phase is abruptly disrupted by betrayals and unforeseen tragedies that endanger their world.

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1

2011

Mr. Holmes poster
6.5

In 1947, long-retired and near the end of his life, Sherlock Holmes grapples with an unreliable memory and must rely on his housekeeper's son as he revisits the still-unsolved case that led to his retirement.

Mr. Holmes

2015

Chicago poster
7.1

Murderesses Velma Kelly and Roxie Hart find themselves on death row together and fight for the fame that will keep them from the gallows in 1920s Chicago.

Chicago

2002

The Good Liar poster
6.7

Career con man Roy sets his sights on his latest mark: recently widowed Betty, worth millions. And he means to take it all. But as the two draw closer, what should have been another simple swindle takes on the ultimate stakes.

The Good Liar

2019

The Good Liar poster
6.7

Career con man Roy sets his sights on his latest mark: recently widowed Betty, worth millions. And he means to take it all. But as the two draw closer, what should have been another simple swindle takes on the ultimate stakes.

The Good Liar

2019

Kiss of the Spider Woman poster
5.9

Valentín, a political prisoner, shares a cell with Molina, a window dresser convicted of public indecency. The two form an unlikely bond as Molina recounts the plot of a Hollywood musical starring his favorite silver screen diva, Ingrid Luna.

Kiss of the Spider Woman

2025

Kiss of the Spider Woman poster
5.9

Valentín, a political prisoner, shares a cell with Molina, a window dresser convicted of public indecency. The two form an unlikely bond as Molina recounts the plot of a Hollywood musical starring his favorite silver screen diva, Ingrid Luna.

Kiss of the Spider Woman

2025

The Fifth Estate poster
6.0

A look at the relationship between WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and his early supporter and eventual colleague Daniel Domscheit-Berg, and how the website's growth and influence led to an irreparable rift between the two friends.

The Fifth Estate

2013

Come from Away poster
7.5

Filmed live on Broadway, the Tony Award-winning musical tells the remarkable true story of 38 flights grounded in a small Canadian town on September 11, 2001. As the locals host these “come from aways,” they come together and find hope.

Come from Away

2021

Gods and Monsters poster
6.9

It's 1957, and James Whale's heyday as the director of "Frankenstein," "Bride of Frankenstein" and "The Invisible Man" is long behind him. Retired and a semi-recluse, he lives his days accompanied only by images from his past. When his dour housekeeper, Hannah, hires a handsome young gardener, the flamboyant director and simple yard man develop an unlikely friendship, which will change them forever.

Gods and Monsters

1998

Gods and Monsters poster
6.9

It's 1957, and James Whale's heyday as the director of "Frankenstein," "Bride of Frankenstein" and "The Invisible Man" is long behind him. Retired and a semi-recluse, he lives his days accompanied only by images from his past. When his dour housekeeper, Hannah, hires a handsome young gardener, the flamboyant director and simple yard man develop an unlikely friendship, which will change them forever.

Gods and Monsters

1998

Kinsey poster
6.6

Kinsey is a portrait of researcher Alfred Kinsey, driven to uncover the most private secrets of a nation. What begins for Kinsey as a scientific endeavor soon takes on an intensely personal relevance, ultimately becoming an unexpected journey into the mystery of human behavior.

Kinsey

2004

Kinsey poster
6.6

Kinsey is a portrait of researcher Alfred Kinsey, driven to uncover the most private secrets of a nation. What begins for Kinsey as a scientific endeavor soon takes on an intensely personal relevance, ultimately becoming an unexpected journey into the mystery of human behavior.

Kinsey

2004

Shortcut to Happiness poster
5.6

In Manhattan, the aspirant writer Jabez Stone is a complete loser: he is not able to sell his novels, he lives in a lousy apartment and he does not have success with women. When one of his friends Julius Jenson sells his novel for US$ 190,000.00 to an editor, Jabez fells envy and promises to sell his soul to the devil for success and accidentally kills a woman with his typing machine. The Devil knocks on his door, fixes the situation and seals a contract with Jabez. His low quality novels have bad reviews but become best-sellers; Jabez enriches; has success with women, but has no time for his friends. Jabez meets with the publisher Daniel Webster who offers him a chance to break the contract with the devil.

Shortcut to Happiness

2007

Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh poster
5.5

Annie, a young schoolteacher struggling to solve the brutal murder of her father, unwittingly summons the "Candyman" to New Orleans, where she learns the secret of his power, and discovers the link that connects them.

Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh

1995

F/X2 poster
6.3

F/X man Rollie Tyler is now a toymaker. Mike, the ex-husband of his girlfriend Kim, is a cop. He asks Rollie to help catch a killer. The operation goes well until some unknown man kills both the killer and Mike. Mike's boss, Silak says it was the killer who killed Mike but Rollie knows it wasn't. Obviously, Silak is involved with Mike's death, so he calls on Leo McCarthy, the cop from the last movie, who is now a P.I., for help and they discover it's not just Silak they have to worry about.

F/X2

1991

Strange Invaders poster
4.9

Alien beings, who settle in a small midwestern town, are disturbed by a young professor determined to rescue his daughter from their clutches.

Strange Invaders

1983

Strange Behavior poster
5.5

When the teenagers in a small Illinois town start getting murdered, the police chief makes a connection to the mysterious scientific experiments being done at the local university and must stop them before his own son is dragged into the deadly scheme.

Strange Behavior

1981

Sister, Sister poster
4.7

Sisters Charlotte and Lucy Bonnard live together in the gloomy Louisiana family mansion that they’ve turned into a boarding house. But when a mysterious young man enters their lives, the sisters are forced to confront their dark pasts.

Sister, Sister

1987