Jennifer Kent

Directing

Jennifer Kent

Born 1969-03-05 · Brisbane, Australia

Jennifer Kent (born 5 March 1969) is an Australian filmmaker and actress. She is best known for directing the films The Babadook (2014) and The Nightingale (2018). Kent graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art in 1991 with a degree in Performing Arts.

Acting credits

Behind the camera

The Babadook poster
6.5

A grieving single mother and her child fall into a deep well of paranoia when an eerie children's book manifests in their home.

The Babadook

2014

The Babadook poster
6.5

A grieving single mother and her child fall into a deep well of paranoia when an eerie children's book manifests in their home.

The Babadook

2014

The Nightingale poster
7.0

In 1825, Clare, a 21-year-old Irish convict, chases a British soldier through the rugged Tasmanian wilderness, bent on revenge for a terrible act of violence he committed against her family. She enlists the services of an Aboriginal tracker who is also marked by trauma from his own violence-filled past.

The Nightingale

2018

The Nightingale poster
7.0

In 1825, Clare, a 21-year-old Irish convict, chases a British soldier through the rugged Tasmanian wilderness, bent on revenge for a terrible act of violence he committed against her family. She enlists the services of an Aboriginal tracker who is also marked by trauma from his own violence-filled past.

The Nightingale

2018

The Nightingale poster
7.0

In 1825, Clare, a 21-year-old Irish convict, chases a British soldier through the rugged Tasmanian wilderness, bent on revenge for a terrible act of violence he committed against her family. She enlists the services of an Aboriginal tracker who is also marked by trauma from his own violence-filled past.

The Nightingale

2018

No artwork available
NR

Disfigured, suicidal young woman P. Burke is hired by a mega tech corporation to virtually operate a beautiful but brainless 'flesh body' called Delphi, grown in a lab with the sole purpose of influencing the masses and selling products. As Delphi's star rises, Burke becomes enthralled by her and descends into a tech psychosis with disastrous consequences.

The Girl Who Was Plugged In

No artwork available
NR

Disfigured, suicidal young woman P. Burke is hired by a mega tech corporation to virtually operate a beautiful but brainless 'flesh body' called Delphi, grown in a lab with the sole purpose of influencing the masses and selling products. As Delphi's star rises, Burke becomes enthralled by her and descends into a tech psychosis with disastrous consequences.

The Girl Who Was Plugged In

No artwork available
NR

Disfigured, suicidal young woman P. Burke is hired by a mega tech corporation to virtually operate a beautiful but brainless 'flesh body' called Delphi, grown in a lab with the sole purpose of influencing the masses and selling products. As Delphi's star rises, Burke becomes enthralled by her and descends into a tech psychosis with disastrous consequences.

The Girl Who Was Plugged In

Monster poster
6.7

A mother battles with her son's fear of a monster lurking in the closet, but soon discovers a sinister presence all around her.

Monster

2005

Monster poster
6.7

A mother battles with her son's fear of a monster lurking in the closet, but soon discovers a sinister presence all around her.

Monster

2005

No artwork available
NR

A 10-year-old boy journeys to a magical house, only to discover its master uses the home to attract children and steal their youth to ensure his own immortality.

The Thief of Always

No artwork available
NR

A 10-year-old boy journeys to a magical house, only to discover its master uses the home to attract children and steal their youth to ensure his own immortality.

The Thief of Always