John Hillcoat

Directing

John Hillcoat

Born

1961-08-14 (65)

Place of birth

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Known for

Directing

Credits

21 titles

John Hillcoat (born 14 August 1961) is an Australian film director, screenwriter, and music video director. His early work includes the 1988 prison film Ghosts... of the Civil Dead, as well as music videos for bands such as Siouxsie and the Banshees, Depeche Mode and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. His breakthrough film, the 2005 outback Western The Proposition, was written by Nick Cave and received widespread critical acclaim. Hillcoat went on to direct The Road (2009), an adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's 2006 novel of the same name, and Lawless (2012), a Prohibition-era crime drama. His films often explore themes of survival, violence, and morality, showcasing a raw, atmospheric aesthetic. D…

Known for

The Road poster
7.0

A father and his son walk alone through burned America. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind and water. It is cold enough to crack stones and, when the snow falls, it is gray. Their destination is the warmer south, although they don't know what, if anything, awaits them there.

The Road

2009

Triple 9 poster
6.0

A gang of criminals and corrupt cops plan the murder of a police officer in order to pull off their biggest heist yet across town.

Triple 9

2016

Lawless poster
7.1

In 1931, the Bondurant brothers of Franklin County, Virginia, run a multipurpose backwoods establishment that hides their true business — bootlegging. Middle brother Forrest is the brain of the operation; older Howard is the brawn, and younger Jack, the lookout. Though the local police have taken bribes and left the brothers alone, a violent war erupts when a sadistic lawman from Chicago arrives and tries to shut down the Bondurants operation.

Lawless

2012

The Proposition poster
7.0

In 1880s Australia, a lawman offers renegade Charlie Burns a difficult choice. In order to save his younger brother from the gallows, Charlie must hunt down and kill his older brother, who is wanted for rape and murder. Venturing into one of the Outback's most inhospitable regions, Charlie faces a terrible moral dilemma that can end only in violence.

The Proposition

2005

Ghosts... of the Civil Dead poster
5.8

The inmates and guards of a modern, clean and efficient maximum security wing are slowly and increasingly brutalized until they erupt in violence.

Ghosts... of the Civil Dead

1988

Corazón poster
7.3

Elena Ramirez is a disadvantaged prostitute who learns that she has a life threatening medical condition, and must make attempts to earn a visa in order to gain access to the necessary treatment.

Corazón

2018

Behind the camera

The Road poster
7.0

A father and his son walk alone through burned America. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind and water. It is cold enough to crack stones and, when the snow falls, it is gray. Their destination is the warmer south, although they don't know what, if anything, awaits them there.

The Road

2009

Triple 9 poster
6.0

A gang of criminals and corrupt cops plan the murder of a police officer in order to pull off their biggest heist yet across town.

Triple 9

2016

Triple 9 poster
6.0

A gang of criminals and corrupt cops plan the murder of a police officer in order to pull off their biggest heist yet across town.

Triple 9

2016

Lawless poster
7.1

In 1931, the Bondurant brothers of Franklin County, Virginia, run a multipurpose backwoods establishment that hides their true business — bootlegging. Middle brother Forrest is the brain of the operation; older Howard is the brawn, and younger Jack, the lookout. Though the local police have taken bribes and left the brothers alone, a violent war erupts when a sadistic lawman from Chicago arrives and tries to shut down the Bondurants operation.

Lawless

2012

The Proposition poster
7.0

In 1880s Australia, a lawman offers renegade Charlie Burns a difficult choice. In order to save his younger brother from the gallows, Charlie must hunt down and kill his older brother, who is wanted for rape and murder. Venturing into one of the Outback's most inhospitable regions, Charlie faces a terrible moral dilemma that can end only in violence.

The Proposition

2005

Ghosts... of the Civil Dead poster
5.8

The inmates and guards of a modern, clean and efficient maximum security wing are slowly and increasingly brutalized until they erupt in violence.

Ghosts... of the Civil Dead

1988

Ghosts... of the Civil Dead poster
5.8

The inmates and guards of a modern, clean and efficient maximum security wing are slowly and increasingly brutalized until they erupt in violence.

Ghosts... of the Civil Dead

1988

Corazón poster
7.3

Elena Ramirez is a disadvantaged prostitute who learns that she has a life threatening medical condition, and must make attempts to earn a visa in order to gain access to the necessary treatment.

Corazón

2018

Bob Dylan: Odds and Ends poster
6.6

Bob Dylan "Odds and Ends" is composed of archival interviews, promotional videos and documentary shorts. It tells the story of some of the most important moments in the legendary artist's career.

Bob Dylan: Odds and Ends

2021

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Live at The Paradiso poster
7.0

1. Intro 2. The Mercy Seat 3. Jack The Ripper 4. The Ship Song 5. Tupelo 6. Deanna 7. The Good Son 8. The Carny 9. Papa Won't Leave You, Henry 10. The Weeping Song 11. In The Ghetto 12. From Her To Eternity 13. New Morning

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Live at The Paradiso

1992

Natalie Imbruglia - Glorious: The Singles 97-07 poster
NR

"Glorious: The Singles 97–07" is a greatest hits album by Australian singer-songwriter Natalie Imbruglia, celebrating ten years since the release of her first album, Left of the Middle. The album consists of all nine singles released from Imbruglia's past three studio albums as well as five new songs including the single "Glorious". A limited-edition version includes a bonus DVD of Imbruglia's music videos.

Natalie Imbruglia - Glorious: The Singles 97-07

2007

Blood Meridian poster
NR

On the Texas-Mexico border in the 1850s, a 14-year-old Tennesseean nicknamed The Kid stumbles into a nightmarish world where Indians are being murdered and the market for their scalps is thriving.

Blood Meridian

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Blood Meridian poster
NR

On the Texas-Mexico border in the 1850s, a 14-year-old Tennesseean nicknamed The Kid stumbles into a nightmarish world where Indians are being murdered and the market for their scalps is thriving.

Blood Meridian

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Bush: Alleys and Motorways poster
7.0

Documentary featuring the British alternative rock band Bush on tour.

Bush: Alleys and Motorways

1997

To Have and to Hold poster
4.3

An Australian widower living in New Guinea starts a relationship with a woman very similar to his much-beloved wife, but their life together turns out to be far from the imagined romantic ideal.

To Have and to Hold

1996

Red Dead Redemption: The Man from Blackwater poster
7.0

A slice-in-time of John Marston as he tracks down his former fellow outlaw and friend, Bill Williamson. Along the way, Marston encounters many of Red Dead Redemption’s eclectic cast of dreamers, misfits and liars.

Red Dead Redemption: The Man from Blackwater

2010

No artwork available
NR

Fly-on-the-wall documentary from September 2000 recording sessions providing an intimate, unvarnished look at Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds in creating their No More Shall We Part album in isolation at London studios.

No More Shall We Part: The Recording Sessions

2001

No artwork available
NR

A forensic psychologist is enlisted to delve into the circumstances surrounding the brutal murder of thirty-two adults in an exclusive gated community in the desert outside Los Angeles and the disappearance of their children. Based on the controversial novella of the same name by J.G. Ballard

Running Wild

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No artwork available
NR

A forensic psychologist is enlisted to delve into the circumstances surrounding the brutal murder of thirty-two adults in an exclusive gated community in the desert outside Los Angeles and the disappearance of their children. Based on the controversial novella of the same name by J.G. Ballard

Running Wild

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No artwork available
NR

A fictionalized study of real-life witch hunter Matthew Hopkins and the heinous crimes he committed during the English Civil War in 1645.

Witchfinder

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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Videos poster
8.0

A collection of the best of music videos by Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds from 1984 to 1997, all with a "making of" commentary. Each of them excellent, despite the band's obvious dislike of making videos, welcoming every chance to get out of it. Tracklist: 1. Stagger Lee 2. Where The Wild Roses Grow 3. Into My Arms 4. (Are You) The One That I've Been Waiting For? 5. Henry Lee 6. Red Right Hand 7. Loverman 8. Do You Love Me? 9. Deanna 10. The Ship Song 11. Tupelo 12. In The Ghetto 13. Jack The Ripper 14. What A Wonderful World 15. Straight To You 16. The Mercy Seat 17. The Weeping Song 18. The Singer 19. I Had A Dream, Joe 20. Wanted Man

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Videos

1998