Bart Layton

Directing

Bart Layton

Born

1975-01-01 (51)

Place of birth

Hammersmith, London, UK

Known for

Directing

Credits

12 titles

Bartholomew Nicholas Layton (born 1975) is an English documentary filmmaker. He is the writer and director of the films The Imposter and American Animals. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bart Layton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

Series credits

Behind the camera

Crime 101 poster
7.0

When an elusive thief whose high-stakes heists unfold along the iconic 101 freeway in Los Angeles eyes the score of a lifetime, with hopes of this being his final job, his path collides with a disillusioned insurance broker who is facing her own crossroads. Determined to crack the case, a relentless detective closes in on the operation, raising the stakes even higher.

Crime 101

2026

Crime 101 poster
7.0

When an elusive thief whose high-stakes heists unfold along the iconic 101 freeway in Los Angeles eyes the score of a lifetime, with hopes of this being his final job, his path collides with a disillusioned insurance broker who is facing her own crossroads. Determined to crack the case, a relentless detective closes in on the operation, raising the stakes even higher.

Crime 101

2026

Crime 101 poster
7.0

When an elusive thief whose high-stakes heists unfold along the iconic 101 freeway in Los Angeles eyes the score of a lifetime, with hopes of this being his final job, his path collides with a disillusioned insurance broker who is facing her own crossroads. Determined to crack the case, a relentless detective closes in on the operation, raising the stakes even higher.

Crime 101

2026

American Animals poster
6.7

Lexington, Kentucky, 2004. Four young men attempt to execute one of the most audacious art heists in the history of the United States.

American Animals

2018

American Animals poster
6.7

Lexington, Kentucky, 2004. Four young men attempt to execute one of the most audacious art heists in the history of the United States.

American Animals

2018

The Imposter poster
7.3

In 1994, a 13-year-old boy disappeared without a trace from his home in San Antonio, Texas. Three-and-a-half years later, he is found alive in a village in southern Spain with a horrifying story of kidnap and torture. His family is overjoyed to bring him home. But all is not quite as it seems.

The Imposter

2012

The Imposter poster
7.3

In 1994, a 13-year-old boy disappeared without a trace from his home in San Antonio, Texas. Three-and-a-half years later, he is found alive in a village in southern Spain with a horrifying story of kidnap and torture. His family is overjoyed to bring him home. But all is not quite as it seems.

The Imposter

2012

Becoming Alexander poster
10.0

Colin Farrell and his intensive preparation to play Alexander the Great in Oliver Stone's epic movie.

Becoming Alexander

2005

Becoming Alexander poster
10.0

Colin Farrell and his intensive preparation to play Alexander the Great in Oliver Stone's epic movie.

Becoming Alexander

2005

Rogue Male poster
NR

A hunter's failed attempt to assassinate a dictator forces him to seek hiding back home in the rural English countryside.

Rogue Male

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NR

When grifters Shaw and Romeo pull up at a convenience store in Georgia, their only thought is to fix a faulty tyre and be on their way to Florida. But this happens to be the store from which a $318 million Jackpot ticket has just been sold - and when the pretty clerk accidentally reveals to Shaw the identity of the winning family, he hatches a terrifyingly audacious plan.

Ravens

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