Adam Wingard

Directing

Adam Wingard

Born

1982-12-03 (43)

Place of birth

Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA

Known for

Directing

Credits

55 titles

Adam Wingard (/ˈwɪŋɡɑːrd/ WING-gard; born December 3, 1982) is an American filmmaker. He has been a film director, producer, screenwriter, editor, cinematographer, actor, and composer in numerous American films. Following an early career as a member of the mumblecore movement, he became notable for his works in the horror and action genres, especially the films You're Next (2011) and The Guest (2014) and the bigger-budget franchise films Blair Witch (2016), Death Note (2017), and Godzilla vs. Kong (2021), and its sequel Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024). Description above from the Wikipedia article Adam Wingard, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

Film credits

2020s · 4 titles

2010s · 9 titles

V/H/S poster
6.1

When a group of misfits is hired by an unknown third party to burglarize a desolate house and acquire one rare VHS tape, they discover more found footage than they had bargained for.

V/H/S

2012

The ABCs of Death poster
4.9

An ambitious anthology film featuring segments directed by over two dozen of the world's leading talents in contemporary genre film. Inspired by children's educational ABC books, the film comprises 26 individual chapters, each helmed by a different director assigned a letter of the alphabet. The directors were then given free reign in choosing a word to create a story involving death.

The ABCs of Death

2013

V/H/S/2 poster
6.2

Inside a darkened house looms a column of TVs littered with VHS tapes, a pagan shrine to forgotten analog gods. The screens crackle and pop endlessly with monochrome vistas of static white noise permeating the brain and fogging concentration. But you must fight the urge to relax: this is no mere movie night. Those obsolete spools contain more than just magnetic tape. They are imprinted with the very soul of evil.

V/H/S/2

2013

Art History poster
4.4

Tension mounts between a director and his lead actress on the set of a sexually explicit low-budget film. As the actress and her co-star develop real feelings for each other, the director's jealousy erupts and he begins sabotaging his own production.

Art History

2011

Neverending Night: The Making of Blair Witch poster
6.0

A feature-length documentary on the making of Adam Wingard's Blair Witch (2016).

Neverending Night: The Making of Blair Witch

2017

Autoerotic poster
4.1

Four interconnected Chicago couples explore the boundaries of self-pleasure and sexual exploration.

Autoerotic

2011

The Zone poster
4.9

A mysterious visitor spends the night at an apartment belonging to a young engaged couple and their friend. Over the course of the night and the following day he sleeps with all three roommates and then disappears, leading to conversations about God, life and filmmaking.

The Zone

2011

24 Exposures poster
4.0

Billy is a fetish photographer whose models begin to turn up dead. Michael, a melancholic cop, is tasked with investigating him.

24 Exposures

2013

Marriage Material poster
5.4

Emily and Andrew, a young couple living in Memphis, agree to babysit their friend’s 6-month-old for a day. The experience causes them to examine their own relationship and their feelings about marriage and children.

Marriage Material

2012

Behind the camera

Onslaught poster
5.7

When a rogue squad of genetically engineered super soldiers break loose in the desert, a badass Army sniper must unleash hell to protect her young daughter.

Onslaught

2026

Onslaught poster
5.7

When a rogue squad of genetically engineered super soldiers break loose in the desert, a badass Army sniper must unleash hell to protect her young daughter.

Onslaught

2026

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire poster
7.0

Following their explosive showdown, Godzilla and Kong must reunite against a colossal undiscovered threat hidden within our world, challenging their very existence – and our own.

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

2024

Godzilla vs. Kong poster
7.5

In a time when monsters walk the Earth, humanity’s fight for its future sets Godzilla and Kong on a collision course that will see the two most powerful forces of nature on the planet collide in a spectacular battle for the ages.

Godzilla vs. Kong

2021

You're Next poster
6.6

When the Davison family comes under attack during their wedding anniversary getaway, the gang of mysterious killers soon learns that one of their victims harbors a secret talent for fighting back.

You're Next

2013

Death Note poster
4.3

Light Turner finds a supernatural notebook and uses it to mete out death, attracting the attention of a detective, a demon and a girl in his class.

Death Note

2017

Blair Witch poster
5.2

Students on a camping trip discover something sinister is lurking beyond the trees.

Blair Witch

2016

The Guest poster
6.6

A soldier introduces himself to the Peterson family, claiming to be a friend of their son who died in action. After the young man is welcomed into their home, a series of accidental deaths seem to be connected to his presence.

The Guest

2014

V/H/S poster
6.1

When a group of misfits is hired by an unknown third party to burglarize a desolate house and acquire one rare VHS tape, they discover more found footage than they had bargained for.

V/H/S

2012

The ABCs of Death poster
4.9

An ambitious anthology film featuring segments directed by over two dozen of the world's leading talents in contemporary genre film. Inspired by children's educational ABC books, the film comprises 26 individual chapters, each helmed by a different director assigned a letter of the alphabet. The directors were then given free reign in choosing a word to create a story involving death.

The ABCs of Death

2013

V/H/S/2 poster
6.2

Inside a darkened house looms a column of TVs littered with VHS tapes, a pagan shrine to forgotten analog gods. The screens crackle and pop endlessly with monochrome vistas of static white noise permeating the brain and fogging concentration. But you must fight the urge to relax: this is no mere movie night. Those obsolete spools contain more than just magnetic tape. They are imprinted with the very soul of evil.

V/H/S/2

2013

60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero poster
4.2

An anthology of one-minute films created by 51 international filmmakers on the theme of the death of cinema. Intended as an ode to 35mm, the film was screened one time only on a purpose-built 20x12 meter public cinema screen in the Port of Tallinn, Estonia, on 22 December 2011. A special projector was constructed for the event which allowed the actual filmstrip to be burnt at the same time as the film was shown.

60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero

2011

Blackmail Boys poster
4.6

After moving to Chicago for art school, Sam begins turning tricks to help pay the bills.

Blackmail Boys

2010

A Horrible Way to Die poster
5.0

An escaped murderer is in pursuit of his ex-girlfriend, who has fled to start a new life in a small town.

A Horrible Way to Die

2010

Autoerotic poster
4.1

Four interconnected Chicago couples explore the boundaries of self-pleasure and sexual exploration.

Autoerotic

2011

Autoerotic poster
4.1

Four interconnected Chicago couples explore the boundaries of self-pleasure and sexual exploration.

Autoerotic

2011

Paradox Mary poster
3.0

Mary has a problem. And it’s right in front of her. It’s in front of everyone else too, only they haven’t recognized it yet.

Paradox Mary

2008

Paradox Mary poster
3.0

Mary has a problem. And it’s right in front of her. It’s in front of everyone else too, only they haven’t recognized it yet.

Paradox Mary

2008

What Fun We Were Having: 4 Stories About Date Rape poster
3.0

An anthology film consisting of four segments, entitled "Hot Boys," "The Sleep Creep," "The Meat Man," and "Silver Bullets," each of which obliquely dramatizes an incident of sexual assault. The four stories take place in the same small American town on four different holidays: Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and Valentine's Day. "What Fun We Were Having" screened publicly once at the 2011 Fantasia International Film Festival, but received no further distribution.

What Fun We Were Having: 4 Stories About Date Rape

2011

What Fun We Were Having: 4 Stories About Date Rape poster
3.0

An anthology film consisting of four segments, entitled "Hot Boys," "The Sleep Creep," "The Meat Man," and "Silver Bullets," each of which obliquely dramatizes an incident of sexual assault. The four stories take place in the same small American town on four different holidays: Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and Valentine's Day. "What Fun We Were Having" screened publicly once at the 2011 Fantasia International Film Festival, but received no further distribution.

What Fun We Were Having: 4 Stories About Date Rape

2011

Pop Skull poster
4.7

Addled prescription drug addict Daniel finds himself unraveling further under the stress of a recent breakup. Worse yet, he lives in a house haunted by nightmarish events from the past, images of which torment him in terrifying dreams.

Pop Skull

2007

Pop Skull poster
4.7

Addled prescription drug addict Daniel finds himself unraveling further under the stress of a recent breakup. Worse yet, he lives in a house haunted by nightmarish events from the past, images of which torment him in terrifying dreams.

Pop Skull

2007

Home Sick poster
3.8

A maniac with a suitcase full of razorblades unleashes a super human killer upon a group of kids in a small Alabama town. They must take up arms with a insane Chili enthusiast if they want to survive.

Home Sick

2007

Thousand Year Sleep poster
3.1

Samantha, Lydia, Isabella, and Lisa. These four young women are about to learn that humanity is just an irrelevant flame burning nowhere in the vastness of space. Their dreams will be shattered and one man will marvel at the evil he has committed.

Thousand Year Sleep

2007

Thousand Year Sleep poster
3.1

Samantha, Lydia, Isabella, and Lisa. These four young women are about to learn that humanity is just an irrelevant flame burning nowhere in the vastness of space. Their dreams will be shattered and one man will marvel at the evil he has committed.

Thousand Year Sleep

2007

Laura Panic poster
4.5

Laura is in love with a man who hasn't quite noticed her yet. He's clearly not very observant, since she's been stalking him for days. The first in Adam Wingard's "Forgot My Meds" trilogy of short films.

Laura Panic

2008

Laura Panic poster
4.5

Laura is in love with a man who hasn't quite noticed her yet. He's clearly not very observant, since she's been stalking him for days. The first in Adam Wingard's "Forgot My Meds" trilogy of short films.

Laura Panic

2008

Laura Panic poster
4.5

Laura is in love with a man who hasn't quite noticed her yet. He's clearly not very observant, since she's been stalking him for days. The first in Adam Wingard's "Forgot My Meds" trilogy of short films.

Laura Panic

2008

No artwork available
3.0

Laura Panic is convinced that her boyfriend comes from outer space. Something will have to be done about it. The third in Adam Wingard's "Forgot My Meds" trilogy of short films.

Her Name Is Laura Panic

2009

No artwork available
3.0

Laura Panic is convinced that her boyfriend comes from outer space. Something will have to be done about it. The third in Adam Wingard's "Forgot My Meds" trilogy of short films.

Her Name Is Laura Panic

2009

Marriage Material poster
5.4

Emily and Andrew, a young couple living in Memphis, agree to babysit their friend’s 6-month-old for a day. The experience causes them to examine their own relationship and their feelings about marriage and children.

Marriage Material

2012

No artwork available
6.0

A young woman is taken over by an evil entity on the way to meeting her boyfriend's parents for the first time.

The Girlfriend

2005

From the Perspective of a Dog poster
NR

A dog takes a bath.

From the Perspective of a Dog

2008

No artwork available
NR

A stunt goes wrong on the behind the scenes of this indie film shoot.

Karate Disaster

2006

Don't Worry poster
NR

A young woman disappears from her home after recording a video message in which she implores her parents not to worry, leaving the people who know her to speculate as to her motivations. "Don't Worry" was written, shot and edited in 48 hours for the Sidewalk Scramble film festival, and went on to win Best Film, Best Director, Best Editing, and Best Cinematography.

Don't Worry

2006

Ultra Modern poster
3.0

A short abstract film about love and modernity, created for inclusion in the "60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero" project, for which directors from all over the world created one-minute short films which were screened one time only for free on a temporary public screen, after which both the screen and the sole print of the film were burned.

Ultra Modern

2011

Ultra Modern poster
3.0

A short abstract film about love and modernity, created for inclusion in the "60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero" project, for which directors from all over the world created one-minute short films which were screened one time only for free on a temporary public screen, after which both the screen and the sole print of the film were burned.

Ultra Modern

2011

No artwork available
10.0

A night of babysitting takes a horrific turn when the baby goes missing.

The Little One

2004

No artwork available
NR

Legacy sequel to the 1997 John Woo film. Details TBA.

Face/Off 2

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No artwork available
NR

Short film by Adam Wingard.

Little Sister Gone

2008