Directed credits
17
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
Ramin Bahrani
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
2.5
Moderate attention
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Directed movies: 16Directed series: 1All crew credits: 29
TMDB ID: 45730
IMDb ID: nm1023919
Known for: Directing
Born: March 20, 1975
Age: 50
Place of birth: North Carolina, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1953 - 2026
Years active: 74
Average TMDB rating: 6.72
Wikidata: Q3418487
Frequent jobs
Director (17)Executive Producer (5)Producer (4)Extras Casting (1)Thanks (1)Writer (1)
Biography
Ramin Bahrani is an American director and screenwriter. Film critic Roger Ebert listed Bahrani's film Chop Shop as the 6th best film of the decade and hailed Bahrani as "the director of the decade." Bahrani was the recipient of the prestigious 2009 Guggenheim Fellowship, and was the subject of several international retrospectives including the MoMA in New York City, Harvard University, and the La Rochelle Film Festival in France.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Ramin Bahrani.
If Dreams Were Lightning
Director
2023 Movie
6.6
2nd Chance
Director
2022 Movie
7.0
The White Tiger
Director
2021 Movie
5.4
Fahrenheit 451
Director
2018 Movie
6.8
99 Homes
Director
2015 Movie
5.5
Lift You Up
Director
2014 Movie
7.7
Sigur Rós: Valtari Film Experiment
Director
2013 Movie
5.4
At Any Price
Director
2012 Movie
7.5
Plastic Bag
Director
2009 Movie
6.9
Goodbye Solo
Director
2009 Movie
6.7
Chop Shop
Director
2008 Movie
6.9
Man Push Cart
Director
2006 Movie
Strangers
Director
2000 Movie
6.0
Backgammon
Director
1998 Movie
Amnesty
Director
Movie
Last Meals
Director
Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Ramin Bahrani.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Ramin Bahrani.
7.5
Life Itself
as Self - Filmmaker
2014 Movie
7.3
Joyland
Executive Producer
2022 Movie
7.1
7 Prisoners
Producer
2021 Movie
7.0
The White Tiger
Director
2021 Movie
6.9
Goodbye Solo
Director
2009 Movie
6.8
99 Homes
Director
2015 Movie
6.7
Chop Shop
Director
2008 Movie
5.4
Fahrenheit 451
Director
2018 Movie
5.4
At Any Price
Director
2012 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Ramin Bahrani.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Ramin Bahrani.
6.8
99 Homes
Director
2015 Movie
6.9
Goodbye Solo
Director
2009 Movie
5.4
Fahrenheit 451
Director
2018 Movie
6.8
Luzzu
Producer
2021 Movie
7.5
Plastic Bag
Director
2009 Movie
7.0
The White Tiger
Director
2021 Movie
5.3
The End
Executive Producer
2024 Movie
6.0
Backgammon
Director
1998 Movie
7.1
7 Prisoners
Producer
2021 Movie
7.5
Life Itself
as Self - Filmmaker
2014 Movie
7.3
Joyland
Executive Producer
2022 Movie
5.0
A Little Prayer
Executive Producer
2025 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Ramin Bahrani.
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Ramin Bahrani.
Zejtune
Producer
2026 Movie
6.0
Extremist
Executive Producer
2025 Movie
5.0
A Little Prayer
Executive Producer
2025 Movie
5.3
The End
Executive Producer
2024 Movie
The Audition Tape
Thanks
2023 Movie
7.3
Joyland
Executive Producer
2022 Movie
7.1
7 Prisoners
Producer
2021 Movie
6.8
Luzzu
Producer
2021 Movie
6.2
Sócrates
Producer
2018 Movie
5.0
Blood Kin
Writer
2018 Movie
7.0
11’09”01—September 11: India
Extras Casting
2002 Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Ramin Bahrani.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Ramin Bahrani.
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Ramin Bahrani.