Directing
Adam Curtis
- Titles
- 27movies15TV showsmovies and TV shows
- Career
- 19772025
- Directed
- 39titles as director
- Average score
75/100
- Highest rated
Russia 1985-1999: TraumaZone88/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 12 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Politics9.0average 2.6
- Class & Capitalism8.3average 3.3
- Social Commentary9.5average 4.9
- Tech & Humanity6.0average 1.6
- Historical6.0average 2.6
- Satire & Parody4.1average 2.3
- Psychological7.3average 5.6
- Melancholy5.9average 4.7
Rarely in their work
- Romance0.4, average 3.8
- Family Dynamics1.8, average 4.7
- Adrenaline2.4, average 5.1
- Coming of Age0.4, average 2.9
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Thought-Provoking 7
- Social Critique 5
- Historical Analysis 5
- Archival Footage 4
- Political Commentary 4
- Political Documentary 2
- Modern History 2
- Thought-Provoking Documentary 2
- Complex Ideas 2
- Documentary Series 2
- Philosophical Inquiry 2
- Contemporary Issues 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Ronald ReaganActorHyperNormalisation, The Trap: What Happened to Our Dream of Freedom, Bitter Lake
Tony BlairActorThe Century of the Self, The Trap: What Happened to Our Dream of Freedom
Vladimir PutinActorHyperNormalisation, The Trap: What Happened to Our Dream of Freedom
Ian HolmActorThe Kingdom of Fun, The Cost of Treachery- GGraham ShiphamEditorThe Cost of Treachery, Inquiry: The Great British Housing Disaster
Movies and TV shows
32Upcoming
1 titles
56
The Way
Director
2020s
3 titles
Shifty (2025)
Director, Writer
God Turn Me Into A Flower (2023)
Editor, Director
MK Ultra (2020)
as Narrator
2010s
7 titles · average score 78
78
HyperNormalisation (2016)
Writer, Director
Living in an Unreal World (2016)
Writer, Director
78
Bitter Lake (2015)
as Narrator
"Oh Dear"-ism II & Non-Linear War (2014)
as Narrator (voice)
Every Day Is Like Sunday (2011)
as Narrator
Paranoia (2010)
as Director
Murdoch's Revolution (2010)
Director
2000s
6 titles · average score 81
72
It Felt Like a Kiss (2009)
Producer, Writer
The Rise of “Oh Dear”-ism (2009)
as Narrator (voice)
82
The Trap: What Happened to Our Dream of Freedom (2007)
TV show · as Narrator
The Rise and Fall of the TV Journalist (2007)
Director, Writer
83
The Power of Nightmares (2004)
TV show · as Narrator / self
85
The Century of the Self (2002)
TV show · as Narrator
1990s
6 titles · average score 75
Fishtank (1998)
Producer
Modern Times: The Way of All Flesh (1997)
as Narrator
74
The Living Dead (1995)
TV show · as Narrator
Tattoo (1995)
Director
77
Pandora's Box (1992)
TV show · as Narrator
1980s
9 titles
The Road to Terror (1989)
Director
The Kingdom of Fun (1989)
Director, Producer
Bombay Hotel (1987)
Director
Inquiry: The Great British Housing Disaster (1984)
Director, Producer
The Cost of Treachery (1984)
Writer, Producer
The Mayor of Montemilone (1984)
Director, Producer
The Seaside (1983)
Director
Selfridges (1983)
Director, Writer