Rian Johnson Trailers
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Rian Craig Johnson (born December 17, 1973) is an American filmmaker. He made his directorial debut with the neo-noir mystery film Brick (2005), which received positive reviews and grossed nearly $4 million on a $450,000 budget. Transitioning to higher-profile films, Johnson achieved mainstream recognition for writing and directing the science-fiction thriller Looper (2012) to critical and commercial success. Johnson landed his largest project when he wrote and directed the space opera Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017), which grossed over $1 billion. He returned to the mystery genre with Knives Out (2019) and its sequel Glass Onion (2022), both of which earned him Academy Award nominations for Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay, respectively.
Additionally, Johnson is also known for directing three highly acclaimed episodes for the television series Breaking Bad (2008–2013), namely "Ozymandias," "Fly," and "Fifty-One"; for the latter, he received the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing—Drama Series in 2013. He also created a murder mystery series titled Poker Face for Peacock with Natasha Lyonne. Johnson was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine in 2023.
Most Popular Rian Johnson Trailers
Total trailers found: 52
13 December 2017
Rey develops her newly discovered abilities with the guidance of Luke Skywalker, who is unsettled by the strength of her powers.
09 November 2023
Guillermo del Toro, Rian Johnson and other film luminaries look back at LA's historic Egyptian Theatre as it returns to its former movie palace glory.
09 March 2014
A reimagining /regurgitation and re-dubbing of a classic silent horror flick! Shot in mind-shattering 2D (& 36DD), featuring T&A and epic voice-over ‘voom’, by Ms.
27 November 2019
When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, the inquisitive and debonair Detective Benoit Blanc is mysteriously enlisted to investigate.
12 January 2022
Twenty-five years after a streak of brutal murders shocked the quiet town of Woodsboro, a new killer has donned the Ghostface mask and begins targeting a group of teenagers to resurrect secrets from the town’s deadly past.
31 March 2006
An adaptation of a children's poem called Chanson des escargots qui vont à l'enterrement by Jacques Prévert, starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt.
28 June 2017
After being coerced into working for a crime boss, a young getaway driver finds himself taking part in a heist doomed to fail.
23 November 2022
World-famous detective Benoit Blanc heads to Greece to peel back the layers of a mystery surrounding a tech billionaire and his eclectic crew of friends.
14 December 2016
A rogue band of resistance fighters unite for a mission to steal the Death Star plans and bring a new hope to the galaxy.
08 April 2016
Will and his new girlfriend Kira are invited to a dinner with old friends at the house of Will’s ex Eden and her new partner David.
12 September 2013
A New Jersey guy dedicated to his family, friends, and church, develops unrealistic expectations from watching porn and works to find happiness and intimacy with his potential true love.
12 March 2018
Explore the mythology of the Force and why Rian Johnson chose to interpret its role in such a unique way.
26 September 2012
In the year 2044, time travel has not yet been invented but in 30 years it will have been. When the mob wants to get rid of someone, they will send their target into the past where a looper, a hired gun, like Joe is waiting to mop up.
21 October 2021
A young girl, passionate about fashion design, is mysteriously able to enter the 1960s where she encounters her idol, a dazzling wannabe singer.
18 July 2013
Five friends who reunite in an attempt to top their epic pub crawl from 20 years earlier unwittingly become humankind's only hope for survival.
26 November 2013
A documentary about the making of season five of the acclaimed AMC series Breaking Bad.
09 September 2008
The Brothers Bloom are the best con men in the world, swindling millionaires with complex scenarios of lust and intrigue.
04 October 2019
Chad Buckley is a horror aficionado, and he's lonely. Chad spends his days at his struggling genre video store arguing with his only regular customer, Sam.
10 November 2023
A novelist fed up with the establishment profiting from "Black" entertainment uses a pen name to write a book that propels him into the heart of hypocrisy and the madness he claims to disdain.
12 March 2018
An intimate documentary delving into Rian Johnson's process as he comes in as a director new to the Star Wars universe.
08 April 2022
For teenage misfits Hunter and Kevin, the path to glory is clear: Devote themselves to metal. Win Battle of the Bands.
28 September 2023
An unexpected promotion at a cutthroat hedge fund pushes a young couple's relationship to the brink, threatening to unravel not only their recent engagement but their lives.
27 August 2024
While known for cinema classics such as Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Days of Wine and Roses and the Pink Panther series, the iconic director, screenwriter and producer Blake Edwards was also a sculptor and painter, loving husband and devoted father.
20 June 2008
Described as "Angela Carter rewriting La Belle et la Bête as an episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer", the story follows, through a tapestry of dreamlike images, a girl (Sarah Livingston Evans) and her three friends—the characters' names are never revealed—as they find themselves stranded in a dark and surreal forest by someone—or something (Edward Gusts)—who has obsessively loved, watched, and waited for the girl ever since childhood.
21 September 2006
Building Brick is the Behind the Scenes documentary for the film Brick (2006). Brick was written and directed by Rian Johnson in San Clemente, CA in 2003.
11 November 2021
On the brink of turning 30, a promising theater composer navigates love, friendship and the pressure to create something great before time runs out.
02 May 2002
A group of disconnected people are brought together by a string of awkward events in post-9/11 Manhattan.
14 October 2011
A lawyer puts his family in jeopardy when he captures the last member of a violent clan and tries to forcibly tame her.
23 September 2022
A nomadic recluse living on the fringes of society reconsiders his bloodthirsty legacy when a teenage girl shows up claiming to be his daughter.
20 February 2018
Go inside the sound design of Star Wars: The Last Jedi. From the ignition of a lightsaber to the chirp of a porg, Star Wars would not be the same without the brilliant sound design and mixing created by Skywalker Sound.
30 April 2023
Eric Cameron chronicles the relationship between Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi and the quaint town of Dingle, Ireland where it was filmed.
31 March 2006
After a phone call from his ex-girlfriend, teenage loner Brendan Frye learns that her dead body was found.
26 March 2010
The Mountain Goats in solo and duo performance at Pomona College. In this film by Rian Johnson, John Darnielle performs The Life of the World to Come on piano and guitar.
25 December 2018
When Erin Bell was a young cop, she was given an undercover assignment that ended badly and destroyed her life.
16 May 2013
Small-town Pennsylvania schoolteacher Linda Sinclair balances her staid home life with an incredible passion for her subject.
04 June 1997
A man is tormented by a seemingly possessed golf ball.
20 July 2001
While sitting on the toilet one November morning, Ben Boyer receives a Jungian lesson on archetypal marketing.
01 January 2012
Anna is a Looper, and she has a plan to survive closing her Loop.
26 June 2020
The 47-year old Al Capone, after 10 years in prison, starts suffering from dementia and comes to be haunted by his violent past.
25 August 2016
Aspiring New York City artist John Hollar returns to his Middle America hometown on the eve of his mother’s brain surgery.
23 August 2014
A documentary exploring the importance of revival cinema and 35mm exhibition - seen through the lens of the patrons of the New Beverly Cinema - a unique and independent revival cinema in Los Angeles.
27 April 2013
A company retreat on a tropical island goes terribly awry.
11 April 2003
A socially awkward veterinary assistant with a lazy eye and obsession with perfection descends into depravity after developing a crush on a boy with perfect hands.
27 March 2018
This piece explores Porg origins and inspiration, design, transition from sketches to final physical puppet, puppet control, sound effects, and digital support features.
12 September 2025
Benoit Blanc returns in his most dangerous case yet.
28 April 1995
From the co-founder of Slamdance comes the story of a young man who returns home from a trip abroad to confront not just his peculiar family and friends, but also a pair of Colombian jewel thieves and a roving gang of Iowa kickboxers, culminating in a showdown at Carhenge.
03 August 2011
Sidelined by an injury incurred while protecting his young brother, underground fighter Charlie Fontaine feels blindsided when he discovers his brother having sex on his couch with his new wife, Kat.
01 January 1993
A hapless young man attempts to return a lost wallet to a woman as she ventures through the city of o
01 January 2002
Soon after entering a course called "The Psychology of Dream Analysis," Lillian discovers she has been having another person's dreams all her life.
16 October 2015
Ten stories from horror's top directors. Ghosts, ghouls, monsters, and the devil delight in terrorizing unsuspecting residents of a suburban neighborhood on Halloween night.
