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John Ridley IV (born October 1, 1964) is an American screenwriter, television director, novelist, and showrunner, known for 12 Years a Slave, for which he won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.
John Ridley is an award-winning filmmaker and author, known for 12 Years a Slave, American Crime, and Guerrilla. IMDb provides his biography, credits, awards, photos, videos, and contact info.
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Nov 21, 2020 · When the screenwriter John Ridley pitched “The Other History of the DC Universe,” a five-part comic book series that looks at pivotal events through the perspectives of several...
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John Ridley is a novelist, screenwriter, playwright, and commentator. He wrote the Oscar-winning film 12 Years a Slave and the TV show Barbershop.
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John Ridley is an African-American writer, director, and producer who won an Oscar for his screenplay of "12 Years a Slave" (2013). He also created and produced the drama "American Crime" (ABC 2015- ) and directed "Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982-1992" (2017).
Tomatometer®Audience ScoreTitleCredit74%Fresh audience score. 70%Director, Screenwriter, Producer38%Rotten audience score. 50%Director, Screenwriter100%Fresh audience score. 89%Director, Writer, Producer25%Rotten audience score. 52%Screenwriter, Executive ProducerJohn Ridley is an American film director, actor, and writer, known for his work on 12 Years a Slave, Three Kings, and Red Tails. He has also written novels, comics, and plays, and hosted several TV shows and podcasts.
Apr 20, 2017 · Teeming with acts both heroic and reprehensible, John Ridley’s wrenchingly humane documentary, “Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982-1992,” reveals the Los Angeles riots as the almost inevitable ...
