Darren Aronofsky
Biography
Darren Aronofsky (born February 12, 1969) is an American filmmaker. His films are noted for their surreal, melodramatic, and often disturbing elements, frequently in the form of psychological fiction. Over his career, he has received a Primetime Emmy Award. He has been nominated for several awards including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and a Golden Globe Award.
Aronofsky studied film and social anthropology at Harvard University before studying directing at the AFI Conservatory. After completing his senior thesis film, Supermarket Sweep, he won several film awards, becoming a National Student Academy Award finalist. In 1997, he founded the film and TV production company Protozoa Pictures. His feature film debut, the surrealist psychological thriller Pi (1998), earned him the Directing Award at the Sundance Film Festival and an Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay.
Aronofsky then directed the psychological drama Requiem for a Dream (2000), the romantic fantasy sci-fi drama The Fountain (2006), and the sports drama The Wrestler (2008), the latter of which earned the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. He directed the psychological drama Black Swan(2010), earning him the Best Director. His later films include the biblical epic Noah (2014), the psychological horror film Mother! (2017) and the drama The Whale (2022). Aronofsky's film Postcard from Earth (2023) was produced and filmed exclusively for the Sphere in the Las Vegas Valley on its 16K resolution screen.
Most directed genres
Recurring actors
The career in numbers
- US$ 257 mi Total budget from 9 film(s) with data
- US$ 897 mi Total box office from 9 film(s) with data
- US$ 29 mi Average budget from 9 film(s) with data
- US$ 100 mi Average box office from 9 film(s) with data
- 7.2 Average rating from 9 film(s) with data
- 3.5× Return on investment from 9 film(s) with data
Budget and box office do not exist for every film in our records. Averages are computed over the films that carry the figure, and the count beside each one says how many.
Films directed
| Film | Year | Budget | Box office | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Caught Stealing
|
2025 | US$ 40 mi | US$ 33 mi | 6.8 |
The Whale
|
2022 | US$ 3 mi | US$ 58 mi | 7.8 |
mother!
|
2017 | US$ 30 mi | US$ 45 mi | 6.9 |
Noah
|
2014 | US$ 125 mi | US$ 363 mi | 5.7 |
Black Swan
|
2010 | US$ 13 mi | US$ 329 mi | 7.7 |
The Wrestler
|
2008 | US$ 6 mi | US$ 45 mi | 7.5 |
The Fountain
|
2006 | US$ 35 mi | US$ 15 mi | 6.9 |
Requiem for a Dream
|
2000 | US$ 5 mi | US$ 7 mi | 8.0 |
Pi
|
1998 | US$ 60,000 | US$ 3 mi | 7.1 |
No Time
|
1994 | — | — | 4.7 |
Protozoa
|
1993 | — | — | 5.9 |
Fortune Cookie
|
1991 | — | — | 4.4 |
Breakthrough
|
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