Neill Blomkamp
Biography
Neill Blomkamp (Afrikaans: [ˈnil ˈblɔmkamp]; born 17 September 1979) is a South African and Canadian film director and screenwriter. He is known as the co-writer and director of the science fiction action film District 9 (2009), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, and the director of the dystopian science fiction action film Elysium(2013), which garnered moderately positive reviews. He also directed the science fiction action film Chappie (2015) and the sports drama film Gran Turismo (2023).
Blomkamp employs a documentary-style, hand-held cinéma vérité technique, blending naturalistic and photorealistic computer-generated visual effects. His films often deal with themes of xenophobia and social segregation. He is also known for his collaborations with actor Sharlto Copley.
Time named Blomkamp as one of the 100 Most Influential People of 2009. A 2011 Forbes article named him the 21st most powerful celebrity from Africa.
Most directed genres
Recurring actors
- Carly Pope 8
- Jason Cope 6
- Sharlto Copley 6
- Alec Gillis 5
- Robert Hobbs 4
- Brandon Auret 3
- Dakota Fanning 3
- Jose Pablo Cantillo 3
The career in numbers
- US$ 254 mi Total budget from 4 film(s) with data
- US$ 723 mi Total box office from 5 film(s) with data
- US$ 64 mi Average budget from 4 film(s) with data
- US$ 145 mi Average box office from 5 film(s) with data
- 6.7 Average rating from 12 film(s) with data
- 2.8× Return on investment from 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gran Turismo
|
2023 | US$ 60 mi | US$ 122 mi | 7.7 |
Switcher – Off the Grid Cinema
|
2022 | — | — | 6.0 |
Demonic
|
2021 | — | US$ 68,581 | 4.8 |
Oats Studios: Volume 1
|
2021 | — | — | 6.3 |
Bad President - Kenya
|
2020 | — | — | 5.1 |
God: City
|
2018 | — | — | 6.1 |
Kapture: Locust
|
2018 | — | — | 5.5 |
Rakka
|
2017 | — | — | 7.0 |
Zygote
|
2017 | — | — | 7.0 |
Firebase
|
2017 | — | — | 6.8 |
God: Serengeti
|
2017 | — | — | 6.7 |
Adam: The Mirror
|
2017 | — | — | 6.6 |
Adam: The Prophet
|
2017 | — | — | 6.5 |
Kapture: Fluke
|
2017 | — | — | 6.0 |
Gdansk
|
2017 | — | — | 5.1 |
|
Bad President - All My Sh*t
|
2017 | — | — | 4.5 |
|
Bad President - Oil Spill
|
2017 | — | — | 4.8 |
Praetoria: Part One
|
2017 | — | — | 5.1 |
Lima
|
2017 | — | — | 6.6 |
The Escape
|
2016 | — | — | 6.5 |
Chappie
|
2015 | US$ 49 mi | US$ 104 mi | 6.8 |
Elysium
|
2013 | US$ 115 mi | US$ 286 mi | 6.5 |
District 9
|
2009 | US$ 30 mi | US$ 211 mi | 7.5 |
Halo: Landfall
|
2007 | — | — | 6.2 |
Tempbot
|
2006 | — | — | 6.3 |
Adicolor Yellow
|
2006 | — | — | 5.3 |
Alive in Joburg
|
2005 | — | — | 6.8 |
Tetra Vaal
|
2003 | — | — | 5.9 |
Alpha
|
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