Andrew Niccol

Born 1964 · New Zealand screenwriter, producer and film director

Andrew Niccol is a New Zealand filmmaker. He wrote and directed Gattaca (1997), Simone (2002), Lord of War (2005), In Time (2011), The Host (2013), and Good Kill (2014). He wrote and co-produced The Truman Show, which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and won him the BAFTA Award in the same category. His high-concept science fiction films tend to explore social, cultural and political issues; artificial realities and simulations are frequent themes in his work.

Andrew Niccol, in order

1. 1997 Gattaca: directed, wrote · critics 83%, audiences 87%
2. 1998 The Truman Show: wrote, produced · directed by Peter Weir · critics 94%, audiences 89% · streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla
3. 2002 S1m0ne: directed, wrote, produced · critics 49%, audiences 36% · streaming on Prime Video
4. 2004 The Terminal: produced · directed by Steven Spielberg · critics 62%, audiences 73% · streaming on fuboTV, Paramount+, Kanopy
5. 2005 Lord of War: directed, wrote, produced · critics 62%, audiences 85% · streaming on Prime Video, Roku Channel, Kanopy
6. 2011 In Time: directed, wrote, produced
7. 2013 The Host: directed, wrote
8. 2014 Good Kill: directed, wrote
9. 2018 Anon: directed, wrote, produced
10. I, Object: directed, wrote
11. Lords of War: directed, wrote