James Foley
American film director and screenwriter (1953-2025) · United States · Directors · Died at 71
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Something wrong?James Foley was an American director of film, television and music videos. His notable works included At Close Range (1986), After Dark, My Sweet (1990), Glengarry Glen Ross (1992), Fear (1996), Fifty Shades Darker (2017), and Fifty Shades Freed (2018).
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Fifty Shades FreedFilm, Director2017
Fifty Shades DarkerFilm, Director2016
BillionsSeries, Director2015
Wayward PinesSeries, Director2013
HannibalSeries, Director
House of CardsSeries, 2013DirectorMisfire: The Rise and Fall of the Shooting GalleryFilm2003
ConfidenceFilm, Director2002
Chow Yun Fat Goes HollywoodFilm1999
The CorruptorFilm, Director1997
GunSeries, Director1996
FearFilm, Director1992
Glengarry Glen RossFilm, Director1990
Twin PeaksSeries, Director
After Dark, My SweetFilm, 1990Director, Writer1987
Who's That GirlFilm, Director1986
At Close RangeFilm, Director1984
RecklessFilm, Director1979
Silent NightFilm, Director1970
JanieFilm, Writer1953Born28 December 1953Filmography 21
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MLMagic Time: A Tribute to Jack LemmonCHChow Yun Fat Goes HollywoodTCThe CorruptorFEFear
TCThe Chamber
TBTwo Bits
DNDark and Deadly: Fifty Years of Film NoirGRGlengarry Glen RossASAfter Dark, My Sweet
MCMadonna: The Immaculate CollectionWGWho's That GirlARAt Close Range
MLMadonna: The Virgin Tour LiveRERecklessSNSilent NightJAJanie30 credits on file
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James Foley was an American director of film, television and music videos. His notable works included At Close Range (1986), After Dark, My Sweet (1990), Glengarry Glen Ross (1992), Fear (1996), Fifty Shades Darker (2017), and Fifty Shades Freed (2018). He was a regular collaborator of Madonna during the 1980s, directing her in the film Who's That Girl (1987) and in several music videos.
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