Atom Egoyan

Atom Egoyan

July 19, 1960 · 66 years old

Atom Egoyan CC (/ɛˈɡɔɪən/; Armenian: Ատոմ Եղոյեան, romanized: Atom Yeghoyan; born July 19, 1960) is an Armenian-Canadian filmmaker. One of the most preeminent directors of the Toronto New Wave, he emerged during the 1980s and made his career breakthrough with Exotica (1994), a hyperlink film set in…

Known For

21 titles
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Chloe

Chloe

2010 · 1h 36m · Movie

Suspecting her husband of infidelity, gynecologist Dr. Catherine Stewart hires an escort named Chloe in order to test his faithfulness. Soon, the relationships between all three intensify.

6.2
2
Remember

Remember

2015 · 1h 34m · Movie

With the aid of a fellow Auschwitz survivor and a hand-written letter, an elderly man with dementia goes in search of the person he believes to be responsible for the death of his family in the death camp to kill him himself.

7.4
3
The Sweet Hereafter

The Sweet Hereafter

1997 · 1h 52m · Movie

A bus crash in a small town brings a lawyer to defend the families, but he discovers everything isn't what it seems.

7.4
4
The Captive

The Captive

2014 · 1h 52m · Movie

Eight years after the disappearance of Cassandra, some disturbing incidents seem to indicate that she's still alive. Police, parents and Cassandra herself, will try to unravel the mystery of her disappearance.

5.9
5
Devil's Knot

Devil's Knot

2013 · 1h 54m · Movie

The savage murders of three young children sparks a controversial trial of three teenagers accused of killing the kids as part of a Satanic ritual.

6.1
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Exotica

Exotica

1994 · 1h 43m · Movie

A man plagued by neuroses frequents the club Exotica in an attempt to find solace, but even there his past is never far away.

7.0
7
Where the Truth Lies

Where the Truth Lies

2005 · 1h 47m · Movie

Karen O'Connor, a young journalist known for her celebrity profiles, is consumed with discovering the truth behind a long-buried incident that affected the lives and careers of showbiz team Vince Collins and Lanny Morris.

6.4
8
Foolproof

Foolproof

2003 · 1h 34m · Movie

Kevin, Sam and Rob are founding members of a theoretical group which pulls off heists. Leo, a gangster, blackmails them into pulling off a real multi-million dollar heist. Now it's up to them to get out alive.

6.4
9
Felicia's Journey

Felicia's Journey

1999 · 1h 56m · Movie

A young woman leaves Ireland to find her boyfriend in England, and while there is helped by a man hiding unsettling secrets.

7.0
10
The Stupids

The Stupids

1996 · 1h 34m · Movie

An incredibly dull-witted family unknowingly stumble upon an illegal weapons deal while on the trail of their "stolen" garbage.

4.3
11
The Saddest Music in the World

The Saddest Music in the World

2003 · 1h 40m · Movie

A musical of sorts set in Winnipeg during the Great Depression, where a beer baroness organizes a contest to find the saddest music in the world. Musicians from around the world descend on the city to try and win the $25,000 prize.

7.0
12
To Each His Own Cinema

To Each His Own Cinema

2007 · 1h 40m · Movie

A collective film of 33 shorts directed by different directors about their feelings about Cinema.

6.7
13
The Adjuster

The Adjuster

1991 · 1h 42m · Movie

A family with the lack of sincerity faces a crisis.

6.6
14
Adoration

Adoration

2009 · 1h 40m · Movie

For his French-class assignment, a high school student weaves his family history in a news story involving terrorism, and goes on to invite an Internet audience in on the resulting controversy.

6.3
15
Calendar

Calendar

1993 · 1h 14m · Movie

A woman stays in Armenia after her photographer husband completes his assignment and returns home to Canada.

6.7
16
Speaking Parts

Speaking Parts

1990 · 1h 33m · Movie

A lonely woman stalks a co-worker by obsessively watching videos he appears in. He is an actor trying to get a part in a new TV movie, written by his lover. She has written about her brother's death, but is losing control of the p...

6.7
17
Family Viewing

Family Viewing

1987 · 1h 26m · Movie

Van's father, Stan, is fond of video, always taping scenes of daily family life. But he does not take care of Van's grandmother, Armen. Although he could afford having her at home, she is spending her days watching TV in an old pe...

6.7
18
Seven Veils

Seven Veils

2025 · 1h 47m · Movie

An earnest theater director has the task of remounting her former mentor's most famous work, the opera Salome. Some disturbing memories from her past will allow her repressed trauma to color the present.

5.7
19
Guest of Honour

Guest of Honour

2020 · 1h 45m · Movie

Veronica wants to remain in jail for a sexual assault she knows she's been wrongfully indicted for. She and her father, Jim, find themselves acting out of the bounds of good behavior as the past haunts them.

5.9
20
Next of Kin

Next of Kin

1984 · 1h 10m · Movie

Unhappy living with his loveless parents, a young man convinces a family of Armenian immigrants that he's their long-lost son and moves in with them, improving all of their lives in the process.

6.9
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I will revenge this world with Love - S. Paradjanov

I will revenge this world with Love - S. Paradjanov

2024 · 1h 50m · Movie

A documentary film about the life, work, triumph and tragedy of the maestro, in the memories and discourse of people who have fallen into the trap of the political regimes of our days.

6.5