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Taika became a blockbuster director with his film Thor: Ragnarok (2017), and received critical acclaim, and a Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar, for his film Jojo Rabbit (2019).
- January 1, 1
- 1.84 m
- Wellington, New Zealand
Taika Waititi is a New Zealand filmmaker, actor and comedian. Waititi began his film career in the early 2000s by directing short films. His short film Two Cars, One Night (2003) got him an Academy Award nomination for Best Live Action Short Film.
Explore the movies directed, written and acted by Taika Waititi, the Kiwi filmmaker behind "What We Do in the Shadows", "Hunt for the Wilderpeople" and "Thor: Ragnarok". Find his highest and lowest rated films, awards, photos and more on Rotten Tomatoes.
Tomatometer®Audience ScoreTitleCredit97%83%Executive Producer45%84%Director,Screenwriter,ProducerNo Score YetNo Score YetExecutive Producer63%76%Korg/Old Kronan God ...His directing credits include the superhero films Thor: Ragnarok (2017) and Thor: Love and Thunder (2022) as well as the black comedy film Jojo Rabbit (2019), the last of which he also wrote and starred in as an imaginary version of Adolf Hitler.
- Jojo Rabbit
- Eagle vs. Shark
- Thor: Love and Thunder
- Thor: Ragnarok
- Hunt For The Wilderpeople
- What We Do in The Shadows
- Boy
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A recent Waititi feature, Jojo Rabbit, may be the first of his directorial and screenwriting efforts to scoop up Oscars, but I don’t think we should allow that recognition let this one slide. Adapted from the 2008 Christine Leunens novel Caging Skies, 2019’s Jojo Rabbit tells the story of Jojo Betzler (Roman Griffin Davis) a young German boy coming...
In the early '00s, Waititi's resumé as a director was all short films, including the short which inspired What We Do in the Shadows. And then, 2007 rolled around, marking the arrival of his directorial debut feature, Eagle vs. Shark. This unique indie stars Jemaine Clement and Loren Taylor as Jarrod and Lily, two slightly awkward twenty-something A...
Waititi's second Thor entry is still highly enjoyable but it is an uphill battle to try and top the wild success of 2017's Thor: Ragnarok. Still, the fourth chapter in Thor's story is no less funny, and it is plain to see that this is a Taika Waititi movie. Colorful, bombastic, excessive, there is a lot going on in Thor: Love and Thunder. Love and ...
It's not hard to see why Waititi is one of the go-to directors for Marvel (and fellow Disney-owned studio Lucasfilm) after watching Thor: Ragnarok. The third movie in the solo Thor (Chris Hemsworth) arc in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Thor: Ragnarok is quite unlike its predecessors, Thor and Thor: The Dark World. Thor: Ragnarok is a much more col...
Hunt for the Wilderpeople follows Ricky Baker (Julian Dennison), a juvenile delinquent who emerges from New Zealand's foster system and is sent to live with childless couple Hec (Sam Neill) and Bella (Rima Te Wiata) out in the countryside. Ricky's adjustment to country life is a bit bumpy as a tough-talking former city-dweller, but he manages to ge...
To rank What We Do in the Shadows any lower on this list would be a sin. Based on a 2005 short of the same name, which Waititi also co-directed with Jemaine Clement, What We Do in the Shadows follows three vampires — Viago (Waititi), Vladislav (Clement), and Deacon (Jonny Brugh) — whose lives are being filmed for a documentary. We're introduced to ...
Waititi's second feature film, Boy, is also one of his most personal and heartfelt films. Boy was a passion project of Waititi's which had long been in the works before he tackled Eagle vs. Shark. Set in a remote village in New Zealand, Boy begins by introducing us to the titular Boy (James Rolleston), a pre-teen obsessed with Michael Jackson who i...
A review of the New Zealand director's seven feature films, from his Oscar-winning Jojo Rabbit to his upcoming Star Wars movie. Find out which ones made the list and why, and how they reflect his signature style and humor.
- Allie Gemmill
A list of six movies directed by Taika Waititi, a New Zealand filmmaker known for his offbeat and humorous style. The list includes Eagle vs Shark, Boy, What We Do in the Shadows, Hunt for the Wilderpeople, Thor: Ragnarok, and Jojo Rabbit.
5 days ago · Find out how the films directed by Taika Waititi, the New Zealand-born filmmaker behind Jojo Rabbit and Thor: Ragnarok, are rated by critics. See the list of his seven movies, from Certified Fresh to Fresh, with synopsis and cast for each.
