Guy Maddin

Career timeline

1. 1956 · Born

   Born in Winnipeg, Canada

2. 1985 · Screen debut

   The Dead Father (Movie)

3. 1990 · Writing debut

   Archangel (Movie)

4. 2008 · First production

   My Winnipeg (Movie)

5. 2015 · Breakthrough

   The Forbidden Room (Movie)

6. 2026 · Latest release

   The Vampire Lestat (TV)

Career in numbers

2 1980s

4 1990s

16 2000s

9 2010s

5 2020s

• Comedy17
• Drama16
• Horror8
• Fantasy6
• Documentary6
• Romance4

Highest-rated title The Heart of the World 2000 7.0 Most popular title The Vampire Lestat 2026 6.7

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Guy Maddin in our catalogue.

Harry Melling

3 titles together

1. 2026 The Vampire Lestat as 'The Voice of Failure' (voice) 6.7 TV
2. 2022 Horse Brothers as Anton the Horse (voice) Movie
3. 2019 J.T. LeRoy as Reader 5.5 Movie
4. 2017 Tales from the Winnipeg Film Group Movie
5. 2015 The 1000 Eyes of Dr Maddin Movie
6. 2008 My Winnipeg as Narrator (voice) 6.9 Movie
7. 2007 Brand Upon the Brain! as Narrator (live recording) 6.6 Movie
8. 2000 Nostradamus as Waiter Joe 4.7 Movie

1. — The Confessions Upcoming Movie
2. — The Confessions Upcoming Movie
3. — The Confessions Upcoming Movie
4. 2024 Rumours 4.8 Movie
5. 2020 Stump the Guesser Movie
6. 2018 The Green Fog 6.0 Movie
7. 2015 The Forbidden Room 5.6 Movie
8. 2015 Bring Me the Head of Tim Horton Movie
9. 2015 Lines of the Hand Movie
10. 2013 Invisible World Movie
11. 2011 Keyhole 5.5 Movie
12. 2009 The Little White Cloud That Cried Movie
13. 2009 Experiments in Terror 3 Movie
14. 2009 Send Me to the 'Lectric Chair Movie
15. 2008 My Winnipeg 6.9 Movie
16. 2007 Brand Upon the Brain! 6.6 Movie
17. 2007 Odin's Shield Maiden Movie
18. 2006 My Dad Is 100 Years Old 7.1 Movie
19. 2004 Sorrowful Shadow 6.0 Movie
20. 2004 Sissy-Boy Slap-Party 5.3 Movie
21. 2004 A Trip to the Orphanage Movie
22. 2003 The Saddest Music in the World 6.9 Movie
23. 2003 Cowards Bend the Knee 6.1 Movie
24. 2002 Dracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary 6.7 Movie
25. 2000 Preludes Movie
26. 2000 The Heart of the World 7.0 Movie
27. 1997 Twilight of the Ice Nymphs 5.9 Movie
28. 1995 Odilon Redon or The Eye Like a Strange Balloon Mounts Toward Infinity 6.5 Movie
29. 1992 Careful 6.0 Movie
30. 1990 Archangel 5.5 Movie
31. 1988 Tales from the Gimli Hospital 5.9 Movie
32. 1985 The Dead Father Movie

1. 2024 Rumours 4.8 Movie

1. — The Confessions Upcoming Movie
2. — The Confessions Upcoming Movie
3. 2020 Stump the Guesser Movie
4. 2015 The Forbidden Room 5.6 Movie
5. 2009 Send Me to the 'Lectric Chair Movie
6. 2008 My Winnipeg 6.9 Movie
7. 2007 Brand Upon the Brain! 6.6 Movie
8. 2004 Sorrowful Shadow 6.0 Movie
9. 2004 Sissy-Boy Slap-Party 5.3 Movie
10. 2004 A Trip to the Orphanage Movie
11. 2003 The Saddest Music in the World 6.9 Movie
12. 2003 Cowards Bend the Knee 6.1 Movie
13. 2000 The Heart of the World 7.0 Movie
14. 1988 Tales from the Gimli Hospital 5.9 Movie
15. 1985 The Dead Father Movie

1. 2015 The Forbidden Room 5.6 Movie

1. 2015 The Forbidden Room 5.6 Movie
2. 2011 Keyhole 5.5 Movie
3. 2008 My Winnipeg 6.9 Movie

1. 2009 Send Me to the 'Lectric Chair Movie
2. 2007 Odin's Shield Maiden Movie
3. 2004 Sorrowful Shadow 6.0 Movie
4. 2004 A Trip to the Orphanage Movie
5. 2003 Cowards Bend the Knee 6.1 Movie
6. 2000 The Heart of the World 7.0 Movie
7. 1992 Careful 6.0 Movie

1. 2004 Sorrowful Shadow 6.0 Movie
2. 2004 Sissy-Boy Slap-Party 5.3 Movie
3. 2004 A Trip to the Orphanage Movie
4. 2000 The Heart of the World 7.0 Movie
5. 1992 Careful 6.0 Movie
6. 1990 Archangel 5.5 Movie
7. 1988 Tales from the Gimli Hospital 5.9 Movie

1. 2011 Keyhole 5.5 Movie
2. 2007 Odin's Shield Maiden Movie
3. 1995 Odilon Redon or The Eye Like a Strange Balloon Mounts Toward Infinity 6.5 Movie
4. 1992 Careful 6.0 Movie
5. 1990 Archangel 5.5 Movie

1. 2026 City Wide Fever Movie

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