Adam Curtis

1955-05-26

•Dartford, Kent, England, UK

Biography

Adam Curtis (born 1955) is an award-winning British documentarian and writer. He has also worked as a television producer, director and narrator. He works for BBC Current Affairs. His programmes express a clear, albeit sometimes controversial, opinion about their subject.

Known For Movies

8.5

The Rise of “Oh Dear”-ism

2009-08-03

Short film about how mainstream media simplify complex events and present them as "scattered terribl...

7.6

"Oh Dear"-ism II & Non-Linear War

2014-08-03

Short film examining the global events of 2014 to reveal a chaotic morass, the reporting of which is...

7.0

Paranoia

2010-08-03

Short film using the paranoia of Richard Nixon to explore how a similar outlook on life has been pro...

7.5

HyperNormalisation

2016-10-25

We live in a world where the powerful deceive us. We know they lie. They know we know they lie. They...

7.6

Bitter Lake

2015-01-24

An experimental documentary that explores Saudi Arabia's relationship with the U.S. and the role thi...

6.8

Every Day Is Like Sunday

2011-07-27

As we wait to see whether Rupert Murdoch will fall from power and lose control of News International...

6.0

Modern Times: The Way of All Flesh

1997-03-19

In 1951, a woman died in Baltimore, U.S.A. She was called Henrietta Lacks. These are cells from her ...

Known For TV Shows

7.7

Can't Get You Out of My Head

2021-02-11

In six films, Adam Curtis traces the different forces across the world that have led to now. It cove...

7.4

Pandora's Box

1992-06-11

Pandora's Box is a six-part 1992 BBC documentary television series which examines the consequences o...

8.0

The Trap: What Happened to Our Dream of Freedom

2007-03-11

Individual freedom is the dream of our age. It's what our leaders promise to give us, it defines how...

8.3

All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace

2011-05-23

We have been colonised by the machines we have built. Although we don't realise it, the way we see e...

8.4

The Century of the Self

2002-03-17

The legacy of famed psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud informs the lives of people throughout the world eve...

8.1

The Power of Nightmares

2004-10-20

Examines how politicians have used our fears to increase their power and control over society.

6.9

The Living Dead

1995-03-15

This series investigated the way that history and memory have been used by politicians and others.

8.1

The Power of Nightmares

2004-10-20

Examines how politicians have used our fears to increase their power and control over society.

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