2012 | Directed Ewan McGregor and Emily Blunt in "Salmon Fishing in the Yemen," based on the novel by Paul Torday |
2010 | Helmed the feature adaptation of Nicholas Sparks' novel "Dear John" |
2007 | Directed "The Hoax," a fact-based drama starring Richard Gere as a bogus biographer of Howard Hughes |
2005 | Directed Heath Ledger as the fabled romantic in "Casanova" |
2005 | Directed "An Unfinished Life," featuring Jennifer Lopez and Robert Redford |
2001 | Helmed the film adaptation of the award-winning novel "The Shipping News" |
2000 | Directed Johnny Depp and Juliette Binoche in "Chocolat"; also featured wife Lena Olin |
1999 | Directed the feature adaptation of John Irving's novel "The Cider House Rules"; earned a Best Director Academy Award nomination |
1995 | Directed the romantic comedy "Something to Talk About," starring Julia Roberts and Dennis Quaid |
1993 | Helmed "What's Eating Gilbert Grape," starring Johnny Depp and Leonardo DiCaprio; also executive produced |
1991 | American feature debut, as writer-director of "Once Around" |
1985 | First film to gain international recognition, "My Life as a Dog"; received Oscar nominations for Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay; also earned a nomination for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures from the DGA |
1977 | Filmed the documentary performance film "ABBA: The Movie" |
1975 | Feature directorial debut, "A Guy and a Gal/En Kille och en Tjej" |
1972 | Began shooting promotional film clips (forerunners of music videos) for the Swedish band ABBA |
1968 | Helmed his first full-length TV program "Shall We Dance?" |
| Spent about ten years making film inserts, mostly on music groups, for Swedish TV; did much of the shooting and editing |
1967 | Filmed a documentary short in high school about school friends forming a rock band (broadcast on Swedish TV) |
1956 | Directed first short films at age 10, including a three-minute documentary about Gotland Island |
