J.C. Chandor

J.C. Chandor (born Jeffrey McDonald Chandor on November 24, 1973) is an American film director and screenwriter. He is known for directing films such as Margin Call (2011), All Is Lost (2013), A Most Violent Year (2014), and Triple Frontier (2019). Chandor received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay for Margin Call. Before his film career, he directed commercials for 15 years.


Deepwater Horizon
Deepwater Horizon (2016)

A story set on the offshore drilling rig Deepwater Horizon, which exploded during April 2010 and...

Writer

A Most Violent Year (2014)

In 1981 New York City, an ambitious immigrant heating oil distributor tries to expand his business...

Director | Producer | Screenplay

Margin Call
Margin Call (2011)

In the early stages of the 2008 financial crisis, a Wall Street investment bank discovers its toxic...

Screenplay | Director