Adam Curtis

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Adam Curtis

Born May 26, 1955Dartford, Kent, England, UK42 credits

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

Shifty
6.3

Shifty

TV

2025

The Way
6.0

The Way

TV

2024

God Turn Me Into A Flower

God Turn Me Into A Flower

Movie

2023

Russia 1985-1999: TraumaZone
8.6

Russia 1985-1999: TraumaZone

TV

2022

Can't Get You Out of My Head
7.7

Can't Get You Out of My Head

TV

2021

10.0

MK Ultra

Movie

2020

Filmography

Shifty
2025ShiftyDirectorTV
The Way
2024The WayExecutive ProducerTV
God Turn Me Into A Flower
2023God Turn Me Into A FlowerDirectorMovie
Russia 1985-1999: TraumaZone
2022Russia 1985-1999: TraumaZoneWriterTV
Can't Get You Out of My Head
2021Can't Get You Out of My Headas Self - Narrator (voice)TV
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2020MK Ultraas NarratorMovie
HyperNormalisation
2016HyperNormalisationas Self - Narrator (voice)Movie
Living in an Unreal World
2016Living in an Unreal WorldDirectorMovie
Bitter Lake
2015Bitter Lakeas NarratorMovie
"Oh Dear"-ism II & Non-Linear War
2014"Oh Dear"-ism II & Non-Linear Waras Narrator (voice)Movie
Every Day Is Like Sunday
2011Every Day Is Like Sundayas NarratorMovie
All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace
2011All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Graceas Self - Narrator (voice)TV
Paranoia
2010Paranoiaas DirectorMovie
Murdoch's Revolution
2010Murdoch's RevolutionDirectorMovie
The Rise of “Oh Dear”-ism
2009The Rise of “Oh Dear”-ismas Narrator (voice)Movie
It Felt Like a Kiss
2009It Felt Like a KissDirectorMovie
Adam Curtis: Shorts
2007Adam Curtis: ShortsWriterTV
The Rise and Fall of the TV Journalist
2007The Rise and Fall of the TV JournalistWriterMovie
The Trap: What Happened to Our Dream of Freedom
2007The Trap: What Happened to Our Dream of Freedomas NarratorTV
The Power of Nightmares
2004The Power of Nightmaresas NarratorTV
The Century of the Self
2002The Century of the Selfas NarratorTV
The Mayfair Set
1999The Mayfair SetDirectorTV
Modern Times: The Way of All Flesh
1997Modern Times: The Way of All Fleshas NarratorMovie
£830,000,000 - Nick Leeson and the Fall of the House of Barings
1996£830,000,000 - Nick Leeson and the Fall of the House of BaringsDirectorMovie
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1995TattooDirectorMovie
The Living Dead
1995The Living Deadas NarratorTV
Modern Times
1995Modern TimesDirectorTV
Pandora's Box
1992Pandora's Boxas NarratorTV
The Road to Terror
1989The Road to TerrorDirectorMovie
The Kingdom of Fun
1989The Kingdom of FunDirectorMovie
An Ocean Apart
1988An Ocean ApartDirectorTV
Bombay Hotel
1987Bombay HotelDirectorMovie
The Cost of Treachery
1984The Cost of TreacheryWriterMovie
The Mayor of Montemilone
1984The Mayor of MontemiloneDirectorMovie
Inquiry: The Great British Housing Disaster
1984Inquiry: The Great British Housing DisasterDirectorMovie
Trumpets and Typewriters: A History of War Reporting
1983Trumpets and Typewriters: A History of War ReportingDirectorMovie
The Seaside
1983The SeasideDirectorMovie
Selfridges
1983SelfridgesWriterMovie
Just Another Day
1983Just Another DayDirectorTV
40 Minutes
198140 MinutesDirectorTV
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1950The TrapTV
Inside Story
—Inside StoryDirectorTV