Highest rated as cast or director
Biography
Chris Smith (born in 20 May 1970; Rahway) is an American film documentary director, cameraman, producer, writer, and editor. He is best known for directing American Movie, which was awarded the Grand Jury Prize for Documentary at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival. Smith completed his first film, American Job, while attending the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee's Graduate Film Program. Chris met Mark Borchardt (the subject of American Movie) while editing American Job, and began filming a documentary about the making of Mark's psychological thriller Coven. Both films played at the Sundance Film Festival, and American Movie was bought by Sony Pictures for $1 million. Chris Smith's directing credits include: Collapse (2009), The Pool (2007), The Yes Men (2003), Home Movie (2001), American Movie (1999), and American Job (1996). He is signed to Smuggler for representation.
Directed 25
2020s
- 2026
Rob Lowe: The Outsider
Director
Wilder
Director
- 2025
- 2024
- 2023
LGBTQ+ New Comedian of the Year 2022
Director
- 2022
- 2021
2010s
- 2019
- 2018
- 2017
2000s
- 2009
Collapse
Director
- 2007
The Pool
Director
- 2003
The Yes Men
Director
- 2001
Home Movie
Director
1990s
- 1999
- 1996
American Job
Director
Produced 30
2020s
- 2026
Rob Lowe: The Outsider
Producer
Wilder
Producer
Daylight
Executive Producer
This Is a Bomb: The Nevada Casino Heist
Executive Producer
- 2025
Hollywood Hustler: Glitz, Glam, Scam
Executive Producer
- 2024
- 2023
- 2022
- 2021
The Oxy Kingpins
Executive Producer
- 2020
The Boy Who Sold The World
Producer
2010s
- 2018
- 2017
- 2014
Animals
Producer
- 2013
The Jeffrey Dahmer Files
Executive Producer
2000s
- 2009
Collapse
Producer
- 2003
The Yes Men
Producer
- 2000
Caesar's Park
Producer
1990s
- 1999
Camera 7
2020s
- 2025
- 2024
- 2022
- 2021
2000s
- 2009
Collapse
Director of Photography
1990s
- 1999
- 1997
The Big One
Director of Photography
Created 6
Wrote 2
2000s
- 2007
The Pool
Writer
1990s
- 1996
American Job
Writer
Appearances1
2020s
- 2022