Karyn Kusama
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- March 21, 1968
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
Biography
Karyn Kiyoko Kusama (born March 21, 1968) is an American filmmaker. She made her directorial and writing feature film debut with the sports drama Girlfight (2000) for which she received a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature. Kusama went on to direct the science fiction action film Æon Flux (2005), based on Peter Chung's animated series of the same name and the cult horror comedy film Jennifer's Body (2009). After working extensively as a television director, Kusama directed the horror film The Invitation (2015), a segment in the all-female horror anthology film XX (2017), and the Nicole Kidman-starring crime thriller film Destroyer (2018). Among her accolades, Kusama has received awards from the Cannes Film Festival and the Sundance Film Festival.
Movies with Karyn Kusama
- 78/52 2017 · ★ 7.1
- Lynch/Oz 2023 · ★ 6.9
- Body Parts 2022 · ★ 6.5
- Half the Picture 2018 · ★ 6.6
- Chain Reactions 2025 · ★ 6.0
- Sex on Screen 2023 · ★ 4.2
- Boorman and the Devil 2026 · ★ 8.0
Movies directed by Karyn Kusama
- Jennifer's Body 2009 · ★ 6.0
- The Invitation 2016 · ★ 6.4
- Æon Flux 2005 · ★ 5.6
- Destroyer 2018 · ★ 5.9
- XX 2017 · ★ 5.0
- Girlfight 2000 · ★ 6.5
- Speechless 2015 · ★ 6.4
- Sleeping Beauties 1991