Directing
Iain Softley
Nov 30, 1956 (69 years) London, England, UK
Iain Declan Softley (born November 30, 1956) is an English film director. He was educated at St Benedict's School, Ealing, where he played the part of Thomas Becket in its 1975 production of T. S. Eliot's play, Murder in the Cathedral, and Queens' College, Cambridge. His movies include the Beatles film Backbeat (1994), Hackers (1995), The Wings of the Dove (1997), K-PAX (2001), The Skeleton Key (2005) and Inkheart (2008). Softley also has been developing an adaptation of Stephen Gallagher's novel The Boat House for Dimension Films, set in the English Lake District. He previously attempted to film the book in 1999, with Milla Jovovich in the lead role of a haunted and driven Russian émigré.
Known for
6.6
The Skeleton Key
Director, Producer
7.2
K-PAX
Director
6.4
Hackers
Director, Executive Producer
6.3
Inkheart
Director
5.8
Curve
Director
7.0
The Shepherd
Director, Writer
6.6
The Wings of the Dove
Director
6.2
Backbeat
Screenplay, Director
5.2
Trap for Cinderella
Director, Screenplay
5.1
The Outcast
Director
6.0
Playhouse Presents
Director
9.6
Toni Braxton: From Toni with Love... The Video Collection
Director
Filmography
7.0
The Shepherd
2023 · Director, Writer
10.0
The Keyboard Cowboys: A Look Back at Hackers
2015
5.8
Curve
2015 · Director
5.1
The Outcast
2015 · Director
5.2
Trap for Cinderella
2013 · Director, Screenplay
6.0
Playhouse Presents
2012 · Director
6.3
Inkheart
2008 · Director
6.6
The Skeleton Key
2005 · Director, Producer
7.2
K-PAX
2001 · Director
9.6
Toni Braxton: From Toni with Love... The Video Collection
2001 · Director
6.6
The Wings of the Dove
1997 · Director
6.4
Hackers
1995 · Director, Executive Producer
6.2
Backbeat
1994 · Screenplay, Director