7.2
Movie
Directing
Iain Softley
- Born
- (age 69)
- Birthplace
- London, England, UK
- Credits
- 14 titles
Biography
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.
Signature work
Known For
7.2
Movie
6.6
Movie
The Skeleton Key
6.3
Movie
Inkheart
6.4
Movie
Hackers
5.8
Movie
Curve
7.0
Movie
The Shepherd
6.6
Movie
The Wings of the Dove
6.2
Movie
Backbeat
5.2
Movie
Trap for Cinderella
5.1
TV
The Outcast
10.0
Movie
The Keyboard Cowboys: A Look Back at Hackers
9.6
Movie
Toni Braxton: From Toni with Love... The Video Collection
6.0
TV
Playhouse Presents
Acting credits 1
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | The Keyboard Cowboys: A Look Back at Hackers Film |
Crew credits 13
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | Come and Get Me Film | Executive Producer |
| 2023 | The Shepherd Film | Director, Writer |
| 2015 | Curve Film | Director |
| 2015 | The Outcast TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 2013 | Trap for Cinderella Film | Director, Screenplay |
| 2012 | Playhouse Presents TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 2008 | Inkheart Film | Director |
| 2005 | The Skeleton Key Film | Director, Producer |
| 2001 | K-PAX Film | Director |
| 2001 | Toni Braxton: From Toni with Love... The Video Collection Film | Director |
| 1997 | The Wings of the Dove Film | Director |
| 1995 | Hackers Film | Director, Executive Producer |
| 1994 | Backbeat Film | Screenplay, Director |