Andrew Haigh

Andrew Haigh (born 7 March 1973) is an English filmmaker. He is best known for writing and directing the films Weekend (2011), 45 Years (2015), Lean on Pete (2017), and All of Us Strangers (2023). He also wrote and produced the HBO series Looking (2014–2015) and its film sequel Looking: The Movie (2016), as well as the BBC Two limited series The North Water (2021).

Works

9.0

Pet Shop Boys: A New Bohemia

Following the release of All of Us Strangers, acclaimed British filmmaker Andrew Haigh shoots Tracey Emin and Russell Tovey alongside the Pet Shop Boys in the music video for new single A New Bohemia, taken from their latest album Nonetheless – released on Parlophone, and premiering exclusively on NOWNESS. Discussing the project, Andrew Haigh said, “I have loved the Pet Shop Boys since the release of Please. I have every album and have seen them play live many times over the years. Getting to make a music video with them has been a dream come true.” “We had a lovely sunny day in Margate filming this video with Andrew Haigh, fresh from his success with All of Us Strangers," Pet Shop Boys shared. "Thanks to Andrew and all concerned, in particular the many local residents who took part, including Russell Tovey and Tracey Emin.”

Release Date:2024-06-04

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:1

On the Red Carpet Presents: All of Us Strangers

On The Red Carpet presents an in-depth look at the making of All of Us Strangers.

Release Date:2024-01-06

Character:Self

7.5

All of Us Strangers

One night in his near-empty tower block in contemporary London, Adam has a chance encounter with a mysterious neighbor Harry, which punctures the rhythm of his everyday life.

Release Date:2023-12-22

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Vote Count:790

6.3

Passages

Tomas and Martin are a gay couple living in Paris whose marriage is thrown into crisis when Tomas impulsively begins a passionate affair with young schoolteacher Agathe. But when Martin begins an affair of his own, Tomas must confront life decisions he may be unprepared—or unwilling—to deal with.

Release Date:2023-06-28

Department:Crew

Job:Thanks

Vote Count:186

The North Water
7.4

The North Water

Henry Drax is a harpooner and brutish killer whose amorality has been shaped to fit the harshness of his world, who will set sail on a whaling expedition to the Arctic with Patrick Sumner, a disgraced ex-army surgeon who signs up as the ship’s doctor. Hoping to escape the horrors of his past, Sumner finds himself on an ill-fated journey with a murderous psychopath. In search of redemption, his story becomes a harsh struggle for survival in the Arctic wasteland.

Release Date:2021-07-14

Department:Production

Job:Executive Producer

Episode Count:5

Vote Count:134

7.0

Pass the Warning: Reflecting on Nic Roeg's Masterpiece

New featurette, writer/director Brad Bird, writer/director Andrew Haigh, director Danny Boyle, and cinematographer Anthony B. Richmond, amongst others, discuss the Nic Roeg's diverse body of work and his visual style as well as Don't Look Now.

Release Date:2019-07-29

Character:Self

Vote Count:1

6.0

A Kaleidoscope of Meaning: Colour in Don't Look Now

New featurette, David Cronenberg, cinematographer Anthony B. Richomond, and professor Sarah Street (University of Bristol), amongst others, discuss the use of color in Don't Look Now as well as the manner in which it affects the film's tone and atmosphere

Release Date:2019-07-29

Character:Self

Vote Count:1

6.9

Lean on Pete

Charley Thompson, a teenager living with his single father, gets a summer job working for horse trainer Del Montgomery. Bonding with an aging racehorse named Lean on Pete, Charley is horrified to learn he is bound for slaughter, and so he steals the horse, and the duo embark on an odyssey across the new American frontier.

Release Date:2018-04-06

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:336

The OA
7.5

The OA

Prairie Johnson, blind as a child, comes home to the community she grew up in with her sight restored. Some hail her a miracle, others a dangerous mystery, but Prairie won’t talk with the FBI or her parents about the seven years she went missing.

Release Date:2016-12-16

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Episode Count:2

Vote Count:1205

7.1

Looking: The Movie

Patrick returns to San Francisco for the first time in almost a year to celebrate a momentous event with his old friends. In the process, he must face the unresolved relationships he left behind and make difficult choices about what’s important to him.

Release Date:2016-07-24

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:219

6.6

45 Years

There is just one week until Kate Mercer's 45th wedding anniversary and the planning for the party is going well. But then a letter arrives for her husband. The body of his first love has been discovered, frozen and preserved in the icy glaciers of the Swiss Alps. By the time the party is upon them, five days later, there may not be a marriage left to celebrate.

Release Date:2015-08-04

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:740

Looking
7.3

Looking

Three friends in San Francisco who explore the fun and sometimes overwhelming options available to a new generation of gay men.

Release Date:2014-01-19

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Episode Count:10

Vote Count:148

7.3

Weekend

After a drunken house party with his straight mates, Russell heads out to a gay club. Just before closing time he picks up Glen but what's expected to be just a one-night stand becomes something else, something special.

Release Date:2011-10-23

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:530

5.7

Five Miles Out

Cass is sent away on holiday with her cousins where she meets a boy on a secret mission. All the while, in the back of her mind, is her sister back home in a hospital bed.

Release Date:2009-11-14

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:9

4.6

Greek Pete

Just as doctors, lawyers and others strive to reach the top of their professions, Greek Pete longs to reach the pinnacle of his. The only difference is that he's a rent boy, and the recognition he seeks is a nod from the World Escort Awards.

Release Date:2009-04-03

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:19

5.5

Cahuenga Blvd.

A one night stand in the middle of the afternoon.

Release Date:2005-09-13

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:2

Markings

A road painter in Nevada tries to come to terms with what is missing from his life.

Release Date:2005-03-12

Department:Directing

Job:Director

8.0

Oil

Through the mists of a Sunday morning hangover Richard looks back at a failed relationship.

Release Date:2003-06-07

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:2

Belly of the Beast

Under notorious literary titan Norman Mailer’s mentorship, Jack Henry Abbott is paroled after nearly a decade in prison and gains instant popularity among the literary elite. However, he struggles with life on the outside, whilst Mailer turns his back on the man after becoming jealous of Jack’s rising fame. The rebuff leads to Jack spiralling and committing an act of violence in a New York City diner just six weeks after his release.

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Untitled Leonardo da Vinci Film

Based on thousands of pages from Leonardo da Vinci’s notebooks and new discoveries about his life and work.

Department:Directing

Job:Director

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