John Ridley
John Ridley IV is an American screenwriter, television director, novelist, and showrunner, known for 12 Years a Slave, for which he won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. He is also the creator and showrunner of the anthology series American Crime. In 2017 he directed the documentary film Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982–1992.
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Shirley
writer
2024
Shirley
director
2024
Needle in a Timestack
writer
2021
Needle in a Timestack
director
2021
Black Water: Abyss
writer
2020
Body Cam
writer
2020
Ben-Hur
writer
2016
12 Years a Slave
writer
2013
Jimi: All Is by My Side
writer
2013
Jimi: All Is by My Side
director
2013
Red Tails
writer
2012
Musafir
writer
2004
Justice League: Starcrossed - The Movie
writer
2004
Those Who Walk in Darkness
writer
2003
Undercover Brother
writer
2002
Three Kings
writer
1999
U Turn
writer
1997
