Paul Haggis

Paul Haggis Movies and TV Shows

Haggis began to work as a writer for television programs, including The Love Boat, One Day at a Time, Diff'rent Strokes, and The Facts of Life. With The Facts of Life, Haggis also gained his first credit as producer. During the 1980s and 1990s, Haggis wrote for television series including thirtysomething, The Tracey Ullman Show, FM, Due South, L.A. Law, and EZ Streets. He helped to create the television series Walker, Texas Ranger; Family Law; and Due South. Haggis served as executive producer of the series Michael Hayes and Family Law. He gained recognition in the film industry for his work on the 2004 film Million Dollar Baby, which Allmovie described as a "serious milestone" for the writer/producer, and as "his first high-profile foray into feature film". Haggis had read two stories written by Jerry Boyd, a boxing trainer who wrote under the name of F.X. Toole. Haggis later acquired the rights to the stories, and developed them into the screenplay for Million Dollar Baby. Clint Eastwood portrayed the lead character in the film. Eastwood also directed the film, and used the screenplay written by Haggis. Million Dollar Baby received four Academy Awards including the Academy Award for Best Picture. After Million Dollar Baby, Haggis worked on the 2004 film Crash. Haggis came up with the story for the film on his own, and then wrote and directed the film, which allowed him greater control over his work. Crash was his first experience as director of a major feature film. Highly positive upon release, critical reception of Crash has since polarized, although Roger Ebert called it the best film of 2005. Crash received Academy Award nominations for Best Picture and Best Director, in addition to four other Academy Award nominations. Haggis received two Academy Awards for the film: Best Picture (as its producer), and Best Writing for his work on the screenplay. With Million Dollar Baby and then Crash, Haggis became the first individual to have written Best Picture Oscar-winners in two consecutive years. Haggis said that he wrote Crash to "bust liberals", arguing that his fellow liberals were not honest with themselves about the nature of race and racism because they believed that most racial problems had already been resolved in American society.

Personal info

  • Gender: Male
  • Date of birth: 1953-03-10 (71 years old)
  • Place of birth: London, Ontario, Canada
  • nationality: Canadian
  • height: 1.83 m
  • Net worth: $60,000,000
Year
Genre
IMDB
TMDB
Available on the following streaming services in Canada
Walker
IMDB 6.2
TMDB 71%
role:
Original Series Creator
Not available
2021

Action

Adventure

6.2
71%
Not available
Show Me a Hero
IMDB 7.9
TMDB 73%
role:
Executive Producer
2015

Crime

Drama

History

7.9
73%
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
IMDB 8.0
TMDB 77%
role:
Himself - Interviewee
Not available
2015

Documentary

8.0
77%
Not available
Third Person
IMDB 6.3
TMDB 59%
role:
Producer & 2 more
2013

Drama

Romance

6.3
59%
Miss Representation
IMDB 7.5
TMDB 75%
role:
Self
Not available
2011

Documentary

7.5
75%
Not available
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The Next Three Days
IMDB 7.3
TMDB 71%
role:
Producer & 2 more
2010

Crime

Drama

Romance

Thriller

7.3
71%
Kopf oder Zahl
IMDB 2.7
TMDB 40%
role:
Thanks
Not available
2009

Drama

2.7
40%
Not available
Quantum of Solace
IMDB 6.5
TMDB 63%
role:
Screenplay
2008

Action

Adventure

Crime

Thriller

6.5
63%
In the Valley of Elah
IMDB 7.2
TMDB 68%
role:
Producer & 2 more
2007

Crime

Drama

History

Mystery

Thriller

7.2
68%
Letters from Iwo Jima
IMDB 7.8
TMDB 75%
role:
Producer & 1 more
2006

Action

Drama

War & Politics

7.8
75%
Casino Royale
IMDB 8.0
TMDB 76%
role:
Screenplay
2006

Action

Adventure

Thriller

8.0
76%
2006

Drama

History

War & Politics

7.1
68%
The Last Kiss
IMDB 6.4
TMDB 60%
role:
Screenplay
2006

Comedy

Drama

Romance

6.4
60%
Crash
IMDB 7.7
TMDB 72%
role:
Producer & 2 more
2005

Drama

7.7
72%
Million Dollar Baby
IMDB 8.1
TMDB 80%
role:
Producer & 1 more
2004

Drama

8.1
80%
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FAQs

Some movies or TV shows available in Canada starring or involving Paul Haggis are, for example, Show Me a Hero, Third Person and The Next Three Days.
The streaming services with the largest selection are Prime Video, iTunes and Google Play.
The best Anystream ratings are Million Dollar Baby (8.1), Casino Royale (7.8) and Letters from Iwo Jima (7.7).
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