Taika Waititi (Director)

Reviews of movies from director Taika Waititi

Looking for reviews of films directed by Taika Waititi? Cinafilm has a total of 4,612 reviews across 7 movies directed by Taika Waititi.

Movies from this director have generally received positive reviews and hold an average rating of 72%.

Hunt for the Wilderpeople is Taika Waititi's highest rated movie, with a score of 81% based on 939 reviews.

The lowest rated film from Taika Waititi is Thor: Love and Thunder, with a score of 57% based on 260 reviews.

Director Biography

Taika David Cohen (born 16 August 1975), known professionally as Taika Waititi, is a New Zealand filmmaker and actor. He is the recipient of an Academy Award as well as two further nominations.

His feature films Boy (2010) and Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016) have each been the top-grossing New Zealand film, with the latter still holding that title as of April 2020. He co-directed and starred in the horror comedy film What We Do in the Shadows (2014) with Jemaine Clement. Waititi's most recent directing credits include the Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero film Thor: Ragnarok (2017) and the satirical black comedy film Jojo Rabbit (2019), the latter of which he also wrote and starred in as Adolf Hitler. Jojo Rabbit earned critical praise, receiving a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Picture and winning Waititi the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.

Taika Waititi has directed films starring Cohen Holloway, Rachel House, Sam Neill and Madeleine Sami.