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John Carney portrait

John Carney

4 films

John Carney (born January 1, 1972) is an Irish film filmmaker and lyricist, who specialises in musical drama films. He is best known as the showrunner and executive producer of Modern Love on Amazon Prime Video, as well as for his films Once (2007), Begin Again (2013), and Sing Street (2016). He is also a co-creator of the Irish TV drama series Bachelors Walk.

Where to Start with John Carney

John Carney appears in 4 drama films in the Pulse of Cinema catalogue. The highest Pulse-rated are Sing Street, Once, Begin Again — a strong place to start exploring John Carney's drama work.

Sing Street 7.9

Sing Street

2016
Once 7.4

Once

2007
Begin Again 7.2

Begin Again

2014

John Carney — Drama Films 4

Sing Street 7.9

Sing Street

2016
Once 7.4

Once

2007
Begin Again 7.2

Begin Again

2014
Flora and Son 6.9

Flora and Son

2023

Frequent Collaborators

Jack Reynor Jack Reynor 2 films together Ferdia Walsh-Peelo Ferdia Walsh-Peelo 1 film together Lucy Boynton Lucy Boynton 1 film together Mark Ruffalo Mark Ruffalo 1 film together Keira Knightley Keira Knightley 1 film together Hailee Steinfeld Hailee Steinfeld 1 film together