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Destin Daniel Cretton

Director

Destin Daniel Cretton

Directing
2013 — present · 5 films
Born
23 November 1978 · age 47
From
Haiku, Hawaii, USA

Destin Yori Daniel Cretton is an American filmmaker best known for directing the drama films Short Term 12 (2013), The Glass Castle (2017), and Just Mercy (2019), as well as the Marvel Studios films Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) and Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026).

Career Signature

How Destin Daniel Cretton’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they directed.

heavy emotional
bittersweet
family dynamics
emotionally devastating
cathartic cry

Tuned by the Perfery ranker. Aggregated equal-weight across every directed film.

Tonal kin

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Filmography

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

2021

Just Mercy

2019

The Glass Castle

2017

I Am Not a Hipster

2013

Short Term 12

2013