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Lee Daniels

Director

Lee Daniels

Directing
2005 — present · 6 films
Born
24 December 1959 · age 66
From
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Lee Daniels (born December 24, 1959) is an American film and television director, writer and producer.

Career Signature

How Lee Daniels’s filmography reads.

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

heavy emotional
emotionally devastating
family dynamics
operatic emotion
slow unraveling

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

Tonal kin

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Filmography

The Deliverance

2024

The United States vs. Billie Holiday

2021

The Butler

2013

The Paperboy

2012

Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire

2009

Shadowboxer

2005