Director

Sam Esmail

Born September 17, 1977 in Hoboken, New Jersey, USA5 films

Sam Esmail (born September 17, 1977) is an American film and television producer, director, and screenwriter who runs Esmail Corp. He is best known as the creator, writer, and director of the award-winning USA Network television series Mr. Robot (2015–2019), starring Rami Malek. He wrote and directed the feature films Comet (2014) and Leave the World Behind (2023). He produced and directed the first season of the acclaimed Amazon Prime Video psychological thriller Homecoming (2018–2020), starring Julia Roberts and Janelle Monáe, and produced USA's Briarpatch (2020), Starz's Gaslit (2022), and Peacock's Angelyne (2022) and The Resort (2022).

Esmail's work often centres on alienation, technology, and American society.

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First watchLeave the World Behind20236.4Their style at its most typical, and among their best-rated work.A family's getaway to a luxurious rental home takes an ominous turn when a cyberattack knocks out their devices—and two strangers appear at their door.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach

6.6Comet2014

Filmography

5 films as director

TBATesseractDirector
2027Panic CarefullyDirector
2023Leave the World BehindDirector
2014CometDirector
2004Deep Down in FloridaDirector