Adam McKay
Directing
1968-04-17 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Adam McKay (born April 17, 1968) is an American screenwriter, producer, and director. McKay began his career as a head writer for the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live (SNL) from 1995 to 2001. After leaving SNL, McKay collaborated with comedian Will Ferrell on his comedy films Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004), Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006), and The Other Guys (2010). Ferrell and McKay later co-wrote and co-produced numerous television series and films, with McKay himself co-producing their website, Funny or Die, through their company, Gary Sanchez Productions. Aside from working with Ferrell, McKay wrote and directed the satirical films The Big Short (2015), Vice (2018), and Don't Look Up (2021). McKay won an Academy Award, a BAFTA, and a Critics' Choice Award for adapting the screenplay of The Big Short. In 2019, McKay founded Hyperobject Industries, a production company. Description above from the Wikipedia article Adam McKay, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Thrash
2026 · Movie
Stormbound
2026 · Movie
Just Look Up
2026 · Movie
Trade Secret
2025 · Movie
The Chair Company
2025 · Series
All the Empty Rooms
2025 · Movie
Asog
2025 · Movie
You Need This
2025 · Movie
Union
2024 · Movie
Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery
2024 · Movie
Men of War
2024 · Movie
Pistachio Wars
2024 · Movie
Wild Wild Space
2024 · Movie
Daniel
2023 · Movie
Cobell Energy
2023 · Series
BS High
2023 · Movie
Wild Summon
2023 · Movie
The Holly
2023 · Movie
A Lien
2023 · Movie
The Menu
2022 · Movie
God Forbid: The Sex Scandal That Brought Down a Dynasty
2022 · Movie
The Invisible Pilot
2022 · Series
Game Theory with Bomani Jones
2022 · Series
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
2022 · Series
Fresh
2022 · Movie
Don't Look Up
2021 · Movie
Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar
2021 · Movie
Q: Into the Storm
2021 · Series
The Oxy Kingpins
2021 · Movie
Directors on Directors
2021 · Series
Painting With John
2021 · Series
537 Votes
2020 · Movie
For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close
2020 · Movie
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
2020 · Movie
Jonathan Scott’s Power Trip
2020 · Movie
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
2020 · Series
Motherland: Fort Salem
2020 · Series
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
2019 · Movie
Hustlers
2019 · Movie
Booksmart
2019 · Movie
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
2019 · Movie
Newscasters
2019 · Movie
Dead to Me
2019 · Series
Hal
2019 · Movie
Vice
2018 · Movie
Holmes & Watson
2018 · Movie
Succession
2018 · Series
Ibiza
2018 · Movie
Oh Lucy!
2018 · Movie
LA to Vegas
2018 · Series
No Activity
2017 · Series
Daddy's Home 2
2017 · Movie
I Love You, America
2017 · Series
The House
2017 · Movie
The History of Comedy
2017 · Series
A.C. Green: Iron Virgin
2016 · Movie
The Boss
2016 · Movie
Grimsby
2016 · Movie
Daddy's Home
2015 · Movie
The Big Short
2015 · Movie
Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon
2015 · Movie
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015 · Series
Ant-Man
2015 · Movie
The Spoils Before Dying
2015 · Series
Sleeping with Other People
2015 · Movie
A Deadly Adoption
2015 · Movie
Welcome to Me
2015 · Movie
Get Hard
2015 · Movie
Bad Judge
2014 · Series
The Unbelievably Sweet Alpacas
2014 · Movie
Tammy
2014 · Movie
This Is Comedy
2014 · Movie
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Series
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
2013 · Movie
Drunk History
2013 · Series
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
2013 · Movie
The Campaign
2012 · Movie
Bachelorette
2012 · Movie
The Dictator
2012 · Movie
Casa de Mi Padre
2012 · Movie
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie
2012 · Movie
Fully Loaded
2011 · Movie
The Virginity Hit
2010 · Movie
Big Lake
2010 · Series
The Other Guys
2010 · Movie
Presidential Reunion
2010 · Movie
Funny or Die Presents
2010 · Series
Land of the Lost
2009 · Movie
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
2009 · Movie
Will Ferrell: You're Welcome America - A Final Night with George W. Bush
2009 · Movie
Eastbound & Down
2009 · Series
Prop 8: The Musical
2008 · Movie
Step Brothers
2008 · Movie
Green Team
2007 · Movie
The Procedure
2007 · Movie
Good Cop, Baby Cop
2007 · Movie
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
2007 · Movie
The Landlord
2007 · Movie
Girl Missing
2007 · Movie
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
2006 · Movie
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
2004 · Movie
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
2004 · Movie
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
1999 · Movie
Saturday Night Live
1975 · Series
The Oscars
1953 · Series
Breeders
Movie
The Freshening
Movie
Flesh of the Gods
Movie
Kings of America
Series
Monsanto
Movie
The Parlay
Movie
Hotel Hotel Hotel Hotel
Movie
First Ladies
Movie
Plus One
Movie
Untitled Adam McKay/Michael Shanks Mystery Sci-Fi Comedy
Movie
Will
Movie
J6
Movie
Five
Movie