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Patrick Creadon

Patrick Creadon

Director & actor · born 1 May 1967 · Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Patrick Creadon (born May 1, 1967) is an American documentary filmmaker, best known for the documentary film Wordplay. A profile of New York Times crossword editor Will Shortz, Wordplay premiered at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival and became the second-highest grossing documentary of that year. His second film, I.O.U.S.A., an examination of America's debt problem which forecast the global financial crisis of 2008-2009, premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival and was later named one of film critic Roger Ebert's Top 5 documentaries of the year. Since 2006, Creadon is one of only three filmmakers to release multiple films that were ranked within the Top 100 highest-grossing documentaries of all time. The other two filmmakers are Michael Moore (Sicko, Capitalism: A Love Story) and Davis Guggenheim (An Inconvenient Truth, It Might Get Loud, and Waiting for 'Superman' ).

Where to start: The King of Color (2025).

As director 11

As actor 2

TV shows 2

Frequently asked questions

What is the best Patrick Creadon movie?

By viewer score, The King of Color (2025) at 7.7/10.

What are Patrick Creadon’s most popular movies?

Wordplay, I.O.U.S.A..

How many movies has Patrick Creadon made?

13 films on TMDB, 11 as director, 2 as actor.

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