Cast & creator
Hal Hartley
Best known for American Playhouse, American Playhouse, Red Oaks
Hal Hartley (born November 3, 1959) is an American film director, screenwriter, and composer, who became a key figure in the American independent film movement of the 1980s and 1990s. He is best known for his films Trust, Amateur and Henry Fool, which are notable for deadpan humour and offbeat characters quoting philosophical dialogue. His films provided a career launch for a number of actors, including Adrienne Shelly, Edie Falco, Martin Donovan, Parker Posey, Karen Sillas and Elina Löwensohn. Hartley frequently scores his own films using his pseudonym Ned Rifle, and his soundtracks regularly feature music by indie rock acts Yo La Tengo and PJ Harvey. Description above from the Wikipedia article Hal Hartley, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Also known as: Ned Rifle, 할 하틀리, 네드 라이플
125
film credits
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television credits
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1982–2025 · acting roles
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Across film & television
Filmography (128)
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American Playhouse
Director
1982American Playhouse
Writer
1982
Red Oaks
Director
2014
Amateur
Director
1994Amateur
Writer
1994Amateur
Producer
1994Amateur
Music
1994
Ned Rifle
Director
2015Ned Rifle
Writer
2015Ned Rifle
Producer
2015Ned Rifle
Music
2015
Trust
Director
1990Trust
Writer
1990Trust
Producer
1990
Simple Men
Director
1992Simple Men
Writer
1992Simple Men
Original Music Composer
1992Simple Men
Producer
1992
Henry Fool
Director
1998Henry Fool
Writer
1998Henry Fool
Producer
1998Henry Fool
Music
1998
The Book of Life
Director
1998The Book of Life
Writer
1998
Eye of God
Thanks
1997
La Commedia
Director
2014La Commedia
Stage Director
2014
Adrienne
Self
2021
Fay Grim
Director
2007Fay Grim
Writer
2007Fay Grim
Producer
2007Fay Grim
Music
2007Fay Grim
Editor
2007
Dogs
Director
1988Dogs
Writer
1988
Flirt
Hal (uncredited)
1996Flirt
Director
1996Flirt
Writer
1996Flirt
Original Music Composer
1996
The Unbelievable Truth
Director
1990The Unbelievable Truth
Writer
1990The Unbelievable Truth
Co-Producer
1990
Surviving Desire
Director
1992Surviving Desire
Writer
1992Surviving Desire
Editor
1992Surviving Desire
Original Music Composer
1992
Kimono
Music
2000Kimono
Director
2000Kimono
Writer
2000
Current Events
Director
2012
Divine Trash
Self
2000
Flirt
Director
1993
Home of the Brave: A Film by Laurie Anderson
Art Department Production Assistant
1986
My America
Director
2014My America
Producer
2014My America
Music
2014Conspiracy
Director
2010
No Such Thing
Director
2002No Such Thing
Writer
2002No Such Thing
Producer
2002No Such Thing
Music
2002
Where to Land
Director
2025Where to Land
Writer
2025Where to Land
Producer
2025Where to Land
Original Music Composer
2025Where to Land
Sound Designer
2025
The Girl from Monday
Director
2005The Girl from Monday
Writer
2005The Girl from Monday
Producer
2005The Girl from Monday
Original Music Composer
2005
The Making of 'Fay Grim' or: How Do You Spell Espionage?
Himself
2007
In Bad Taste
Self
1999
Iris
Editor
1994Iris
Director
1994
The Apologies
Director
2010The Apologies
Original Music Composer
2010The Apologies
Writer
2010
Implied Harmonies
Self
2010Implied Harmonies
Director
2010Implied Harmonies
Editor
2010
Adventure
2010Adventure
Director
2010
Made in the USA
Self
1993
El Planeta
Thanks
2021Years Later: The Unbelievable Truth and Its Consequences
Himself
2010Years Later: The Unbelievable Truth and Its Consequences
Music
2010
Milk and Honey
Original Music Composer
2003
The New Math(s)
Director
2001
The Sisters of Mercy
Self (voice)
2004The Sisters of Mercy
Director
2004
The Cartographer's Girlfriend
Producer
1987The Cartographer's Girlfriend
Screenplay
1987The Cartographer's Girlfriend
Director
1987The Cartographer's Girlfriend
Editor
1987
Regarding Soon
2004Regarding Soon
Music
2004
A/Muse
Director
2010A/Muse
Writer
2010A/Muse
Editor
2010
Tour de France
Director
The Cloud of Unknowing
Producer
2002
Upon Reflection: The Making of Trust
Self
2005
The Other Also
Director
1997The Other Also
Director of Photography
1997The Other Also
Editor
1997
Opera No. 1
Director
1994Opera No. 1
Original Music Composer
1994
Theory of Achievement
Director
1991Theory of Achievement
Writer
1991Theory of Achievement
Songs
1991Theory of Achievement
Original Music Composer
1991
NYC 3/94
Director
1994NYC 3/94
Writer
1994NYC 3/94
Producer
1994
Meanwhile
Director
2011Meanwhile
Writer
2011Meanwhile
Producer
2011
Ambition
Director
1992Ambition
Screenplay
1992Ambition
Original Music Composer
1992
Kid
Director
1984Kid
Writer
1984Kid
Producer
1984Kid
Editor
1984
Excerpts from Soon
Director
2004Excerpts from Soon
Music
2004Excerpts from Soon
Writer
2004
Accomplice
Director
2010