Dylan Kidd

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| name = Dylan Kidd

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1969|08|30|mf=yes}}

| birth_place = Chicago, U.S

| occupation = Film director, producer, screenwriter

| years_active = 1990–present

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Dylan Kidd (born August 30, 1969) is an American film director, producer and screenwriter best known for directing and writing the 2002 American film Roger Dodger.{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/movies-not-to-be-missed-roger-dodger-a7316651.html|title=Movies Not To Be Missed: Roger Dodger|author=Darren Richman|website=Independent|date=23 September 2016 |accessdate=2017-08-08}}{{cite web|url=http://www.indiewire.com/2002/10/interview-darkness-falls-on-new-york-dylan-kidds-roger-dodger-80160/|title=INTERVIEW: Darkness Falls on New York: Dylan Kidd's "Roger Dodger"|author=Wendy Mitchell|website=IndieWire|date=25 October 2002 |accessdate=2017-08-08}}

Career

Kidd achieved critical acclaim through his debut film Roger Dodger, starring Campbell Scott and Jesse Eisenberg in 2002.

The movie won 12 awards, including Best Narrative Movie at the Tribeca Film Festival.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2002/film/features/roger-takes-tribeca-1117866798/|title='Roger' takes Tribeca|author=

Charles Lyons |website=Variety|date=13 May 2002 |accessdate=2017-08-08}}

His second movie P.S. was released in 2004 and was met with mixed reviews.

In 2008 he directed the movie Peep Show and in 2011 directed two episodes of the U.S television series Childrens Hospital.

Kidd went on to direct the 2016 film Get a Job, starring Miles Teller and Anna Kendrick.

In 2017 he directed the movie Party Boat.{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/dylan_kidd/|title=Dylan Kidd|website=Rotten Tomatoes|accessdate=2017-08-05}}{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2012/film/news/dylan-kidd-finds-work-on-get-a-job-1118048979/|author=Jeff Sneider|title=Dylan Kidd finds work on 'Get a Job'|website=Variety|date=21 January 2012 |accessdate=2017-08-05}}{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0299117/?ref_=nm_knf_i1|title=Roger Dodger (2002)|website=IMDb|accessdate=2017-08-05}}{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0380609/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_5|title=P.S. (2004)|website=IMDb|accessdate=2017-08-05}}{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1358239/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_4|title=Peep Show (TV Movie 2008)|website=IMDb|accessdate=2017-08-05}}{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1325113/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_3|title=Childrens Hospital (TV Series 2008–2016)|website=IMDb|accessdate=2017-08-05}}{{cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/artist/dylan-kidd-p307485/filmography|title=Dylan Kidd {{pipe}} Movies and Filmography|website=AllMovie|accessdate=2017-08-05}}{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0299117/awards?ref_=tt_awd|title=Roger Dodger - Awards|website=IMDb|accessdate=2017-08-05}}{{cite web|url=http://fastcheapmoviethoughts.blogspot.de/2015/03/dylan-kidd-on-roger-dodger.html|website=fastcheapmoviethoughts.blogspot.de|title=Fast, Cheap Movie Thoughts: Dylan Kidd on "Roger Dodger"|accessdate=2017-08-05}}{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/News_Story/Critic_Review/Guardian_Film_of_the_week/0,4267,1018695,00.html|title=Roger Dodger {{pipe}} Reviews {{pipe}} guardian.co.uk Film|website=theguardian.com|accessdate=2017-08-05}}{{cite web|url=http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/ps-2004|title=P.S. Movie Review & Film Summary (2004)|website=Roger Ebert|accessdate=2017-08-05}}{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6944936/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_1|title=Party Boat (TV Movie 2017)|website=IMDb|accessdate=2017-08-05}}