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Cory Finley
Cory Finley at the 2019 TIFF premiere of Bad Education
Cory Finley at the 2019 TIFF premiere of Bad Education
Born
Occupation(s)Playwright, Filmmaker

Cory Finley is an American screenwriter, playwright, and director.[1] Finley wrote and directed the black comedy film Thoroughbreds, which premiered at Sundance Film Festival in 2017.[2] He also directed the true crime dramedy film Bad Education starring Hugh Jackman and Allison Janney, which premiered on HBO and won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie in 2020.[3][4]

Finley was raised in St. Louis where he attended Glenridge Elementary School in Clayton and later John Burroughs School, where his mother was a teacher and administrator. He attended Yale College.[2] He has an older sister, Lynn and younger brother, Thom. His mother, Macon Finley, is currently the Head of The Ellis School in Pittsburgh. His father is Peter Finley.

Filmography[edit]

Films[edit]

Year Film Credit
2017 Thoroughbreds Director, writer
2019 Bad Education Director
2023 Landscape with Invisible Hand Director, writer

Television[edit]

Year Title Director Writer Notes
2022 WeCrashed Yes No Episodes: "4.4", "Hustle Harder"
TBA A Cool Breeze on the Underground[5] Yes Yes TBA

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Corey Finley - Writer/Director". Focus Features. Focus Features. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  • ^ a b Ehrlich, David (March 8, 2018). "'Thoroughbreds': How a 28-Year-Old Playwright Who Had Never Been on a Film Set Directed the Best Debut of the Year". Indiewire. Indiewire. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  • ^ Lemire, Christy. "Bad Education movie review". Roger Ebert. Roger Ebert. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  • ^ "Bad Education". Television Academy. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  • ^ Mike Fleming Jr. (April 27, 2021). "MRC Television, Rian Johnson & Ram Bergman Option Don Winslow's 'A Cool Breeze On The Underground' For 'Bad Education's Cory Finley To Write/Direct". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on April 27, 2021. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
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