Timur Bekmambetov
Known for
By profession, Timur Bekmambetov is a producer with a body of work that has to be looked up rather than recognized. By genre, thriller leads the record. There are 65 projects on the record. 'Searching' is the one title here with a genuinely wide audience. '9' belongs on any short list of the work.
Timur Bekmambetov
16 Movies
By profession, Timur Bekmambetov is a producer with a body of work that has to be looked up rather than recognized. By genre, thriller leads the record. There are 65 projects on the record. 'Searching' is the one title here with a genuinely wide audience. '9' belongs on any short list of the work.
Movies
Director
Mercy
2026
Director
Wanted
2008
Producer
9
2009
Producer
Searching
2018
Director
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
2012
Director
Ben-Hur
2016
Producer
Unfriended
2014
Director
Day Watch
2006
Director
Night Watch
2004
Director
Profile
2018
Director
Six Degrees of Celebration 1914
2014
Director
V2. Escape from Hell
2021
Director
The Arena
2001
Director
Six Degrees of Celebration 5
2016
Director
Six Degrees of Celebration
2010
Director
The Last Six Degrees of Celebration
2018
Director
The Irony of Fate: Continuation
2007
Director
Peshawar Waltz
1994
Full Filmography
Mercy
Director
2026
Film
V2. Escape from Hell
Director
2021
Film
The Last Six Degrees of Celebration
Director
2018
Film
Profile
Director
2018
Film
Six Degrees of Celebration 5
Director
2016
Film
Ben-Hur
Director
2016
Film
Six Degrees of Celebration 1914
Director
2014
Film
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Director
2012
Film
Six Degrees of Celebration 2
Writer
2011
Film
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Timur Bekmambetov and where are they from?
Timur Bekmambetov is 65 years old, born on June 25, 1961 in Guryev, Kazakh SSR, USSR [now Atyrau, Kazakhstan].
What are the most famous roles of Timur Bekmambetov?
Timur Bekmambetov is best known for directing Wanted, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, Ben-Hur.
How many movies has Timur Bekmambetov directed?
Over a 32-year career (since 1994), Timur Bekmambetov has directed or written 16 films and worked on 0 TV shows.
What was Timur Bekmambetov's first movie?
The career of Timur Bekmambetov began with Petersburg Carousel ().
What is Timur Bekmambetov's most recent movie or series?
Timur Bekmambetov's most recent release is Mercy, which premiered on January 19, 2026.
Timur Bekmambetov
1961-06-25 · Guryev, Kazakh SSR, USSR [now Atyrau, Kazakhstan]
Timur Bekmambetov is a Kazakh-Russian filmmaker, producer, and screenwriter best known for directing Night Watch and Wanted, as well as pioneering the modern screenlife format. Through films including Unfriended, Searching, Profile, and Missing, Bekmambetov helped establish screenlife storytelling as a major evolution of found footage and digital-era horror. His work popularized films told entirely through computer screens, video calls, and mobile devices, influencing a new generation of internet-native thriller and horror filmmaking.