Who directed the 2014 film Noah, a biblical epic featuring the Ark story?

Darren Aronofsky directed the 2014 film Noah, a biblical epic featuring the Ark story.

Noah stars Russell Crowe as Noah and dramatizes the Genesis Flood narrative with substantial fictional and interpretive additions. Aronofsky co-wrote the screenplay with Ari Handel, and the film was released in 2014. Its cast also includes Jennifer Connelly, Emma Watson, Logan Lerman, and Anthony Hopkins.

The movie is not a scene-by-scene adaptation of Genesis. It expands the story with invented characters, conflicts, and fantasy elements, including the Watchers. Those additions mean the film should be distinguished from the biblical text when answering questions about what happens in Genesis.

Aronofsky had previously directed films including Pi, Requiem for a Dream, The Wrestler, and Black Swan. Noah was his large-scale epic treatment of a famous ancient flood story.