Who directed the 2014 film Noah, starring Russell Crowe as the biblical ark builder?

Darren Aronofsky directed the 2014 film Noah, in which Russell Crowe plays the biblical ark builder.

The film is a 2014 American biblical drama inspired by the story of Noah in Genesis. Aronofsky directed it and co-wrote the screenplay with Ari Handel. The principal cast also includes Jennifer Connelly, Emma Watson, Logan Lerman, and Anthony Hopkins.

Noah is not a scene-by-scene adaptation of Genesis. It expands the biblical material with invented characters, conflicts, and fantasy elements, so its plot should not be treated as a direct summary of the text.

The film was released internationally in 2014 and became one of the most prominent modern cinematic treatments of the ark story.