Who directed the 2014 film Noah, starring Russell Crowe as the biblical flood survivor?

Darren Aronofsky directed the 2014 film Noah, with Russell Crowe playing the title character.

Released in 2014, Noah is a biblical epic inspired by the Genesis Flood story but shaped by Aronofsky’s creative interpretation. The screenplay was written by Aronofsky and Ari Handel. Russell Crowe stars as Noah, while Jennifer Connelly, Emma Watson, Anthony Hopkins, and Logan Lerman appear in major roles.

The film presents recognizable elements from Genesis, including the Ark, the Flood, and Noah’s family, but it also introduces dramatic inventions and visual designs that are not specified in the Bible. Its portrayal of the Watchers, for example, draws on broader Jewish interpretive traditions and cinematic fantasy rather than a straightforward verse-by-verse adaptation.

Noah was a major international production and generated discussion about religious representation before and after release. Identifying its director is therefore a film-history fact, not a claim about who wrote or compiled the biblical account.