As a perfectionist who sometimes borders on being obsessive, director Bennett Miller has enjoyed taking his time between films, even to the point of rivaling idols Terrence Malick and Stanley Kubrick. His first project, the little-seen but much-acclaimed documentary “The Cruise” (1998), was released seven years prior to his next film, “Capote” (2005), a rich and atmospheric account of the famed author’s foray into rural Kansas to cover a brutal quadruple murder that eventually became his classic novel, In Cold Blood. Though the time between “The Cruise” and “Capote” was spent directing
Directed the critically acclaimed feature-length documentary, "The Cruise"
2005
Directed the feature "Capote," a biopic on Truman Capote, portrayed by Philip Seymour Hoffman and written by Dan Futterman; earned an Oscar nomination for Best Director and was nominated by the Directors Guild of America
