Noam Chomsky

Biography

Noam Chomsky is an American linguist and philosopher, born in Philadelphia, who became a central figure in the study of language and mind. He studied at the University of Pennsylvania, then developed transformational grammar while doing postgraduate research at Harvard, earning his doctorate in 1955. That same year he started teaching at MIT, and his 1957 book Syntactic Structures greatly influenced how language is studied. He helped create universal grammar, generative grammar, the Chomsky hierarchy, and the minimalist program, and he challenged the behaviorist views of B. F. Skinner. His work contributed to the cognitive revolution in the human sciences. After retiring from MIT in 2002, he continued as an emeritus professor. He later held a professorship in linguistics at the University of Arizona.

95years old at death

Born December 7, 1928East Oak Lane
Died June 18, 2024
Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
Avram Noam Chomsky (birth name)Also credited as A. Noam Chomsky and Chomsky

Movie Career

Films: 14
Career span: 31 years1992 to 2023

Genres

Documentary100%, 14 films
Biography36%, 5 films
History21%, 3 films
War14%, 2 films
Action7%, 1 film

First and latest

Noam Chomsky movies on Netflix

Israelism2023IMDb rating 7.6as Himself
All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone2016IMDb rating 7.3as Self - Professor Emeritus, MIT
Best of Enemies2015IMDb rating 7.6as Himself
Requiem for the American Dream2015IMDb rating 8.0as Himself
The Brainwashing of My Dad2015IMDb rating 7.0as Himself
Four Horsemen2012IMDb rating 7.7as Himself
The Greatest Movie Ever Sold2011IMDb rating 6.6as Himself
ReGeneration2010IMDb rating 6.9as Himself
American Radical: The Trials of Norman Finkelstein2009IMDb rating 7.8as Himself
Lake of Fire2006IMDb rating 8.1as Himself - Professor of Linguistics, MIT
The U.S. vs. John Lennon2006IMDb rating 7.3as Himself
Noam Chomsky: Rebel Without a Pause2003IMDb rating 7.1as Himself
The Corporation2003IMDb rating 8.0as Himself
Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media1992IMDb rating 8.1as Himself

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Requiem for the American Dream2015 Documentaryas Himself
IMDb rating 8.010K votes
Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media1992 Biography, Documentary, Waras Himself
IMDb rating 8.15.1K votes
Israelism2023as Himself
IMDb rating 7.65.6K votes
Four Horsemen2012as Himself
IMDb rating 7.73.0K votes
Lake of Fire2006as Himself - Professor of Linguistics, MIT
IMDb rating 8.12.8K votes
The Brainwashing of My Dad2015as Himself
IMDb rating 7.01.7K votes
The Corporation2003as Himself
IMDb rating 8.022K votes
American Radical: The Trials of Norman Finkelstein2009as Himself
IMDb rating 7.8845 votes

Most often with

Mark Achbar directed two of these films. Four actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Alan Dershowitz

Carl Bernstein

Ralph Nader

William F. Buckley

Mark AchbarDirector, 2 films

Films together

Alan Dershowitz2 films together, 2006 to 2009
Alan Dershowitz's page
- American Radical: The Trials of Norman Finkelstein2009IMDb rating 7.8Chomsky as HimselfDershowitz as Himself
- Lake of Fire2006IMDb rating 8.1Chomsky as Himself - Professor of Linguistics, MITDershowitz as Himself - Professor of Law, Harvard
Carl Bernstein2 films together, 2006 to 2016
Carl Bernstein's page
- All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone2016IMDb rating 7.3Chomsky as Self - Professor Emeritus, MITBernstein as Self - Investigative Journalist - Co-author, All the President's Men
- The U.S. vs. John Lennon2006IMDb rating 7.3Chomsky as HimselfBernstein as Himself
Ralph Nader2 films together, 2011 to 2016
Ralph Nader's page
- All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone2016IMDb rating 7.3Chomsky as Self - Professor Emeritus, MITNader as Self - Author and Political Activist
- The Greatest Movie Ever Sold2011IMDb rating 6.6Chomsky as HimselfNader as Himself
William F. Buckley2 films together, 1992 to 2015
William F. Buckley's page
- Best of Enemies2015IMDb rating 7.6Chomsky as HimselfBuckley as Self - Debater
- Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media1992IMDb rating 8.1Chomsky as HimselfBuckley as Himself
Mark AchbarDirector, 2 films, 1992 to 2003
All films by Mark Achbar
- The Corporation2003IMDb rating 8.0Chomsky as Himself
- Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media1992IMDb rating 8.1Chomsky as Himself

Awards

Twelve awards and honors from 1999 to 2018.

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Noam Chomsky's awards and nominations, grouped by award
Year	Award	Result
Other honors
2018	BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award	Won
2017	Seán MacBride Peace Prize	Won
2014	Neil and Saras Smith Medal for Linguistics	Won
2011	Albertus-Magnus professorate	Won
2011	Sydney Peace Prize	Won
2011	US Peace Prize	Won
2010	Erich Fromm Prize	Won
2010	Thomas Merton Award	Won
2007	Honorary doctor of the Peking University	Honorary
2004	Carl von Ossietzky Prize	Won
2003	Honorary doctorate of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel	Honorary
1999	Benjamin Franklin Medal in Computer and Cognitive Science	Won

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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