--- name: "Arthur Max" canonical: "https://film.one/person/arthur-max" fi1m_id: "arthur-max" imdb_id: "nm0561480" tmdb_id: 944 wikidata_id: "Q710582" roles: ["Production designer"] born: "1 May 1946" reviewed_on_fi1m: 14 average_fi1m_score: 67 average_over: 14 updated: "2026-10-23T04:07:29.773307+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Arthur Max ## Identity Arthur Max - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/arthur-max - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** arthur-max - **IMDb ID:** nm0561480 - **TMDB ID:** 944 - **Wikidata ID:** Q710582 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Max, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q710582, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0561480/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/944 Production designer. Born 1 May 1946 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. ## Details - **Work:** Production designer - **Born:** 1 May 1946, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA - **Active:** 1995–present - **Frequently works with:** [Ridley Scott](https://film.one/person/ridley-scott.md), [Russell Crowe](https://film.one/person/russell-crowe.md), [David Scarpa](https://film.one/person/david-scarpa.md), [Mark Huffam](https://film.one/person/mark-huffam.md), [Adam Driver](https://film.one/person/adam-driver.md), [Brian Grazer](https://film.one/person/brian-grazer.md), [Connie Nielsen](https://film.one/person/connie-nielsen.md), [David Fincher](https://film.one/person/david-fincher.md) - **Academy Awards:** 4 Oscar nominations - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 88 (1), 2000s 72 (4), 2010s 62 (5), 2020s 62 (4) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 67 to 66 across 14 titles - **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 8 at 60–79, 3 under 60 - **Genres:** Drama 11, Action 6, History 6, Adventure 5, Thriller 5, Crime 4 - **Screen time:** 33 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $3,826m across 14 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Max, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q710582, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0561480/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/944 ## Streaming the US now - **Apple TV:** [*Black Hawk Down*](https://film.one/film/black-hawk-down.md) (73), [*Gladiator II*](https://film.one/film/gladiator-ii.md) (64), [*Napoleon*](https://film.one/film/napoleon.md) (63), [*Robin Hood*](https://film.one/film/robin-hood-2010.md) (55) - **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Martian*](https://film.one/film/the-martian.md) (82), [*All the Money in the World*](https://film.one/film/all-the-money-in-the-world.md) (63) - **The Roku Channel:** [*Se7en*](https://film.one/film/se7en.md) (88) - **Hulu:** [*Gladiator*](https://film.one/film/gladiator.md) (84) - **Peacock:** [*Prometheus*](https://film.one/film/prometheus.md) (60) - **Disney+:** [*House of Gucci*](https://film.one/film/house-of-gucci.md) (58) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Arthur Max is an American production designer. Born in Manhattan, New York City, he began his career as a stage lighting designer in the music industry in the late 1960s, working on events including the Woodstock festival and tours for Pink Floyd. After studying architecture in England, where he earned degrees from the Polytechnic of Central London and the Royal College of Art, Max entered the film industry as an assistant to production designers in the mid-1980s. He later worked on television commercials before becoming a feature film production designer, collaborating frequently with directors Ridley Scott and David Fincher. He is known for his work on *Se7en* (1995), *Gladiator* (2000), *Black Hawk Down* (2001), *American Gangster* (2007), *Prometheus* (2012), *The Martian* (2015), *Napoleon* (2023) and *Gladiator II* (2024). Max has received four Academy Award nominations for production design. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, variety.com.* ## On Fi1m (14) - *Gladiator II* (2024), Fi1m 64, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/gladiator-ii.md) - *Napoleon* (2023), Fi1m 63, Production Design, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/napoleon.md) - *House of Gucci* (2021), Fi1m 58, Production Design, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/house-of-gucci.md) - *The Last Duel* (2021), Fi1m 65, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-last-duel.md) - *All the Money in the World* (2017), Fi1m 63, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/all-the-money-in-the-world.md) - *The Martian* (2015), Fi1m 82, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-martian.md) - *Exodus: Gods and Kings* (2014), Fi1m 52, Production Design, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/exodus-gods-and-kings.md) - *Prometheus* (2012), Fi1m 60, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/prometheus.md) - *Robin Hood* (2010), Fi1m 55, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/robin-hood-2010.md) - *Body of Lies* (2008), Fi1m 60, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/body-of-lies.md) - *Panic Room* (2002), Fi1m 73, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/panic-room.md) - *Black Hawk Down* (2001), Fi1m 73, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/black-hawk-down.md) - *Gladiator* (2000), Fi1m 84, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/gladiator.md) - *Se7en* (1995), Fi1m 88, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/se7en.md) ## Complete filmography (20) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Gladiator II* (2024), Production Design — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/gladiator-ii.md) - *Napoleon* (2023), Production Design — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/napoleon.md) - *House of Gucci* (2021), Production Design — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/house-of-gucci.md) - *The Last Duel* (2021), Production Design — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/the-last-duel.md) - *The Last Vermeer* (2019), as Art Direction · Production Design - *All the Money in the World* (2017), Production Design — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/all-the-money-in-the-world.md) - *The Martian* (2015), Production Design — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/the-martian.md) - *Exodus: Gods and Kings* (2014), Production Design — Fi1m 52, [page](https://film.one/film/exodus-gods-and-kings.md) - *The Counselor* (2013), Production Design - *Prometheus* (2012), Production Design — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/prometheus.md) - *Robin Hood* (2010), Production Design — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/robin-hood-2010.md) - *Body of Lies* (2008), Production Design — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/body-of-lies.md) - *American Gangster* (2007), Production Design - *Kingdom of Heaven* (2005), Production Design - *Panic Room* (2002), Production Design — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/panic-room.md) - *Black Hawk Down* (2001), Production Design — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/black-hawk-down.md) - *Gladiator* (2000), Production Design — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/gladiator.md) - *G.I. Jane* (1997), as Barber · Production Design - *Se7en* (1995), as Man in Library (uncredited) · Production Design — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/se7en.md) - *Insignificance* (1985), as Art Direction ## Awards ### Academy Awards — 0 won, 4 nominated - 2024: Best Production Design (nominated), for *Napoleon* - 2016: Best Production Design (nominated), for *The Martian* - 2008: Best Production Design (nominated), for *American Gangster* - 2001: Best Production Design (nominated), for *Gladiator* ### Other awards — 1 won - National Board of Review Award for Outstanding Production Design 2000: National Board of Review Award for Outstanding Production Design (won), for *Gladiator* *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/arthur-max