Niccol has directed the films "Gattaca" (1997), "Simone" (2002), "Lord of War" (2005), "In Time" (2011), "The Host" (2013), and "Good Kill" (2014) (reuniting after 17 years with actor Ethan Hawke in a lead role; Hawke also appeared in "Lord of War" as a supporting character named Jack Valentine). He has also directed a short film entitled "The Minutes" (2012), which is a documentary-esque, narrative tie-in to "In Time" that describes in more detail the world and characters from the film.