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Christopher McQuarrie

Actor / Film Director / Screenwriter / Film Producer | * 01/01/1968 (56) | Princeton Junction, New Jersey (United States of America (USA))
Christopher McQuarrie (born October 25, 1968) is an American filmmaker. He received the BAFTA Award, Independent Spirit Award, and Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for the neo-noir mystery film The Usual Suspects (1995). He made his directorial debut with the crime thriller film The Way of the Gun (2000). He is a frequent collaborator with Tom Cruise, having written and directed the action films Jack Reacher (2012), Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015), Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018), Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning (2023), and an untitled eighth Mission: Impossible film (2025). He was also a part of the writing and/or producing team on the films Valkyrie (2008), Edge of Tomorrow (2014), Jack ()
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Christopher McQuarrie is an American screenwriter, producer and director. His screenplays include The Usual Suspects, for which he won the 1996 Academy Award, The Way of the Gun and Valkyrie. He is the creator of NBC television series Persons Unknown.

Most frequent genres for this person: Action | Thriller | Drama

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When an IMF mission ends badly, the world is faced with dire consequences. As Ethan Hunt takes it upon himself to fulfill his original briefing, the CIA begin to question his loyalty and his motives. ...

Mission: Impossible - Fallout

PG-13

2018 | 3.7/5 | 2h 27min
Action, Adventure
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After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell finds himself training a detachment ...

Top Gun: Maverick

PG-13

2022 | 4.1/5 | 2h 11min
Action, Drama
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Ethan Hunt and his IMF team embark on their most dangerous mission yet: To track down a terrifying new weapon that threatens all of humanity before it falls into the wrong hands. With control of the f ...

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One

PG-13

2023 | 3.8/5 | 2h 36min
Action, Thriller
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Held in an L.A. interrogation room, Verbal Kint attempts to convince the feds that a mythic crime lord, Keyser Soze, not only exists, but was also responsible for drawing him and his four partners int ...

The Usual Suspects

R

1995 | 4.1/5 | 1h 46min
Drama, Crime, Thriller
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Awards & Nominations for Christopher McQuarrie

Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay Edgar Awards Independent Spirit Awards Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay Academy Award for Best Picture Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
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Movies with Christopher McQuarrie as Actor(9)

as Self (archive footage)2023 Tom Cruise: The Last Movie Star
as himself2013 Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around
as himself2009 North by Northwest: One for the Ages
2008 The Valkyrie Legacy
as himself2006 Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
as himself2006 The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird
as himself2002 Round Up: Deposing 'The Usual Suspects'
as Interrogation Cop (uncredited)1995 The Usual Suspects
as Cop #1 / Our Town Caller1993 Public Access

Movies with Christopher McQuarrie as Crew(30)

Directing/Director2024 Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part Two
Writing/Screenplay2024 Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part Two
Writing/Screenstory2023 Live Die Repeat and Repeat
Directing/Director2023 Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Writing/Writer2023 Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Production/Producer2023 Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Directing/Director2023 Star Blazers
Production/Producer2023 Star Blazers
Production/Producer2023 The Chameleon
Production/Producer2022 Top Gun: Maverick
Writing/Screenplay2022 Top Gun: Maverick
Directing/Director2018 Mission: Impossible - Fallout
Production/Producer2018 Mission: Impossible - Fallout
Writing/Writer2018 Mission: Impossible - Fallout
Writing/Screenplay2017 The Mummy
Production/Producer2016 Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
Directing/Director2015 Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
Writing/Story2015 Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
Writing/Screenplay2015 Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
Writing/Screenplay2014 Edge of Tomorrow
Writing/Screenplay2013 Jack the Giant Slayer
Directing/Director2012 Jack Reacher
Writing/Screenplay2012 Jack Reacher
Writing/Screenplay2010 The Tourist
Production/Producer2008 Valkyrie
Writing/Screenplay2008 Valkyrie
Directing/Director2000 The Way of the Gun
Writing/Screenplay2000 The Way of the Gun
Writing/Writer1995 The Usual Suspects
Writing/Writer1993 Public Access

TV Shows/Series with Christopher McQuarrie as Crew(4)

Production/Executive Producer2022 Reacher
Writing/Writer2010 Persons Unknown
Production/Executive Producer2010 Persons Unknown
Creator/Creator2010 Persons Unknown

Additional Information

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Born: Monday, 01/01 1968 (January) in Princeton Junction, New Jersey (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 56 years + 110 days)
Zodiac sign: Capricorn (Chinese zodiac sign: Monkey)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South
Member of: Writers Guild of America, West
Christopher McQuarrie frequently works together with these people:
Tom Cruise (21x, Actor)
Bryan Singer (11x, Crew)
John Ottman (10x, Crew)
Wade Eastwood (9x, Crew)
Sarah Monzani (8x, Crew)
Marc Wolff (8x, Crew)
David Ellison (8x, Crew)
Dana Goldberg (8x, Crew)
Don Granger (7x, Crew)
Kenneth Kokin (7x, Crew)
Fraser Taggart (6x, Crew)
Lee Child (5x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:2912, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 03/24/2024