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Rod Lurie

Actor / Film Director / Screenwriter / Journalist / Film Producer / Television Producer | * 05/15/1962 (61) | Israel (Israel)
Rod Lurie (Hebrew: רוד לוריא; born May 15, 1962) is an American director, screenwriter, and former film critic. ()

Rod Lurie is an Israeli-American director, screenwriter and former film critic. Lurie's first foray into filmmaking, as writer and director, was the low-budget political thrillerDeterrence(1999), withKevin Pollakas the first Jewish President of the United States.The characters (in his films) ofPresidentJackson Evans (The Contender), prison inmate Lt. Gen. Eugene Irwin (The Last Castle),FBIagent Paige Van Doren (Line of Fire), and vice presidential nominee Gen. (ret.) Warren Keaton (Commander in Chief) are all fictional graduates of the"Long Gray Line".

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

Known for these Movies & Shows

The vice president is dead, and as the president makes his choice for a replacement, a secret contest of wills is being waged by a formidable rival. When Senator Laine Hanson is nominated as the first ...

The Contender

R

2000 | 3.4/5 | 2h 6min
Drama, Thriller
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L.A. screenwriter David Sumner relocates with his wife, Amy, to her hometown in the deep South. There, while tensions build between them, a brewing conflict with locals becomes a threat to them both. ...

Straw Dogs

R

2011 | 2.9/5 | 1h 50min
Drama, Thriller
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When reporter Rachel Armstrong writes a story that reveals the identity of a covert CIA operative, the government demands that Rachel reveal her source. She defies the special prosecutor and is thrown ...

Nothing But the Truth

R

2008 | 3.5/5 | 1h 48min
Drama, Thriller
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A small unit of U.S. soldiers, alone at the remote Combat Outpost Keating, located deep in the valley of three mountains in Afghanistan, battles to defend against an overwhelming force of Taliban figh ...

The Outpost

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2020 | 3.4/5 | 2h 3min
War, Drama, History, Action
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Movies with Rod Lurie as Actor(4)

as Himself - Host2012 A Night at the Movies: Hollywood Goes to Washington
as Logger2011 Straw Dogs
as himself2007 Heckler
as Toby Eagleburger2007 Resurrecting the Champ

Movies with Rod Lurie as Crew(20)

Directing/Director2020 The Outpost
Production/Executive Producer2017 Black Butterfly
Directing/Director2016 Killing Reagan
Directing/Director2011 Straw Dogs
Writing/Writer2011 Straw Dogs
Writing/Screenplay2011 Straw Dogs
Production/Producer2008 What Doesn't Kill You
Directing/Director2008 Nothing But the Truth
Production/Producer2008 Nothing But the Truth
Writing/Screenplay2008 Nothing But the Truth
Directing/Director2007 I'm Paige Wilson
Writing/Writer2007 I'm Paige Wilson
Directing/Director2007 Resurrecting the Champ
Production/Producer2007 Resurrecting the Champ
Production/Producer2002 Scenes of the Crime
Directing/Director2001 The Last Castle
Directing/Director2000 Deterrence
Writing/Writer2000 Deterrence
Directing/Director2000 The Contender
Writing/Writer2000 The Contender

TV Shows/Series with Rod Lurie as Crew(10)

Directing/Director2015 American Odyssey
Directing/Director2011 Hell on Wheels
Directing/Director2005 Commander in Chief
Production/Executive Producer2005 Commander in Chief
Writing/Writer2005 Commander in Chief
Creator/Creator2005 Commander in Chief
Directing/Director2003 Line of Fire
Production/Executive Producer2003 Line of Fire
Writing/Writer2003 Line of Fire
Creator/Creator2003 Line of Fire

Full Name: Rod Lurie
Born: Tuesday, 05/15 1962 (May) in Israel (Israel) (current age: 61 years + 347 days)
Zodiac sign: Taurus (Chinese zodiac sign: Tiger)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: United States Military Academy, Brunswick School
Spouses (current/former): Kyra Davis
Other names for Rod Lurie (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Rob Lurie"
"רוד לוריא"
Rod Lurie frequently works together with these people:
Marc Frydman (10x, Crew)
Peter Horton (6x, Actor)
Brian Goodman (6x, Actor)
Kristen Shaw (6x, Actress)
Larry Groupé (6x, Crew)
Adam Armus (5x, Crew)
Nora Kay Foster (5x, Crew)
Steven A. Cohen (4x, Crew)
Stuart Stevens (4x, Crew)
Bob Yari (3x, Crew)
Eloise Crane Stammerjohn (3x, Crew)
Mary Jo Slater (3x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:493106, Added: 10/04/2018, Last updated: 03/29/2024