Movies with screenplay written by Rod Lurie
For his sophomore effort, filmmaker Rod Lurie turned his attention to the Oval Office. The Contender, a low-key political thriller that relies primarily on character interaction to develop tension, is a close cousin to Lurie's debut cinematic ...
U.S. Release Date: 2000-10-13
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Nudity)
Genre: Thriller
Director: Rod Lurie
Cast: Joan Allen, Jeff Bridges, Gary Oldman, ...
There's a lot going on in Deterrence, the directorial debut of journalist-turned-filmmaker Rod Lurie. Presidential election politics. An international crisis. The threat of nuclear war. All that, plus a blizzard that keeps the President trappe...
U.S. Release Date: 2000-03-10
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Violence)
Genre: Thriller
Director: Rod Lurie
Cast: Kevin Pollak, Timothy Hutton, Sheryl Lee Ralph, ...
Sam Peckinpah's 1971 adaptation of Gordon Williams' novel elicited more controversy than the uncompromising director expected, in large part because of the unflinching and somewhat ambiguous depiction of a double rape. In addition to the unexpurgat...
U.S. Release Date: 2011-09-16
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Sexual Content, Profanity)
Genre: THRILLER
Director: Rod Lurie
Cast: James Marsden, Kate Bosworth, Alexander Skarsgård, ...