Christopher McQuarrie

Born: 1968-10-25

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 Reacher: Never Go Back (2016), The Mummy (2017), and Top Gun: Maverick (2022), the last of which received Academy Award nominations for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Picture.


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as Interrogation Cop (uncredited)
Released: 1995-07-19

Held in an L.A. interrogation room, Verbal Kint attempts to convince the feds that a mythic...

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Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around

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Released: 2013-05-07

Cast and crew speak on adapting One Shot as the first Jack Reacher film, casting Tom Cruise,...

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Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light

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Released: 2006-07-18

Film Noir burrows into the mind; it's disorienting, intriguing and enthralling. Noir brings us...

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Tom Cruise: The Last Movie Star

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Released: 2023-07-28

Tom Cruise - actor, producer, daredevil. The face of Hollywood in the 1980s, after a mid-career...

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The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird

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Released: 2006-10-03

An appreciation and the story of the making of the 1941 film "The Maltese Falcon."

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North by Northwest: One for the Ages

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Released: 2009-11-03

A discussion of "North by Northwest" and its influence.

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Round Up: Deposing 'The Usual Suspects'

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Released: 2002-04-02

Documentary that includes interviews with Singer as well as the rest of the cast - mainly...

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The Valkyrie Legacy

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Released: 2008-11-24

Created as a companion documentary to the film "Valkyrie," this documentary details the true...

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as Cop #1 / Our Town Caller
Released: 1993-01-21

Brewster seems to be an almost too perfect example of idyllic small-town America, with everyone...

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Nothing Is What It Seems: The Making Of 'The Usual Suspects'

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Documentary about the origins and making of the 1995 Oscar-winning suspense thriller. Includes...

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The Oscars

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First aired: 1953-03-19

An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The...

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