Christopher McQuarrie

Born: 1968-10-25

Christopher McQuarrie (born October 25, 1968) is an American screenwriter, film producer, and director. 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). McQuarrie is a frequent collaborator with Tom Cruise, having written and directed the action films Jack Reacher (2012), as well as four installments of the Mission: Impossible film series: Rogue Nation (2015), Fallout (2018), Dead Reckoning Part One (2023), and The Final Reckoning (2025). He was also a part of the writing and/or producing team on the Cruise 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Christopher McQuarrie, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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