Christopher McQuarrie
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.
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
as SelfCast 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
as SelfFilm Noir burrows into the mind; it's disorienting, intriguing and enthralling. Noir brings us...
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Tom Cruise: The Last Movie Star
as Self (archive footage)Tom Cruise - actor, producer, daredevil. The face of Hollywood in the 1980s, after a mid-career...
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as Cop #1 / Our Town CallerBrewster seems to be an almost too perfect example of idyllic small-town America, with everyone...
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The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird
as SelfAn appreciation and the story of the making of the 1941 film "The Maltese Falcon."
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Round Up: Deposing 'The Usual Suspects'
as SelfDocumentary that includes interviews with Singer as well as the rest of the cast - mainly...
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The Valkyrie Legacy
as SelfCreated as a companion documentary to the film "Valkyrie," this documentary details the true...
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North by Northwest: One for the Ages
as SelfA discussion of "North by Northwest" and its influence.
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Nothing Is What It Seems: The Making Of 'The Usual Suspects'
as selfDocumentary about the origins and making of the 1995 Oscar-winning suspense thriller. Includes...
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The Oscars
as SelfAn annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The...
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