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Doug Liman

Highest Rated: 100% The Phantom (2021)

Lowest Rated: 15% Jumper (2008)

Birthday: Jul 24, 1965

Birthplace: New York, New York, USA

A neophyte director who scored a hit with his first released feature, "Swingers" (1996), Doug Liman emerged as a true auteur who balanced a high-energy visual style with richly drawn characters. After "Swingers," a low-budget indie hit made for $250,000 that managed to capture the cultural zeitgeist, Liman parlayed that film's popularity into a fruitful career as a top-shelf Hollywood director and executive producer. No less successful was his sophomore effort, "Go" (1999), which solidified his reputation as a go-to director for character-driven, youth-oriented films. But he vaulted into the mainstream limelight with his next film, "The Bourne Identity" (2001), a high-octane espionage thriller that was equal parts action and character, all the while helping to redefine the spy film. While serving as the executive producer on the ensuing films in the "Bourne" franchise, Liman had his biggest box office hit to date, "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" (2005), a huge commercial hit that was partly driven by stars Brad Pitt and Angeline Jolie engaging in a tabloid-friendly affair during and after production. He took a step back with the critically-maligned "Jumper" (2009), while also venturing into television as both a director and producer on shows like "The O.C." (Fox, 2003-07) and "Covert Affairs" (USA Network, 2010-14). The Palme d'Or-nominated political drama "Fair Game" (2010) added to Liman's already impressive résumé, and although the science fiction action thriller "Edge of Tomorrow" (2014) was a box office disappointment, it was among the best-reviewed films of Liman's career. Following the smaller-scale Iraq War drama "The Wall" (2017), Liman reteamed with "Edge of Tomorrow" star Tom Cruise for "American Made" (2017), an action comedy-drama based on real political events in 1980s Central America, maintaining Liman's reputation as a director who balanced serious themes with grand entertainment.

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Highest-Rated Movies

100% 73% The Phantom Watchlist 92% 91% The Bourne Ultimatum Watchlist
91% 78% Go
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91% 90% Edge of Tomorrow Watchlist
88% 89% Swingers
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88% 100% Left on Purpose
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85% 79% American Made Watchlist 84% 93% The Bourne Identity Watchlist 82% 90% The Bourne Supremacy Watchlist
78% 65% Fair Game
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Filmography

Movies TV Shows
The Instigators 40% 54% 2024 Director Road House 60% 52% 2024 Director Road House 38% 2024 Director Justice 71% 2023 Director The Phantom 100% 73% 2021 Executive Producer Chaos Walking 21% 71% 2021 Director Locked Down 41% 27% 2021 Director, Executive Producer Don't Look Deeper 2020 Executive Producer American Made 85% 79% 2017 Director The Wall 65% 42% 2017 Director One Big Home 2016 Actor Jason Bourne 55% 55% 2016 Executive Producer Left on Purpose 88% 100% 2015 Executive Producer Edge of Tomorrow 91% 90% 2014 Director, Executive Producer Three Musketeers 44% 2012 Director The Butcher, the Chef, and the Swordsman 46% 40% 2010 Executive Producer Fair Game 78% 65% 2010 Director, Producer, Cinematographer Jumper 15% 44% 2008 Director The Bourne Ultimatum 92% 91% 2007 Executive Producer Cry Wolf 22% 51% 2005 Executive Producer Mr. & Mrs. Smith 60% 58% 2005 Director Mail Order Wife 61% 68% 2004 Executive Producer The Bourne Supremacy 82% 90% 2004 Executive Producer The Bourne Identity 84% 93% 2002 Director, Producer Go 91% 78% 1999 Director, Cinematographer
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