Rod Lurie
Directing
Biography
Rod Lurie is an Israeli-American director, screenwriter and former film critic. Lurie's first foray into filmmaking, as writer and director, was the low-budget political thriller Deterrence (1999), with Kevin Pollak as the first Jewish President of the United States.
The characters (in his films) of President Jackson Evans (The Contender), prison inmate Lt. Gen. Eugene Irwin (The Last Castle), FBI agent Paige Van Doren (Line of Fire), and vice presidential nominee Gen. (ret.) Warren Keaton (Commander in Chief) are all fictional graduates of the "Long Gray Line".
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Rod Lurie
The Outpost
2020
Straw Dogs
2011
Filmography
Acting (6)
2012
A Night at the Movies: Hollywood Goes to Washingtonas Self - Host
7.0
2011
Straw Dogsas Logger
5.9
2008
Nothing But the Truthas Larry
6.9
2007
Heckleras Self
5.9
2007
Resurrecting the Champas Toby Eagleburger
6.3
1998
Junket Whoreas Self
5.5
Production & Directing (32)
2026
Lucky StrikeDirector
6.8
2026
Lucky StrikeWriter
6.8
2026
Lucky StrikeProducer
6.8
2025
The SeniorDirector
6.7
2020
The OutpostDirector
6.9
2017
Black ButterflyExecutive Producer
6.2
2016
Killing ReaganDirector
6.5
2011
Straw DogsDirector
5.9
2011
Straw DogsScreenplay
5.9
2008
Nothing But the TruthDirector
6.9
2008
Nothing But the TruthProducer
6.9
2008
Nothing But the TruthWriter
6.9
2008
What Doesn't Kill YouProducer
6.0
2007
Resurrecting the ChampDirector
6.3
2007
Resurrecting the ChampProducer
6.3
2007
I'm Paige WilsonDirector
2.0
2007
I'm Paige WilsonWriter
2.0
2003
The Angel of deathDirector
2002
Scenes of the CrimeProducer
5.5
2001
The Search for John GissingExecutive Producer
4.9
2001
The Last CastleDirector
7.2
2000
The ContenderDirector
6.7
2000
The ContenderWriter
6.7
2000
DeterrenceDirector
6.1
2000
DeterrenceWriter
6.1
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West PointerWriter
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West PointerDirector
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West PointerProducer
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Monsters of GodDirector
5.0
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Monsters of GodWriter
5.0
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The HorsemanDirector
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The HorsemanWriter