Boaz Yakin
Directing
Biography
Boaz Yakin (Hebrew: בועז יכין, born June 20, 1966) is an Israeli-American screenwriter, film director, and producer based in New York City. He has written screenplays to films like The Rookie, Fresh, A Price Above Rubies, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, and Now You See Me, and has directed the 2000 sports drama Remember the Titans and the 2012 Jason Statham action film Safe. As a producer he has collaborated frequently with filmmaker Eli Roth and served as executive producer for the first two entries in the Hostel franchise.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Boaz Yakin
Hostel
2006
Filmography
Acting (1)
8.0
Production & Directing (39)
2025
Now You See Me: Now You Don'tCharacters
6.5
2024
1.0
2024
1.0
2024
1.0
2022
AvivaDirector
6.1
2022
AvivaProducer
6.1
2022
AvivaWriter
6.1
2021
The Harder They FallScreenplay
6.6
2018
Boarding SchoolWriter
6.3
2018
Boarding SchoolDirector
6.3
2017
Max 2: White House HeroCharacters
7.0
2016
Now You See Me 2Characters
6.8
2015
MaxDirector
7.1
2015
MaxWriter
7.1
2015
MaxExecutive Producer
7.1
2013
Now You See MeExecutive Producer
7.3
2013
Now You See MeStory
7.3
2013
Now You See MeScreenplay
7.3
2012
SafeWriter
6.5
2012
SafeDirector
6.5
2011
Bombay BeachProducer
6.5
2010
Prince of Persia: The Sands of TimeScreenplay
6.3
2008
Death in LoveWriter
4.7
2008
Death in LoveDirector
4.7
2007
Hostel: Part IIExecutive Producer
5.9
2006
HostelExecutive Producer
6.0
2005
2001 ManiacsProducer
5.4
2004
Dirty Dancing: Havana NightsScreenplay
6.4
2003
Uptown GirlsDirector
7.1
2003
Uptown GirlsExecutive Producer
7.1
2000
Remember the TitansDirector
7.7
4.6
1998
A Price Above RubiesDirector
5.4
1998
A Price Above RubiesScreenplay
5.4
1994
FreshDirector
7.2
1994
FreshWriter
7.2
1990
The RookieScreenplay
5.9
1989
The PunisherWriter
5.8
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Broken TheaterExecutive Producer