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Christopher McQuarrie

1968 - Today

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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). McQuarrie is a frequent collaborator with Tom Cruise, having written and directed the action film Jack Reacher (2012), as well as four installments of the Mission: Impossible film series: Rogue Nation (2015), Fallout (2018), Dead Reckoning (2023), and The Final Reckoning (2025), in addition to uncredited rewrites on Ghost Protocol (2011). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Christopher McQuarrie is the 1,023rd most popular film director (down from 980th in 2019), the 7,216th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,271st in 2019) and the 258th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Christopher McQuarrie ranks 1,023 out of 2,041. Before him are Danis Tanović, Álex de la Iglesia, Melville Shavelson, Shyam Benegal, Jia Zhangke, and Spike Jonze. After him are Marleen Gorris, Michael Chapman, Deeyah Khan, Abderrahmane Sissako, Chad Stahelski, and Zbigniew Rybczyński.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Christopher McQuarrie ranks 193. Before him are Sandra Roelofs, Rachael Harris, Luis Hernández, Oliver Masucci, Kimiko Shiratori, and Georgi Gospodinov. After him are Juan Orlando Hernández, Chad Stahelski, John Collins, Jordi Mollà, Ståle Solbakken, and Vanessa Marquez.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Christopher McQuarrie ranks 7,218 out of 20,380. Before him are Randy Johnson (1963), William Roth (1921), Hoagy Carmichael (1899), Spike Jonze (1969), Eddie Cheever (1958), and James Van Fleet (1892). After him are James Dunn (1901), William B. Travis (1809), William Higinbotham (1910), Paul Butterfield (1942), George Pickett (1825), and Mayo Methot (1904).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Christopher McQuarrie ranks 258. Before him are Candida Royalle (1950), Michael Hoffman (1956), Alexander Mackendrick (1912), John Berry (1917), Melville Shavelson (1917), and Spike Jonze (1969). After him are Michael Chapman (1935), Chad Stahelski (1968), Tom DiCillo (1953), Jack Conway (1887), Gary Ross (1956), and Caleb Deschanel (1944).

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