Rod Lurie
Director
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".
Born1962-05-15
Place of BirthIsrael
Known For
7.1
Lucky Strike
ActionWar
7.6
Hell on Wheels
Action & AdventureDrama
7.6
Commander in Chief
Drama
6.9
The Outpost
WarDrama
7.2
The Last Castle
ActionDrama
6.3
Line of Fire
DramaCrime
5.9
Straw Dogs
DramaThriller
7.1
American Odyssey
Drama
6.9
Nothing but the Truth
DramaThriller
6.7
The Contender
DramaThriller
6.3
Resurrecting the Champ
Drama
6.7
The Senior
Drama
6.2
Deterrence
ActionDrama
6.5
Killing Reagan
DramaTV Movie
The Horseman
WesternDrama
2.0
I'm Paige Wilson
5.0
Monsters of God
ActionAdventure
West Pointer
Drama
The Angel of death