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Director

Brett Ratner

Brett Ratner (born March 28, 1969) is an American film director and producer. He directed the Rush Hour film series, The Family Man, Red Dragon, X-Men: The Last Stand, Tower Heist, and Hercules. He is a producer of several films, including the Horrible Bosses series, as well as executive producer on other projects, including the films The Revenant and War Dogs and the television series Prison Break. Ratner got his start directing with music videos in the 1990s and directed his first motion picture, Money Talks, in 1997. Overall, the films Ratner has directed have earned over $2 billion at the global box office. Ratner is the co-founder of RatPac Entertainment, a film production company. Ratner led RatPac's partnership with Dune Entertainment in September 2013 for a co-producing deal with Warner Bros. that included 75 films. RatPac Entertainment has co-financed 81 theatrically released motion pictures, exceeding $17 billion in worldwide box office receipts. RatPac's co-financed films have been nominated for 59 Academy Awards, 25 Golden Globes, and 43 BAFTAs and have won 25 Academy Awards, 8 Golden Globes, and 24 BAFTAs. In January 2017, Ratner received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions to the motion picture industry, located at 6801 Hollywood Boulevard. In 2017, numerous women in Hollywood came forward with allegations of sexual misconduct, sexual assault, or harassment against Ratner. Description above from the Wikipedia article Brett Ratner, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

March 28, 1969 (57 years old) Miami Beach, Florida, USA

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4

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1983–2017

Career

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X-Men: The Last Stand

X-Men: The Last Stand

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Prison Break

Rush Hour

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Red Dragon

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Rush Hour 2

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Hercules

Filmography

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The Lego Ninjago Movie

The Lego Ninjago Movie

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Rules Don't Apply

Rules Don't Apply

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War Dogs

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I Saw the Light

I Saw the Light

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The Revenant

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Black Mass

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TV Shows

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Prison Break

CHAOS

Breakthrough

Making the Video

Making the Video

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‘X-Men’ Star Nixed Return in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’

‘X-Men’ Star Nixed Return in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’

Preview: British actor Vinnie Jones says he passed on returning as the Juggernaut in Marvel’s ‘Deadpool & Wolverine.’ Jo...

Don Kaye · Mar 8, 2024

Kevin Hart Steps Down from Oscar Hosting Gig After Homophobic Tweets Surface

Kevin Hart Steps Down from Oscar Hosting Gig After Homophobic Tweets Surface

The search is on (again)!

Moviefone · Dec 7, 2018

9 Things You Never Knew About 'Rush Hour' on Its 20th Anniversary

9 Things You Never Knew About 'Rush Hour' on Its 20th Anniversary

Happy 20th to this buddy cop classic.

Jesse Schedeen · Aug 30, 2018

Warner Bros. Denies Story That Gal Gadot Insist They Fire Brett Ratner

Warner Bros. Denies Story That Gal Gadot Insist They Fire Brett Ratner

Over the weekend, the story broke that Gal Gadot refused to sign on to play Wonder Woman again unless Warner Bros. made...

Sharon Knolle · Nov 13, 2017

Gal Gadot Reportedly Won't Return for 'Wonder Woman 2' if Brett Ratner Is Involved

Gal Gadot Reportedly Won't Return for 'Wonder Woman 2' if Brett Ratner Is Involved

"Wonder Woman" fans approve of this power move. There is no DCEU Diana Prince without Gal Gadot. So when Gal Gadot puts...

Gina Carbone · Nov 13, 2017

Brett Ratner Accused of Sexual Misconduct: Olivia Munn, Natasha Henstridge Share Gross Stories

Brett Ratner Accused of Sexual Misconduct: Olivia Munn, Natasha Henstridge Share Gross Stories

Six women have come forward accusing "Rush Hour" and "X-Men: The Last Stand" director Brett Ratner of sexual harassment...

Gina Carbone · Nov 1, 2017

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