Director Doug Liman (1965)

An American sci-fi film Chaos Walking (2021), directed by Doug Liman and written by Patrick Ness and Christopher Ford, is an adaptation of Ness’s trilogy of the same name. The first book, titled The Knife of Never Letting Go, serves as the basis for the movie’s plot. Set in 2257 AD on the planet New World, the male colonists are affected by a condition known as Noise, which exposes everyone’s thoughts to one another. The colonists were previously ...

Directed by Doug Liman and written by Dwain Worrell, The Wall (2017) is an American war thriller depicting the events of the Iraq War. In the desert of the country, U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Shane Matthews is a sniper tasked with investigating a pipeline construction site alongside his spotter, Sergeant Allen Isaac. After 22 hours of patient surveillance, they conclude that the area is safe. However, as Matthews begins to inspect the site, he is fatally shot by an Iraqi sniper. Isaac attempts to save him but ends up getting injured in his right knee and losing his radio ...

American Made (2017), an action comedy film directed by Doug Liman and written by Gary Spinelli, draws inspiration from the life of Barry Seal. A former TWA pilot who later became a drug smuggler for the Medellín Cartel, Seal is eventually recruited as an informant for the DEA. The CIA also takes notice of Seal’s ability to smuggle Cuban cigars into the country and enlists him to take aerial photographs of Sandinista bases in 1978. Soon, he becomes involved with Pablo Escobar’s infamous cartel, led by Jorge Ochoa and Carlos Lehder, who want a part of his ...

Edge of Tomorrow (2014) is an American science fiction action film directed by Doug Liman and written by Christopher McQuarrie and the writing team of Jez and John-Henry Butterworth, adapted from Hiroshi Sakurazaka’s Japanese novel All You Need Is Kill. The story takes place in a world where an alien race known as ‘Mimics’ have invaded and conquered much of Europe, resulting in the formation of the ...

Fair Game (2010) is a biographical political drama film directed by Doug Liman and starring Naomi Watts and Sean Penn. Valerie Plame, employed by the Central Intelligence Agency, keeps her job secret from everyone outside of her husband and parents. She is an intelligence officer involved in numerous sensitive and potentially hazardous undercover operations abroad. Her husband, Joseph C. Wilson, formerly served as the U.S. ambassador to Gabon with a previous diplomatic history in Niger. Plame’s colleagues at the CIA ...

Jumper (2008) is an American science fiction action film that loosely follows Steven Gould’s novel of the same title. Directed by Doug Liman, the movie centers around 15-year-old David Rice, who discovers his ability to teleport after falling through thin ice on the Huron River while retrieving a snow globe for his crush, Millie Harris. Using this newfound power, he leaves his abusive father behind and moves to New York City where he uses it to rob banks by teleporting into their vaults. Eight years pass and David now lives a lavish lifestyle in a penthouse, ...

Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005) is an American action comedy film directed by Doug Liman and written by Simon Kinberg, following the story of John and Jane Smith. The couple, who have been married for five or six years, attend marriage counseling to address their troubled relationship. Despite their initial claims of meeting in Bogotá, Colombia and falling in love, it is revealed that they are actually highly skilled field operatives working for separate contract-killing firms. They have successfully kept their true professions hidden from each other. The Smiths live in a ...

Directed by Doug Liman and written by Tony Gilroy and William Blake Herron, The Bourne Identity (2002) is an action-thriller film based on Robert Ludlum’s 1980 novel of the same name. When Italian fishermen rescue a man with two gunshot wounds in the Mediterranean Sea, they discover that he has no memory of his identity but possesses advanced combat skills and fluency in multiple languages. Upon finding a laser projector embedded under his skin, displaying a safe ...

Go (1999) is an American crime comedy film that tells the story of three sets of characters whose lives become entangled during the Christmas season. Ronna, struggling to make ends meet and facing eviction, is approached by Adam and Zack to purchase 20 hits of ecstasy. However, their usual dealer Simon is absent, so Ronna turns to Todd, who she owes money to. In order to pay him back, she leaves her friend Claire with him as collateral. Despite some initial suspicions about Burke, a stranger with Adam and Zack, Ronna agrees to sell the pills. However, after realizing they may be in danger due to the pills’ unknown strength, she makes a risky decision and ...

The American buddy comedy film Swingers (1996) follows the story of unemployed actors living in the ‘eastside’ of Hollywood, California during the swing revival of the 1990s. Mike Peters, a struggling comedian who left New York in search of success in Los Angeles, is still reeling from his six-year relationship with Michelle ending six months ago. To cheer him up, his womanizing friend Trent and other aspiring actor buddies try to help him get back into the social scene. As they hang out, Mike confides in his friend Rob about how much he misses Michelle and how she hasn’t reached out to him. Rob explains that women have a way of knowing not to call ...