Christopher McQuarrie

Christopher McQuarrie

Birthday: 1968-10-25

Place of Birth: Princeton Junction, New Jersey, USA

Biography: Christopher McQuarrie (born October 25, 1968) is an American screenwriter, film director, and producer. 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 films Jack Reacher (2012), as well as four instalments of the Mission: Impossible film series: Rogue Nation (2015), Fallout (2018), Dead Reckoning (2023), and The Final Reckoning (2025). He was also a part of the writing and/or producing team on the Cruise films Valkyrie (2008), Edge of Tomorrow (2014), Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016), The Mummy (2017), and Top Gun: Maverick (2022), the last of which received Academy Award nominations for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Picture. Description above from the Wikipedia article about Christopher McQuarrie, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Public Access

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Tom Cruise: The Last Movie Star
Tom Cruise: The Last Movie Star

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Nothing Is What It Seems:  The Making Of 'The Usual Suspects'
Nothing Is What It Seems: The Making Of 'The Usual Suspects'

Documentary about the origins and making of the 1995 Oscar-winning suspense thriller. Includes rare...

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Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around
Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around

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North by Northwest: One for the Ages
North by Northwest: One for the Ages

A discussion of "North by Northwest" and its influence....

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Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light

Film Noir burrows into the mind; it's disorienting, intriguing and enthralling. Noir brings us into ...

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The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird
The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird

An appreciation and the story of the making of the 1941 film "The Maltese Falcon."...

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The Valkyrie Legacy
The Valkyrie Legacy

Created as a companion documentary to the film "Valkyrie," this documentary details the true story b...

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Round Up: Deposing 'The Usual Suspects'
Round Up: Deposing 'The Usual Suspects'

Documentary that includes interviews with Singer as well as the rest of the cast - mainly Spacey. Th...

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The Usual Suspects
The Usual Suspects

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Making Mission: Impossible - A 10 News First Special
Making Mission: Impossible - A 10 News First Special

10 News First takes you behind the scenes on the making of Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning...

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Mission: Impossible - Fallout
Mission: Impossible - Fallout

When an IMF mission ends badly, the world is faced with dire consequences. As Ethan Hunt takes it up...

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Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning

Ethan Hunt and team continue their search for the terrifying AI known as the Entity — which has infi...

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Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One

Ethan Hunt and his IMF team embark on their most dangerous mission yet: To track down a terrifying n...

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