Christopher McQuarrie

Christopher McQuarrie

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). He is a frequent collaborator with Tom Cruise, having written and directed the action films Jack Reacher (2012), Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015), Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018), Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning (2023), and an untitled eighth Mission: Impossible film (2025). He was also a part of the writing and/or producing team on the 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.

  • Title: Christopher McQuarrie
  • Popularity: 6.82
  • Known For: Writing
  • Birthday: 1968-10-25
  • Place of Birth: Princeton Junction, New Jersey, USA
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  • Also Known As: McQ
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Christopher McQuarrie Movies

  • 1993
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    Public Access

    Public Access

    6.1 1993 HD

    Brewster seems to be an almost too perfect example of idyllic small-town America, with everyone living in peace and harmony. So when newcomer Whiley...

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  • 2023
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    Tom Cruise: The Last Movie Star

    Tom Cruise: The Last Movie Star

    7 2023 HD

    Tom Cruise - actor, producer, daredevil. The face of Hollywood in the 1980s, after a mid-career meltdown, his future looked in doubt. But through a...

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  • 1970
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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'

    1 1970 HD

    Documentary about the origins and making of the 1995 Oscar-winning suspense thriller. Includes rare unseen footage and revisits many of the film's...

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  • 2013
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    Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around

    Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around

    8 2013 HD

    Cast and crew speak on adapting One Shot as the first Jack Reacher film, casting Tom Cruise, earning Lee Child's blessing, additional character...

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  • 2009
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    North by Northwest: One for the Ages

    North by Northwest: One for the Ages

    6.3 2009 HD

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

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  • 2006
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    Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light

    Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light

    7.1 2006 HD

    Film Noir burrows into the mind; it's disorienting, intriguing and enthralling. Noir brings us into a gritty underworld of lush morbidity, providing...

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  • 2006
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    The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird

    The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird

    7.8 2006 HD

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

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  • 2008
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    The Valkyrie Legacy

    The Valkyrie Legacy

    5.7 2008 HD

    Created as a companion documentary to the film "Valkyrie," this documentary details the true story behind the plot to assassinate Adolph Hitler.

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  • 2002
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    Round Up: Deposing 'The Usual Suspects'

    Round Up: Deposing 'The Usual Suspects'

    7 2002 HD

    Documentary that includes interviews with Singer as well as the rest of the cast - mainly Spacey. There is no "plot" or "promotional" elements to...

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  • 1995
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    The Usual Suspects

    The Usual Suspects

    8.184 1995 HD

    Held in an L.A. interrogation room, Verbal Kint attempts to convince the feds that a mythic crime lord, Keyser Soze, not only exists, but was also...

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  • 2000
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    The Way of the Gun

    The Way of the Gun

    6.311 2000 HD

    Two criminal drifters without sympathy get more than they bargained for after kidnapping and holding for ransom the surrogate mother of a powerful...

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  • 2008
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    Valkyrie

    Valkyrie

    6.9 2008 HD

    Wounded in Africa during World War II, Nazi Col. Claus von Stauffenberg returns to his native Germany and joins the Resistance in a daring plan to...

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  • 2008
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    Valkyrie

    Valkyrie

    6.9 2008 HD

    Wounded in Africa during World War II, Nazi Col. Claus von Stauffenberg returns to his native Germany and joins the Resistance in a daring plan to...

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  • 2010
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    The Tourist

    The Tourist

    6.186 2010 HD

    American tourist Frank meets mysterious British woman Elise on the train to Venice. Romance seems to bud, but there's more to her than meets the eye.

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  • 2022
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    Top Gun: Maverick

    Top Gun: Maverick

    8.2 2022 HD

    After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him, Pete...

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  • 2013
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    Jack the Giant Slayer

    Jack the Giant Slayer

    5.8 2013 HD

    The story of an ancient war that is reignited when a young farmhand unwittingly opens a gateway between our world and a fearsome race of giants....

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  • 2022
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    Top Gun: Maverick

    Top Gun: Maverick

    8.2 2022 HD

    After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him, Pete...

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  • 2012
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    Jack Reacher

    Jack Reacher

    6.634 2012 HD

    One morning in an ordinary town, five people are shot dead in a seemingly random attack. All evidence points to a single suspect: an ex-military...

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  • 2012
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    Jack Reacher

    Jack Reacher

    6.634 2012 HD

    One morning in an ordinary town, five people are shot dead in a seemingly random attack. All evidence points to a single suspect: an ex-military...

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  • 1993
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    Public Access

    Public Access

    6.1 1993 HD

    Brewster seems to be an almost too perfect example of idyllic small-town America, with everyone living in peace and harmony. So when newcomer Whiley...

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  • 2014
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    Edge of Tomorrow

    Edge of Tomorrow

    7.6 2014 HD

    Major Bill Cage is an officer who has never seen a day of combat when he is unceremoniously demoted and dropped into combat. Cage is killed within...

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  • 2018
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    Mission: Impossible - Fallout

    Mission: Impossible - Fallout

    7.4 2018 HD

    When an IMF mission ends badly, the world is faced with dire consequences. As Ethan Hunt takes it upon himself to fulfill his original briefing, the...

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  • 2015
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    Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation

    Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation

    7.206 2015 HD

    Ethan and team take on their most impossible mission yet—eradicating 'The Syndicate', an International and highly-skilled rogue organization...

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  • 2015
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    Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation

    Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation

    7.206 2015 HD

    Ethan and team take on their most impossible mission yet—eradicating 'The Syndicate', an International and highly-skilled rogue organization...

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  • 2015
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    Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation

    Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation

    7.206 2015 HD

    Ethan and team take on their most impossible mission yet—eradicating 'The Syndicate', an International and highly-skilled rogue organization...

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  • 2018
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    Mission: Impossible - Fallout

    Mission: Impossible - Fallout

    7.4 2018 HD

    When an IMF mission ends badly, the world is faced with dire consequences. As Ethan Hunt takes it upon himself to fulfill his original briefing, the...

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  • 2000
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    The Way of the Gun

    The Way of the Gun

    6.311 2000 HD

    Two criminal drifters without sympathy get more than they bargained for after kidnapping and holding for ransom the surrogate mother of a powerful...

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  • 2023
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    Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One

    Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One

    7.5 2023 HD

    Ethan Hunt and his IMF team embark on their most dangerous mission yet: To track down a terrifying new weapon that threatens all of humanity before...

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  • 1995
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    The Usual Suspects

    The Usual Suspects

    8.184 1995 HD

    Held in an L.A. interrogation room, Verbal Kint attempts to convince the feds that a mythic crime lord, Keyser Soze, not only exists, but was also...

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  • 2016
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    Jack Reacher: Never Go Back

    Jack Reacher: Never Go Back

    5.986 2016 HD

    When Major Susan Turner is arrested for treason, ex-investigator Jack Reacher undertakes the challenging task to prove her innocence and ends up...

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  • 2017
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    The Mummy

    The Mummy

    5.5 2017 HD

    Though safely entombed in a crypt deep beneath the unforgiving desert, an ancient queen whose destiny was unjustly taken from her is awakened in our...

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  • 1970
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    The Gauntlet

    The Gauntlet

    1 1970 HD

    A remake of the 1977 Clint Eastwood thriller. A tough but mediocre cop is assigned to escort a prostitute into custody from Las Vegas to Phoenix, so...

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  • 2025
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    Mission: Impossible 8

    Mission: Impossible 8

    1 2025 HD

    The eighth installment of the Mission: Impossible franchise.

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  • 2025
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    Mission: Impossible 8

    Mission: Impossible 8

    1 2025 HD

    The eighth installment of the Mission: Impossible franchise.

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  • 1970
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    Iron Curtain

    Iron Curtain

    1 1970 HD

    Plot details are being kept under wraps. But McQuarrie and Emmy winner Erik Jendresen (Band of Brothers) will handle the rewrites on...

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  • 1970
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    Iron Curtain

    Iron Curtain

    1 1970 HD

    Plot details are being kept under wraps. But McQuarrie and Emmy winner Erik Jendresen (Band of Brothers) will handle the rewrites on...

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  • 2023
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    Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One

    Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One

    7.5 2023 HD

    Ethan Hunt and his IMF team embark on their most dangerous mission yet: To track down a terrifying new weapon that threatens all of humanity before...

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  • 2018
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    Mission: Impossible - Fallout

    Mission: Impossible - Fallout

    7.4 2018 HD

    When an IMF mission ends badly, the world is faced with dire consequences. As Ethan Hunt takes it upon himself to fulfill his original briefing, the...

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  • 1970
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    Broadsword

    Broadsword

    1 1970 HD

    An S.O.E. (Special Operations Executive) mission in World War II goes badly and leaves a Royal Marine Captain stranded in France as the sole...

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  • 1970
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    Broadsword

    Broadsword

    1 1970 HD

    An S.O.E. (Special Operations Executive) mission in World War II goes badly and leaves a Royal Marine Captain stranded in France as the sole...

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  • 1970
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    Broadsword

    Broadsword

    1 1970 HD

    An S.O.E. (Special Operations Executive) mission in World War II goes badly and leaves a Royal Marine Captain stranded in France as the sole...

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  • 2023
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    Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One

    Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One

    7.5 2023 HD

    Ethan Hunt and his IMF team embark on their most dangerous mission yet: To track down a terrifying new weapon that threatens all of humanity before...

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  • 2025
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    Mission: Impossible 8

    Mission: Impossible 8

    1 2025 HD

    The eighth installment of the Mission: Impossible franchise.

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  • 1953
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    The Oscars

    The Oscars

    7 1953 HD

    An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a...

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  • 1970
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    The Oscars

    The Oscars

    6.311 1970 HD

    A group of strangers must come together to solve the puzzle of their lives.

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  • 1970
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    The Oscars

    The Oscars

    6.311 1970 HD

    A group of strangers must come together to solve the puzzle of their lives.

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  • 1970
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    The Oscars

    The Oscars

    8.073 1970 HD

    Jack Reacher, a veteran military police investigator, has just recently entered civilian life. Reacher is a drifter, carrying no phone and the barest...

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  • 1970
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    The Oscars

    The Oscars

    6.311 1970 HD

    A group of strangers must come together to solve the puzzle of their lives.

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