Rod Lurie
Directing
Biography
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".
Filmography 22
Movies (18)
Lucky Strike2026Directing
The Senior2025Directing
The Outpost2020Directing
Killing Reagan2016Directing
A Night at the Movies: Hollywood Goes to Washington2012Self - Host
Straw Dogs2011Logger
Nothing but the Truth2008Larry
Heckler2007Self
Resurrecting the Champ2007Toby Eagleburger- I'm Paige Wilson2007Directing
- The Angel of death2003Directing
The Last Castle2001Directing
The Contender2000Directing
Deterrence2000Directing
Junket Whore1998Self- The HorsemanDirecting
Monsters of GodDirecting- West PointerDirecting
Shows (4)
American Odyssey2015Directing
Hell on Wheels2011Directing
Commander in Chief2005Directing
Line of Fire2003Directing