Directed credits
4
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Bruce Joel Rubin
Writing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.0
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Directed movies: 4Directed series: 0All crew credits: 17
TMDB ID: 3431
IMDb ID: nm0748022
Known for: Writing
Born: March 10, 1943
Age: 82
Place of birth: Detroit, Michigan, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1964 - 2022
Years active: 59
Average TMDB rating: 6.29
Wikidata: Q991682
Also known as
Derek Saunders
Frequent jobs
Director (2)Assistant Director (1)Second Unit Director (1)Screenplay (4)Story (2)Writer (2)Associate Producer (1)Editor (1)Original Film Writer (1)Original Story (1)Producer (1)
Biography
Bruce Joel Rubin (b. March 10, 1943, Detroit, Michigan) is a screenwriter best known for the supernatural romance, Ghost for which he won the 1991 Oscar for Best Original Screenplay. He also wrote the screenplay for the 1990 psychological thriller Jacob's Ladder.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Bruce Joel Rubin.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Bruce Joel Rubin.
7.4
Jacob's Ladder
Producer
1990 Movie
7.2
Ghost
Associate Producer
1990 Movie
6.9
The Time Traveler's Wife
Screenplay
2009 Movie
6.7
My Life
Director
1993 Movie
6.3
The Last Mimzy
Screenplay
2007 Movie
6.3
Hi, Mom!
Assistant Director
1970 Movie
6.2
Brainstorm
Story
1983 Movie
6.2
Deep Impact
Writer
1998 Movie
6.1
Deadly Friend
Screenplay
1986 Movie
5.8
Deceived
Screenplay
1991 Movie
5.8
Stuart Little 2
Story
2002 Movie
4.3
Jacob's Ladder
Original Story
2019 Movie
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Bruce Joel Rubin.
7.2
Ghost
Associate Producer
1990 Movie
6.2
Deep Impact
Writer
1998 Movie
6.2
Brainstorm
Story
1983 Movie
7.4
Jacob's Ladder
Producer
1990 Movie
6.9
The Time Traveler's Wife
Screenplay
2009 Movie
5.8
Stuart Little 2
Story
2002 Movie
6.1
Deadly Friend
Screenplay
1986 Movie
Jennifer
Writer
1964 Movie
6.3
Hi, Mom!
Assistant Director
1970 Movie
6.3
The Last Mimzy
Screenplay
2007 Movie
6.7
My Life
Director
1993 Movie
5.7
Only in Theaters
as Self
2022 Movie
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Bruce Joel Rubin.
4.3
Jacob's Ladder
Original Story
2019 Movie
5.2
Ghost
Original Film Writer
2010 Movie
6.9
The Time Traveler's Wife
Screenplay
2009 Movie
6.3
The Last Mimzy
Screenplay
2007 Movie
5.8
Stuart Little 2
Story
2002 Movie
6.2
Deep Impact
Writer
1998 Movie
5.8
Deceived
Screenplay
1991 Movie
7.4
Jacob's Ladder
Producer
1990 Movie
7.2
Ghost
Associate Producer
1990 Movie
6.1
Deadly Friend
Screenplay
1986 Movie
6.2
Brainstorm
Story
1983 Movie
To Bridge This Gap
Editor
1969 Movie
Jennifer
Writer
1964 Movie
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Bruce Joel Rubin.
5.7
Only in Theaters
as Self
2022 Movie
6.5
Tales from the Script
as Self
2009 Movie
The Dialogue: An Interview with Screenwriter Bruce Joel Rubin
as Himself
2007 Movie
Ghost Stories: The Making of a Classic
as Self
2007 Movie
6.0
Ghost: Remembering the Magic
as Self
2001 Movie
2.7
Building 'Jacob's Ladder'
as Self
1990 Movie