Directed credits
2
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Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Christopher McQuarrie
Writing
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Directed movies: 2Directed series: 0All crew credits: 18
TMDB ID: 9033
IMDb ID: nm0003160
Known for: Writing
Born: October 25, 1968
Age: 57
Place of birth: Princeton Junction, New Jersey, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1953 - 2025
Years active: 73
Average TMDB rating: 6.95
Wikidata: Q337658
Also known as
McQ • کریستوفر مککوری
Frequent jobs
Director (2)Screenplay (6)Writer (5)Producer (3)Executive Producer (1)Thanks (1)
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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Movies directed by Christopher McQuarrie.
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Highest rated movies linked with Christopher McQuarrie.
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The Usual Suspects
Writer
1995 Movie
8.2
Top Gun: Maverick
Screenplay
2022 Movie
7.6
Edge of Tomorrow
Screenplay
2014 Movie
7.5
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Writer
2023 Movie
7.4
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
Writer
2018 Movie
7.2
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
Director
2015 Movie
7.2
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Producer
2025 Movie
7.0
Valkyrie
Producer
2008 Movie
6.9
Paradise Now
Thanks
2005 Movie
6.7
Jack Reacher
Screenplay
2012 Movie
6.3
The Way of the Gun
Director
2000 Movie
6.2
The Tourist
Screenplay
2010 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Christopher McQuarrie.
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Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Christopher McQuarrie.
7.2
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Producer
2025 Movie
8.2
Top Gun: Maverick
Screenplay
2022 Movie
7.5
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Writer
2023 Movie
7.4
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
Writer
2018 Movie
8.2
The Usual Suspects
Writer
1995 Movie
7.2
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
Director
2015 Movie
7.6
Edge of Tomorrow
Screenplay
2014 Movie
5.5
The Mummy
Screenplay
2017 Movie
6.0
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
Producer
2016 Movie
6.7
Jack Reacher
Screenplay
2012 Movie
5.9
Jack the Giant Slayer
Screenplay
2013 Movie
7.0
Valkyrie
Producer
2008 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Christopher McQuarrie.
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Christopher McQuarrie.
7.2
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Producer
2025 Movie
7.5
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Writer
2023 Movie
8.2
Top Gun: Maverick
Screenplay
2022 Movie
7.4
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
Writer
2018 Movie
5.5
The Mummy
Screenplay
2017 Movie
6.0
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
Producer
2016 Movie
7.6
Edge of Tomorrow
Screenplay
2014 Movie
5.9
Jack the Giant Slayer
Screenplay
2013 Movie
6.7
Jack Reacher
Screenplay
2012 Movie
6.2
The Tourist
Screenplay
2010 Movie
7.0
Valkyrie
Producer
2008 Movie
6.9
Paradise Now
Thanks
2005 Movie
8.2
The Usual Suspects
Writer
1995 Movie
5.8
Public Access
Writer
1993 Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Christopher McQuarrie.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Christopher McQuarrie.
Making Mission: Impossible - A 10 News First Special
as Self
2025 Movie
7.2
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
as Passer-by (uncredited)
2025 Movie
7.0
Tom Cruise: The Last Movie Star
as Self (archive footage)
2023 Movie
7.5
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
as Passenger on train (uncredited)
2023 Movie
7.4
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
as Mission Brief (Voice) (Uncredited)
2018 Movie
7.4
Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around
as Self
2013 Movie
6.8
North by Northwest: One for the Ages
as Self
2009 Movie
6.0
The Valkyrie Legacy
as Self
2008 Movie
7.8
The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird
as Self
2006 Movie
7.1
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
as Self
2006 Movie
7.0
Round Up: Deposing 'The Usual Suspects'
as Self
2002 Movie
Nothing Is What It Seems: The Making Of 'The Usual Suspects'
as Self
1998 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Christopher McQuarrie.