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Christopher McQuarrie

Christopher McQuarrie

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1968-10-25
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.

Known For & Full Filmography15 Titles

#1Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning

Movie - 2025, 2h 15m as Passer-by (uncredited)

7.2 / 10
ActionThrillerAdventure

Ethan Hunt and team continue their search for the terrifying AI known as the Entity — which has infiltrated intelligence networks all over the globe — with the world's governments and a mysterious ghost from Hunt's past on their trail. Joined by new allies and armed with the means to shut the Entity down for good, Hunt is in a race against time to prevent the world as we know it from changing forever.

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#2The Usual Suspects

Movie - 1995, 2h 15m as Interrogation Cop (uncredited)

8.2 / 10
DramaCrimeThriller

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 responsible for drawing him and his four partners into a multi-million dollar heist that ended with an explosion in San Pedro harbor – leaving few survivors. Verbal lures his interrogators with an incredible story of the crime lord's almost supernatural prowess.

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#3The Oscars

Drama Series - 1953, 16 episodes as Self

7.0 / 10

An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuette, officially the Academy Award of Merit, that is better known by its nickname Oscar.

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#4Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One

Movie - 2023, 2h 15m as Passenger on train (uncredited)

7.5 / 10
ActionAdventureThriller

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 it falls into the wrong hands. With control of the future and the world's fate at stake and dark forces from Ethan's past closing in, a deadly race around the globe begins. Confronted by a mysterious, all-powerful enemy, Ethan must consider that nothing can matter more than his mission—not even the lives of those he cares about most.

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#5Mission: Impossible - Fallout

Movie - 2018, 2h 15m as Mission Brief (Voice) (Uncredited)

7.5 / 10
ActionAdventure

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 CIA begin to question his loyalty and his motives. The IMF team find themselves in a race against time, hunted by assassins while trying to prevent a global catastrophe.

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#6The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird

Movie - 2006, 2h 15m as Self

7.8 / 10
Documentary

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

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#7Tom Cruise: The Last Movie Star

Movie - 2023, 2h 15m as Self (archive footage)

7.0 / 10
Documentary

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 single-minded commitment to entertaining audiences worldwide, he has risked life and limb and fought his way back to the very top. In an entertainment world dominated by superheroes and fantasy franchises, he stands alone… the last movie star.

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#8Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light

Movie - 2006, 2h 15m as Self

7.1 / 10
Documentary

Film Noir burrows into the mind; it's disorienting, intriguing and enthralling. Noir brings us into a gritty underworld of lush morbidity, providing intimate peeks at its tough, scheming dames, mischievous misfits and flawed men - all caught in the wicked web of a twisted fate.

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#9Round Up: Deposing 'The Usual Suspects'

Movie - 2002, 2h 15m as Self

8.0 / 10
Documentary

Documentary that includes interviews with Singer as well as the rest of the cast - mainly Spacey. There is no "plot" or "promotional" elements to this documentary - all of the information offered is substantial and informative as we are let in on all the details of trying to seek out the right actors for the parts, as well as the thoughts of the actors about joining an independent production helmed by a young director. Part 2 is a more interesting look at the production itself, complete with the problems and obstacles that faced the low-budget feature, as well as the happier memories of the work that the cast and crew went through. There's a lot of discussion of the infamous laughter during the lineup sequence, complete with a few outtakes of the scene.

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#10Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around

Movie - 2013, 2h 15m as Self

7.4 / 10
Documentary

Cast and crew speak on adapting One Shot as the first Jack Reacher film, casting Tom Cruise, earning Lee Child's blessing, additional character qualities and the performances that shape them, Lee Child's cameo in the film, and shooting the film's climax.

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#11North by Northwest: One for the Ages

Movie - 2009, 2h 15m as Self

6.8 / 10
Documentary

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

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#12The Valkyrie Legacy

Movie - 2008, 2h 15m as Self

6.0 / 10
DocumentaryHistoryWar

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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#13Public Access

Movie - 1993, 2h 15m as Cop #1 / Our Town Caller

5.9 / 10
DramaThriller

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 Pritcher starts up his own local cable TV show with the question "what's wrong with Brewster?", there surely can't be any deep dark secrets in the town that are just waiting to come to the surface - or can there? And when the question becomes "who's wrong with Brewster?" things start getting seriously nasty.

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#14Making Mission: Impossible - A 10 News First Special

Movie - 2025, 2h 15m as Self

8.8 / 10
Documentary

10 News First takes you behind the scenes on the making of Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning. Angela Bishop chats with Tom Cruise for all the inside info.

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#15Nothing Is What It Seems:  The Making Of 'The Usual Suspects'

Movie - 1998, 2h 15m as Self

7.0 / 10
DocumentaryTV Movie

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

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