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Grant Heslov has 13 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1990s through the 2010s. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by True Lies.
Recurring themes

D'Artagnan's Daughter
1994
Adventure · Action

The Mask of Zorro
1998
Action · Adventure

Cutthroat Island
1995
Action · Adventure

Who Am I?
1998
Adventure · Action

The Three Musketeers
1993
Action · Adventure

The Legend
1993
Adventure · Action

Godzilla 2000: Millennium
1999
Action · Adventure

God of Gamblers II
1990
Action · Comedy

A fearless, globe-trotting, terrorist-battling secret agent has his life turned upside down when he discovers his wife might be having an affair with a used car salesman while terrorists smuggle nuclear war heads into the United States.
Dir. James Cameron · With Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Arnold

A gay cabaret owner and his drag queen partner agree to put up a false heterosexual front so that their son can introduce them to his fiancée's conservative parents.
Dir. Mike Nichols · With Robin Williams, Gene Hackman, Nathan Lane

The story of journalist Edward R. Murrow's stand against Senator Joseph McCarthy's anti-communist witch-hunts in the early 1950s.
Dir. George Clooney · With David Strathairn, Patricia Clarkson, George Clooney

Pianosa Island, Italy, World War II. Bombardier John Yossarian tries to fulfill his duty, maintain sanity and return home as soon as possible, but incompetence and bureaucracy constantly stand in his way.
Dir. Luke Davies, David Michôd · With Christopher Abbott, Kyle Chandler, Daniel David Stewart
Volcanologist Harry Dalton comes to the sleepy town of Dante's Peak to investigate the recent rumblings of the dormant volcano the burg is named for. Before long, his worst fears are realized when a massive eruption hits, and immediately, Harry, the mayor and the townspeople find themselves fighting for their lives amid a catastrophic nightmare.
Dir. Roger Donaldson · With Pierce Brosnan, Linda Hamilton, Arabella Field

Dirty tricks stand to soil an ambitious young press spokesman's idealism in a cutthroat presidential campaign where 'victory' is relative.
Dir. George Clooney · With Ryan Gosling, George Clooney, Philip Seymour Hoffman

When dignified Albert Donnelly runs for Governor, his team moves to keep his slow-witted and klutzy younger brother, Mike, out of the eye of the media. To baby-sit Mike, the campaign assigns sarcastic Steve, who gets the experience of a lifetime when he tries to take Mike out of town during the election.
Dir. Penelope Spheeris · With Chris Farley, David Spade, Tim Matheson
In the quiet family town of Suburbicon during the 1950s, the best and worst of humanity is hilariously reflected through the deeds of seemingly ordinary people. When a home invasion turns deadly, a picture-perfect family turns to blackmail, revenge and murder.
Dir. George Clooney · With Matt Damon, Julianne Moore, Noah Jupe

A reporter in Iraq might just have the story of a lifetime when he meets Lyn Cassady, a guy who claims to be a former member of the U.S. Army's New Earth Army, a unit that employs paranormal powers in their missions.
Dir. Grant Heslov · With George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Jeff Bridges

Eight people embark on an expedition into the Congo, a mysterious expanse of unexplored Africa, where human greed and the laws of nature have gone berserk.
Dir. Frank Marshall · With Laura Linney, Dylan Walsh, Ernie Hudson

In ancient Egypt, peasant Mathayus is hired to exact revenge on the powerful Memnon and the sorceress Cassandra, who are ready to overtake Balthazar's village. Amid betrayals, thieves, abductions and more, Mathayus strives to bring justice to his complicated world.
Dir. Chuck Russell · With Dwayne Johnson, Steven Brand, Michael Clarke Duncan

Based on the true story of the greatest treasure hunt in history, The Monuments Men is an action drama focusing on seven over-the-hill, out-of-shape museum directors, artists, architects, curators, and art historians who went to the front lines of WWII to rescue the world’s artistic masterpieces from Nazi thieves and return them to their rightful owners. With the art hidden behind enemy lines, how could these guys hope to succeed?
Dir. George Clooney · With George Clooney, Matt Damon, Bill Murray

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The nerds are now in control of the university, as a result of Lewis Skolnick and the rest's actions in the two previous movies. A new generation of sportsmen arrive, however, determined on winning the school back. The principle, himself an ex-nerd fighter, helps them, and the nerds return to suppression. Harold Skolnick needs help from his uncle Lewis, the hero of the first two movies. Lewis, however, are not too proud of his nerd past, and won't reveal any of it, much less help his nephew. However, his wife makes him change his mind, and with help from his friends from the first two movies, they start the fight to win the school back, using classic nerd tricks.
Dir. Roland Mesa · With Robert Carradine, Ted McGinley, Curtis Armstrong
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