Lee Tergesen’s Typical Vibe
Signature vibe

Highest-ranked title
Highest-ranked title
Lee Tergesen has 11 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1990s through the 2010s. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by Point Break.
Recurring themes

1BR
2019
Thriller · Drama

Wake Wood
2011
Drama · Horror

The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia
2013
Horror · Drama

Along Came the Devil
2018
Thriller · Horror

The Devil's Candy
2016
Horror · Thriller

When the Lights Went Out
2012
Thriller · Drama

The Returned
2013
Horror · Thriller

Painless
2012
Drama · Horror

In Los Angeles, a gang of bank robbers who call themselves The Ex-Presidents commit their crimes while wearing masks of Reagan, Carter, Nixon and Johnson. Believing that the members of the gang could be surfers, the F.B.I. sends young agent Johnny Utah to the beach undercover to mix with the surfers and gather information.
Dir. Kathryn Bigelow · With Keanu Reeves, Patrick Swayze, Lori Petty
The daily lives of prisoners in Emerald City, an experimental unit of the Oswald Maximum Security Prison where ingroups - Muslims, Latinos, Italians, Aryans - stick close to their mutual friends and terrorize their mutual enemies.
Dir. Tom Fontana · With Lee Tergesen, Harold Perrineau, Dean Winters

In 1989, prostitute Aileen Wuornos befriends and enters a relationship with a young woman named Selby. Determined to straighten out her life, Aileen's limited education lands her back on the corner. She's raped by a trick, who she kills. A string of murder and robbery follows that ultimately leads Aileen to becoming America's first female serial killer.
Dir. Patty Jenkins · With Charlize Theron, Christina Ricci, Bruce Dern

The first 40 days of the war in Iraq as seen through the eyes of an elite group of U.S. Marines who spearheaded the invasion along with an embedded Rolling Stone reporter. A vivid account of the soldiers and of the forces that guided them in an often-improvised initiative.
Dir. David Simon · With Alexander Skarsgård, James Ransone, Lee Tergesen

Arkin escapes with his life from the vicious grips of "The Collector" during an entrapment party where he adds beautiful Elena to his "Collection." Instead of recovering from the trauma, Arkin is suddenly abducted from the hospital by mercenaries hired by Elena's wealthy father. Arkin is blackmailed to team up with the mercenaries and track down The Collector's booby trapped warehouse and save Elena.
Dir. Marcus Dunstan · With Josh Stewart, Emma Fitzpatrick, Christopher McDonald

Chrissie and her friends set out on a road trip for a final fling before one is shipped off to Vietnam. Along the way, bikers harass the foursome and cause an accident that throws Chrissie from the vehicle. The lawman who arrives on the scene kills one of the bikers and brings Chrissie's friends to the Hewitt homestead, where young Leatherface is learning the tools of terror.
Dir. Jonathan Liebesman · With Jordana Brewster, Taylor Handley, Diora Baird

A gang of ruthless highway killers kidnap a wealthy couple traveling cross country only to shockingly discover that things are not what they seem.
Dir. Ryuhei Kitamura · With Luke Evans, Adelaide Clemens, Laura Ramsey

The story of the Tuskegee Airmen, the first African-American pilots to fly in a combat squadron during World War II.
Dir. Anthony Hemingway · With Bryan Cranston, David Oyelowo, Cuba Gooding Jr.

as Larry Willis / Lilly Sirwar
In a fantastical 1940s where magic is used by everyone, a hard-boiled detective investigates the theft of a mystical tome.
Dir. Martin Campbell · With Fred Ward, David Warner, Julianne Moore

Two young soldiers, Bartle and Murph, navigate the terrors of the Iraq war under the command of the older, troubled Sergeant Sterling. All the while, Bartle is tortured by a promise he made to Murph's mother before their deployment.
Dir. Alexandre Moors · With Tye Sheridan, Alden Ehrenreich, Jennifer Aniston
Senior investment banker Naomi Bishop’s world of high-power big money is brutal and fierce, and one she thrives in. When a controversial IPO threatens the fragile balance of power and confidentiality, Naomi finds herself entangled in a web of politics and deception.
Dir. Meera Menon · With Anna Gunn, James Purefoy, Sarah Megan Thomas