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Rod Lurie has 6 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 2000s through the 2020s. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by The Last Castle.
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The Last Castle
2001 · Movie · Director
Top 9%Paramount+ · Included

Nothing but the Truth
2008 · Movie · Director · Writer
Top 41%Tubi · Free w/ ads

The Outpost
2020 · Movie · Director
Top 42%Prime Video · Included

The Contender
2000 · Movie · Director · Writer
Top 55%Tubi · Free w/ ads

Straw Dogs
2011 · Movie · Director · Writer
Top 91%The Roku Channel · Free w/ ads

A court-martialed general rallies together 1200 inmates to rise against the system that put him away.
Dir. Rod Lurie · With Robert Redford, James Gandolfini, Mark Ruffalo

When reporter Rachel Armstrong writes a story that reveals the identity of a covert CIA operative, the government demands that Rachel reveal her source. She defies the special prosecutor and is thrown in jail. Meanwhile, her attorney, Albert Burnside argues her case all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Dir. Rod Lurie · With Kate Beckinsale, Matt Dillon, Angela Bassett

A small unit of U.S. soldiers, alone at the remote Combat Outpost Keating, located deep in the valley of three mountains in Afghanistan, battles to defend against an overwhelming force of Taliban fighters in a coordinated attack. The Battle of Kamdesh, as it was known, was the bloodiest American engagement of the Afghan War in 2009 and Bravo Troop 3-61 CAV became one of the most decorated units of the 19-year conflict.
Dir. Rod Lurie · With Scott Eastwood, Caleb Landry Jones, Orlando Bloom

The vice president is dead, and as the president makes his choice for a replacement, a secret contest of wills is being waged by a formidable rival. When Senator Laine Hanson is nominated as the first woman in history to hold the office, hidden agendas explode into a battle for power.
Dir. Rod Lurie · With Joan Allen, Gary Oldman, Jeff Bridges

Up-and-coming sports reporter rescues a homeless man ("Champ") only to discover that he is, in fact, a boxing legend believed to have passed away. What begins as an opportunity to resurrect Champ's story and escape the shadow of his father's success becomes a personal journey as the ambitious reporter reexamines his own life and his relationship with his family.
Dir. Rod Lurie · With Samuel L. Jackson, Josh Hartnett, Alan Alda

A young couple moves to a quaint southern town. Soon their perfect getaway turns out to become a living hell when dark secrets and lethal passions spiral out of control.
Dir. Rod Lurie · With James Marsden, Kate Bosworth, Alexander Skarsgård