Edward Zwick

Edward Zwick

October 8, 1952 · 73 years old

Edward M. Zwick (born October 8, 1952) is an American filmmaker and film producer noted for his sprawling war films. He has been described as a "throwback to an earlier era, an extremely cerebral director whose movies consistently feature fully rounded characters, difficult moral issues, and plots t…

Known For

25 titles
1
Blood Diamond

Blood Diamond

2006 · 2h 23m · Movie

A fisherman, a smuggler, and a syndicate of businessmen match wits over the possession of a priceless diamond.

8.0
2
The Last Samurai

The Last Samurai

2003 · 2h 34m · Movie

In 19th century Japan, Nathan Algren, a US army captain, is hired by the Japanese emperor to train his army in the modern warfare techniques. Captain Algren finds himself trapped in a struggle between two eras and two worlds.

7.8
3
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back

Jack Reacher: Never Go Back

2016 · 1h 58m · Movie

Jack Reacher must uncover the truth behind a major government conspiracy in order to clear his name while on the run as a fugitive from the law.

5.9
4
Love & Other Drugs

Love & Other Drugs

2010 · 1h 52m · Movie

In 1990s Pittsburgh, a medicine peddler starts a relationship with a young woman suffering from Parkinson's disease.

6.7
5
Shakespeare in Love

Shakespeare in Love

1998 · 2h 3m · Movie

History's greatest playwright is young, out of ideas and short of cash, but meets his ideal woman and is inspired to write one of his most famous plays.

7.1
6
Traffic

Traffic

2000 · 2h 27m · Movie

A conservative judge is appointed by the President to spearhead America's escalating war against drugs, only to discover that his teenage daughter is a crack addict. Two DEA agents protect an informant. A jailed drug baron's wife ...

7.5
7
American Assassin

American Assassin

2017 · 1h 51m · Movie

After the death of his girlfriend at the hands of terrorists, Mitch Rapp is drawn into the world of counterterrorism, mentored by tough-as-nails former U.S. Navy S.E.A.L. Stan Hurley.

6.0
8
Legends of the Fall

Legends of the Fall

1994 · 2h 13m · Movie

In the early 1900s, three brothers and their father living in the remote wilderness of Montana are affected by betrayal, history, love, nature, and war.

7.5
9
I Am Sam

I Am Sam

2001 · 2h 12m · Movie

An intellectually disabled man fights for custody of his 7-year-old daughter and in the process teaches his cold-hearted lawyer the value of love and family.

7.6
10
Defiance

Defiance

2008 · 2h 17m · Movie

Jewish brothers in German-occupied Eastern Europe escape into a Belorussian forest, where they join Russian resistance fighters, and endeavor to build a village, in order to protect themselves and about one thousand Jewish non-com...

7.1
11
Glory

Glory

1989 · 2h 2m · Movie

Robert Gould Shaw leads the U.S. Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices from both his own Union Army, and the Confederates.

7.8
12
Pawn Sacrifice

Pawn Sacrifice

2015 · 1h 55m · Movie

Set during the Cold War, American chess prodigy Bobby Fischer finds himself caught between two superpowers and his own struggles as he challenges the Soviet Empire.

6.9
13
The Siege

The Siege

1998 · 1h 56m · Movie

The secret U.S. abduction of a suspected terrorist leads to a wave of terrorist attacks in New York City, which leads to the declaration of martial-law.

6.4
14
Courage Under Fire

Courage Under Fire

1996 · 1h 56m · Movie

A U.S. Army officer, despondent about a deadly mistake he made, investigates a female chopper commander's worthiness for the Medal of Honor.

6.6
15
The Birth of a Nation

The Birth of a Nation

2016 · 2h 0m · Movie

Nat Turner, a literate slave and preacher in the antebellum South, orchestrates an uprising.

6.4
16
Trial by Fire

Trial by Fire

2019 · 2h 7m · Movie

The tragic and controversial story of Cameron Todd Willingham, who was sentenced to death in Texas for killing his three children even after scientific evidence and expert testimony bolstered his claims of innocence.

7.0
17
Away

Away

2020 · 8h 18m · TV Show

An American astronaut struggles with leaving her husband and daughter behind to embark on a dangerous mission with an international space crew.

6.6
18
Dangerous Beauty

Dangerous Beauty

1998 · 1h 51m · Movie

A Venetian courtesan becomes a hero to her city, but later becomes the target of an inquisition by the Church for witchcraft.

7.1
19
About Last Night

About Last Night

1986 · 1h 53m · Movie

Chicago singles meet in a bar, live together and call it love. Based on David Mamet's play Sexual Perversity in Chicago.

6.3
20
Woman Walks Ahead

Woman Walks Ahead

2018 · 1h 41m · Movie

Catherine Weldon, a portrait painter from 1890s Brooklyn, travels to Dakota to paint a portrait of Sitting Bull and becomes embroiled in the Lakota peoples' struggle over the rights to their land.

6.6
21
Cut Bank

Cut Bank

2014 · 1h 33m · Movie

A murder caught on camera pulls a young man into a high-stakes game of cat-and-mouse.

6.1
22
About Alex

About Alex

2014 · 1h 39m · Movie

When a group of old college friends reunites over a long weekend after one of them attempts suicide, old crushes and resentments shine light on their life decisions--and ultimately push friendships and relationships to the brink.

6.3
23
Lone Star State of Mind

Lone Star State of Mind

2002 · 1h 28m · Movie

A young Texas mechanic tries to save a dim-witted relative from the mob. There's also something about the murderer of the mechanic's father, who's been in prison for 20 years, thanks to his testimony as a child.

6.0
24
Leaving Normal

Leaving Normal

1992 · 1h 50m · Movie

Two contrasting women, one optimistic and the other cynical, embark on a life-changing road trip to Alaska, where an unexpected inheritance awaits one of them, leading to a series of adventures that challenge their perspectives.

6.5
25
Special Bulletin

Special Bulletin

1983 · 1h 43m · Movie

A TV reporter and cameraman are taken hostage on a tugboat while covering a workers strike. The demands of the hostage-takers are to collect all the nuclear detonators in the Charleston, SC area so they may be detonated at sea. Th...

7.6