Joel Silver

Joel Silver

July 14, 1952 · 74 years old

Joel Silver (born July 14, 1952) is an American film producer, known for action films like Lethal Weapon and Die Hard. He is owner of Silver Pictures and co-founder of Dark Castle Entertainment. He began his career at Lawrence Gordon Productions, where he eventually became president of motion pictu…

Known For

83 titles
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The Matrix

The Matrix

1999 · 2h 16m · Movie

When a beautiful stranger leads computer hacker Neo to a forbidding underworld, he discovers the shocking truth--the life he knows is the elaborate deception of an evil cyber-intelligence.

8.7
2
The Nice Guys

The Nice Guys

2016 · 1h 56m · Movie

In 1970s Los Angeles, a mismatched pair of private eyes investigate a missing girl and the mysterious death of a porn star.

7.6
3
V for Vendetta

V for Vendetta

2006 · 2h 12m · Movie

A young woman living in a dystopian society meets a shadowy freedom fighter who is plotting to overthrow their tyrannical government.

8.1
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Die Hard

Die Hard

1988 · 2h 12m · Movie

A New York City cop, John McClane, tries to save his estranged wife and several others taken hostage by terrorists during a Christmas Eve party at the Nakatomi Plaza Skyscraper in Los Angeles, California.

8.2
5
Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

2009 · 2h 8m · Movie

Detective Sherlock Holmes and his stalwart partner Watson engage in a battle of wits and brawn with a nemesis whose plot is a threat to all of England.

7.5
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The Matrix Reloaded

The Matrix Reloaded

2003 · 2h 18m · Movie

Freedom fighters Neo, Trinity and Morpheus continue to lead the revolt against the Machine Army, unleashing their arsenal of extraordinary skills and weaponry against the systematic forces of repression and exploitation.

7.2
7
Road House

Road House

2024 · 2h 1m · Movie

Ex-UFC fighter Dalton takes a job as a bouncer at a Florida Keys roadhouse, only to discover that this paradise is not all it seems.

5.6
8
The Matrix Revolutions

The Matrix Revolutions

2003 · 2h 9m · Movie

The human city of Zion defends itself against the massive invasion of the machines as Neo fights to end the war at another front while also opposing the rogue Agent Smith.

6.7
9
Predator

Predator

1987 · 1h 47m · Movie

A team of commandos on a mission in a Central American jungle find themselves hunted by an extraterrestrial warrior.

7.8
10
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

2011 · 2h 9m · Movie

Detective Sherlock Holmes is on the trail of criminal mastermind Professor Moriarty, who is carrying out a string of random crimes across Europe.

7.4
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Die Hard 2

Die Hard 2

1990 · 2h 4m · Movie

One year after the Nakatomi Plaza incident, John McClane faces off against terrorists who seize control of Washington Dulles Airport's systems on Christmas Eve, endangering multiple incoming flights, including one carrying his wif...

7.2
12
The Book of Eli

The Book of Eli

2010 · 1h 58m · Movie

A drifter fights his way across a ravaged, post-apocalyptic America while protecting a sacred book that holds the secrets to humanity's salvation.

6.8
13
Lethal Weapon

Lethal Weapon

1987 · 1h 49m · Movie

Two newly paired cops who are complete opposites must put aside their differences in order to catch a gang of drug smugglers.

7.6
14
Non-Stop

Non-Stop

2014 · 1h 46m · Movie

An air marshal springs into action during a transatlantic flight after receiving a series of text messages demanding $150 million into an off-shore account, or someone will die every 20 minutes.

6.9
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Unknown

Unknown

2011 · 1h 53m · Movie

When a man awakens from a coma only to discover that someone has taken on his identity, he teams up with a young woman to prove who he is.

6.8
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Orphan

Orphan

2009 · 2h 3m · Movie

A husband and wife who recently lost their baby adopt a 9-year-old girl who is not nearly as innocent as she appears.

7.0
17
RocknRolla

RocknRolla

2008 · 1h 54m · Movie

When a Russian mobster orchestrates a crooked land deal, millions of dollars are up for grabs, drawing in the entire London underworld into a feeding frenzy at a time when the old criminal regime is losing turf to a wealthy foreig...

7.2
18
Project X

Project X

2012 · 1h 28m · Movie

Three high-school seniors throw a birthday party to make a name for themselves. As the night progresses, things spiral out of control as word of the party spreads.

6.7
19
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

2005 · 1h 43m · Movie

After being mistaken for an actor, a New York thief is sent to Hollywood to train under a private eye for a potential movie role, but the duo are thrown together with a struggling actress into a murder mystery.

7.4
20
Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

1988 · 1h 44m · Movie

When a cartoon rabbit is accused of murder, he enlists the help of a burnt out private investigator to prove his innocence.

7.7
21
Demolition Man

Demolition Man

1993 · 1h 55m · Movie

A police officer is brought out of suspended animation in prison to pursue an old ultra-violent nemesis who is loose in a non-violent future society.

6.7
22
Swordfish

Swordfish

2001 · 1h 39m · Movie

A covert counter-terrorist unit called Black Cell led by Gabriel Shear wants the money to help finance their war against international terrorism, but it's all locked away. Gabriel brings in convicted hacker Stanley Jobson to help ...

6.5
23
Predator 2

Predator 2

1990 · 1h 48m · Movie

Los Angeles police hunt an alien creature in 1997.

6.3
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Lethal Weapon 2

Lethal Weapon 2

1989 · 1h 54m · Movie

Riggs and Murtaugh are on the trail of South African diplomats who are using their immunity to engage in criminal activities.

7.3
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Lethal Weapon 3

Lethal Weapon 3

1992 · 1h 58m · Movie

Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh pursue a former LAPD officer who uses his knowledge of police procedure and policies to steal and sell confiscated guns and ammunition to local street gangs.

6.7
26
Commando

Commando

1985 · 1h 30m · Movie

A retired Special Forces colonel tries to save his daughter, who was abducted by his former subordinate.

6.7
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Lethal Weapon 4

Lethal Weapon 4

1998 · 2h 7m · Movie

With personal crises and age weighing in on them, LAPD officers Riggs and Murtaugh must contend with deadly Chinese triads that are trying to free their former leaders out of prison and onto American soil.

6.6
28
House of Wax

House of Wax

2005 · 1h 53m · Movie

A group of teens are unwittingly stranded near a strange wax museum and soon must fight to survive and keep from becoming the next exhibit.

5.5
29
Gothika

Gothika

2003 · 1h 38m · Movie

A psychiatrist awakens as a patient in a mental institution, with no memory of the murder she's accused of committing. As she tries to regain her memory, a vengeful spirit manipulates her.

5.8
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The Last Boy Scout

The Last Boy Scout

1991 · 1h 45m · Movie

A private detective's protected female witness is murdered, prompting him and the victim's boyfriend to investigate the crime that leads to a corrupt politician and a crooked football team owner.

7.0
31
Ghost Ship

Ghost Ship

2002 · 1h 31m · Movie

A salvage crew discovers a long-lost 1962 passenger ship floating lifeless in a remote region of the Bering Sea, and soon notices that its long-dead inhabitants may still be on board.

5.6
32
Conspiracy Theory

Conspiracy Theory

1997 · 2h 15m · Movie

A taxi driver with a penchant for conspiracy theories becomes a target after one of these theories turns out to be true. Unfortunately, to save himself, he has to figure out which theory it is.

6.7
33
Road House

Road House

1989 · 1h 54m · Movie

A legendary bouncer comes to restore order at a notorious bar but runs afoul of a ruthless crime boss who controls the town.

6.7
34
The Losers

The Losers

2010 · 1h 37m · Movie

A CIA special forces team is betrayed and left for dead by their superiors, galvanizing them to mount an offensive on the CIA.

6.2
35
Splice

Splice

2010 · 1h 44m · Movie

Genetic engineers Clive Nicoli and Elsa Kast hope to achieve fame by successfully splicing together the DNA of different animals to create new hybrid animals for medical use.

5.8
36
Weird Science

Weird Science

1985 · 1h 34m · Movie

Two high-school nerds use a computer program to literally create the perfect woman, who promptly turns their lives upside-down.

6.6