Simon West

Simon West

July 17, 1961 · 65 years old

Simon West (born 1961) is an English-born film director. West started as a film editor with the BBC, then directed documentaries and commercials including many for Budweiser. His film directing career started when he directed Con Air in 1997.

Known For

16 titles
1
Black Hawk Down

Black Hawk Down

2001 · 2h 24m · Movie

The story of one hundred and sixty elite U.S. soldiers who dropped into Mogadishu in October 1993 to capture two top lieutenants of a renegade warlord, but found themselves in a desperate battle with a large force of heavily armed...

7.7
2
The Expendables 2

The Expendables 2

2012 · 1h 43m · Movie

Mr. Church reunites the Expendables for what should be an easy paycheck, but when one of their men is murdered on the job, their quest for revenge puts them deep in enemy territory and up against an unexpected threat.

6.6
3
Con Air

Con Air

1997 · 1h 55m · Movie

Former US Army Ranger, Cameron Poe, has just been paroled for manslaughter, but must stop a group of violent and deadly criminals from escaping the country after they seize control of the prison transport plane he is on.

6.9
4
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider

2001 · 1h 40m · Movie

Adventurer Lara Croft explores lost empires and discovers immeasurable treasures in her daily life, but a secret from the past of her father, a missing archaeologist, will lead her to one of her greatest challenges.

5.8
5
The Mechanic

The Mechanic

2011 · 1h 33m · Movie

An elite hitman teaches his trade to an apprentice who has a connection to one of his previous victims.

6.5
6
Wild Card

Wild Card

2015 · 1h 32m · Movie

When a Las Vegas bodyguard with lethal skills and a gambling problem gets in trouble with the mob, he has one last play...and it's all or nothing.

5.5
7
The General's Daughter

The General's Daughter

1999 · 1h 56m · Movie

When the daughter of a well-known and well-respected base commander is murdered, an undercover detective is summoned to look into the matter and finds a slew of cover-ups at West Point.

6.4
8
When a Stranger Calls

When a Stranger Calls

2006 · 1h 27m · Movie

During a babysitting gig, a high-school student is harassed by an increasingly threatening prank caller.

5.1
9
Stolen

Stolen

2012 · 1h 36m · Movie

A former thief frantically searches for his missing daughter, who has been kidnapped and locked in the trunk of a taxi.

5.5
10
Bride Hard

Bride Hard

2025 · 1h 45m · Movie

When a mercenary group takes a lavish wedding hostage, they have no idea what they are in for as the maid of honor is actually a secret agent ready to rain hellfire upon anyone who would ruin her best friend's wedding.

4.0
11
Old Guy

Old Guy

2024 · 1h 34m · Movie

Follows a contract killer facing the end of his career who is thrilled when The Company pulls him back into the field training Gen Z newcomer Wihlborg, a prodigy assassin with an attitude.

4.9
12
The Saint

The Saint

2017 · 1h 31m · Movie

International master thief, Simon Templar, also known as The Saint, is tasked to find a man's kidnapped daughter. In addition to evading the authorities, Simon must face a dangerous adversary from his past.

4.8
13
Stratton

Stratton

2017 · 1h 35m · Movie

John Stratton, a British SBS operative, goes on a mission to hunt down a former Soviet associate who has gone rogue and is planning to deploy dangerous biochemical weapons.

4.8
14
Skyfire

Skyfire

2019 · 1h 37m · Movie

Tianhuo Island is as beautiful as paradise. It almost makes people forget that it is located in the "Ring of Fire" the world-famous Pacific Rim volcanic belt. The volcano erupts and the fate of people on the island entangles.

5.3
15
Gun Shy

Gun Shy

2017 · 1h 32m · Movie

An aging rock star's wife is kidnapped while vacationing in Chile.

4.1
16
Swallows and Amazons

Swallows and Amazons

1974 · 1h 32m · Movie

Set in 1929, and based upon Arthur Ransome's immortal children's novel, "Swallows and Amazons" is the story of a group of children who man two sailing dinghies,'Swallow' and 'Amazon', and plan mock 'sea-battles'.

6.4