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Renny Harlin

Renny Harlin (born Lauri Mauritz Harjola; March 15, 1959) is a Finnish American film director and producer, mostly known for action movies. Renny Harlin was born in Riihimäki, Finland to a nurse mother and a physician father. His mother often took him to see films at the cinema as a child,...
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Die Hard 2

Die Hard 2, also known as Die Hard 2: Die Harder, is a 1990 action film, and the second installment of the Die Hard series. It was directed by Renny Harlin, and stars Bruce Willis as John McClane. The film co-stars Bonnie Bedelia (reprising her role...

Initial release date:

  • Jul 4, 1990

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Rating:

R (USA)

Runtime:

  • 124 min (74.4 hs )

Estimated budget:

  • 70,000,000 (US$)

Cutthroat Island

Cutthroat Island is a 1995 pirate-themed action film starring Geena Davis and directed by her then-husband Renny Harlin. The film is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the biggest box office flop of all time. This was the final film to...

Initial release date:

  • Dec 22, 1995

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Runtime:

  • 119 min (71.4 hs )

Estimated budget:

  • 98,000,000 (US$)

The Long Kiss Goodnight

The Long Kiss Goodnight is a 1996 action thriller film starring Geena Davis and Samuel L. Jackson, written by Shane Black and directed by Renny Harlin. Samantha Caine (Geena Davis) is a suburban mother and schoolteacher with a seemingly normal life...

Initial release date:

  • Oct 11, 1996

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Rating:

R (USA)

Runtime:

  • 120 min (72 hs )

Estimated budget:

  • 65,000,000 (US$)

Screenplay by:

Cliffhanger

Cliffhanger is a 1993 action film directed by Renny Harlin and starring Sylvester Stallone and John Lithgow. Stallone plays a climber, who becomes embroiled in a failed heist set in a U.S. Treasury plane flying through the Rocky Mountains. The film...

Initial release date:

  • May 28, 1993

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Rating:

R (USA)

Runtime:

  • 113 min (67.8 hs )

Estimated budget:

  • 65,000,000 (US$)

Exorcist: The Beginning

Exorcist: The Beginning is a 2004 prequel to the 1973 film The Exorcist. This is the second version of the third Exorcist sequel. It was adapted by William Wisher Jr., Caleb Carr and Alexi Hawley, and directed by Renny Harlin. The movie stars...

Initial release date:

  • Aug 20, 2004

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Rating:

R (USA)

Runtime:

  • 116 min (69.6 hs )

Estimated budget:

  • 80,000,000 (US$)

Mindhunters

Mindhunters is a 2004 thriller film, directed by Renny Harlin, and written by Wayne Kramer and Kevin Brodbin (with an uncredited rewrite by Ehren Kruger). Unusually, the last country to receive this film was the United States in 2005, because of the...

Initial release date:

  • 2004

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Runtime:

  • 106 min (63.6 hs )

Deep Blue Sea

Deep Blue Sea is a 1999 science fiction thriller film that stars Saffron Burrows, Thomas Jane, LL Cool J, and Samuel L. Jackson. The film was directed by Renny Harlin and was released in the United States on July 28, 1999. The film begins with four...

Initial release date:

  • Jul 28, 1999

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Rating:

R (USA)

Runtime:

  • 105 min (63 hs )

The Adventures of Ford Fairlane

The Adventures of Ford Fairlane is a 1990 American action/comedy film starring comedian Andrew Dice Clay as Ford Fairlane, a private detective whose beat is the music industry in Los Angeles. The film was directed by Renny Harlin. Although he is...

Initial release date:

  • Jul 11, 1990

Directed by:

Rating:

R (USA)

Runtime:

  • 104 min (62.4 hs )

Estimated budget:

  • 49,000,000 (US$)

Driven

Driven is a 2001 movie directed by Renny Harlin and starring Sylvester Stallone, who also wrote and produced. Rookie driver Jimmy Bly (Kip Pardue) is tearing up this year's circuit, already winning 5 races. His brother/business manager Demille ...

Initial release date:

  • Apr 27, 2001

Directed by:

Rating:

PG-13 (USA)

Runtime:

  • 116 min (69.6 hs )

Estimated budget:

  • 92,000,000 (US$)

Screenplay by:

A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master

A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master is the fourth film in the A Nightmare on Elm Street series. It was released in 1988. The film was directed by Renny Harlin. Kristen (Tuesday Knight, who replaced Patricia Arquette), Joey (Rodney Eastman)...

Initial release date:

  • Aug 19, 1988

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Rating:

R (USA)

Runtime:

  • 99 min (59 hs )

Prison

Prison is a 1988 horror film starring Viggo Mortensen. It was filmed at the Old State Prison in Rawlins, Wyoming with many of its residents on the cast and crew. In 1956, inmate Charlie Forsythe swallowed 60,000 volts of electricity for a murder he...

Initial release date:

  • 1988

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Runtime:

  • 102 min (61.2 hs )

Screenplay by:

The Covenant

The Covenant is a 2006 supernatural thriller film directed by Renny Harlin and written by J. S. Cardone. In 1692, in the Ipswich Colony of Massachusetts, five families with magical abilities, referred to as "the Power", form a covenant of silence to...

Initial release date:

  • Sep 8, 2006

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Rating:

PG-13 (USA)

Runtime:

  • 97 min (58 hs )

Screenplay by:

Cleaner

Cleaner is a 2007 thriller film directed by Renny Harlin, and starring Samuel L. Jackson, Ed Harris, and Eva Mendes. Single father and former cop Tom Cutler has an unusual occupation: he's a one man crime scene cleanup company. But when he's called...

Initial release date:

  • 2008

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Runtime:

  • 88 min (53 hs )

Die Hard

The Die Hard series is a tetralogy of action films beginning with Die Hard in 1988. All four films are centered around the character of John McClane (portrayed by Bruce Willis), a New York City detective who finds himself fighting a group of...

12 Rounds

12 Rounds is a 2009 action film directed by Renny Harlin and produced by WWE Studios. It is John Cena's second film, his first being The Marine. The cast is led by professional wrestler John Cena, alongside Steve Harris, Gonzalo Menendez, Aidan...

Initial release date:

  • Mar 27, 2009

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Runtime:

  • 108 min (64.8 hs )

Mannerheim

Mannerheim is an upcoming biographical film about the life of Finnish politician and military commander Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim. Set to be directed by Finnish director Renny Harlin and produced by Markus Selin, the project has, as of February...

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