Brett Ratner

Brett Ratner was born on March 28, 1969 in Miami Beach, Florida. Ratner attended high school in Israel and is a 1990 graduate of New York University. He cites the 1980 film Raging Bull as his inspiration to enter the world of film. Ratner directed several music videos and one movie, the 1997 action comedy Money Talks, before reaching commercial success with the action-comedy Rush Hour (1998), starring Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker, both of whom reunited with Ratner for two sequels, Rush Hour 2 (2001) and Rush Hour 3 (2007). Ratner was under consideration to direct X-Men (2000) and Superman Returns (2006), although both were eventually directed by Bryan Singer. After Singer left the X-Men franchise to direct Superman Returns, Ratner became director of X-Men: The Last Stand (2006). He was also a producer on the Fox drama, Prison Break and edited the English version of the Indian movie Kites starring Hrithik Roshan and Barbara Mori. As of 2011, Ratner’s upcoming projects include; Beverly Hills Cop IV and Snow White (a Gothic tale based on the screenplay The Brothers Grimm: Snow White.)


Brett Ratner was born on March 28, 1969 in Miami Beach, Florida. Ratner attended high school in Israel and is a 1990 graduate of New York University. He cites the 1980 film Raging Bull as his inspiration to enter the world of film. Ratner directed several music videos and one movie, the 1997 action comedy Money Talks, before reaching commercial success with the action-comedy Rush Hour (1998), starring Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker, both of whom reunited with Ratner for two sequels, Rush Hour 2 (2001) and Rush Hour 3 (2007). Ratner was under consideration to direct X-Men (2000) and Superman Returns (2006), although both were eventually directed by Bryan Singer. After Singer left the X-Men franchise to direct Superman Returns, Ratner became director of X-Men: The Last Stand (2006). He was also a producer on the Fox drama, Prison Break and edited the English version of the Indian movie Kites starring Hrithik Roshan and Barbara Mori. As of 2011, Ratner’s upcoming projects include; Beverly Hills Cop IV and Snow White (a Gothic tale based on the screenplay The Brothers Grimm: Snow White.)

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Filmography

The Revenant (2016)

In the 1820s, a frontiersman, Hugh Glass, sets out on a path of vengeance against those who left him for dead after a bear mauling.

Before the Flood (2016)

A look at how climate change affects our environment and what society can do prevent the demise of endangered species, ecosystems, and...

Black Mass (2015)

The true story of Whitey Bulger, the brother of a state senator and the most infamous violent criminal in the history of South Boston,...

Hercules (2014)

Fourteen hundred years ago, a tormented soul walked the earth that was neither man nor god. Hercules was the powerful son of the god...

Horrible Bosses (2011)

After three friends realize that their bosses are standing in the way of their happiness, they come up with a murderous plot, hoping to...

Rush Hour 3 (2007)

In director Brett Ratner's RUSH HOUR 3, African-American cop James Carter (Chris Tucker) once again reunites with Chinese inspector Lee...

X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)

As the third installment of the X-Men series opens, the world has entered a relatively peaceful period for mutants. There's a...

After the Sunset (2004)

Red Dragon (2002)