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Brett Ratner - news / articles


  • Ratner to front new gay rights video campaign - 15 February 2012
    -Moviemaker Brett Ratner is to team up with gay rights activists to direct a series of new videos promoting tolerance, just three months after he stepped down as the producer of the 2012 Oscars following a homophobic slur scandal.-Ratner's resignation in November (11)


  • Lynch: 'I feel bad for Ratner' - 14 November 2011
    -Gay Glee star Jane Lynch has thrown her support behind embattled moviemaker Brett Ratner after he stepped down as the producer of the Oscars last week (ends11Nov11) following a homophobic slur scandal.-Ratner's resignation came four days after he told movie fans that


  • Grazer to replace Ratner as Oscars producer - 9 November 2011
    -Movie mogul Brian Grazer is to replace Brett Ratner as the co-producer of the 84th annual Oscars.-Ratner resigned on Tuesday (08Nov11) over a homophobic slur he used during a movie question-and-answer session with fans on Friday (04Nov11) and his pal Eddie Murphy ste

Brett Ratner - what members say


  • Rush Hour
  • Rush Hour review by from Northern Ireland
    Rated - 5.0 stars Mix together kick-ass action and loud-mouthed humour and you have Rush Hour 4 October 2010
    ...great chemistry between Chan and Tucker, include some very good songs, and have Brett Ratner direct the movie. The movie is definitely worth a watch, and really one to buy ...   Read customer review
  • After The Sunset
  • After The Sunset review by from London, England
    Rated - 1.0 stars Lazy - *Spoilers* 27 September 2005
    ...Brett Ratner's chief concern with this film was to get the sight of Salma Hayek's bikini-clad bod out to the masses because... um... she's hot and he could. This gets repet...   Read customer review
  • X-Men III - The Last Stand
  • X-Men III - The Last Stand review by Northernsky from Halifax, West Yorks
    Rated - 3.0 stars Less is errr less as it happens. 29 April 2007
    ...Having Brett Ratner replace Bryan Singer as director of the third movie in this franchise was never going to solve the problem that franchises like this generally have-name...   Read customer review

Brett Ratner - filmography


  • Tower Heist (2011)
    Starring: Téa Leoni,  Eddie Murphy,  Ben Stiller
    Director: Brett Ratner
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    When a group of hard working guys find out they've fallen victim to a wealthy business man's Ponzi scheme, they conspire to rob his high-rise residence.
    3.5 stars out of 5 65% from 360 members
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  • Rush Hour 3 on DVD (2007)
    Starring: Jackie Chan,  Chris Tucker,  Vinnie Jones
    Director: Brett Ratner
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    While in Paris, Chief Inspector Lee's (Jackie Chan) latest assignment is to escort and to protect Chinese Ambassador Han as he delivers a major address before the World Criminal Court Summit in Los Angeles. While delivering his announcement, he is shot and nearly killed. Meanwhile, former LAPD ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 63% from 31,071 members
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  • The Outsider - A Film About James Toback (2005)
    Starring: Woody Allen,  Robert Downey Jr.,  Neve Campbell
    Director: Nicholas Jarecki
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Documentary chronicling the turbulent production of writer/director James Toback's film WHEN WILL I BE LOVED. Woody Allen, Brooke Shields, Harvey Keitel, and boxer Mike Tyson are among the stars who speak about Toback's life, his chronic gambling addiction, and extraordinary career.
    3 stars out of 5 60% from 28 members
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  • After The Sunset on DVD (2004)
    Starring: Pierce Brosnan,  Salma Hayek,  Woody Harrelson
    Director: Brett Ratner
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    After a successful last score, a master thief (Brosnan) retires to an island paradise. His lifelong nemesis, a crafty FBI agent, washes ashore to ensure he's making good on his promise. The pair soon enters into a new game of cat-and-mouse.
    3 stars out of 5 59% from 26,390 members
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  • Red Dragon - HD (2002)
    Starring: Anthony Hopkins,  Edward Norton,  Ralph Fiennes
    Director: Brett Ratner
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    The first chapter in the Hannibal Lecter trilogy, this is the story of FBI agent Will Graham who is assigned the task of catching 'The Tooth Fairy'. In order to do so he must try to persuade Lecter to advise him. Lecter knows who the murderer is and only feeds small scraps of information to Graham, ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 411 members
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  • Red Dragon (2002)
    Starring: Anthony Hopkins,  Edward Norton,  Ralph Fiennes
    Director: Brett Ratner
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    The first chapter in the Hannibal Lecter trilogy, this is the story of FBI agent Will Graham who is assigned the task of catching 'The Tooth Fairy'. In order to do so he must try to persuade Lecter to advise him. Lecter knows who the murderer is and only feeds small scraps of information to Graham, ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 71% from 868 members
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  • Red Dragon on DVD (2002)
    Starring: Anthony Hopkins,  Edward Norton,  Ralph Fiennes
    Director: Brett Ratner
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Ex-FBI agent Will Graham is an expert investigator who quit the Bureau after almost losing his life in the process of capturing the elusive Dr. Lecter. Years later, after a series of particularly grisly murders, Graham reluctantly agrees to come out of retirement and assist in the case. But he soon ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 66% from 21,450 members
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  • Rush Hour 2 on DVD (2001)
    Starring: Roselyn Sanchez,  Chris Penn,  Jackie Chan
    Director: Brett Ratner
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Crime fighting has never been so hazardous--or funny. Chopsocky action star Jackie Chan reteams with motormouth Chris Tucker in this RUSH HOUR sequel as the mismatched cop duo investigate several bombings in Hong Kong attributed to Chinese gang leader Ricky Tan (John Lone) and an assassin (Zhang ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 13,410 members
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  • Rush Hour 2 - Blu-ray (2001)
    Starring: Roselyn Sanchez,  Chris Penn,  Jackie Chan
    Director: Brett Ratner
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Crime fighting has never been so hazardous--or funny. Chopsocky action star Jackie Chan reteams with motormouth Chris Tucker in this RUSH HOUR sequel as the mismatched cop duo investigate several bombings in Hong Kong attributed to Chinese gang leader Ricky Tan (John Lone) and an assassin (Zhang ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 1,406 member
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  • The Family Man on DVD (2000)
    Starring: Nicolas Cage,  Tea Leoni,  Don Cheadle
    Director: Brett Ratner
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Nicolas Cage stars as Jack Campbell, a career-driven workaholic who has everything: an exciting job, a Ferarri, a closetful of Zegna suits, and the attention of any woman he wants. His life changes when, after working a full day on Christmas Eve, he intervenes in a convenience store holdup. The ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 8,176 members
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  • Rush Hour on DVD (1998)
    Starring: Jackie Chan,  Chris Tucker,  Christopher Penn
    Director: Brett Ratner
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
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    Unwilling to have their investigation hampered by a meddling outsider, the FBI assigns rogue LAPD detective James Carter (Tucker) to the case. Seizing the opportunity as a chance to impress the FBI and ultimately join the Bureau, Carter enthusiastically accepts -- until he discovers that his ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 15,828 members
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  • Rush Hour - Blu-ray (1998)
    Starring: Jackie Chan,  Chris Tucker,  Christopher Penn
    Director: Brett Ratner
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    A box office smash, this film combines the comic stylings of funny-man Chris Tucker with the explosive action of superstar Jackie Chan. The two team up to battle the bad guys and, along the way, meet their fair share of dangerous situations.
    3.5 stars out of 5 71% from 2,034 members
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  • Money Talks (1997)
    Starring: Charlie Sheen,  Chris Tucker,  Paul Sorvino
    Director: Brett Ratner
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    A story-hungry investigative reporter and a frenetic, garrulous small-time con trip down the well-worn path of comically mismatched, interracial buddies on the lam. Smelling a scoop, the reporter sets his pal up for a fall that lands him in jail--and downwind of a jailhouse plot to steal a stash of ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 66% from 899 members
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Brett Ratner facts

5 most recent films

Tower Heist - 3.5 stars
Tower Heist - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
Rush Hour 3 - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars
Rush Hour 3 - 3.0 stars
X-Men III: The Last Stand - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Rush Hour - 3.5 stars
Red Dragon - 3.5 stars
Rush Hour - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
Rush Hour 2 - 3.5 stars
X-Men III: The Last Stand - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

The Outsider - A Film About James Toback - 3.0 stars
After The Sunset - 3.0 stars
Rush Hour 3 - 3.0 stars
Rush Hour 3 - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars
Tower Heist - 3.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Chris Tucker - 10 times - show films
Jackie Chan - 9 times - show films
Harvey Keitel - 5 times - show films
Patrick Stewart - 4 times - show films
Hiroyuki Sanada - 4 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Nicholas Jarecki - 2 times - show films