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  • Director Singer almost dozed off watching his own movie - 21 April 2011
    -Filmmaker Bryan Singer almost fell asleep when he watched the initial cut of his first X-Men movie because it was "terrible" and too long.-The director was surprised by his own reaction to the movie when he showed an early cut to a test audience, and he was galvanis


  • Singer considering X-Men return - 13 October 2009
    -Director Bryan Singer is eyeing a return to the X-Men franchise - because he would love to work with Hugh Jackman again.- -The Usual Suspects filmmaker helmed the first two installments in the comic book movie series, but turned down the chance to direct the third f


  • Singer to revisit King Arthur's England for Excalibur remake - 22 August 2009
    -X-Men and Valkyrie director Bryan Singer is set to revive the legend of King Arthur by remaking John Boorman's epic Excalibur.- -The moviemaker has signed up to produce the medieval blockbuster for Warner Brothers and may direct the project, according to Daily Varie

Bryan Singer - what members say


  • Apt Pupil
  • Apt Pupil review by A customer from London
    Rated - 5.0 stars Top of the Class 15 March 2005
    ...n the company of heavy weight Sir Ian. An intelligent script artfull handled by Bryan Singer this film was criminally over looked at the cinema and deserves to be seen by a...   Read customer review
  • Public Access
  • Public Access review by from West Sussex
    Rated - 1.0 stars Starts well but goes nowhere 18 August 2004
    ... (like Chris Nolan's Following) then this could be overlooked. Unfortunately Bryan Singer's debut (written by Chris McQuarrie who also wrote Singer's Usual Suspects) doe...   Read customer review
  • The Usual Suspects
  • The Usual Suspects review by A customer from Leeds, Yorkshire
    Rated - 4.0 stars Unusually good 20 September 2003
    ...Bryan Singer's film, the Usual Suspects is one of those rare gems that demands multiple viewings to confirm how great it was. Five felons are lined up and interrogated in a...   Read customer review

Bryan Singer - filmography


  • Jack the Giant Killer (2012)
    Starring: Nicholas Hoult,  Ewan McGregor,  Bill Nighy
    Director: Bryan Singer
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    A modern day fairy tale in which the long-standing peace between men and giants is threatened, as a young farmer leads an expedition into the giants' kingdom in hopes of rescuing a kidnapped princess.
    3 stars out of 5 63% from 6 members
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  • Superman Returns on DVD (2006)
    Starring: Brandon Routh,  Kevin Spacey,  Kate Bosworth
    Director: Bryan Singer
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
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    It's been five long years since Superman (Brandon Routh) defeated General Zod and his cronies (in Superman II). Five years since the Man of Steel mysteriously disappeared. And now he's back. Metropolis is still there. So's the Daily Planet, with Lois Lane (Kate Bosworth), editor Perry White (Frank ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 60% from 62,072 members
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  • Superman Returns - Blu-ray (2006)
    Starring: Eva Marie Saint,  Kevin Spacey,  Brandon Routh
    Director: Bryan Singer
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Watch now: £2.49
    For five years, Superman (Brandon Routh) has been away from Earth, coaxed into space by a belief that Krypton may still exist. Finding nothing, he comes back to a changed world--not only has terrorism become rampant, but Lois Lane (Kate Bosworth) has married, started a family, and won the Pulitzer ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 63% from 4,390 members
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  • Superman Returns - HD (2006)
    Starring: Brandon Routh,  Kevin Spacey,  Kate Bosworth
    Director: Bryan Singer
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Watch now: £2.49
    It's been five long years since Superman (Brandon Routh) defeated General Zod and his cronies (in Superman II). Five years since the Man of Steel mysteriously disappeared. And now he's back. Metropolis is still there. So's the Daily Planet, with Lois Lane (Kate Bosworth), editor Perry White (Frank ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 65% from 922 members
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  • X-Men 2 - Blu-ray (2003)
    Starring: Hugh Jackman,  Patrick Stewart,  Ian McKellen
    Director: Bryan Singer
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    The X-Men led by Professor Xavier once again return to save the world from a group of mutant creatures. Nightcrawler attempts to assassinate the President, Stryker sets out to capture the pupils at the school for the 'gifted' and Magneto has escaped from his cell and is out to reek havoc...
    4 stars out of 5 76% from 2,664 members
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  • X-Men 2 on DVD (2003)
    Starring: Hugh Jackman,  Patrick Stewart,  Ian McKellen
    Director: Bryan Singer
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    The X-Men led by Professor Xavier once again return to save the world from a group of mutant creatures. Nightcrawler attempts to assassinate the President, Stryker sets out to capture the pupils at the school for the 'gifted' and Magneto has escaped from his cell and is out to reek havoc...
    3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 57,481 members
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  • X-Men - Blu-ray (2000)
    Starring: Patrick Stewart,  Ian McKellen,  Famke Janssen
    Director: Bryan Singer
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Born into a world filled with prejudice are children who possess extraordinary and dangerous powers - the result of unique genetic mutations. Cyclops unleashes bolts of energy from his eyes. Storm can manipulate the weather at will. Rogue absorbs the life force of anyone she touches. But, under the ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 75% from 2,529 members
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  • X-Men on DVD (2000)
    Starring: Patrick Stewart,  Ian McKellen,  Famke Janssen
    Director: Bryan Singer
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Born into a world filled with prejudice are children who possess extraordinary and dangerous powers - the result of unique genetic mutations. Cyclops unleashes bolts of energy from his eyes. Storm can manipulate the weather at will. Rogue absorbs the life force of anyone she touches. But, under the ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 48,835 members
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  • Apt Pupil on DVD (1998)
    Starring: James Karen,  Heather McComb,  Ann Dowd
    Director: Bryan Singer
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Based on the novella by Stephen King, director Bryan Singer's follow-up to THE USUAL SUSPECTS is a harrowing psychological thriller about the relationship that forms between a boy and the neighbor he discovers is a Nazi war criminal. After a brief lesson in history class, star pupil Todd Bowden (..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 63% from 2,037 members
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  • The Usual Suspects on DVD (1995)
    Starring: Stephen Baldwin,  Gabriel Byrne,  Benicio Del Toro
    Director: Bryan Singer
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
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    Director Bryan Singer's labyrinthine crime drama centers on five career criminals (played by Gabriel Byrne, Kevin Spacey, Benicio Del Toro, Kevin Pollak, and Stephen Baldwin) who meet after being rounded up for a standard police line-up. Upon their release, the men band together to pull off an ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 80% from 92,319 members
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  • Public Access on DVD (1993)
    Starring: Ron Marquette,  Dina Brooks,  Larry Maxwell
    Director: Bryan Singer
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Before making their Oscar-winning film The Usual Suspects, director Bryan Singer and writer Christopher McQuarrie made their first film -- this low-budget independent feature and Grand Jury Prize winner at the 1993 Sundance Film Festival. Public Access examines the power and dangers of mass media ..read more »
    2 stars out of 5 43% from 220 members
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Bryan Singer facts

5 most recent films

Jack the Giant Killer - 3.0 stars
Jack the Giant Killer - Blu-ray - 1.0 stars
Valkyrie - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
Valkyrie - 3.5 stars
Superman Returns - 3.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

House M.D. - First Season - 4.0 stars
The Usual Suspects - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
The Usual Suspects - 4.0 stars
X-Men 2 - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
X-Men - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Jack the Giant Killer - Blu-ray - 1.0 stars
Jack the Giant Killer - 3.0 stars
Public Access - 2.0 stars
Superman Returns - 3.0 stars
Superman Returns - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

James Marsden - 13 times - show films
Ian McKellen - 11 times - show films
Halle Berry - 9 times - show films
Patrick Stewart - 9 times - show films
Kevin Spacey - 9 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Peter O'Fallon - 7 times - show films
Greg Yaitanes - 7 times - show films
none - 6 times - show films
Roy Frumkes - 1 times - show films