Screenplay: Rod Lurie

Top movies, series, and documentaries with a screenplay by Rod Lurie. Explore the titles that showcase an exceptional writing.


Nothing But the Truth

2008 · Movie · 108 min. · United States

Direction Rod Lurie

Cast Kate Beckinsale · Matt Dillon · Alan Alda · Angela Bassett

Synopsis Inspired by true events. A Washington, D.C. reporter writes an explosive story about a government scandal in which she reveals the name of a covert CIA agent. Unexpectedly finding herself behind bars, she struggles to maintain her principles and her...

6.6

2K votes

6.6

2K votes

Resurrecting the Champ

2007 · Movie · 113 min. · United States

Direction Rod Lurie

Cast Samuel L. Jackson · Josh Hartnett · Teri Hatcher · Kathryn Morris

Synopsis For all his ambition, Erik (Josh Hartnett) is a Denver sports reporter fast on his way to being yesterday's news. His writing lacks personality, and his editor, Metz (Alan Alda), is unwilling to pull him off the boxing beat. To...

6.1

2K votes

6.1

2K votes

The Contender

2000 · Movie · 126 min. · United States

Direction Rod Lurie

Cast Joan Allen · Gary Oldman · Jeff Bridges · Christian Slater

Synopsis After his Vice-president suddenly dies, the President (Jeff Bridges) who is near the end of his final term, decides to leave a legacy by selecting a woman to fill the position. Enter a Senator (Joan Allen), who has shifted from...

6.0

2K votes

6.0

2K votes

Straw Dogs

2011 · Movie · 110 min. · United States

Direction Rod Lurie

Cast James Marsden · Kate Bosworth · Alexander Skarsgård · Dominic Purcell

Synopsis Hollywood screenwriter David Sumner (James Marsden) and his actress wife Amy (Kate Bosworth) return to her small hometown in the deep South to prepare the family home for sale after her father's death. Once there, tensions build in their marriage...

5.3

5K votes

5.3

5K votes

Commander in Chief (TV Series)

2005 · Series · 40 min. · United States

Direction Rod Lurie · Vincent Misiano · Jesse Bochco · Bobby Roth

Cast Geena Davis · Donald Sutherland · Harry Lennix · Kyle Secor

Synopsis TV Series (2005-2006). 1 Seasons. 18 Episodes. Mackenzie Allen (Geena Davis), the 45-year-old Independent Vice President of the United States, is about to venture into territory no woman has entered before. While at an official ceremony with husband and Chief...

4.8

797 votes

4.8

797 votes

4.6

83 votes

Line of Fire (TV Series)

2003 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Rod Lurie · Peter Horton · Elodie Keene · Daniel Attias

Cast Leslie Bibb · Jeffrey D. Sams · Leslie Hope · Michael Irby

Synopsis TV Series (2003-2004). 13 episodes. A "political drama" that juxtaposes the stories of a young female F.B.I. agent (Bibb) and a mobster (Paymer).

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