Christopher McQuarrie

Christopher McQuarrie

Personal Info

  • Name:

    Christopher McQuarrie

  • Birthday:

    1968-10-25

  • Place of Birth: Princeton Junction, New Jersey, USA
  • Gender:

    Male

  • Know For:

    Writing

  • Popularity: 10.547
  • Also Known As

    McQ

Christopher McQuarrie

Biography

Christopher McQuarrie (born October 25, 1968) is an American screenwriter, film producer, and director. He received the BAFTA Award, Independent Spirit Award, and Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for the neo-noir mystery film The Usual Suspects (1995). He made his directorial debut with the crime thriller film The Way of the Gun (2000).

McQuarrie is a frequent collaborator with Tom Cruise, having written and directed the action films Jack Reacher (2012), as well as four installments of the Mission: Impossible film series: Rogue Nation (2015), Fallout (2018), Dead Reckoning Part One (2023), and The Final Reckoning (2025). He was also a part of the writing and/or producing team on the Cruise films Valkyrie (2008), Edge of Tomorrow (2014), Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016), The Mummy (2017), and Top Gun: Maverick (2022), the last of which received Academy Award nominations for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Picture.

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Top Movie Cast

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Public Accesstrue- Cop #1 / Our Town Caller

1993-01-21

6.1
Tom Cruise: The Last Movie Star
Tom Cruise: The Last Movie Startrue- Self (archive footage)

2023-07-28

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Nothing Is What It Seems:  The Making Of 'The Usual Suspects'
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Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around
Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Aroundtrue- Self

2013-05-07

7.7
North by Northwest: One for the Ages
North by Northwest: One for the Agestrue- Self

2009-11-03

6.3
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Lighttrue- Self

2006-07-18

7.1
The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird
The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Birdtrue- Self

2006-10-03

7.8
The Valkyrie Legacy
The Valkyrie Legacytrue- Self

2008-11-24

5.7
Round Up: Deposing 'The Usual Suspects'
Round Up: Deposing 'The Usual Suspects'true- Self

2002-04-02

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The Usual Suspects
The Usual Suspectstrue- Interrogation Cop (uncredited)

1995-07-19

8.2

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The Way of the Gun
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Directing

2000-09-08

6.3
Valkyrie
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Writing

2008-12-25

6.9
Valkyrie
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2008-12-25

6.9
The Tourist
The Touristtrue

Writing

2010-12-08

6.2
Top Gun: Maverick
Top Gun: Mavericktrue

Writing

2022-05-21

8.2
Jack the Giant Slayer
Jack the Giant Slayertrue

Writing

2013-02-27

5.8
Top Gun: Maverick
Top Gun: Mavericktrue

Production

2022-05-21

8.2
Jack Reacher
Jack Reachertrue

Directing

2012-12-20

6.6
Jack Reacher
Jack Reachertrue

Writing

2012-12-20

6.6
Public Access
Public Accesstrue

Writing

1993-01-21

6.1
Edge of Tomorrow
Edge of Tomorrowtrue

Writing

2014-05-27

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Mission: Impossible - Fallout
Mission: Impossible - Fallouttrue

Writing

2018-07-13

7.4
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nationtrue

Directing

2015-07-23

7.2
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nationtrue

Writing

2015-07-23

7.2
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nationtrue

Writing

2015-07-23

7.2
The Way of the Gun
The Way of the Guntrue

Writing

2000-09-08

6.3
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
Mission: Impossible - Fallouttrue

Directing

2018-07-13

7.4
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part Onetrue

Writing

2023-07-08

7.5
The Usual Suspects
The Usual Suspectstrue

Writing

1995-07-19

8.2
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
Jack Reacher: Never Go Backtrue

Production

2016-10-19

6.0
The Mummy
The Mummytrue

Writing

2017-06-06

5.5
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoningtrue

Production

2025-05-21

0.0
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoningtrue

Writing

2025-05-21

0.0
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part Onetrue

Production

2023-07-08

7.5
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
Mission: Impossible - Fallouttrue

Production

2018-07-13

7.4
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part Onetrue

Directing

2023-07-08

7.5
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoningtrue

Directing

2025-05-21

0.0

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