Director 1945 - 2016

Curtis Hanson

Reno, Nevada, USA

Curtis Lee Hanson (March 24, 1945 – September 20, 2016) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. Born in Reno, Nevada, Hanson grew up in Los Angeles. After dropping out of high school, Hanson worked as photographer and editor for Cinema magazine. In the... Read full bio →

Directed Films

Every film this person directed

16 titles

Chasing Mavericks

Curtis Hanson, Michael Apted 2012 1h 56m 6.7

Surfer Jay Moriarity sets out to ride the Northern California break known as Mavericks.

Too Big to Fail

Curtis Hanson 2011 1h 37m 5.5

Based on the bestselling book by Andrew Ross Sorkin, 'Too Big to Fail' offers an intimate look at the epochal financial crisis of 2008 and the powerful men and women who decided the fate of the world's economy in a matter of a few weeks.

Lucky You

Curtis Hanson 2007 2h 4m 5.1

A hotshot poker player tries to win a tournament in Vegas, but is fighting a losing battle with his personal problems.

In Her Shoes

Curtis Hanson 2005 2h 10m 6.2

IN HER SHOES is the alternately hilarious and heart rendering story of two sisters with nothing in common but size 8 ½ feet. Maggie and Rose Feller are both best friends and polar opposites when it comes to values, goals and personal style.

8 Mile

Curtis Hanson 2002 1h 51m 7.1

The setting is Detroit in 1995. The city is divided by 8 Mile, a road that splits the town in half along racial lines. A young white rapper, Jimmy "B-Rabbit" Smith Jr summons strength within himself to cross over these arbitrary boundaries to fulfill his dream of success in hip hop. With future and the three one third all he has to do is not choke.

Wonder Boys

Curtis Hanson 2000 1h 47m 7.0

An English Professor tries to deal with his wife leaving him, the arrival of his editor who has been waiting for his book for seven years, and the various problems that his friends and associates involve him in.

L.A. Confidential

Curtis Hanson 1997 2h 18m 8.3

Three detectives in the corrupt and brutal L.A. police force of the 1950s use differing methods to uncover a conspiracy behind the shotgun slayings of the patrons at an all-night diner in this lush tribute to tough film noir crime films. Based on the multi-layered James Ellroy novel.

The River Wild

Curtis Hanson 1994 1h 51m 6.7

While on a family vacation, Meryl Streep takes on a pair of armed killers (led by Kevin Bacn) while navigating a spectacularly violent river.

The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

Curtis Hanson 1992 1h 50m 5.5

A vengeful nanny sets out to destroy a naïve woman who she holds responsible for the suicide of her husband and subsequent miscarriage of her first child.

Bad Influence

Curtis Hanson 1990 1h 39m 6.3

Wimpy young executive Michael is about to get pulverized by a jealous boyfriend in a bar when a handsome, mysterious stranger steps in—and then disappears. Later that night, Michael runs into a stranger on a pier, who wheedles his way into Michael's life and turns it upside down.