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David Ayer
Director 58 years old

David Ayer

Champaign, Illinois, USA

David Ayer (born January 18, 1968) is an American filmmaker known for making crime films that are set in Los Angeles and deal with gangs and police corruption. His screenplays include Training Day (2001), The Fast and the Furious (2001), and S.W.A.T. (2003). He has also... Read full bio →

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9 titles
A Working Man

A Working Man

David Ayer 2025 1h 56m 4.5

Levon Cade left behind a decorated military career in the black ops to live a simple life working construction. But when his boss's daughter, who is like family to him, is taken by human traffickers, his search to bring her home uncovers a world of corruption far greater than he ever could have imagined.

The Beekeeper

The Beekeeper

David Ayer 2024 1h 46m 5.5

One man's campaign for vengeance takes on national stakes after he is revealed to be a former operative of a powerful and clandestine organization known as Beekeepers.

Bright

Bright

David Ayer 2017 1h 57m 5.2

In an alternate present-day where magical creatures live among us, two L.A. cops become embroiled in a prophesied turf battle.

Suicide Squad

Suicide Squad

David Ayer 2016 2h 2m 5.4

From DC Comics comes the Suicide Squad, an antihero team of incarcerated supervillains who act as deniable assets for the United States government, undertaking high-risk black ops missions in exchange for commuted prison sentences.

Sabotage

Sabotage

David Ayer 2014 1h 50m 5.8

In "Sabotage", Arnold Schwarzenegger leads an elite DEA task force that takes on the world's deadliest drug cartels. When the team successfully executes a high-stakes raid on a cartel safe house, they think their work is done - until, one-by-one, the team members mysteriously start to be eliminated. As the body count rises, everyone is a suspect.

Fury

Fury

David Ayer 2014 2h 15m 7.2

A grizzled tank commander makes tough decisions as he and his crew fight their way across Germany in April, 1945.

End of Watch

End of Watch

David Ayer 2012 1h 49m 7.2

Two young officers are marked for death after confiscating a small cache of money and firearms from the members of a notorious cartel during a routine traffic stop.

Street Kings

Street Kings

David Ayer 2008 1h 49m 6.8

Tom Ludlow is a disillusioned L.A. Police Officer, rarely playing by the rules and haunted by the death of his wife.

Harsh Times

Harsh Times

David Ayer 2005 1h 56m 7.2

Jim Davis is an ex-Army Ranger who finds himself slipping back into his old life of petty crime after a job offer from the LAPD evaporates.

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