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John Dahl
Director 69 years old

John Dahl

Billings, Montana, USA

John Dahl (born 1956) is an American film director and screenwriter, best known for his work in the neo-noir genre.

Directed Films

Every film this person directed

7 titles
You Kill Me

You Kill Me

John Dahl 2007 1h 30m 6.0

While drying out on the West Coast, an alcoholic hit man befriends a tart-tongued woman who might just come in handy when it's time for him to return to Buffalo and settle some old scores.

The Great Raid

The Great Raid

John Dahl 2005 2h 12m 6.3

The Great Raid is an inspirational true story of one of the most triumphant rescue missions during World War II! As the war rages, the elite 6th Ranger Battalion is given a mission of heroic proportions: push 30 miles behind enemy lines and liberate over 500 prisoners of war.

Joy Ride

Joy Ride

John Dahl 2001 1h 37m 6.2

Three young people on a road trip from Colorado to New Jersey talk to a trucker on their CB radio, then must escape when he turns out to be a psychotic killer.

Rounders

Rounders

John Dahl 1998 2h 1m 7.9

A young man is a reformed gambler who must return to playing big stakes poker to help a friend pay off loan sharks.

The Last Seduction

The Last Seduction

John Dahl 1994 1h 50m 6.0

A devious femme fatale steals her husband’s drug money and hides out in a small town where she meets the perfect dupe for her next scheme.

Red Rock West

Red Rock West

John Dahl 1993 1h 38m 7.0

When a promised job for Texan Michael fails to materialise in Wyoming, Mike is mistaken by Wayne to be the hitman he hired to kill his unfaithful wife, Suzanne. Mike takes full advantage of the situation, collects the money and runs. During his getaway, things go wrong, and soon get worse when he runs into the real hitman, Lyle.

Kill Me Again

Kill Me Again

John Dahl 1989 1h 34m 5.0

After Faye and her psychotic boyfriend, Vince, successfully rob a mob courier, Faye decides to abscond with the loot. She heads to Reno, where she hires feckless private investigator Jack Andrews to help fake her death. He pulls the scheme off and sets up Faye with a new identity, only to have her skip out on him without paying.

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