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My Take
Brett Ratner represents a kind of filmmaker I think gets underrated in critical conversation: the commercial craftsman. The Rush Hour films are not auteur statements, but making buddy-comedy action that plays equally well in Miami, Tokyo, and Hong Kong takes real instincts for pacing and chemistry. His producing résumé, spanning The Revenant and Prison Break, shows a sharper eye for material than his directing reputation suggests. I would not call him a stylist, and his standing in Hollywood has grown complicated over the years, but as a student of what makes mainstream audiences laugh and lean forward, he clearly knew his trade.
Overview
Brett Ratner (born March 28, 1969) is an American film director and producer. He directed the Rush Hour film series, The Family Man, Red Dragon, X-Men: The Last Stand, Tower Heist, Hercules, and Melania. He is a producer or executive producer of several films, including the Horrible Bosses series, The Revenant, and War Dogs, and the television series Prison Break.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Brett Ratner
- Name (Japanese)
- ブレット・ラトナー
- Reading
- ぶれっと・らとなー
- Born
- March 28, 1969 (age 57)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Rooster
- Origin
- Miami Beach, Florida, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film director / film producer / screenwriter
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Miami Beach Senior High School
- University
- New York University Tisch School of the Arts
Awards & achievements
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.