Brett Ratner

Career Overview

Brett Ratner has 96 screen credits in a career dating back to 1983. Their work spans 8 cinematic universes — most prominently Rush Hour with 4 titles. Signature works include Hercules, Rush Hour, Rush Hour 3. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For: Directing
Gender: male
Known Credits: 96
Birth Date: 1969-03-28
Birth Place: Miami Beach, Florida, USA

Known For

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 8 universes

Rush Hour (4 titles)
Horrible Bosses (2 titles)
X-MEN (1 titles)
Wolverine (1 titles)
Hannibal Lecter (1 titles)
The Hannibal Lecter Collection (1 titles)
The Lego Movie (1 titles)
Skyline (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

Jackie Chan (3 collaborations)
Chris Tucker (3 collaborations)
Michael Chow (3 collaborations)
Lucy Lin (3 collaborations)
James Lew (3 collaborations)
Philip Baker Hall (2 collaborations)
Tzi Ma (2 collaborations)
Ken Leung (2 collaborations)
George Cheung (2 collaborations)
Andy Cheng (2 collaborations)

Credits

directing (23 credits)
- Rush Hour 4
  director
  
  directing
  
  2026
- Blue Blood
  director
  
  directing
  
  2026
- Melania
  director
  
  directing
  
  2026
- American Express Unstaged: Dead & Company
  director
  
  directing
  
  2015
- Hercules
  director
  
  directing
  
  2014
- Mysteries of the Jules Rimet Trophy
  director
  
  directing
  
  2014
- Movie 43
  director
  
  directing
  
  2013
- Tower Heist
  director
  
  directing
  
  2011
- New York, I Love You
  director
  
  directing
  
  2008
- Rush Hour 3
  director
  
  directing
  
  2007
- X-Men: The Last Stand
  director
  
  directing
  
  2006
- Prison Break
  
  - Pilot (2005) ... director directing
  
  2005
- After the Sunset
  director
  
  directing
  
  2004
- Red Dragon
  director
  
  directing
  
  2002
- Lady Luck!
  director
  
  directing
  
  2001
- Rush Hour 2
  director
  
  directing
  
  2001
- The Family Man
  director
  
  directing
  
  2000
- Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99
  director
  
  directing
  
  1999
- Evil Luke Lee
  director
  
  directing
  
  1999
- Rush Hour
  director
  
  directing
  
  1998
- Money Talks
  director
  
  directing
  
  1997
- Meet Mickey Rourke
  director
  
  directing
  
  1994
- Whatever Happened to Mason Reese
  director
  
  directing
  
  1990
actors (27 credits)
- Jackie Chan: Down to Earth
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2026
- Jackie Chan: Building an Icon
  Self (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2021
- Pollywood
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2020
- The Fabulous Allan Carr
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2017
- Late Night with Seth Meyers
  
  - Julie Bowen, Brett Ratner, Ben Kronberg (2014) ... Self - Guest actor actors
  
  2014
- Seduced and Abandoned
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2013
- Eddie Murphy: One Night Only
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2012
- In The Tracks of Lalo Schifrin
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2012
- POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2011
- With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2010
- How Bruce Lee Changed the World
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2009
- I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2009
- Making Rush Hour 3
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2007
- The Grand
  "Sob Story" Barry Blaustein
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2007
- X-Men: Evolution of a Trilogy
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2006
- X3: The Excitement Continues
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2006
- Brett Ratner's X-Diaries
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2006
- The N Word
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2006
- Class Act
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2006
- Reservoir Dogs Revisited
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2005
- Entourage
  
  - The Prince's Bride (2007) ... Brett Ratner actor actors
  
  2004
- A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon'
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live!
  
  - Dane Cook, Brett Ratner (2006) ... Self actor actors
  
  2003
- Black and White
  Brett Ratner
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1999
- A Piece of the Action: Behind the Scenes of Rush Hour
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1999
- Jackie Chan - From Stuntman to Superstar
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1996
- Scarface
  Boy Lying on Raft in Pool (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1983
production (42 credits)
- Melania
  producer
  
  production
  
  2026
- Georgetown
  producer
  
  production
  
  2019
- The Lego Ninjago Movie
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2017
- Rules Don't Apply
  producer
  
  production
  
  2016
- Before the Flood
  producer
  
  production
  
  2016
- Dark Crimes
  producer
  
  production
  
  2016
- Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2016
- War Dogs
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2016
- S Is for Stanley
  producer
  
  production
  
  2016
- I Saw the Light
  producer
  
  production
  
  2016
- The Revenant
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2015
- Chuck Norris vs Communism
  producer
  
  production
  
  2015
- Truth
  producer
  
  production
  
  2015
- The Audition
  producer
  
  production
  
  2015
- Black Mass
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2015
- By Sidney Lumet
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2015
- Scorsese's GoodFellas
  producer
  
  production
  
  2015
- Barely Lethal
  producer
  
  production
  
  2015
- The Water Diviner
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2014
- Horrible Bosses 2
  producer
  
  production
  
  2014
- Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
  producer
  
  production
  
  2014
- One Day Since Yesterday: Peter Bogdanovich & the Lost American Film
  producer
  
  production
  
  2014
- Hercules
  producer
  
  production
  
  2014
- Jersey Boys
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2014
- Night Will Fall
  producer
  
  production
  
  2014
- Mysteries of the Jules Rimet Trophy
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2014
- Mirror Mirror
  producer
  
  production
  
  2012
- Woody Allen: A Documentary
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2011
- Horrible Bosses
  producer
  
  production
  
  2011
- Skyline
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2010
- Mother's Day
  producer
  
  production
  
  2010
- Catfish
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2010
- Prison Break: The Final Break
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2009
- I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale
  producer
  
  production
  
  2009
- 21
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2008
- Code Name: The Cleaner
  producer
  
  production
  
  2007
- End Game
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2006
- Running Scared
  producer
  
  production
  
  2006
- Santa's Slay
  producer
  
  production
  
  2005
- Prison Break
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  - Behind the Eyes (2017) ... executive producer production
  
  - Progeny (2017) ... executive producer production
  
  - Wine Dark Sea (2017) ... executive producer production
  
  - Phaecia (2017) ... executive producer production
  
  - Contingency (2017) ... executive producer production
  
  2005
- Paid in Full
  producer
  
  production
  
  2002
- Double Take
  producer
  
  production
  
  2001
crew (2 credits)
- I'm Still Here
  thanks
  
  crew
  
  2010
- Jackie Chan: My Stunts
  thanks
  
  crew
  
  1999
sound (1 credits)
- Raising the Heights
  music supervisor
  
  sound
  
  1998
writing (1 credits)
- Whatever Happened to Mason Reese
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1990