Biography
Douglas Eric Liman (/ˈlaɪmən/; born July 24, 1965) is an American film director and producer. He is known for directing the films Swingers (1996), Go (1999), The Bourne Identity (2002), Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005), Jumper (2008), Edge of Tomorrow (2014), American Made (2017), and Road House (2024). Most of his career has been associated with the production company Hypnotic. He is co-owner with Dave Bartis, whom he met as an undergraduate at Brown University. They co-founded Brown Television (BTV) a...
Known For
Complete Filmography
Parrot Kindergarten
2025
Executive Producer
Dive into the fascinating tale of a woman raised in a cult, whose journey of healing through teaching her parrot to read reshapes our understanding of...
If You See Something
2024
Executive Producer
In the bliss of their new love, Ali and Katie start to build their life together in New York City, he as an Iraqi immigrant seeking political asylum a...
The Instigators
2024
Director
Rory and Cobby are unlikely partners thrown together for a heist. But when it goes awry, they team up with an unusual accomplice — Rory's therapist — ...
Road House
2024
Director
Ex-UFC fighter Dalton takes a job as a bouncer at a Florida Keys roadhouse, only to discover that this paradise is not all it seems.
Justice
2023
Director
An exploration of the sexual misconduct allegations against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
The Phantom
2021
Executive Producer
Carlos DeLuna was arrested in 1993 aged 21 for the murder of Wanda Lopez, and protested his innocence until his execution, declaring that it was anoth...
Covidwood
2021
as Self - Director
A French documentary on how Covid-19 affected Hollywood and the cinema industry in the United States.
Locked Down
2021
Ager/Dyer, Director, Executive Producer
During a COVID-19 lockdown, sparring couple Linda and Paxton call a truce to attempt a high-risk jewellery heist at one of the world's most exclusive ...
Chaos Walking
2021
Director
Two unlikely companions embark on a perilous adventure through the badlands of an unexplored planet as they try to escape a dangerous and disorienting...
Tread
2020
Producer
Pushed to his breaking point, a master welder in a small town at the foot of the Rocky Mountains quietly fortifies a bulldozer with 30 tons of concret...
American Made
2017
Director
The true story of pilot Barry Seal, who transported contraband for the CIA and the Medellin cartel in the 1980s.
One Big Home
2017
as Himself - Filmmaker
On the tiny island of Martha's Vineyard, where presidents and celebrities vacation, trophy homes threaten to destroy the islands unique character. Twe...
The Wall
2017
Director
An American sniper and his spotter engage in a deadly cat-and-mouse game with an Iraqi sniper.
Edge of Tomorrow
2014
Director, Executive Producer
Major Bill Cage is an officer who has never seen a day of combat when he is unceremoniously demoted and dropped into combat. Cage is killed within min...
Fair Game
2010
Director, Director of Photography, Producer
A devoted wife and mother leads a secret life as a CIA agent until her husband’s article exposes a scandal, putting her identity and loved ones at ris...
Jumper
2008
Director
David Rice is a man who knows no boundaries, a Jumper, born with the uncanny ability to teleport instantly to anywhere on Earth. When he discovers oth...
The Bourne Ultimatum
2007
Executive Producer
Bourne is brought out of hiding once again by reporter Simon Ross who is trying to unveil Operation Blackbriar, an upgrade to Project Treadstone, in a...
The Killing Floor
2007
Executive Producer
A literary agent moves into a penthouse apartment. Soon after the move, he receives crime scene photographs that seem to have taken place in his new a...
Mr. and Mrs. Smith
2007
Director, Executive Producer
Newly relocated to the suburbs, married assassins John and Jane Smith have re-established their respective businesses, though the marital issues that ...
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
2005
Director
A husband and wife struggle to keep their marriage alive until they realize they are both secretly working as assassins. Now, their respective assignm...
The Bourne Supremacy
2004
Executive Producer
A CIA operation to purchase classified Russian documents is blown by a rival agent, who then shows up in the sleepy seaside village where Bourne and M...
The Bourne Identity
2002
Producer, Director
Wounded to the brink of death and suffering from amnesia, Jason Bourne is rescued at sea by a fisherman. With nothing to go on but a Swiss bank accoun...
See Jane Run
2001
Producer
Jane, a formerly suicidal Los Angeles waitress, decides her life does have meaning after all when she finds a gun that was thrown away after a conveni...
Go
1999
Director of Photography, Director
A supermarket clerk decides to step in for an absent drug dealer, setting off an explosive, comedic chain of events.
Swingers
1996
Director, Director of Photography
After 6 years together, Mike's girlfriend leaves him, so he travels to LA to be a star. Six months on, he's still not doing very well— so a few of his...
Getting In
1994
Director
Gabriel Higgs has failed to get into Johns Hopkins to study medicine. He's sixth on a list of backup candidates, and must persuade the five people ahe...
The Saint
N/A
Director
Simon Templar creates false identities named after saints in order to steal money from various criminal organizations and redistribute the wealth to o...
The Forest of Hands and Teeth
N/A
Producer
In Mary's world there are simple truths. The Sisterhood always knows best. The Guardians will protect and serve. The Unconsecrated will never relent. ...
Deeper
N/A
Director
A deep-sea dive turns into an unexpected psychological exploration for a former astronaut who signed up for the mission.
The Stand
N/A
Director, Producer
An adaptation of Stephen King’s magnum opus.