Joe Carnahan

Joe Carnahan

1969-05-09 Sacramento, California, U.S. 44 Credits

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Joseph Aaron "Joe" Carnahan (born May 9, 1969) is an American independent film director, screenwriter, producer and actor best known for his films Blood, Guts, Bullets and Octane, Narc, Smokin' Aces and The A-Team. He is the brother of screenwriter Matthew Michael Carnahan.

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The Rip

The Rip

2026

Director, Writer

Directing Writing

After a team of Miami cops discovers millions in cash inside a derelict stash house, trust frays as everything — and everyone — is called into questio...

Not Without Hope

Not Without Hope

2025

Screenplay, Director, Producer

Writing Directing Producing

A group of friends' fishing boat capsizes off the coast of Mexico and they're left alone stranded at sea and struggling for survival.

Shadow Force

Shadow Force

2025

as Shady Government Type

6.2
Acting

Kyrah and Isaac were once the leaders of a multinational special forces group called Shadow Force. They broke the rules by falling in love, and in ord...

Shadow Force

Shadow Force

2025

Director, Writer

6.2
Directing Writing

Kyrah and Isaac were once the leaders of a multinational special forces group called Shadow Force. They broke the rules by falling in love, and in ord...

Copshop

Copshop

2021

Producer, Director, Screenplay

6.3
Producing Directing Writing

On the run from a lethal assassin, a wily con artist devises a scheme to hide out inside a small-town police station. However, when the hit man turns ...

Boss Level

Boss Level

2021

as Customer at the Chinese Restaurant (uncredited)

6.9
Acting

A former special forces agent is trapped in a time loop and relives his death over and over again. To escape the terrible situation, he must track dow...

Boss Level

Boss Level

2021

Director, Writer, Producer

6.9
Directing Writing Producing

A former special forces agent is trapped in a time loop and relives his death over and over again. To escape the terrible situation, he must track dow...

A Journey to Sundance

A Journey to Sundance

2021

as Self

Acting

'A JOURNEY TO SUNDANCE' is about the spirit, dreams and struggles of independent filmmakers from all over the world, as well as my own struggles to fi...

Bad Boys for Life

Bad Boys for Life

2020

Screenplay, Story

7.1
Writing

Marcus and Mike are forced to confront new threats, career changes, and midlife crises as they join the newly created elite team AMMO of the Miami pol...

Into the Ashes

Into the Ashes

2019

Executive Producer

5.0
Producing

With an honest job and a loving wife, Nick Brenner believed he had safely escaped his violent, criminal history. But his old crew hasn't forgotten abo...

Point Blank

Point Blank

2019

Producer

6.0
Producing

A nurse is forced to spring a wounded murder suspect from the hospital when the man’s brother kidnaps his pregnant wife and wants to make a trade.

El Chicano

El Chicano

2019

Writer, Producer

6.5
Writing Producing

A pair of twin brothers from East L.A. choose to live their lives differently and end up on opposite sides of the law.

Death Wish

Death Wish

2018

Screenplay

6.2
Writing

A mild-mannered father is transformed into a killing machine after his family is torn apart by a violent act.

Wheelman

Wheelman

2017

Producer

6.1
Producing

A getaway driver for a bank robbery realizes he has been double crossed and races to find out who betrayed him.

Stretch

Stretch

2014

Screenplay, Director, Producer

6.2
Writing Directing Producing

A hard-luck limo driver struggling to go straight and pay off a debt to his bookie takes on a job with a crazed passenger whose sought-after ledger im...

Out of Print

Out of Print

2014

as Self

5.7
Acting

A documentary exploring the importance of revival cinema and 35mm exhibition - seen through the lens of the patrons of the New Beverly Cinema - a uniq...

The Devil's Dosh

2012

Executive Producer

7.0
Producing

Every great London crime boss has a tragic beginning. This is Marcus' story.

The Grey

The Grey

2012

Director, Producer, Screenplay

6.6
Directing Producing Writing

Following a grueling five-week shift at an Alaskan oil refinery, workers led by sharpshooter John Ottway are flying home for a much-needed vacation. B...

The A-Team

The A-Team

2010

as Mike "The Operator"

6.4
Acting

A man who loves when a plan comes together, Col. Hannibal Smith leads a close-knit team of elite operatives and Iraq War veterans. Framed for a crime ...

The A-Team

The A-Team

2010

Director, Screenplay

6.4
Directing Writing

A man who loves when a plan comes together, Col. Hannibal Smith leads a close-knit team of elite operatives and Iraq War veterans. Framed for a crime ...

Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball

Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball

2010

Characters, Story, Executive Producer

5.3
Writing Producing

Walter Weed is an unassuming desk jockey at the FBI when the Bureau uncovers a plot to assassinate him. A team of degenerate, psychotic assassins disp...

Fasten Your Seatbelt: The Thrilling Art of Alfred Hitchcock

2009

as Self

Acting

A short Universal promo regarding the works of Alfred Hitchcock.

The Fourth Kind

The Fourth Kind

2009

Producer

6.3
Producing

Since the 1960s, a disproportionate number of the population in and around Nome, Alaska, have gone missing. Despite FBI investigations, the disappeara...

Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of Hitchcock

Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of Hitchcock

2008

as Self

Acting

Alfred Hitchcock often referred to his style of film making as "pure cinema" — using camera movement, editing, music and sound to tell stories that wo...

Bernard Herrmann: Hitchcock's Maestro

Bernard Herrmann: Hitchcock's Maestro

2008

as Self

Acting

No director-composer collaboration has been more seminal to motion pictures than the partnership of Alfred Hitchcock and Bernard Herrmann. In this doc...

In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy

In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy

2008

as Self

7.0
Acting

Films beget films. Filmmakers influence other filmmakers constantly. But the most influential filmmaker of all time is Alfred Hitchcock.

Pride and Glory

Pride and Glory

2008

Screenplay

6.3
Writing

A saga centered on a multi-generational family of New York City Police officers. The family's moral codes are tested when Ray Tierney, investigates a ...

The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry

The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry

2008

as Self

5.8
Acting

An in-depth look at Dirty Harry (1971), featuring interviews with such film artists as Michael Madsen, 'Hal Holbrook', John Milius, 'Shane Black' and ...

A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry

A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry

2008

as Self

4.5
Acting

Filmmakers, social scientists and authors take a provocative look at the moral, political and ethical themes of the Dirty Harry films.

The Evolution of Clint Eastwood

The Evolution of Clint Eastwood

2008

as Self

7.0
Acting

Follow Eastwood's career from television star to matinee idol to Oscar-winning director in this wide-ranging documentary.

The Business End: Violence in Cinema

The Business End: Violence in Cinema

2008

as Self

8.0
Acting

An unflinching look at the ongoing debate on violence in movies and its effect on the audience.

Smokin' Aces

Smokin' Aces

2006

Director, Writer

6.5
Directing Writing

When a Las Vegas performer-turned-snitch named Buddy Israel decides to turn state's evidence and testify against the mob, it seems that a whole lot of...

Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy

Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy

2004

as Self

6.5
Acting

A group of filmmakers talk about their appreciation for "GoodFellas" (1990) and how it has influenced their work. Jon Favreau, Allan and Albert Hughes...

Narc: Making the Deal

Narc: Making the Deal

2003

as Self

Acting

This documentary on the film Narc (2002) delves into the creation of Joe Carnahan's script, what inspired it, and the casting of the film.

Narc: The Visual Trip

Narc: The Visual Trip

2003

as Self

Acting

This documentary examines the cinematography, music, and editing of the film Narc (2002).

Narc: The Friedkin Connection

Narc: The Friedkin Connection

2003

as Self

Acting

Documentary on the connections between Narc (2002) and William Friedkin's filmography.

Ticker

Ticker

2002

Director, Writer

6.6
Directing Writing

The Driver drives a wounded diplomat, who carries a mysterious briefcase, while under helicopter attack. During the attack the briefcase is struck by ...

Narc

Narc

2002

Screenplay, Director

6.7
Writing Directing

When the trail goes cold on a murder investigation of a policeman, an undercover narcotics officer is lured back to the force to help solve the case.

Blood, Guts, Bullets and Octane

Blood, Guts, Bullets and Octane

1998

as Sid French

4.8
Acting

To keep their struggling used-car dealership from closing, salesmen Sid and Bob agree to let a vintage 1963 Pontiac LeMans sit on their lot for two da...

Blood, Guts, Bullets and Octane

Blood, Guts, Bullets and Octane

1998

Producer, Writer, Director

4.8
Producing Writing Directing

To keep their struggling used-car dealership from closing, salesmen Sid and Bob agree to let a vintage 1963 Pontiac LeMans sit on their lot for two da...

The Devil Takes a Holiday

The Devil Takes a Holiday

1996

Co-Producer

6.0
Producing

A rambuctious ride thru American culture. The nouveau-riche meet The Prince of Darkness in this outlandish fable for the politically incorrect.A famil...

Karate Raider

Karate Raider

1995

Screenplay

1.0
Writing

Jake Turner is back on a rescue mission to liberate an attractive female Drug Enforcement officer captured and held prisoner by an American drug lord ...

Felix

N/A

Producer

Producing

Charlie and his best friend Jimmy are making a film and dream of becoming big-time Hollywood directors. When Charlie’s father finds an old ventriloqui...

Five Against a Bullet

N/A

Screenplay

Writing

After his father is killed by a Mexican drug cartel, a man runs a successful political campaign to clean up his area, though doing so will require sta...