Jerry Bruckheimer

Jerry Bruckheimer

1943-09-21 Detroit, Michigan, USA 87 Credits

Biography

Jerome Leon Bruckheimer (born September 21, 1943) is an American film and television producer. He has been active in action, drama, comedy, fantasy, horror and science fiction. After working in advertising from college, Bruckheimer moved into film production in the 1970s. In the 1980s and 1990s, he partnered with fellow producer Don Simpson. Bruckheimer and Simpson's partnership continued until Simpson died in 1996. Bruckheimer has produced films including Flashdance, The Rock, Crimson Tide, Dan...

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F1

F1

2025

Producer

7.7
Producing

Racing legend Sonny Hayes is coaxed out of retirement to lead a struggling Formula 1 team—and mentor a young hotshot driver—while chasing one more cha...

Hans Zimmer & Friends: Diamond in the Desert

Hans Zimmer & Friends: Diamond in the Desert

2025

as Self

8.8
Acting

Conversations with collaborators and friends, alongside special live performances from Dubai's Coca-Cola Arena and beyond, from the dunes of the Arabi...

Hans Zimmer & Friends: Diamond in the Desert

Hans Zimmer & Friends: Diamond in the Desert

2025

Executive Producer

8.8
Producing

Conversations with collaborators and friends, alongside special live performances from Dubai's Coca-Cola Arena and beyond, from the dunes of the Arabi...

Diane Warren: Relentless

Diane Warren: Relentless

2025

as Self

Acting

An intimate look at the life, career and process of one of the most accomplished songwriters of all time, Diane Warren.

Bad Boys: Legacy

Bad Boys: Legacy

2024

as Self

6.0
Acting

Take an epic lookback at 30 years of making the Bad Boys franchise with a 22-minute retrospective. Go behind the scenes of the all-new movie with an e...

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F

2024

Producer

6.7
Producing

Forty years after his unforgettable first case in Beverly Hills, Detroit cop Axel Foley returns to do what he does best: solve crimes and cause chaos.

Bad Boys: Ride or Die

Bad Boys: Ride or Die

2024

Producer

7.4
Producing

After their late former Captain is framed, Lowrey and Burnett try to clear his name, only to end up on the run themselves.

Young Woman and the Sea

Young Woman and the Sea

2024

Producer

7.9
Producing

This is the extraordinary true story of Trudy Ederle, the first woman to successfully swim the English Channel. Through the steadfast support of her o...

The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare

The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare

2024

Producer

7.1
Producing

During World War II, the British Army assigns a group of competent soldiers to carry out a mission against the Nazi forces behind enemy lines... A tru...

The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump

The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump

2023

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

5.6
Acting

An investigation into many of the shocking claims against Emmett, which include allegations of race discrimination, workplace abuse, and questionable ...

Secret Headquarters

Secret Headquarters

2022

Producer

6.5
Producing

While hanging out after school, Charlie and his friends discover the headquarters of the world’s most powerful superhero hidden beneath his home. When...

Top Gun: Maverick

Top Gun: Maverick

2022

Producer

8.2
Producing

After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him, Pete “Maverick” ...

Val

Val

2021

as Self (archive footage)

7.2
Acting

For over 40 years Val Kilmer, one of Hollywood’s most mercurial and/or misunderstood actors has been documenting his own life and craft through film a...

The Golden Hour: Making of Days of Thunder

The Golden Hour: Making of Days of Thunder

2020

as Self

7.0
Acting

An in-depth, two-part documentary by FOX Sports on the making of the 1990 film "Days of Thunder" a few months after its 30th anniversary. The behind-t...

On Your Six: Thirty Years of Top Gun

On Your Six: Thirty Years of Top Gun

2020

as Self

5.8
Acting

A five-part documentary from 2016, chronicling the legacy of Top Gun.

Bad Boys for Life

Bad Boys for Life

2020

Producer

7.1
Producing

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...

Gemini Man

Gemini Man

2019

Producer

6.3
Producing

Henry Brogan is an elite 51-year-old assassin who's ready to call it quits after completing his 72nd job. His plans get turned upside down when he bec...

American Dream: Detroit

American Dream: Detroit

2018

as Self - Interviewee

Acting

The comeback of Detroit is poised to be the greatest turnaround story of American history.

12 Strong

12 Strong

2018

Producer

6.3
Producing

A team of special forces head into Afghanistan in the aftermath of the September 11th attacks in an attempt to dismantle the Taliban.

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

2017

Producer

6.7
Producing

Thrust into an all-new adventure, a down-on-his-luck Capt. Jack Sparrow feels the winds of ill-fortune blowing even more strongly when deadly ghost sa...

CSI: Immortality

CSI: Immortality

2015

Executive Producer

7.2
Producing

An explosion inside a casino brings Catherine Willows back to Las Vegas to investigate. And when the crime is tied to Lady Heather, Gil Grissom is bro...

Deliver Us from Evil

Deliver Us from Evil

2014

Producer

6.3
Producing

When a frightening wave of violence sweeps through New York City, troubled cop Sarchie fails to find a rational explanation for the bizarre crimes. Ho...

The Lone Ranger

The Lone Ranger

2013

Producer

6.1
Producing

The Texas Rangers chase down a gang of outlaws led by Butch Cavendish, but the gang ambushes the Rangers, seemingly killing them all. One survivor is ...

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

2011

Producer

6.6
Producing

Captain Jack Sparrow crosses paths with a woman from his past, and he's not sure if it's love — or if she's a ruthless con artist who's using him to f...

Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible

Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible

2010

as Self

6.7
Acting

Leslie Iwerks' documentary takes audiences behind the scenes at ILM with in depth interviews with some of the company's top talent and showcases never...

The Sorcerer's Apprentice

The Sorcerer's Apprentice

2010

Producer

6.1
Producing

Balthazar Blake is a master sorcerer in modern-day Manhattan trying to defend the city from his arch-nemesis, Maxim Horvath. Balthazar can't do it alo...

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

2010

Producer

6.3
Producing

A rogue prince reluctantly joins forces with a mysterious princess and together, they race against dark forces to safeguard an ancient dagger capable ...

G-Force

G-Force

2009

Producer

5.5
Producing

A team of trained secret agent animals, guinea pigs Darwin, Hurley, Juarez, Blaster, mole Speckles, and fly Mooch takes on a mission for the US govern...

Confessions of a Shopaholic

Confessions of a Shopaholic

2009

Producer

6.5
Producing

In the glamorous world of New York City, Rebecca Bloomwood is a fun-loving girl who is really good at shopping – a little too good, perhaps. She dream...

Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert

Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert

2008

Thanks

5.9

In this concert film, 'Hannah Montana' star Miley Cyrus performs a slew of hit songs, including 'Just Like You' and 'Life's What You Make It.'

National Treasure: Book of Secrets

National Treasure: Book of Secrets

2007

Producer

6.4
Producing

Benjamin Franklin Gates and Abigail Chase re-team with Riley Poole and, now armed with a stack of long-lost pages from John Wilkes Booth's diary, Ben ...

Gone Baby Gone

Gone Baby Gone

2007

Thanks

7.3

When 4 year old Amanda McCready disappears from her home and the police make little headway in solving the case, the girl's aunt, Beatrice McCready hi...

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

2007

Producer

7.3
Producing

Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann join forces with the revived Captain Barbossa to free Jack Sparrow from Davy Jones' locker. The group must navigate da...

Déjà Vu: Surveillance Window

2007

as Self

6.0
Acting

Divided into 10 segments we hear from cast and crew. We learn about filming the opening ferry explosion, Washington's character and performance, makeu...

According to Plan: The Making of 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest'

According to Plan: The Making of 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest'

2006

as Self

8.6
Acting

Special feature documentary following the cast and crew through the making of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest.

Déjà Vu

Déjà Vu

2006

Producer

6.9
Producing

Called in to recover evidence in the aftermath of a horrific explosion on a New Orleans ferry, Federal agent Doug Carlin gets pulled away from the sce...

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

2006

Producer

7.4
Producing

Captain Jack Sparrow races to recover the heart of Davy Jones to avoid enslaving his soul to Jones' service, as other friends and foes seek the heart ...

Glory Road

Glory Road

2006

Producer

7.4
Producing

In 1966, Texas Western coach Don Haskins led the first all-black starting line-up for a college basketball team to the NCAA national championship.

National Treasure

National Treasure

2004

Producer

6.6
Producing

Modern treasure hunters, led by archaeologist Ben Gates, search for a chest of riches rumored to have been stashed away by George Washington, Thomas J...

Biography: Val Kilmer

2004

as Self

Acting

A&E's Biography of Val Kilmer.

The Making of King Arthur

The Making of King Arthur

2004

as Self

8.7
Acting

Short documentary of the making of Antoine Fuqua's King Arthur (2004).

King Arthur

King Arthur

2004

Producer

6.3
Producing

The story of the Arthurian legend, based on the 'Sarmatian hypothesis' which contends that the legend has a historical nucleus in the Sarmatian heavy ...

Danger Zone: The Making of Top Gun

Danger Zone: The Making of Top Gun

2004

as Self

Acting

A comprehensive 6-part documentary on the making of "Top Gun" featuring all-new interviews with the cast and crew. Available on Disc 2 of the "Top Gun...

An Epic At Sea: The Making of Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

An Epic At Sea: The Making of Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

2003

as Self

7.8
Acting

Behind the scenes documentary of the making of Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl, featuring behind the scenes footage, interviews wit...

Bad Boys II

Bad Boys II

2003

Producer

6.7
Producing

Detectives Marcus Burnett and Mike Lowrey of the Miami Narcotics Task Force are tasked with stopping the flow of the drug Ecstasy into Miami. They tra...

Veronica Guerin

Veronica Guerin

2003

Producer

6.7
Producing

In this true story, Veronica Guerin is an investigative reporter for an Irish newspaper. As the drug trade begins to bleed into the mainstream, Guerin...

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

2003

Producer

7.8
Producing

After Port Royal is attacked and pillaged by a mysterious pirate crew, capturing the governor's daughter Elizabeth Swann in the process, William Turne...

Kangaroo Jack

Kangaroo Jack

2003

Producer

5.3
Producing

Two childhood friends — a New York hairstylist and a wanna-be musician — get mixed-up with the mob and are forced to deliver $50,000 to Australia, but...

Bad Company

Bad Company

2002

Producer

5.5
Producing

When a Harvard-educated CIA agent is killed during an operation, the secret agency recruits his twin brother.

Black Hawk Down

Black Hawk Down

2001

Producer

7.4
Producing

When U.S. Rangers and an elite Delta Force team attempt to kidnap two underlings of a Somali warlord, their Black Hawk helicopters are shot down, and ...

Pearl Harbor

Pearl Harbor

2001

Producer

6.9
Producing

The lifelong friendship between Rafe McCawley and Danny Walker is put to the ultimate test when the two ace fighter pilots become entangled in a love ...

Remember the Titans

Remember the Titans

2000

Producer

7.6
Producing

After leading his football team to 15 winning seasons, coach Bill Yoast is demoted and replaced by Herman Boone – tough, opinionated and as different ...

Coyote Ugly

Coyote Ugly

2000

Producer

6.3
Producing

Graced with a velvet voice, 21-year-old Violet Sanford heads to New York to pursue her dream of becoming a songwriter only to find her aspirations sid...

Gone in Sixty Seconds

Gone in Sixty Seconds

2000

Producer

6.4
Producing

Upon learning that he has to come out of retirement to steal 50 cars in one night to save his brother Kip's life, former car thief Randall "Memphis" R...

Swing Vote

Swing Vote

1999

Executive Producer

5.6
Producing

A newly-appointed Supreme Court Justice must settle a controversial moral and legal dilemma with his tie-breaking decision which may also have serious...

Enemy of the State

Enemy of the State

1998

Producer

7.1
Producing

The life of labor lawyer and dedicated family man Robert 'Bobby' Dean is turned upside down after a chance meeting with a college buddy while holiday ...

Armageddon

Armageddon

1998

Producer

6.8
Producing

When an asteroid threatens to collide with Earth, NASA honcho Dan Truman determines the only way to stop it is to drill into its surface and detonate ...

Armageddon: Target Earth

Armageddon: Target Earth

1998

as Self

Acting

Host Leonard Nimoy explores the science behind the film Armageddon.

Con Air

Con Air

1997

Producer

6.8
Producing

Newly-paroled former US Army ranger Cameron Poe is headed back to his wife, but must fly home aboard a prison transport flight dubbed "Jailbird" takin...

The Rock

The Rock

1996

Producer

7.1
Producing

When vengeful General Francis X. Hummel seizes control of Alcatraz Island and threatens to launch missiles loaded with deadly chemical weapons into Sa...

Dangerous Minds

Dangerous Minds

1995

Producer

7.0
Producing

Former Marine Louanne Johnson lands a gig teaching in a pilot program for bright but underachieving teens at a notorious inner-city high school. After...

Crimson Tide

Crimson Tide

1995

Producer

7.2
Producing

After the Cold War, a breakaway Russian republic with nuclear warheads becomes a possible worldwide threat. U.S. submarine Capt. Frank Ramsey signs on...

Bad Boys

Bad Boys

1995

Producer

6.8
Producing

Marcus Burnett is a henpecked family man. Mike Lowrey is a footloose and fancy free ladies' man. Both Miami policemen, they have 72 hours to reclaim a...

The Making of 'Crimson Tide'

The Making of 'Crimson Tide'

1995

as Self

Acting

This documentary provides viewers with a behind-the-scenes look at the making of this high-tension thriller about the decisions faced by a submarine c...

The Ref

The Ref

1994

Executive Producer

6.5
Producing

A cat burglar is forced to take a bickering, dysfunctional family hostage on Christmas Eve.

Days of Thunder

Days of Thunder

1990

Producer

6.4
Producing

Talented but unproven stock car driver Cole Trickle gets a break and with the guidance of veteran Harry Hogge turns heads on the track. The young hots...

Beverly Hills Cop II

Beverly Hills Cop II

1987

Producer

6.5
Producing

Axel Foley returns to the land of sunshine and palm trees to investigate the near-fatal shooting of police Captain Andrew Bogomil. With the help of Sg...

Top Gun

Top Gun

1986

Producer

7.1
Producing

For Lieutenant Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell and his friend and co-pilot Nick 'Goose' Bradshaw, being accepted into an elite training school for fighter pi...

Beverly Hills Cop

Beverly Hills Cop

1984

Producer

7.2
Producing

Fast-talking, quick-thinking Detroit street cop Axel Foley has bent more than a few rules and regs in his time, but when his best friend is murdered, ...

Thief of Hearts

Thief of Hearts

1984

Producer

5.3
Producing

A woman trapped in a boring marriage begins an affair with a handsome man who seems able to read her mind. She doesn't know that he has broken into he...

Flashdance

Flashdance

1983

Producer

6.5
Producing

Alex Owens, a young woman juggling between two odd jobs, aspires to become a successful ballet dancer. Nick, who is her boss and lover, supports and e...

Young Doctors in Love

Young Doctors in Love

1982

Producer

5.2
Producing

An 'Airplane!'-style spoof of hospital soap operas—a brilliant young trainee can't stand the sight of blood; a doctor romances the head nurse in order...

Cat People

Cat People

1982

Executive Producer

6.0
Producing

After years of separation, Irena Gallier and her minister brother, Paul, reunite in New Orleans. When zoologists capture a wild panther, Irena is draw...

Thief

Thief

1981

Producer

7.2
Producing

Frank is an expert professional safecracker, specialized in high-profile diamond heists. He plans to use his ill-gotten income to retire from crime an...

Defiance

Defiance

1980

Producer

6.3
Producing

Tommy takes up temporary housing in a New York neighborhood plagued by a violent gang called the Souls. Tommy is waiting for his next assignment as a ...

American Gigolo

American Gigolo

1980

Producer

6.2
Producing

Julian makes a lucrative living as an escort to older women in the Los Angeles area. He begins a relationship with Michelle, a local politician's wife...

March or Die

March or Die

1977

Producer

5.8
Producing

Just after World War I, Major Foster is incorporating new recruits into his French Foreign Legion platoon when he is sent to his former remote outpost...

Farewell, My Lovely

Farewell, My Lovely

1975

Producer

6.6
Producing

Private eye Philip Marlowe is hired by ex-con Moose Malloy to find his girlfriend, a former lounge dancer. While also investigating the murder of a cl...

Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins

Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins

1975

Associate Producer

5.9
Producing

Hapless driving instructor and former Gunnery Sergeant Rafferty, living in squalor near Hollywood, California, doesn't put up too much of a fight when...

The Culpepper Cattle Co.

The Culpepper Cattle Co.

1972

Associate Producer

6.4
Producing

Working as an assistant on a long cattle drive, the young Ben Mockridge contends between his dream of being a cowboy and the harsh truth of the Old We...

Beyblade

N/A

Producer

Producing

A film adaptation of the toy franchise.

Untitled Pirates of the Caribbean Reboot

N/A

Producer

Producing

A reboot of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise.

Untitled Top Gun 3

Untitled Top Gun 3

N/A

Producer

Producing

The third entry in the franchise. Plot TBA.

Untitled Pirates of the Caribbean Spin-Off

N/A

Producer

Producing

An in development spin-off of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise.

Untitled UAP Conspiracy Thriller

N/A

Producer

Producing

A large-scale conspiracy thriller about two men working in national security who uncover a secret program to recover and reverse-engineer crashed UAPs...

Fortune

N/A

Producer

Producing

Details are being kept under lock and key but the project has been described as Memento meets Raiders of the Lost Ark.

Untitled Crimson Tide Sequel

N/A

Producer

Producing

The sequel to 1995 nuclear submarine thriller. Plot TBA.