Joseph Ruben

Joseph Ruben
Born (1950-05-10) May 10, 1950
Briarcliff Manor, New York, United States
Occupation Film director, screenwriter, producer
Years active 1974 – present

Joseph Porter Ruben (born May 10, 1950) is an American film director, screenwriter and producer.

Movie career

His earlier films, such as The Stepfather, have become cult classics. In the 1990s, he went to direct high-grossing mainstream films such as Sleeping with the Enemy starring Julia Roberts (which grossed over $150,000,000 at the box office), the controversial thriller The Good Son starring Macaulay Culkin and Elijah Wood, Money Train starring Woody Harrelson and Wesley Snipes, and Return to Paradise starring Vince Vaughn and Joaquin Phoenix. He frequently collaborates with film editor George Bowers.[1]

He has won awards at various film festivals for his films The Stepfather, True Believer, starring Robert Downey Jr. and James Woods, and Dreamscape, starring Dennis Quaid.[2] His 2014 feature, Penthouse North, stars Michael Keaton and Michelle Monaghan. He will return to direct the serial killer thriller Jack after not working for six years.[3] Ruben is also attached to direct the film The Politician's Wife written by Nicholas Meyer.

Filmography as a director

Year Film Director Producer Writer Notes
1974 The Sister-in-Law
No
No
No
1976 The Pom Pom Girls
No
No
No
1977 Joyride
No
No
1978 Our Winning Season
No
1980 Breaking Away
No
 TV Show
Gorp
No
1984 Dreamscape
No
No
1987 The Stepfather
No
1989 True Believer
No
1991 Sleeping with the Enemy
No
1993 The Good Son
No
No
1995 Money Train
No
1998 Return to Paradise
No
2004 The Forgotten
No
2014 Penthouse North
No
No
2017 The Ottoman Lieutenant
No

References

  1. ↑ Biography for George Bowers on IMDb
  2. ↑ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0747849/awards
  3. ↑ "Original 'Stepfather' Director Takes on 'Jack'(s) Killer Past".
  • Joseph Ruben on IMDb
  • Joseph Ruben at the TCM Movie Database
  • Joseph Ruben at AllMovie
  • Rea, Steven (February 26, 1989). "Ruben's Redemption Finally, Director Joseph Ruben Has Made A Movie He Really Loves. It's Not About Teens. Or Nightmares. It's "True Believer," A Mystery About A Lawyer Who Rediscovers Himself". The Inquirer. Philly.com. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
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