Dan Gilroy

Writer, Director, Producer

Birthdate: Jun 24, 1959

Birthplace: Santa Monica, California, USA

Dan Gilroy was born in Santa Monica, California, the son of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Frank D. Gilroy, and sculptor and writer Ruth Dorothy. His brother Tony Gilroy is a screenwriter and director; and his fraternal twin brother, John Gilroy, is a film editor. Through his father, he is of Italian, Irish and German descent.

Gilroy wrote the script for 2005 gambling drama Two for the Money (2005), starring Al Pacino and Gilroy's wife Rene Russo. His earliest credit is as co-writer of science fiction thriller Freejack (1992), followed by co-writing Dennis Hopper-directed comedy Chasers. He was also one of the writers to contribute to the unmade Superman film Superman Lives.

He made his directorial debut with the 2014 crime thriller Nightcrawler (2014). He also wrote the screenplay, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.

Gilroy has been married to Rene Russo since 1992, and they have one daughter, named Rose. They reside in Brentwood, California.

Dan Gilroy Movies

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2025 |
Magazine Dreams
Magazine Dreams
2025
R
2h 4m
Drama
6.5
An amateur bodybuilder battles both the limits of his physical body and his own inner demons to gain recognition.

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2019 |
Velvet Buzzsaw
2005 |
Two for the Money
1994 |
Chasers
1992 |
Freejack

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2017 |
Roman J. Israel, Esq.
Roman J. Israel, Esq.
2017
PG-13
2h 2m
Crime, Drama, Thriller
6.5
Roman J. Israel, Esq., a driven, idealistic defense attorney, finds himself in a tumultuous series of events that lead to a crisis and the necessity for extreme action.
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2014 |
Nightcrawler
Nightcrawler
2014
R
1h 57m
Crime, Drama, Thriller
7.8
A petty thief desperate for work muscles into the world of crime journalism and becomes the star of his own story as he blurs the line between observer and participant.
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2017 |
Kong: Skull Island
Kong: Skull Island
2017
1h 58m
Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
6.7
After the Vietnam war, a team of scientists explores an uncharted island in the Pacific, venturing into the domain of the mighty Kong and must fight to escape a primal Eden.
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2012 |
The Bourne Legacy
The Bourne Legacy
2012
PG-13
2h 15m
Action, Adventure, Thriller
6.6
An expansion of the universe from Robert Ludlum's novels, centered on a new hero whose stakes have been triggered by the events of the previous three films.
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2011 |
Real Steel
Real Steel
2011
PG-13
2h 7m
Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Sport
7.1
In a near future where robot boxing is a top sport, a struggling ex-boxer feels he's found a champion in a discarded robot.
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2008 |
The Fall
The Fall
2008
R
1h 57m
Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
7.8
In 1920s Los Angeles, a bedridden patient in a hospital captivates a young girl with a fantastic tale of heroes, myths, and villains on a desert island.