Directing
Community Rating
6.0
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Born
March 15, 1959 (age 67)
Born in
Riihimäki, Finland
Renny Harlin (born Renny Lauri Mauritz Harjola on March 15, 1959) is a Finnish film director and producer, known for his prolific work in the action and horror genres. The peak of his success spanned from the late 1980s to the late 1990s, during which period he directed numerous hits, including A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master, Die Hard 2, Cliffhanger, and Deep Blue Sea. The commercial performance of his films has waned since the mid 2000s, but Harlin remains 86th on the list of highest-grossing directors of all time (based on U.S. domestic gross revenue). He has primarily worked in the Hollywood studio system, in addition to time spent in his native Finland and a brief stint in China.
Carrier
as Producer
TBA
Inspector Palmu
as Director, Writer
TBA
The Beast
as Director
TBA
Black Tides
as Director
TBA
Trial by Combat
as Director
TBA

Deep Water
as Director
2026

The Strangers: Chapter 3
as Director
2026

The Strangers
as Director
2026

The Strangers: Chapter 2
as Director
2025

The Strangers: Chapter 1
as Director
2024

The Bricklayer
as Director
2023

Refuge
as Director, Producer
2023

Reunion 3: Singles Cruise
as Director, Screenplay
2021

The Misfits
as Director
2021

The Dinosaur
as Self (archive footage)
2021

Bodies at Rest
as Director
2019

Legend of the Ancient Sword
as Director
2018

Skiptrace
as Director
2016

The Legend of Hercules
as Officer Linus (uncredited), Director, Writer, Producer
2014

Graceland
as Director
2013