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David Ayer

David Ayer

Directing·January 18, 196858 years old·Champaign, Illinois, USA

David Ayer (born January 18, 1968) is an American filmmaker known for making crime films that are set in Los Angeles and deal with gangs and police corruption. His screenplays include Training Day (2001), The Fast and the Furious (2001), and S.W.A.T. (2003). He has also directed Harsh Times (2005), Street Kings (2008), End of Watch (2012), Sabotage (2014), and The Beekeeper (2024). In 2016, he directed the superhero movie Suicide Squad from the DC Extended Universe and then the urban fantasy film Bright (2017) for Netflix. He has twice collaborated with actor Shia LaBeouf: first with the World War II drama Fury (2014), then the crime thriller The Tax Collector (2020). He has also collaborated with his friend Cle Shaheed Sloan, who has appeared in four of his films.

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The Dirty DozenSix YearsJohn Doe2026Heart of the Beast2025A Working Man2024Bosco2024The Beekeeper2023Snorkeling2021The Suicide Squad2020Joker: Put on a Happy Face2020The Tax Collector2020Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)2020DeputyTV2019Ready for War2017Bright2017Training DayTV2016Suicide Squad2016DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League2014Fury2014Sabotage2012End of Watch2008The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry2008A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry2008The Business End: Violence in Cinema2008The Evolution of Clint Eastwood2008The Craft of Dirty Harry2008Street Kings2005Harsh Times2004The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing2003S.W.A.T.2002Dark Blue2001Training Day2001The Fast and the Furious2000U-571
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