Portrait of Christopher McQuarrie

Writing

Christopher McQuarrie

Career

Active from 1993 to 2027, busiest in 1993 and 2010 with 2 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for Mission: Impossible - Fallout
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 19 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 6.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Christopher McQuarrie Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Coming of Age
    1.1, average 3.0
  • Family Dynamics
    3.3, average 4.8
  • Cringe Humor
    0.8, average 2.2
  • Melancholy
    3.3, average 4.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • High-Octane Action Spectacle 2
  • Blockbuster Entertainment 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Visually Stunning Set Pieces 2
  • High-Stakes Tension 2
  • Visual Spectacle 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

22
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

5 titles
Battlefield
Battlefield

Director, Producer

King Conan
King Conan

Writer, Director

Broadsword
Broadsword

Producer, Director

The Gauntlet
The Gauntlet

Director

Deeper
Deeper

Screenplay

2020s

4 titles ยท average score 80
Untitled Denzel Washington Thriller
Untitled Denzel Washington Thriller (2027)

Producer, Director

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2025)
GoodWatch score 73

as Passer-by (uncredited)

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (2023)
GoodWatch score 83

as Passenger on train (uncredited)

Top Gun: Maverick
Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
GoodWatch score 86

Screenplay, Producer

2010s

8 titles ยท average score 61
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018)
GoodWatch score 86

as Mission Brief (Voice) (Uncredited)

The Mummy
The Mummy (2017)
GoodWatch score 35

Screenplay

Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016)
GoodWatch score 48

Producer

Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015)
GoodWatch score 80

Director, Story

Edge of Tomorrow
Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
GoodWatch score 80

Screenplay

Jack the Giant Slayer
Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)
GoodWatch score 54

Screenplay

Jack Reacher
Jack Reacher (2012)
GoodWatch score 61

Screenplay, Director

The Tourist
The Tourist (2010)
GoodWatch score 41

Screenplay

2000s

3 titles ยท average score 66
Valkyrie
Valkyrie (2008)
GoodWatch score 63

Screenplay, Producer

Paradise Now
Paradise Now (2005)
GoodWatch score 77

Thanks

The Way of the Gun
The Way of the Gun (2000)
GoodWatch score 56

Director, Screenplay

1990s

2 titles ยท average score 69
The Usual Suspects
The Usual Suspects (1995)
GoodWatch score 83

as Interrogation Cop (uncredited)

Public Access
Public Access (1993)
GoodWatch score 54

as Cop #1 / Our Town Caller