Joseph Ruben

Joseph Ruben
Joseph Ruben
Born	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. 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. His 2013 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. Ruben is also attached to direct the film The Politician's Wife written by Nicholas Meyer.


Year	Name	Notes
1974	The Sister-in-Law	Also screenwriter and producer
1976	The Pom Pom Girls	Also screenwriter and producer
1977	Joyride	Also screenwriter
1978	Our Winning Season
1980	Breaking Away	Teleivision series (episode: ''The Cutters)
1980	Gorp
1984	Dreamscape	Also screenwriter
1987	The Stepfather
1989	True Believer
1991	Sleeping with the Enemy
1993	The Good Son	Also producer
1995	Money Train
1998	Return to Paradise
2004	The Forgotten
2013	Penthouse North	Also producer
2017	The Ottoman Lieutenant

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