Boaz Yakin

Director

Boaz Yakin

Born June 20, 1966 in New York City, New York, USA10 films

Boaz Yakin (Hebrew: בועז יכין‎, born June 20, 1966) is an Israeli-American screenwriter, film director, and producer based in New York City. He has written screenplays to films like The Rookie, Fresh, A Price Above Rubies, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, and Now You See Me, and has directed the 2000 sports drama Remember the Titans and the 2012 Jason Statham action film Safe. As a producer he has collaborated frequently with filmmaker Eli Roth and served as executive producer for the first two entries in the Hostel franchise.

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Remember the Titans posterFirst watchRemember the Titans20007.7Their style at its most typical, and among their best-rated work.After leading his football team to 15 winning seasons, coach Bill Yoast is demoted and replaced by Herman Boone – tough, opinionated and as different from the beloved Yoast as he could be.View film

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Filmography

10 films as director
  1. 2024Once Again (for the very first time)Director
  2. 2022AvivaDirector
  3. 2018Boarding SchoolDirector
  4. 2015MaxDirector
  5. 2012SafeDirector
  6. 2008Death in LoveDirector
  7. 2003Uptown GirlsDirector
  8. 2000Remember the TitansDirector
  9. 1998A Price Above RubiesDirector
  10. 1994FreshDirector