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R.J. Cutler

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R.J. Cutler

14 films

R. J. Cutler (born 1962; Great Neck) is an American filmmaker, documentarian, television producer and theater director.

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His work includes the documentary films The War Room, A Perfect Candidate, Thin, The September Issue, The World According to Dick Cheney and Listen to Me Marlon; the non-fiction television series Black. White., American High, Freshman Diaries and 30 Days; the prime time drama series Nashville; the scripted podcast, The Oval Office Tapes; and the feature film If I Stay. Cutler's first film, The War Room, was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature and he is the recipient of numerous awards including two Emmy Awards, two Peabody Awards, a GLAAD Award, two Cinema Eye Awards, and two Television Academy Honor Awards. In 2009, the Museum of Television and Radio held a five-day retrospective of his work.

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Filmography

14 films as director
  1. TBAUntitled R. J. Cutler Camp Century DocumentaryDirector
  2. TBAUntitled Julie Andrews DocumentaryDirector
  3. 2024Elton John: Never Too LateDirector
  4. 2024MarthaDirector
  5. 2023Murf the Surf: Jewels, Jesus, and Mayhem in the USADirector
  6. 2021Billie Eilish: The World's a Little BlurryDirector
  7. 2020BelushiDirector
  8. 2014If I StayDirector
  9. 2013The World According to Dick CheneyDirector
  10. 2011FishDirector
  11. 2010The Met BallDirector
  12. 2009The September IssueDirector
  13. 1997Anita LibertyDirector
  14. 1996A Perfect CandidateDirector