Joel Silver
Known for: Production
Born: July 14, 1952
Place of birth: South Orange, New Jersey, USA
Joel Silver (born July 14, 1952) is an American film producer, known for action films like Lethal Weapon and Die Hard. He is owner of Silver Pictures and co-founder of Dark Castle Entertainment. He began his career at Lawrence Gordon Productions, where he eventually became president of motion pictures for the company. He earned his first screen credit as the associate producer on The Warriors and, with Gordon, produced 48 Hrs.,Streets of Fire and Brewster's Millions. In 1985, he formed Silver Pictures and produced successful action films such as Commando (1985), the Lethal Weapon franchise, the first two films of the Die Hard series and the The Matrix franchise of action films. He appears on-screen at the beginning of Who Framed Roger Rabbit as Raoul J. Raoul, the director of the animated short Something's Cookin. He directed "Split Personality", (1992), an episode of the HBO horror anthology, Tales from the Crypt. He currently runs two production companies, Silver Pictures and Dark Castle Entertainment co-owned by Robert Zemeckis. Along with Jared Kass, Silver was co-creator of the sport of Ultimate.
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Filmography
123 movies · 11 TV shows, newest first
6.9
Road House
2024
6.7
SuperFly
2018
5.9
Suburbicon
2017
5.6
Collide
2016
7.1
The Nice Guys
2016
6.6
Veronica Mars
2014
6.8
Non-Stop
2014
5.4
Enemies Closer
2013
5.0
Getaway
2013
6.8
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
2013
5.6
Bullet to the Head
2012
5.6
The Factory
2012
4.5
The Apparition
2012
5.4
The Philly Kid
2012
5.0
Stash House
2012
6.3
El Gringo
2012
5.3
Dragon Eyes
2012
5.8
Transit
2012
6.9
Project X
2012
7.1
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
2011
6.7
Unknown
2011
5.9
Splice
2010
6.3
The Losers
2010
7.0
Sherlock Holmes: Reinvented
2010
6.8
The Book of Eli
2010
7.2
Sherlock Holmes
2009
6.7
Ninja Assassin
2009
5.8
The Hills Run Red
2009
5.6
Whiteout
2009
7.0
Orphan
2009
NR
Speed Racer: Car Fu
2008
7.0
RocknRolla
2008
6.4
Speed Racer
2008
5.8
Fred Claus
2007
5.5
Return to House on Haunted Hill
2007
7.3
Moonlight
2007
6.6
The Brave One
2007
6.1
The Invasion
2007
5.8
The Reaping
2007
4.9
Shark Bait
2006
7.9
V for Vendetta
2006
7.2
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
2005
6.0
House of Wax
2005
8.0
Movie Life: House of Wax
2005
7.0
The Matrix Reloaded: Car Chase
2004
7.8
Veronica Mars
2004
4.9
Bet Your Life
2004
7.4
Entourage
2004
9.0
Next Action Star
2004
7.0
The Matrix Recalibrated
20046.8
Mind Over Matter: The Physicality of the Matrix Future
2004
5.3
The Matrix Revolutions: Double Agent Smith
2004
NR
On the Set of 'Gothika'
2004NR
Painting with Fire
2004
6.2
Gothika
2003
5.0
Limp Bizkit: Behind Blue Eyes
2003
6.8
The Matrix Revolutions
20036.1
The Matrix Reloaded: Pre-Load
2003
6.1
Making 'Enter the Matrix'
2003
10.0
Scrolls to Screen: A Brief History of Anime
2003
NR
Executions: The Making of 'The Animatrix'
2003
7.1
The Matrix Reloaded
2003
7.2
The Animatrix
2003
5.1
Punk'd
2003
6.1
Cradle 2 the Grave
2003
6.0
Ghost Ship
2002
4.7
Ritual
2002
NR
The Making of Exit Wounds
2002
6.4
Jane Doe
2001
6.9
The Matrix Revisited
2001
6.3
Thir13en Ghosts
2001
6.5
Osmosis Jones
2001
6.3
Swordfish
2001
4.3
Proximity
2001
5.9
Exit Wounds
2001
7.5
If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator'
2000
4.4
Dungeons & Dragons
2000
6.7
Freedom
2000
6.3
Romeo Must Die
2000
5.6
House on Haunted Hill
1999
9.0
The Strip
1999
7.4
Making "The Matrix"
1999
6.6
Action
1999
8.7
Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection
1999
5.3
Made Men
1999
8.3
The Matrix
1999
6.6
Lethal Weapon 4
1998
5.1
Double Tap
1997
6.6
Conspiracy Theory
1997
6.2
Perversions of Science
1997
5.5
Fathers' Day
1997
7.2
Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants
1996
6.0
Bordello of Blood
1996
6.4
Executive Decision
1996
5.2
Fair Game
1995
6.5
Assassins
1995
3.3
W.E.I.R.D. World
1995
8.0
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995
6.8
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
1995
6.0
Ri¢hie Ri¢h
1994
6.8
Demolition Man
1993
6.7
Lethal Weapon 3
1992
5.1
Two-Fisted Tales
1992
6.8
The Last Boy Scout
1991
6.1
Ricochet
1991
NR
MTV's 10th Anniversary Special
1991
5.7
Hudson Hawk
1991
6.3
Predator 2
1990
4.6
Parker Kane
1990
6.1
The Adventures of Ford Fairlane
1990
7.0
Die Hard 2
1990
7.0
Lethal Weapon 2
1989
8.0
Tales from the Crypt
1989
6.8
Road House
1989
7.8
Die Hard
1988
7.5
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
1988
5.5
Action Jackson
1988
7.6
Predator
1987
7.3
Lethal Weapon
1987
6.1
Jumpin' Jack Flash
1986
6.7
Commando
1985
6.5
Weird Science
1985
6.6
Brewster's Millions
1985
6.9
Streets of Fire
1984
6.7
48 Hrs.
1982
5.0
Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again
1982
5.3
The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper
1981
5.7
Xanadu
1980
7.7
The Warriors
1979
6.3
Hooper
1978
9.5
The Bette Midler Show
1976NR
Logan's Run
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NR
The Galton Case
—NR
The Executioner
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