R.J. Cutler
Known for: Directing
Born: —
Place of birth: Great Neck, New York, USA
R. J. Cutler (born 1962; Great Neck) is an American filmmaker, documentarian, television producer and theater director. 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
30 movies · 13 TV shows, newest first
6.0
Marc by Sofia
2026
8.4
Esports World Cup: Level Up
2025
7.2
Lee Soo Man: King of K-Pop
2025
6.2
Fight for Glory: 2024 World Series
2025
7.5
Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp and the Biotech Revolution
2025
6.5
Elton John: Never Too Late
2024
7.2
Martha
2024
4.7
The Disappearance of Shere Hite
2023
6.8
Big Vape: The Rise and Fall of Juul
2023
5.4
Anthem
2023
NR
Murf the Surf: Jewels, Jesus, and Mayhem in the USA
2023NR
Murf the Surf: Jewels, Jesus, and Mayhem in the USA
2023
7.5
Elton John Live: Farewell from Dodger Stadium
2022
3.5
Billie Eilish: The World’s A Little Blurry Live Premiere Event
2021
8.2
Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry
2021
5.0
Dear...
2020
7.0
Belushi
2020
7.3
The Kingmaker
2019
7.5
Listen to Me Marlon
2015
7.3
If I Stay
2014
6.7
The World According to Dick Cheney
2013
6.6
Nashville
2012
NR
Fish
2011
NR
The Met Ball
2010
6.6
The September Issue
2009
5.7
The Return of the War Room
200810.0
Greatest American Dog
2008
2.0
10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America
2006
NR
Black. White.
2006
7.4
30 Days
2005
9.0
Making Dazed
2005
7.1
Thin
2005
NR
Freshman Diaries
2003
9.0
The Real Roseanne Show
2003
6.3
American High
2000
8.0
Anita Liberty
1997
6.1
A Perfect Candidate
1996
6.8
The War Room
1993NR
Untitled R. J. Cutler Camp Century Documentary
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Untitled Olivia Newton-John Documentary
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Untitled Louvre Heist Documentary
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Untitled Julie Andrews Documentary
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Untitled Gilmore Girls Documentary
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