7 Movies Directed by Peter Berg

Very Bad Things

Very Bad Things

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1998-11-25

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

100 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.3 (38031 Reviews)

Director:

Peter Berg

Fullplot:

A group of friends head to Las Vegas for a bachelor party.. only things go wrong and a woman is killed. Soon, the bodies are piling up and the friends find themselves turning against one another as the coverup builds.

The Rundown

The Rundown

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2003-09-26

Languages:

English, Portuguese

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

104 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (77791 Reviews)

Director:

Peter Berg

Cast:

Writer:

R.J. Stewart (story)

R.J. Stewart (screenplay)

James Vanderbilt (screenplay)

Fullplot:

The Rock as a bounty hunter who attempts to square a debt by heading to the Amazon jungle to capture someone. The bounty hunter discovers that his quarry isn't the bad guy he'd been warned about, and the two team up in pursuit of riches stored in a mine in the Amazon.

Friday Night Lights

Friday Night Lights

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2004-10-08

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

118 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (43243 Reviews)

Director:

Peter Berg

Cast:

Writer:

Buzz Bissinger (book)

David Aaron Cohen (screenplay)

Peter Berg (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Odessa, Texas, is a small, town in Texas. Racially divided and economically dying, there is one night that gives the town something to live for: Friday Night. The Permian Panthers have a big winning tradition in Texas high school football, led by QB Mike Winchell and superstar tailback Boobie Miles, but all is not well, as Boobie suffers a career-ending injury in the first game of the season. Hope is lost among citizens in Odessa, and for the team, but Coach Gary Gaines, who believes that "Perfection is being able to look your friends in the eye and know you did everything you could not to let them down", is somehow able to help the team rise up from the ashes and make a huge season comeback. Now on their way to state, the Panthers must go out and be perfect, because they may never matter this much for the rest of their lives.

The Kingdom

The Kingdom

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2007-09-28

Languages:

English, Arabic

Countries:

USA, Germany

Runtime:

110 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (96767 Reviews)

Director:

Peter Berg

Cast:

Writer:

Matthew Michael Carnahan

Fullplot:

After a terrorist attack on an American housing compound in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where families and FBI Agent Francis Manner are murdered, FBI agent Ronald Fleury blackmails the Saudi Arabian consul to get five days of investigation in the location. He travels with agent Grant Sykes, Janet Mayes and Adam Leavitt to avenge their friend and try to find those responsible for the bombing. The agents find all sorts of difficulties in their investigation, but they are supported by Colonel Faris Al Ghazi that advises the team how to act in a hostile environment.

Hancock

Hancock

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2008-07-02

Languages:

English, Japanese

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

92 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.4 (306728 Reviews)

Director:

Peter Berg

Cast:

Writer:

Vincent Ngo

Vince Gilligan

Fullplot:

The powerful superhero John Hancock has become a joke because of his alcoholism and clumsiness. He has also become the most hated man in Los Angeles. Though he has saved many lives, he also destroyed a lot of property, costing the city millions every time he goes into action. When he saves the life of PR expert Ray Embrey from an oncoming train, the executive is thankful and believes he can restore Hancock's image as a true superhero. He brings the anti-hero home for dinner and introduces him to his son Aaron, a big fan, and to his wife, Mary. But for some mysterious reason Mary doesn't want Hancock anywhere near her or her family.

Lone Survivor

Lone Survivor

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2014-01-10

Languages:

English, Pushto

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

121 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.6 (177772 Reviews)

Director:

Peter Berg

Cast:

Writer:

Peter Berg

Marcus Luttrell (book)

Patrick Robinson (book)

Fullplot:

Marcus Luttrell, a Navy Seal, and his team set out on a mission to capture or kill notorious Taliban leader Ahmad Shah, in late June 2005. After running into mountain herders and capturing them, they were left with no choice but to follow their rules of engagement or be imprisoned. Now Marcus and his team are left to fight for their lives in one of the most valiant efforts of modern warfare.

Battleship

Battleship

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2012-05-18

Languages:

English, Japanese

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

131 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

5.9 (190345 Reviews)

Director:

Peter Berg

Fullplot:

Based on the classic Hasbro naval combat game, Battleship is the story of an international fleet of ships who come across an alien armada while on Naval war games exercise. An intense battle is fought on sea, land and air. What do the aliens want?

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