Joseph Ruben

Joseph Ruben
Born	(1950-05-10) May 10, 1950 Briarcliff Manor, New York, United States
Occupation(s)	Film director, screenwriter, producer
Years active	1974 – present

Joseph Porter Ruben (born May 10, 1950) is an American film director, screenwriter and producer.

Movie career

His earlier films, such as The Stepfather, have become cult classics. In the 1990s, he went to direct high-grossing mainstream films such as Sleeping with the Enemy starring Julia Roberts (which grossed over $150,000,000 at the box office), the controversial thriller The Good Son starring Macaulay Culkin and Elijah Wood, Money Train starring Woody Harrelson and Wesley Snipes, and Return to Paradise starring Vince Vaughn and Joaquin Phoenix. He frequently collaborates with film editor George Bowers. He has won awards at various film festivals for his films The Stepfather, True Believer, starring Robert Downey Jr. and James Woods, and Dreamscape, starring Dennis Quaid. His 2013 feature, Penthouse North, stars Michael Keaton and Michelle Monaghan. He will return to direct the serial killer thriller Jack after not working for six years. Ruben is also attached to direct the film The Politician's Wife written by Nicholas Meyer.

Filmography

Year	Name	Director	Writer	Producer	Notes
1974	The Sister-in-Law	Yes	Yes	Yes	Directorial Debut
1976	The Pom Pom Girls	Yes	Yes	Yes
1977	Joyride	Yes	Yes	No
1978	Our Winning Season	Yes	No	No
1980	Breaking Away	Yes	No	No	Episode: ''The Cutters''
	Gorp	Yes	No	No
1984	Dreamscape	Yes	Yes	No
1987	The Stepfather	Yes	No	No
1989	True Believer	Yes	No	No
1991	Sleeping with the Enemy	Yes	No	No
1993	The Good Son	Yes	No	Yes
1995	Money Train	Yes	No	No
1998	Return to Paradise	Yes	No	No
2004	The Forgotten	Yes	No	No
2013	Penthouse North	Yes	No	Yes
2017	The Ottoman Lieutenant	Yes	No	No

External links

• Joseph Ruben at the TCM Movie Database
• Joseph Ruben at AllMovie
• Rea, Steven (February 26, 1989). "Ruben's Redemption Finally, Director Joseph Ruben Has Made A Movie He Really Loves. It's Not About Teens. Or Nightmares. It's "True Believer," A Mystery About A Lawyer Who Rediscovers Himself". The Inquirer. Philly.com. Retrieved March 30, 2014.