Renny Harlin

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Renny Harlin

Born March 15, 1959 · Riihimäki, Finland (age 67)

Renny Harlin (born Renny Lauri Mauritz Harjola on March 15, 1959) is a Finnish film director and producer, known for his prolific work in the action and horror genres. The peak of his success spanned from the late 1980s to the late 1990s, during which period he directed numerous hits, including A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master, Die Hard 2, Cliffhanger, and Deep Blue Sea. The commercia…

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Deep WaterDeep Water · 2026
Deep Water
★ 7.42026
MovieHorrorThriller
A group of international passengers on a flight from Los Angeles to Shanghai is forced to make an emergency landing in shark-infested waters. The terrified group is forced to work together and overcome their differences if they hope to escape their sinking plane and the frenzy of sharks drawn to the wreckage.
Die Hard 2Die Hard 2 · 1990
Die Hard 2
★ 7.01990
MovieActionThriller
One year after his heroics in Los Angeles, John McClane is an off-duty cop who is the wrong guy in the wrong place at the wrong time. On a snowy Christmas Eve, as he waits for his wife's plane to land at Washington Dulles International Airport, terrorists take over the air traffic control system in a plot to free a South American army general and drug smuggler being flown into the US to face drug charges. It's now up to McClane to take on the terrorists, while coping with an inept airport police chief, an uncooperative anti-terrorist squad, and the life of his wife and everyone else trapped in planes circling overhead.
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The Beast · 2026
The Beast
★ 5.72026
MovieActionThriller
When a militia of unidentified hostiles coordinates a coup against the United States, the president must fight back by utilizing the highly classified offensive capabilities of his armored limousine, nicknamed The Beast.
Deep Blue SeaDeep Blue Sea · 1999
Deep Blue Sea
★ 6.01999
MovieActionHorror
Researchers on the undersea lab Aquatica have genetically altered the brains of captive sharks to develop a cure for Alzheimer's disease. But there's an unexpected side effect: the sharks got smarter, faster, and more dangerous. After a big storm damages their remote research facility, they must fight for their lives.
The CovenantThe Covenant · 2006
The Covenant
★ 5.62006
MovieFantasyHorror
Four young men who belong to a supernatural legacy are forced to battle a fifth power long thought to have died out. Another great force they must contend with is the jealousy and suspicion that threatens to tear them apart.
The Strangers: Chapter 3The Strangers: Chapter 3 · 2026
The Strangers: Chapter 3
★ 5.92026
MovieHorrorThriller
Tethered by a frightening conclusion, Maya and the Strangers are locked on an unavoidable, unforgiving collision course — a showdown that proves they’re far from strangers now.
The Long Kiss GoodnightThe Long Kiss Goodnight · 1996
The Long Kiss Goodnight
★ 6.61996
MovieCrimeAction
Samantha Caine is a small-town schoolteacher and mom with no memory of her life before washing up on a beach eight years ago. After a car accident and a violent home invasion trigger flashes of her past, she discovers she used to be a deadly CIA assassin. Teaming up with a wisecracking private investigator, Samantha must return to her old ways to take down the people who tried to erase her.
The BricklayerThe Bricklayer · 2023
The Bricklayer
★ 5.82023
MovieActionThriller
Someone is blackmailing the CIA by assassinating foreign journalists and making it look like the agency is responsible. As the world begins to unite against the U.S., the CIA must lure its most brilliant – and rebellious – operative out of retirement, forcing him to confront his checkered past while unraveling an international conspiracy.

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The Dyatlov Pass IncidentThe Dyatlov Pass Incident · 2013
The Dyatlov Pass Incident
★ 6.02013
MovieThrillerMystery
In February of 1959, nine Russian hikers ventured into a remote area of the Ural Mountains. Two weeks later, all of them were found dead. What happened is a mystery that has baffled investigators and researchers for decades. It has become known as the Dyatlov Pass Incident. When five ambitious American college students are issued a grant to return to the site of the original events, they gear up with the belief that they can uncover and document the truth of what happened to the supposedly experienced hikers. But what they find is more shocking than anything they could have imagined. Retracing the steps of the Russians' ill-fated journey, the students are plagued by strange and increasingly terrifying phenomena that suggest that in spite of the desolate surroundings, they are not alone. The forces at work in the Dyatlov Pass Incident have been waiting for them.

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