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David Ayer

Born 1968-01-18

David Ayer (born January 18, 1968) is an American filmmaker known for making crime films that are set in Los Angeles and deal with gangs and police corruption. His screenplays include Training Day (2001), The Fast and the Furious (2001), and S.W.A.T. (2003). He has also directed Harsh Times (2005), Street Kings (2008), End of Watch (2012), Sabotage (2014), and The Beekeeper (2024). In 2016, he directed the superhero movie Suicide Squad from the DC Extended Universe and then the urban fantasy film Bright (2017) for Netflix. He has twice collaborated with actor Shia LaBeouf: first with the World War II drama Fury (2014), then the crime thriller The Tax Collector (2020). He has also collaborated with his friend Cle Shaheed Sloan, who has appeared in four of his films. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Ayer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Suicide Squad 2016 · 5.0 Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn 2020 · 6.0 Fury 2014 · 7.6 The Beekeeper 2024 · 5.8 Training Day 2001 · 7.8 The Fast and the Furious 2001 · 6.8 Bright 2017 · 5.6 End of Watch 2012 · 7.6 A Working Man 2025 · 5.1 S.W.A.T. 2003 · 6.1 Street Kings 2008 · 6.8 U-571 2000 · 6.6 Harsh Times 2005 · 6.8 Sabotage 2014 · 5.7 The Tax Collector 2020 · 4.5 Dark Blue 2002 · 6.6 Bosco 2024 · 5.5 Ready for War 2019 · 5.8