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Joseph Ruben

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Joseph Ruben was born on 10 May 1950 in Briarcliff, New York, USA. He is a director and writer, known for Dreamscape (1984), Sleeping with the Enemy (1991) and The Stepfather (1987).
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Dennis Quaid, Kate Capshaw, Christopher Plummer, Cory 'Bumper' Yothers, Larry Cedar, Redmond Gleeson, Peter Jason, David Patrick Kelly, and Chris Mulkey in Dreamscape (1984)
Dreamscape
6.3
  • Director
  • 1984
Julia Roberts in Sleeping with the Enemy (1991)
Sleeping with the Enemy
6.2
  • Director(directed by)
  • 1991
The Stepfather (1987)
The Stepfather
6.7
  • Director
  • 1987
Macaulay Culkin in The Good Son (1993)
The Good Son
6.4
  • Director(directed by)
  • 1993

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Director

  • Josh Hartnett, Ben Kingsley, Michiel Huisman, and Hera Hilmar in The Ottoman Lieutenant (2017)
    The Ottoman Lieutenant
  • Michael Keaton and Michelle Monaghan in Blindsided (2013)
    Blindsided
  • Julianne Moore and Gary Sinise in The Forgotten (2004)
    The Forgotten
  • Anne Heche, Vince Vaughn, and Joaquin Phoenix in Return to Paradise (1998)
    Return to Paradise
    • (directed by)
  • Money Train (1995)
    Money Train
  • Macaulay Culkin in The Good Son (1993)
    The Good Son
    • (directed by)
  • Julia Roberts in Sleeping with the Enemy (1991)
    Sleeping with the Enemy
    • (directed by)
  • True Believer (1989)
    True Believer
  • The Stepfather (1987)
    The Stepfather
  • Dennis Quaid, Kate Capshaw, Christopher Plummer, Cory 'Bumper' Yothers, Larry Cedar, Redmond Gleeson, Peter Jason, David Patrick Kelly, and Chris Mulkey in Dreamscape (1984)
    Dreamscape
  • Shaun Cassidy, Barbara Barrie, and Vincent Gardenia in Breaking Away (1980)
    Breaking Away
  • Gorp (1980)
    Gorp
  • Our Winning Season (1978)
    Our Winning Season
  • Melanie Griffith, Robert Carradine, Desi Arnaz Jr., and Anne Lockhart in Joyride (1977)
    Joyride
  • The Pom Pom Girls (1976)
    The Pom Pom Girls

Writer

  • Dennis Quaid, Kate Capshaw, Christopher Plummer, Cory 'Bumper' Yothers, Larry Cedar, Redmond Gleeson, Peter Jason, David Patrick Kelly, and Chris Mulkey in Dreamscape (1984)
    Dreamscape
  • Melanie Griffith, Robert Carradine, Desi Arnaz Jr., and Anne Lockhart in Joyride (1977)
    Joyride
  • The Pom Pom Girls (1976)
    The Pom Pom Girls
  • Anne Saxon in The Sister in Law (1974)
    The Sister in Law

Producer

  • Michael Keaton and Michelle Monaghan in Blindsided (2013)
    Blindsided
  • Macaulay Culkin in The Good Son (1993)
    The Good Son
    • (produced by)
  • The Pom Pom Girls (1976)
    The Pom Pom Girls
  • Anne Saxon in The Sister in Law (1974)
    The Sister in Law
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    • May 10, 1950
    • Briarcliff, New York, USA

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    Father of Katie Cooper.
    • Sleeping with the Enemy
      (1991)
      $1,000,000

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