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Renny Harlin

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Renny Harlin

Born Mar 15, 1959 · 67 years60 titles 55 movies · 5 TV
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Biography

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 commercial performance of his films has waned since the mid 2000s, but Harlin remains 86th on the list of highest-grossing directors of all time (based on U.S. domestic gross revenue). He has primarily worked in the Hollywood studio system, in addition to time spent in his native Finland and a brief stint in China.

Also known as

Lauri Harjola · Ренні Гарлін · Renny Lauri Mauritz Harjola

Born

Mar 15, 1959

Riihimäki, Finland

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Roles across career

Titles counted once; a person can act and direct on the same film (roles merged).

18

Acting credits

41

Directing

5

Writing

18

Other crew

Most critically rated

Highest TMDB score (min 100 votes)

Most commercially successful

Highest TMDB vote count (attention / reach proxy; not box office)

Career timeline

By release / first air year · movie & TV merged

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1980 1 title(s)

1981 2 title(s)

1986 1 title(s)

1987 1 title(s)

1988 1 title(s)

1989 1 title(s)

1990 3 title(s)

1991 2 title(s)

1993 3 title(s)

1994 2 title(s)

1995 2 title(s)

1996 2 title(s)

1998 1 title(s)

1999 2 title(s)

2001 1 title(s)

2003 1 title(s)

2004 2 title(s)

2006 1 title(s)

2007 2 title(s)

2009 2 title(s)

2010 2 title(s)

2011 2 title(s)

2012 1 title(s)

2013 3 title(s)

2014 1 title(s)

2016 1 title(s)

2018 1 title(s)

2019 1 title(s)

2021 3 title(s)

2023 2 title(s)

2024 1 title(s)

2025 1 title(s)

2026 3 title(s)

Undated 5 title(s)