Robert Redford, James Gandolfini, and Rod Lurie in The Last Castle (2001)

Robert Redford, Rod Lurie, and Mark Ruffalo in The Last Castle (2001)

Director ROD LURIE stands in front of the historic Tennessee State Penitentiary, which served as the location set

Writer/director Rod Lurie goes over a scene with Mariel Hemingway as others look on

Writer/director Rod Lurie with Christian Slater

Teri Hatcher, Samuel L. Jackson, Rod Lurie, and Kathryn Morris at an event for Resurrecting the Champ (2007)

Rod Lurie at an event for Resurrecting the Champ (2007)

Teri Hatcher and Rod Lurie at an event for Resurrecting the Champ (2007)

Geena Davis, Kyle Secor, Ever Carradine, Marc Frydman, Dee Johnson, Rod Lurie, Caitlin Wachs, and Matt Lanter at an event for Commander in Chief (2005)

Rod Lurie at an event for Commander in Chief (2005)

Geena Davis and Rod Lurie at an event for Commander in Chief (2005)

Joan Allen, Jeff Bridges, Sam Elliott, and Rod Lurie at an event for The Contender (2000)

Joan Allen, Sam Elliott, and Rod Lurie at an event for The Contender (2000)

James Marsden and Rod Lurie in Straw Dogs (2011)

Rod Lurie in Nothing But the Truth (2008)