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R.J. Cutler
Directing · Great Neck, New York, USA
Biography
R. J. Cutler (born 1962; Great Neck) is an American filmmaker, documentarian, television producer and theater director. His work includes the documentary films The War Room, A Perfect Candidate, Thin, The September Issue, The World According to Dick Cheney and Listen to Me Marlon; the non-fiction television series Black. White., American High, Freshman Diaries and 30 Days; the prime time drama series Nashville; the scripted podcast, The Oval Office Tapes; and the feature film If I Stay. Cutler's first film, The War Room, was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature and he is the recipient of numerous awards including two Emmy Awards, two Peabody Awards, a GLAAD Award, two Cinema Eye Awards, and two Television Academy Honor Awards. In 2009, the Museum of Television and Radio held a five-day retrospective of his work.
Known for

Nashville
Director

Dear...
Executive Producer

If I Stay
Director

30 Days
Producer

Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry
Writer

Fight for Glory: 2024 World Series
Executive Producer

Marc by Sofia
Producer

Murf the Surf: Jewels, Jesus, and Mayhem in the USA
Writer

Elton John: Never Too Late
Director

Black. White.
Producer
Filmography
- 2026Marc by SofiaProducer
- 2025Esports World Cup: Level UpCreator
- 2025Lee Soo Man: King of K-PopProducer
- 2025Fight for Glory: 2024 World SeriesExecutive Producer
- 2025Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp and the Biotech RevolutionExecutive Producer
- 2024Elton John: Never Too LateDirector
- 2024MarthaDirector
- 2023The Disappearance of Shere HiteProducer
- 2023Big Vape: The Rise and Fall of JuulDirector
- 2023AnthemExecutive Producer
- 2023Murf the Surf: Jewels, Jesus, and Mayhem in the USAWriter
- 2023Murf the Surf: Jewels, Jesus, and Mayhem in the USADirector
- 2022Elton John Live: Farewell from Dodger StadiumExecutive Producer
- 2021Billie Eilish: The World’s A Little Blurry Live Premiere EventSelf
- 2021Billie Eilish: The World's a Little BlurryWriter
- 2020Dear...Executive Producer
- 2020BelushiProducer
- 2019The KingmakerExecutive Producer
- 2015Listen to Me MarlonProducer
- 2014If I StayDirector
- 2013The World According to Dick CheneyDirector
- 2012NashvilleDirector
- 2011FishDirector
- 2010The Met BallDirector
- 2009The September IssueExecutive Producer
- 2008The Return of the War RoomExecutive Producer
- 2008Greatest American DogProducer
- 200610 Days That Unexpectedly Changed AmericaDirector
- 2006Black. White.Producer
- 200530 DaysProducer
- 2005Making DazedProducer
- 2005ThinProducer
- 2003Freshman DiariesDirector
- 2003The Real Roseanne ShowProducer
- 2000American HighExecutive Producer
- 1997Anita LibertyDirector
- 1996A Perfect CandidateProducer
- 1993The War RoomProducer
- —Untitled R. J. Cutler Camp Century DocumentaryDirector
- —Untitled Olivia Newton-John DocumentaryProducer
- —Untitled Louvre Heist DocumentaryProducer
- —Untitled Julie Andrews DocumentaryDirector
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