F. Gary Gray Filmography

Occupation:: Director, Executive Producer
Biography:: Raised in South Central Los Angeles, director and producer F. Gary Gray successfully moved from a music video career to filmmaking. Starting off working for BET, Gray consistently shot his music videos in 35 mm for hip hop and rap superstars. His video for TLC's "Waterfalls" was voted Best Video...Read More

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Marvin

Crew: Director

Synopsis: The life story of soul singer Marvin Gaye is brought before cameras by helmer F. Gary Gray in this biopic written by Blood Diamond's C. Gaby Mitchell. David Foster, and Duncan McGillivray produce the Film by Humans picture. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, All Movie Guide Read More

1/1/09
Be Cool

Crew: Director, Executive Producer

Actors: John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Vince Vaughn, Cedric the Entertainer, André Benjamin

Synopsis: Underworld hipster Chili Palmer is back in the entertainment business in this sequel to the 1995 hit Get Shorty, which like the first film is based on a novel by Elmore Leonard. Gangster-turned-movie producer Chili (once again played by John Travolta) has grown tired of the screen trade Read More

3/4/05
The Italian Job

Crew: Director

Actors: Mark Wahlberg, Charlize Theron, Edward Norton, Seth Green, Jason Statham

Synopsis: A team of high-class thieves avenge their mentor's death -- with the help of his own daughter -- in this big-budget remake of the 1969 British caper classic. The Italian Job stars Mark Wahlberg as Charlie, the mastermind of a daring Venice heist overseen by John (Donald Sutherland), a lifelong Read More

5/30/03
A Man Apart

Crew: Director, Executive Producer

Actors: Vin Diesel, Larenz Tate, Timothy Olyphant, Geno Silva, Jacqueline Obradors

Synopsis: A cop teams up with the former head of a drug cartel to avenge the death of the woman he loved in this action-drama. Sean Vetter (Vin Diesel) and Demetrius Hicks (Larenz Tate) are a pair of DEA agents who think they've made the bust of a lifetime when they capture 'Memo' Lucero (Geno Silva), a Read More

4/4/03
R. Kelly: Tp-2.com - The Videos

Crew: Director

Synopsis: This music video collection, released in conjunction with the R. Kelly album {^TP-2.COM}, offers promotional clips and a pair of behind-the-scenes featurettes. Included in the collection are videos for "I Wish," "To the Homies That We Lost," "A Woman's Threat," and "Fiesta Remix." These videos Read More

2001
Ryan Caulfield: Year One [TV Series]

Crew: Director, Executive Producer

Actors: Sean Maher, Michael Rispoli, James Roday, Chad Lindberg

1999
The Negotiator

Crew: Director

Actors: Samuel L. Jackson, Kevin Spacey, David Morse, Ron Rifkin, John Spencer

Synopsis: F. Gary Gray directed this suspenseful action thriller based on a real case experienced by police in St. Louis. The James DeMonaco/Kevin Fox screenplay follows an accused man who is forced to commit crimes in order to prove himself innocent of murder. After Chicago police hostage negotiator Danny Read More

1998
Set It Off

Crew: Director, Executive Producer

Actors: Jada Pinkett Smith, Queen Latifah, Vivica A. Fox, Kimberly Elise, John C. McGinley

Synopsis: The sophomore film effort from music video director F. Gary Gray, Set It Off is a crime thriller about four women bank robbers from a housing project in L.A. Ever since her parents' death, Stony (Jada Pinkett Smith) has had to act as a parent to her little brother Stevie (Chaz Lamar Shepard). She Read More

1996
Friday

Crew: Director

Actors: Ice Cube, Chris Tucker, Nia Long, Tom "Tiny" Lister, Jr., John Witherspoon

Synopsis: Hard-core rapper Ice Cube, after appearing in such hard-hitting films as Boyz 'N the Hood and Higher Learning, played his first comic role in this picture he co-wrote with frequent musical collaborator DJ Pooh. Craig (Ice Cube) manages to get fired on his day off (though he claims it's through no Read More

1995