John DahlFilmography

Big Shot

The Diplomat

Hawaiian: The Legend of Eddie Aikau

No Limits

Pat XO

9.79*

As directed by Daniel Gordon, this documentary revisits the explosive controversy that erupted at the height of the 24th...

Broke

This documentary, part of the ESPN 30 for 30 franchise, analyzes why a great number of young professional athletes in every...

The Announcement

Nelson George's documentary The Announcement recounts the legendary press conference where basketball legend Magic Johnson...

The Marinovich Project

Todd Marinovich was one of the best college-football players in the country, universally believed to be the kind of NFL...

The Real Rocky

Chuck Wepner was a journeyman heavyweight boxer who ended up in the ring against some of the most legendary fighters of his...

Unguarded

A production of ESPN Films, this sports documentary from director Jonathan Hock profiles Chris Herren, an athlete with a...

Roll Tide/War Eagle

This documentary examines the rivalry between Alabama and Auburn that renews every year in a college football game known to...

Herschel

This documentary profiles former Georgia running back Herschel Walker. The 1982 Heisman Trophy winner overcame teenage bouts...

Charismatic

This ESPN documentary chronicles the longshot 1999 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner and its troubled jockey, Chris...

The Fab Five

Originally created as part of ESPN's 30 For 30 documentary series, The Fab Five looks back on the University of Michigan...

Renée

In 1976, Renee Richards began competing in amateur tennis tournaments in California, and immediately made a name for herself...

Catching Hell

Bad luck tends to follow the Chicago Cubs like it's the team's mascot, but even longtime fans had a hard time swallowing...

The Two Escobars

Andrés Escobar was one of Colombia's best and most respected athletes, a gifted soccer player whose strong character made him...

Winning Time: Reggie Miller vs. the New York Knicks

During the nineties, the Indiana Pacers and New York Knicks faced each other numerous times during the NBA playoffs. These...

The Birth of Big Air

BMX star Mat Hoffman's high-flying career is documented in this installment of ESPN Films' 30 for 30 series. Director Jeff...

No Crossover: The Trial of Allen Iverson

Years before he became a star in the NBA, Allen Iverson was a high school athlete in Hampton, Virginia who showed tremendous...

One Night in Vegas

Tupac Shakur's 1996 murder is chronicled in this installment of ESPN's 30 for 30 series. The documentary also focuses on the...

Straight Outta L.A.

Gangster rapper-turned-actor Ice Cube reveals how his former group N.W.A. forged a unique relationship with the Oakland...

Pony Excess

This release recounts the infamous scandal behind the Southern Methodist University Mustangs, who in the early '80s were one...

Guru of Go

This documentary of basketball coach Paul Westhead traces his evolution from NBA champion to his stint as head coach of...

The 16th Man

Clint Eastwood's 2009 inspirational drama Invictus starred Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon in a dramatic recreation of the 1995...

Into the Wind

This installment from ESPN Films' 30 for 30 series documents amputee Terry Fox's Marathon of Hope, a 1980 quest to run...

The Legend of Jimmy the Greek

This entry in ESPN's 30 for 30 documentary series examines the rise and fall of Jimmy the Greek, the legendary sports...

Jordan Rides the Bus

Michael Jordan's brief minor-league-baseball career is revisited by director Ron Shelton (Bull Durham) in this installment of...

Without Bias

This entry in ESPN's popular documentary series 30 for 30 takes a look at the unexpected death of Maryland basketball...

Small Potatoes: Who Killed the USFL?

This entry in ESPN's popular documentary series 30 for 30, directed by award-winning filmmaker Mike Tollin, examines the...

Kings Ransom

Directed by Peter Berg, this entry in ESPN's documentary series 30 for 30 explores the changes that occurred in the National...

Kobe Doin' Work

Filmmaker and noted basketball fan Spike Lee presents a close-up look at a day in the life of one of the game's biggest stars...

The Band That Wouldn't Die

Acclaimed filmmaker Barry Levinson recounts the dedicated efforts of a devoted marching band to support their hometown...

Dexter: Go Your Own Way

Dexter and Miguel engage in a series of manipulative moves in an attempt to gain the upper hand; Miguel ingratiates himself...

Dexter: The Lion Sleeps Tonight

Dexter has a run-in with a pedophile; Freebo is accused of a murder he didn't commit, and Dexter knows the truth but can't...

You Kill Me

John Dahl's mob comedy You Kill Me stars Ben Kingsley as Frank Falenczyk, an alcoholic mob hitman who is ordered into AA by...

The Great Raid

John Dahl directed this war drama based on the true story of one of the most daring military actions of World War II. In the...

Joy Ride

After forays into film noir, thrillers, dramas, and even documentaries, director John Dahl tries the teen horror genre on for...

Rounders

John Dahl directed this exploration of New York private clubs devoted to high-stakes poker, with first-person narration from...

Unforgettable

Iconoclastic director John Dahl used a screenplay by John Geddie as the basis for this far-fetched story of a man --...

The Last Seduction

Director John Dahl's The Last Seduction is an updated film noir centering around a seductive, cheerfully lethal femme fatale....

Red Rock West

John Dahl directed and co-wrote (along with his brother Rick Dahl) this quirky and energetic film noir that, after a...

Kill Me Again

In his film debut, novice director John Dahl (who would later make The Last Seduction), weaves a quirky tale of love, murder...

P.I. Private Investigations

When newspaper editor Charles Bradley (Anthony Zerbe) makes a call uncovering corrupt Los Angeles cops selling drugs, his...

Muhammad and Larry

This entry in ESPN's documentary series 30 for 30 explores the dramatic relationship between rival heavyweight boxers...