Movies directed by Robert Schwentke

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Allegiant

Allegiant exemplifies what happens when a book or movie exists solely for the purposes of placating fans and maintaining a revenue stream. Craft and originality are swapped out for familiarity and sameness. Plot turns into a regurgitation of not only...

Run Time: 2:01
U.S. Release Date: 2016-03-18
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Science Fiction/Adventure
Director: Robert Schwentke
Cast: Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Zoe Kravitz, ...
Flightplan

Flightplan is the latest motion picture to take an intriguing premise and flush it into the septic tank. Despite the participation of selective, talented actress Jodie Foster and a screenplay that borrows heavily from The Lady Vanishes, Flightplan...

Run Time: 1:28
U.S. Release Date: 2005-09-23
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: THRILLER
Director: Robert Schwentke
Cast: Jodie Foster, Peter Sarsgaard, Sean Bean, ...
Insurgent

In my review of Divergent, the opening installment of the four-movie series of which Insurgent is the second part, I wrote the following: "As an entry point into a new world, Divergent provides a worthwhile portal. This is the kind of reality an...

Run Time: 1:59
U.S. Release Date: 2015-03-20
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: SCIENCE FICTION/ADVENTURE
Director: Robert Schwentke
Cast: Kate Winslet, Naomi Watts, Miles Teller, ...
R.I.P.D.

It's difficult to pinpoint how R.I.P.D. fell into the rat-hole in which it exists. Is the problem the director? The screenwriters? Did the studio step in and sabotage the production team's creative vision? Regardless, in R.I.P.D., we have a legitim...

Run Time: 1:36
U.S. Release Date: 2013-07-19
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: ACTION/HORROR
Director: Robert Schwentke
Cast: Jeff Bridges, Ryan Reynolds, Kevin Bacon, ...
Red

Not to be confused with the early-'90s Kieslowski film of the same name. Definitely not. Sometimes, casting makes a difference. Under the stewardship of the same director with the same screenplay, Red might be an enjoyable-but-forgettable late...

Run Time: 1:51
U.S. Release Date: 2010-10-15
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: ACTION/COMEDY
Director: Robert Schwentke
Cast: Bruce Willis, Ernest Borgnine, Karl Urban, ...
Time Traveler's Wife, The

The Time Traveler's Wife is a conventional adaptation of an unconventional novel. That's not necessarily a bad thing - screenwriter Bruce Joel Rubin and director Robert Schwentke (Flightplan) impose structure on a story that, in Audrey Niffenegger...

Run Time: 1:47
U.S. Release Date: 2009-08-14
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Sexual Situations, Discreet Nudity)
Genre: ROMANCE/DRAMA
Director: Robert Schwentke
Cast: Eric Bana, Rachel McAdams, Jane McLean, ...