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Charles Roven

Charles "Chuck" Roven (born August 2, 1949) is an American film producer and the president and co-founder of Atlas Entertainment. He is known for producing superhero films such as The Dark Knight Trilogy, Man of Steel, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and Suicide Squad. His film American Hustle was nominated for the Academy Award for Best P... more

Charles "Chuck" Roven (born August 2, 1949) is an American film producer and the president and co-founder of Atlas Entertainment.

He is known for producing superhero films such as The Dark Knight Trilogy, Man of Steel, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and Suicide Squad.

His film American Hustle was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2014, as well as in 9 other categories. In January 2018, Roven received the David O. Selznick Achievement Award for his body of work from the Producers Guild of America, and he received a Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture—Drama for his producing in Oppenheimer, along with Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan. He also received the Academy Award for Best Picture for Oppenheimer alongside Nolan and Thomas.

He was married to producer Dawn Steel from 1985 until her death in 1997. The two had a daughter born in March 1987. Roven later married restaurateur Stephanie Haymes, the daughter of entertainers Dick Haymes and Fran Jeffries.

He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted. Roven was also the producer of the ill-fated Atuk with comedian Sam Kinison as the lead. The film was shut down in its first week of production.

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The Dark Knight
(2008)
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Runtime:
152 min
Director:
Christopher Nolan
Cast:
Christian Bale, Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine
9.0
94%
84
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The Dark Knight Rises
(2012)
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Runtime:
165 min
Director:
Christopher Nolan
Cast:
Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Anne Hathaway, Tom Hardy
8.4
87%
78
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(2005)
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Runtime:
140 min
Director:
Christopher Nolan
Cast:
Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson, Katie Holmes, Gary Oldman
8.2
84%
70
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Twelve Monkeys
(1995)
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129 min
Director:
Terry Gilliam
Cast:
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8.0
89%
74
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(2017)
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Runtime:
141 min
Director:
Patty Jenkins
Cast:
Gal Gadot, Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Connie Nielsen, Connie Nielsen
7.5
93%
76
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American Hustle
(2013)
Crime, Drama
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Runtime:
138 min
Director:
David O. Russell
Cast:
Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper, Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Jennifer Lawrence
7.3
93%
90
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Man of Steel
(2013)
Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction
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Runtime:
143 min
Director:
Zack Snyder
Cast:
Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon, Diane Lane, Russell Crowe
7.1
55%
55
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(2008)
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Runtime:
112 min
Director:
Roger Donaldson
Cast:
Jason Statham, Saffron Burrows, Stephen Campbell Moore, Daniel Mays, James Faulkner
7.2
80%
69
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Three Kings
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Runtime:
114 min
Director:
David O. Russell
Cast:
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7.1
94%
82
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(2016)
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Runtime:
152 min
Director:
Zack Snyder
Cast:
Henry Cavill, Ben Affleck, Amy Adams, Gal Gadot, Jesse Eisenberg
6.6
27%
44
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(1998)
Action, Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
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Runtime:
124 min
Director:
Gregory Hoblit
Cast:
Denzel Washington, John Goodman, Donald Sutherland, Embeth Davidtz, James Gandolfini
7.0
40%
N/A
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Runtime:
114 min
Director:
Brad Silberling
Cast:
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6.7
N/A
54
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Action, Comedy, Thriller
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Runtime:
110 min
Director:
Peter Segal
Cast:
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6.5
51%
54
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The Brothers Grimm
(2005)
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Thriller
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Runtime:
118 min
Director:
Terry Gilliam
Cast:
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5.9
38%
51
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(2011)
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Runtime:
95 min
Director:
Dominic Sena
Cast:
Nicolas Cage, Ron Perlman, Ulrich Thomsen, Christopher Lee, Fernanda Dorogi
5.4
11%
28
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Bulletproof Monk
(2003)
Action, Comedy, Fantasy
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Runtime:
104 min
Director:
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Cast:
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5.5
23%
40
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(2005)
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95 min
Director:
Jesse Dylan
Cast:
Will Ferrell, Robert Duvall, Kate Walsh, Musetta Vander, Josh Hutcherson
5.6
41%
45
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(2002)
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Runtime:
88 min
Director:
Raja Gosnell
Cast:
Freddie Prinze Jr., Sarah Michelle Gellar, Matthew Lillard, Matthew Lillard, Linda Cardellini
5.2
30%
35
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Runtime:
93 min
Director:
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Cast:
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5.1
22%
34
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117 min
Director:
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Cast:
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5.9
54%
40
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(1990)
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Runtime:
97 min
Director:
Roger Donaldson
Cast:
Robin Williams, Tim Robbins, Pamela Reed, Fran Drescher, Zack Norman
5.7
55%
50
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Johnny Handsome
(1989)
Crime, Drama
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Runtime:
94 min
Director:
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Cast:
Mickey Rourke, Ellen Barkin, Morgan Freeman, Forest Whitaker, Elizabeth McGovern
6.1
62%
N/A
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The Blood of Heroes
(1989)
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
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Runtime:
100 min
Director:
David Webb Peoples
Cast:
Rutger Hauer, Joan Chen, Delroy Lindo, Anna Katarina, Vincent D'Onofrio
6.5
13%
N/A
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(2006)
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Runtime:
121 min
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6.2
47%
55
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(2007)
Thriller
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Runtime:
96 min
Director:
Bill Guttentag
Cast:
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5.9
44%
N/A
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(2016)
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Runtime:
181 min
N/A
N/A
N/A
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(2016)
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Runtime:
134 min
N/A
N/A
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(2002)
Action, Science Fiction, Thriller
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Runtime:
98 min
Director:
John McTiernan, Barry Shurchin
Cast:
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3.1
68%
14