F. Gary Gray
Biography
Felix Gary Gray (born July 17, 1969) is an American director and producer. Gray began his career as a director on numerous critically acclaimed and award-winning music videos, including "It Was a Good Day" by Ice Cube, "Natural Born Killaz" by Dr. Dre and Ice Cube, "Keep Their Heads Ringin'" by Dr. Dre, "Waterfalls" by TLC, and "Ms. Jackson" by Outkast.
Gray made his feature-film directorial debut with the comedy Friday (1995). He has since directed the films Set It Off (1996), The Negotiator (1998), The Italian Job (2003), Be Cool (2005), Law Abiding Citizen (2009), and Straight Outta Compton (2015). He also directed the eighth instalment of the Fast & Furious franchise, The Fate of the Furious (2017), which is one of the highest-grossing films of all time.
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Most directed genres
Recurring actors
- Anna Maria Horsford 2
- Charlize Theron 2
- Dwayne Johnson 2
- Jason Statham 2
- Paul Giamatti 2
- Vin Diesel 2
The career in numbers
- US$ 653 mi Total budget from 10 film(s) with data
- US$ 2.2 bi Total box office from 10 film(s) with data
- US$ 65 mi Average budget from 10 film(s) with data
- US$ 225 mi Average box office from 10 film(s) with data
- 6.8 Average rating from 11 film(s) with data
- 3.4× Return on investment from 10 film(s) with data
Budget and box office do not exist for every film in our records. Averages are computed over the films that carry the figure, and the count beside each one says how many.
Films directed
| Film | Year | Budget | Box office | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Lift
|
2024 | — | — | 6.4 |
Men in Black: International
|
2019 | US$ 110 mi | US$ 254 mi | 5.9 |
The Fate of the Furious
|
2017 | US$ 250 mi | US$ 1.2 bi | 6.9 |
Straight Outta Compton
|
2015 | US$ 28 mi | US$ 202 mi | 7.8 |
Law Abiding Citizen
|
2009 | US$ 53 mi | US$ 128 mi | 7.4 |
Be Cool
|
2005 | US$ 53 mi | US$ 95 mi | 5.5 |
The Italian Job
|
2003 | US$ 60 mi | US$ 176 mi | 6.8 |
A Man Apart
|
2003 | US$ 36 mi | US$ 44 mi | 6.2 |
R. Kelly: The R. in R&B - The Video Collection
|
2003 | — | — | 9.3 |
The Negotiator
|
1998 | US$ 50 mi | US$ 45 mi | 7.1 |
Set It Off
|
1996 | US$ 9 mi | US$ 42 mi | 7.2 |
Friday
|
1995 | US$ 4 mi | US$ 28 mi | 7.2 |
