R.J. Cutler

Biography

R. J. Cutler (born 1962; Great Neck) is an American filmmaker, documentarian, television producer and theater director. His work includes the documentary films The War Room, A Perfect Candidate, Thin, The September Issue, The World According to Dick Cheney and Listen to Me Marlon; the non-fiction television series Black. White., American High, Freshman Diaries and 30 Days; the prime time drama series Nashville; the scripted podcast, The Oval Office Tapes; and the feature film If I Stay. Cutler's first film, The War Room, was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature and he is the recipient of numerous awards including two Emmy Awards, two Peabody Awards, a GLAAD Award, two Cinema Eye Awards, and two Television Academy Honor Awards. In 2009, the Museum of Television and Radio held a five-day retrospective of his work.

Directed

1. If I Stay (2014) — Director
2. Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry (2021) — Director
3. Nashville (2012) — Director
4. The September Issue (2009) — Director
5. Belushi (2020) — Director
6. Elton John: Never Too Late (2024) — Director
7. Martha (2024) — Director
8. Big Vape: The Rise and Fall of Juul (2023) — Director
9. The World According to Dick Cheney (2013) — Director
10. A Perfect Candidate (1996) — Director
11. Fight for Glory: 2024 World Series (2025) — Director
12. Anita Liberty (1997) — Director
13. American High (2000) — Director
14. 10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America (2006) — Director
15. The Met Ball (2010) — Director
16. Fish (2011) — Director
17. Untitled R. J. Cutler Camp Century Documentary — Director
18. Murf the Surf: Jewels, Jesus, and Mayhem in the USA (2023) — Director
19. Untitled Julie Andrews Documentary — Director
20. Murf the Surf: Jewels, Jesus, and Mayhem in the USA (2023) — Director
21. Black. White. (2006) — Director
22. Freshman Diaries (2003) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Billie Eilish: The World’s A Little Blurry Live Premiere Event (2021) — Self