Bruce Joel Rubin

Born 1943 · American screenwriter

Bruce Joel Rubin is an American screenwriter, meditation teacher, and photographer. His films often explore themes of life and death with metaphysical and science fiction elements. Prominent among them are Jacob's Ladder, My Life and Ghost, for which he received the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay. Ghost was also nominated for Best Picture, and was the highest-grossing film of 1990. He is sometimes credited as "Derek Saunders" or simply "Bruce Rubin".

Bruce Joel Rubin, in order

1. 1971 Come Together: wrote · directed by Saul Swimmer and Tony Anthony
2. 1983 Brainstorm: wrote · directed by Douglas Trumbull
3. 1986 Deadly Friend: wrote · directed by Wes Craven
4. 1987 Blood Rage: wrote · directed by John Grissmer
5. 1990 Ghost: wrote, produced · directed by Jerry Zucker
6. 1990 Jacob's Ladder: wrote, produced · directed by Adrian Lyne · critics 71%, audiences 84% · streaming on fuboTV, Paramount+, Kanopy
7. 1991 Sleeping with the Enemy: wrote · directed by Joseph Ruben
8. 1993 My Life: directed, wrote · critics 42%, audiences 74% · streaming on Roku Channel, YouTube (free)
9. 1998 Deep Impact: wrote · directed by Mimi Leder · critics 45%, audiences 43% · streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla
10. 2002 Stuart Little 2: wrote · directed by Rob Minkoff
11. 2002 The Four Feathers: wrote · directed by Shekhar Kapur · critics 41%, audiences 65% · streaming on MGM+, Kanopy, Hoopla
12. 2003 Seabiscuit: wrote · directed by Gary Ross · critics 77%, audiences 76% · streaming on fuboTV, Paramount+, Kanopy
13. 2007 The Last Mimzy: wrote · directed by Robert Shaye
14. 2009 The Time Traveler's Wife: wrote · directed by Robert Schwentke · critics 38%, audiences 59% · streaming on Paramount+