Renny Harlin
Renny Harlin (born Renny Lauri Mauritz Harjola on March 15, 1959) is a Finnish film director and producer, known for his prolific work in the action and horror genres. The peak of his success spanned from the late 1980s to the late 1990s, during which period he directed numerous hits, including A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master, Die Hard 2, Cliffhanger, and Deep Blue Sea. The commercial performance of his films has waned since the mid 2000s, but Harlin remains 86th on the list of highest-grossing directors of all time (based on U.S. domestic gross revenue). He has primarily worked in the Hollywood studio system, in addition to time spent in his native Finland and a brief stint in China.
| Known For | Directing |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 1.4345 |
| Birthday | 1959-03-15 |
| Place of Birth | Riihimäki, Finland |
| Also Known As | Lauri Harjola, Renny Lauri Mauritz Harjola, |
1988
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
5.881/1680
Freddy Krueger returns once again to terrorize the dreams of the remaining Dream Warriors, as well as those of a young woman who may be able to defeat...
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A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
1981
The Breakthrough
7/1
Theater students rehearse their own play, "Freedom," and become entangled in the depths of the play's themes in their personal lives.
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The Breakthrough
1989
The Making of 'Nightmare on Elm Street IV'
5/7
Witness the behind-the-scenes techniques and gruesome special effects that dominate this box office hit! See through the mysteries of the slasher saga...
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The Making of 'Nightmare on Elm Street IV'
1990
Raptori Moe!
0/0
The rap group from Hyvinkää performs its hugely popular songs.
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Raptori Moe!
2010
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
7.827/176
For decades, Freddy Krueger has slashed his way through the dreams of countless youngsters, scaring up over half a billion dollars at the box office a...
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Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
1995
A Night to Die For
7/1
TV special featuring interviews with Wayne Newton, Wayne Gretzky, Kareem Abdul Jabar, Rudolph Giuliani, Mike Ditka, and Ice-T. Aired on CBS ahead of a...
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A Night to Die For
2021
The Dinosaur
5.833/6
Acclaimed Finnish director Rauni Mollberg made several scandalous yet widely appreciated films. Former co-worker Veikko Aaltonen’s eye-opening documen...
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The Dinosaur
2014
The Legend of Hercules
4.806/1428
In Ancient Greece 1200 B.C., a queen succumbs to the lust of Zeus to bear a son promised to overthrow the tyrannical rule of the king and restore peac...
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The Legend of Hercules
1991
Slash & Burn: The Freddy Krueger Story
8/6
Freddy Krueger hosts a retrospective special/making-of "Freddy's Dead."
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Slash & Burn: The Freddy Krueger Story
2013
Hard Time: The Making of Prison
8/1
Retrospective documentary on the making of the low-budget horror film Prison (1987)
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Hard Time: The Making of Prison
1998
Johtaja Uuno Turhapuro pisnismies
3.733/15
Uuno Turhapuro's younger brother Peni arrives in Helsinki. Uuno helps his brother in management duties.
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Johtaja Uuno Turhapuro pisnismies
2012
Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger
6/5
A retrospective on the Nightmare on Elm Street series.
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Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger
2001
Driven
5.2/853
Talented rookie race-car driver Jimmy Bly has started losing his focus and begins to slip in the race rankings. It's no wonder, with the immense press...
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Driven
1986
Born American
4/33
A trio of American students vacationing in Finland cross the border into the USSR and are soon imprisoned following a skirmish with Soviet soldiers.
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Born American
2003
Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'
7.8/23
The creation of the film Alien³ (1992) is covered here in this feature-length documentary in exhaustive detail. Many interviews with the cast and crew...
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Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'
1981
Kohtauspaikka 33
0/0
A documentary following youths of Helsinki and their habits of spending all their money on expensive clothes.
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Kohtauspaikka 33
1993
Stallone on the Edge: The Making of Cliffhanger
6/1
The making of action thriller "Cliffhanger" is hosted by leading star Sylvester Stallone. He presents some of the shoot's most difficult sequences whi...
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Stallone on the Edge: The Making of Cliffhanger
2026
Deep Water
7.119/476
A group of international passengers on a flight from Los Angeles to Shanghai is forced to make an emergency landing in shark-infested waters. The terr...
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