David Ayer films, ranked by your taste

Director and actor · 13 films on Boxlist

Known for Heart of the Beast, Fury and End of Watch.

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Heart of the Beast
2026 · Film
7.7/10 · TMDBIn cinemas
After a harrowing plane crash, Special Forces officer James Belmont and his combat dog, Odin, find themselves stranded deep in the Alaskan wilderness. Together, they are forced into a brutal fight for survival against the elements.
Fury
2014 · Film
7.5/10 · TMDB
In the last months of World War II, as the Allies make their final push in the European theatre, a battle-hardened U.S. Army sergeant named 'Wardaddy' commands a Sherman tank called 'Fury' and its five-man crew on a deadly mission behind...
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End of Watch
2012 · Film
7.3/10 · TMDB
Two young officers are marked for death after confiscating a small cache of money and firearms from the members of a notorious cartel during a routine traffic stop.
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The Beekeeper
2024 · Film
7.4/10 · TMDB
One man's campaign for vengeance takes on national stakes after he is revealed to be a former operative of a powerful and clandestine organization known as Beekeepers.
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A Working Man
2025 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDB
Levon Cade left behind a decorated military career in the black ops to live a simple life working construction. But when his boss's daughter, who is like family to him, is taken by human traffickers, his search to bring her home uncovers a...
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Street Kings
2008 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDB
Tom Ludlow is a disillusioned L.A. Police Officer, rarely playing by the rules and haunted by the death of his wife. When evidence implicates him in the execution of a fellow officer, he is forced to go up against the cop culture he's been...
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Harsh Times
2005 · Film
6.4/10 · TMDB
Jim Davis is an ex-Army Ranger who finds himself slipping back into his old life of petty crime after a job offer from the LAPD evaporates. His best friend is pressured by his girlfriend Sylvia to find a job, but Jim is more interested in...
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Suicide Squad
2016 · Film
5.9/10 · TMDB
From DC Comics comes the Suicide Squad, an antihero team of incarcerated supervillains who act as deniable assets for the United States government, undertaking high-risk black ops missions in exchange for commuted prison sentences.
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Sabotage
2014 · Film
5.6/10 · TMDB
John "Breacher" Wharton leads an elite DEA task force that takes on the world's deadliest drug cartels. When the team successfully executes a high-stakes raid on a cartel safe house, they think their work is done – until, one-by-one, the...
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Bright
2017 · Film
6.2/10 · TMDB
In an alternate present-day where magical creatures live among us, two L.A. cops become embroiled in a prophesied turf battle.
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The Tax Collector
2020 · Film
5.7/10 · TMDB
David Cuevas is a family man who works as a gangland tax collector for high ranking Los Angeles gang members. He makes collections across the city with his partner Creeper making sure people pay up or will see retaliation. An old threat...
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