David Ayer

Director and writer. Born 18 January 1968 in Champaign, Illinois, USA.

Titles on Fi1m5 directing · 2 writing

Average Fi1m scoreas director · 5 titles

Born

18 January 1968, Champaign, Illinois, USA

Active

2001–present

Frequently works with

Bill Block, Brad Pitt, Jason Statham

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

55Fi1m

54Critics

We rate David’s work 1 point above the press, across 5 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above0

60 to 793

Under 602

Of 5 reviewed titles as director.

In numbers

Reviewed: 5 films
Screen time: 10 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $1.3bn across 5 films with figures
Active: 2001–present

Genres

Action4
Adventure3
Thriller3
Crime2
Drama1
Fantasy1

Best and worst on Fi1m

67BestFury2014

41WorstA Working Man2025

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

82000s

82010s

102020s

Co-stars most worked with

Brad Pitt2 titles

Jason Statham2 titles

Producers most worked with

Bill Block2 titles