“What happened on 'Mr. & Mrs. Smith,' I was given a big budget and given too many choices, and I made a lot of mistakes and missteps early on until I squandered all that extra money. But then, once my back was up against the wall, I made what I consider a really good movie.”

American film director and producer

Douglas Eric Liman is an American film director and producer. He is known for directing a string of mainstream films from the 1990s onward, including Swingers, Go, The Bourne Identity, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Jumper, Edge of Tomorrow, American Made, and Road House. His work spans comedy, action, and science fiction, and has made him a familiar name in modern commercial filmmaking. The films associated with him range from the 1990s through 2024, reflecting a career built around studio features and genre-driven storytelling.