Jeremy Fiske

Jeremy Fiske’s filmography isn’t massive, but the guy knows how to pick ‘em, right? You’ve probably caught his name in the credits of Contraband (2012), where the stakes are sky-high and Mark Wahlberg sweats his way through a gritty smuggling operation in Panama. Fiske helps set the tone—grimy docks, desperate deals, and just enough chaos to keep you on edge. Then jump ahead to R.I.P.D. (2013), which, okay, wasn’t exactly a critical darling, but it’s a wild ride. Ghost cops in the afterlife, Jeff Bridges hamming it up, and a world jammed with bizarre creatures. Fiske’s work helps the mayhem feel just grounded enough to pull you in, even when the plot goes full bonkers. Now, Spenser Confidential (2020) is another slice of Boston-flavored action, with Wahlberg again, but older, scrappier, and more sarcastic than ever. The city feels alive—raw and just a bit grimy, matching the offbeat buddy-cop energy. Fiske’s touch is all over the action sequences: punchy, kinda messy, and never too slick. There’s this sense he knows how to keep things fast but never lose sight of the fun. Across these movies, Fiske has a knack for helping gritty stories feel, I dunno, just believable enough, even when bullets and ghosts are flying. He’s not the guy you see on posters, but his fingerprints are all over the mood and momentum that make these flicks more than just background noise.