Lem Dobbs

Writing

Lem Dobbs

Born 1959-12-24 · Oxford, England, UK

Lem Dobbs is a British-American screenwriter, best known for the films Dark City and The Limey. He was born in Oxford, England, and is the son of the painter R. B. Kitaj. The pen name "Dobbs" was taken from the character played by Humphrey Bogart in The Treasure of the Sierra Madre.

Acting credits

Behind the camera

Dark City poster
7.3

A man struggles with memories of his past, including a wife he cannot remember, in a nightmarish world with no sun and run by beings with telekinetic powers who seek the souls of humans.

Dark City

1998

The Score poster
6.7

An aging thief hopes to retire and live off his ill-gotten wealth when a young kid convinces him into doing one last heist.

The Score

2001

Haywire poster
5.7

A black ops soldier seeks payback after she is betrayed and left for dead.

Haywire

2011

The Company You Keep poster
6.2

A former Weather Underground activist goes on the run from a journalist who discovers his identity.

The Company You Keep

2012

The Limey poster
6.5

The Limey follows Wilson, a tough English ex-con who travels to Los Angeles to avenge his daughter's death. Upon arrival, Wilson goes to task battling Valentine and an army of L.A.'s toughest criminals, hoping to find clues and piece together what happened. After surviving a near-death beating, getting thrown from a building and being chased down a dangerous mountain road, the Englishman decides to dole out some bodily harm of his own.

The Limey

1999

The Hard Way poster
6.2

Seeking to raise his credibility as an actor and to land a role as a tough cop on a new show, Hollywood action star Nick Lang works a deal with New York City Police Capt. Brix, who by chance is one of his fans. Nick will be paired with detective Lt. John Moss and learn how to act like a real cop. But when Nick drives John crazy with questions and imitating him, he gets in the way of John's pursuit of a serial killer.

The Hard Way

1991

The Hard Way poster
6.2

Seeking to raise his credibility as an actor and to land a role as a tough cop on a new show, Hollywood action star Nick Lang works a deal with New York City Police Capt. Brix, who by chance is one of his fans. Nick will be paired with detective Lt. John Moss and learn how to act like a real cop. But when Nick drives John crazy with questions and imitating him, he gets in the way of John's pursuit of a serial killer.

The Hard Way

1991

Gotti poster
5.3

John Gotti rises to the top of the New York underworld to become the boss of the Gambino crime family. His life takes a tumultuous turn as he faces tragedy, multiple trials and a prison sentence.

Gotti

2018

Kafka poster
6.4

After a colleague is murdered, insurance worker Kafka gets embroiled in an underground group who are attempting to thwart a secret organization that controls the major events in society.

Kafka

1991

Hider in the House poster
5.9

A deranged man hides in the attic of a new house and becomes obsessed with the unsuspecting family that moves in.

Hider in the House

1989