Douglas Jackson

Directing

Douglas Jackson

Born

1940-01-26 (86)

Place of birth

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Known for

Directing

Credits

40 titles

Douglas Jackson is a Canadian film and television director and producer. He began his career in the 1960s with the National Film Board of Canada, producing works like Bill Mason's short documentary Blake, which was nominated for an Academy Award. Jackson co-directed the CBC Television miniseries Empire, Inc. (1983) with Denys Arcand. His directorial credits include The Heatwave Lasted Four Days (1975), Whispers (1990), and The Paperboy (1994).

Known for

The Perfect Assistant poster
4.4

Rachel Parsons is the perfect assistant, but she's completely in love with her boss. She's got a secret obsession... to be his wife and have kids. The problem is that he already has a family.

The Perfect Assistant

2008

My Nanny's Secret poster
4.5

After the house is robbed and the nanny's brother is a suspect, she lies to protect him, but she then realizes he isn't the only one with a secret.

My Nanny's Secret

2009

Maid of Honor poster
7.0

While driving in the road, Richard Wynn crashes his car and his beloved wife Carrie Wynn dies. Along two years, his sister-in-law Laci Collins moves to his house and helps Richard to raise his son Danny Wynn and his teenage daughter Molly Wynn. When Richard decides to get married with Nicole Harris, the deranged and psychotic Laci that is in love for Richard, tries to force Richard to call off the wedding with malevolence against Nicole and manipulating Danny.

Maid of Honor

2006

The Paperboy poster
4.6

A homicidal twelve-year-old paperboy becomes obsessed with a woman and her daughter next-door, and he'll do anything to make his fantasy of the "perfect family" come alive.

The Paperboy

1994

Midnight in Saint Petersburg poster
5.2

Harry Palmer heads a private investigation business based in Moscow. His associates are Nikolai "Nick" Petrov, ex-CIA agent Craig, and ex-KGB Colonel Gradsky. They take on the job of finding 1000 grams of weapons-grade plutonium stolen from the Russian government, though they do not know the identity of their client.

Midnight in Saint Petersburg

1996

The Ghost poster
3.6

A feared Chinese Tong soldier goes undercover in America as an Asian Internet bride.

The Ghost

2001

Behind the camera

The Perfect Assistant poster
4.4

Rachel Parsons is the perfect assistant, but she's completely in love with her boss. She's got a secret obsession... to be his wife and have kids. The problem is that he already has a family.

The Perfect Assistant

2008

My Nanny's Secret poster
4.5

After the house is robbed and the nanny's brother is a suspect, she lies to protect him, but she then realizes he isn't the only one with a secret.

My Nanny's Secret

2009

Maid of Honor poster
7.0

While driving in the road, Richard Wynn crashes his car and his beloved wife Carrie Wynn dies. Along two years, his sister-in-law Laci Collins moves to his house and helps Richard to raise his son Danny Wynn and his teenage daughter Molly Wynn. When Richard decides to get married with Nicole Harris, the deranged and psychotic Laci that is in love for Richard, tries to force Richard to call off the wedding with malevolence against Nicole and manipulating Danny.

Maid of Honor

2006

The Paperboy poster
4.6

A homicidal twelve-year-old paperboy becomes obsessed with a woman and her daughter next-door, and he'll do anything to make his fantasy of the "perfect family" come alive.

The Paperboy

1994

Midnight in Saint Petersburg poster
5.2

Harry Palmer heads a private investigation business based in Moscow. His associates are Nikolai "Nick" Petrov, ex-CIA agent Craig, and ex-KGB Colonel Gradsky. They take on the job of finding 1000 grams of weapons-grade plutonium stolen from the Russian government, though they do not know the identity of their client.

Midnight in Saint Petersburg

1996

The Ghost poster
3.6

A feared Chinese Tong soldier goes undercover in America as an Asian Internet bride.

The Ghost

2001

Natural Enemy poster
4.8

A businessman (Donald Sutherland) has a hotshot young new partner (William McNamara). What he doesn't realize is that his new partner is the son of his second wife, adopted into an abusive family at birth and now a raving psychopath out to murder his natural mother for whom he blames the miseries of his lifetime.

Natural Enemy

1996

Demons from Her Past poster
4.7

A woman returns to her hometown searching for retribution after serving time for a crime she didn’t commit.

Demons from Her Past

2007

Christie's Revenge poster
4.0

After years of plotting, Christie vows to get revenge on her uncle, whom she blames for her father's demise.

Christie's Revenge

2007

Dead at 17 poster
3.8

When Alyssa's 17-year-old son Jason commits suicide, something doesn't sit right. As she and her daughter Danni begin to take a deeper look in the circumstances surrounding Jason's death, they discover that he may have been involved in something they never dreamed a kid like Jason would ever take part in.

Dead at 17

2008

My Daughter's Secret poster
3.5

When the bad-news boyfriend of 17-year-old Justine robs the store where her mother, Denise works, Justine is torn between telling the truth and sending her boyfriend to prison, or keeping the secret from her mother, which soon starts to tear her apart.

My Daughter's Secret

2007

Someone Is Watching poster
4.4

Cory is a young boy who has just moved into a new house with his mom. He develops a relationship with an imaginary friend who lives in his closet. No one believes him until people start dying violently and the imaginary friend becomes all too real.

Someone Is Watching

2000

Framed for Murder poster
3.8

When a woman falsely accused of murdering her husband is released from prison after 8 years, she hires a private investigator, determined to find out who framed her. What she doesn't know, is that the killer is about to do it again.

Framed for Murder

2007

The Heatwave Lasted Four Days poster
8.0

A TV news cameraman's appetite for fine wine, fast cars and beautiful women draws him into the grip of a heroin smuggler.

The Heatwave Lasted Four Days

1975

The Heatwave Lasted Four Days poster
8.0

A TV news cameraman's appetite for fine wine, fast cars and beautiful women draws him into the grip of a heroin smuggler.

The Heatwave Lasted Four Days

1975

The Wrong Woman poster
8.0

A temporary secretary is wrongly accused of killing her boss.

The Wrong Woman

1995

The Perfect Marriage poster
4.1

A conman persuades his married lover to murder her husband for the inheritance, only for his reckless spending and infidelity to drive her away.

The Perfect Marriage

2006

The Perfect Husband poster
4.6

A woman discovers her new husband wants to keep her all to himself.

The Perfect Husband

2004

Nowhere in Sight poster
5.4

A young woman defends her life against two intruding criminals.

Nowhere in Sight

2001

The Perfect Neighbor poster
5.6

A disturbed new neighbor fixates on another woman's husband.

The Perfect Neighbor

2005

Random Encounter poster
6.0

Alicia, a promising young PR executive, goes home with a handsome stranger, only for the pair to be attacked by a woman with a knife. Alicia kills the woman in self-defense, but then finds herself framed for murder. Unraveling the mystery, Alicia finds herself plunged into a web of deceit from which there seems to be no escape.

Random Encounter

1998

Requiem for Murder poster
8.0

Anne Winslow hosts a popular classical music radio show. Detective Lou Heinz discovers Anne is connected to a series of murders in which the victim is killed via poisoned wine while a radio is tuned into her show. It seems that each victim had wronged Anne in some way and whoever is sending her roses may be the killer.

Requiem for Murder

1999

The Rival poster
4.5

When Alice loses her baby in an act of violence, she learns she cannot have children on her own. She and her husband are overjoyed when they find a surrogate to give them the baby they've always wanted. But Alice's happiness soon turns to jealousy and a deadly rage, causing her to stop at nothing to get her baby.

The Rival

2006

The Huntsman poster
9.0

(1972) An adaptation of a short story written by Toronto writer, David Lewis Stein, based on his boyhood experiences of retrieving golf balls from the rough.

The Huntsman

1972

The Huntsman poster
9.0

(1972) An adaptation of a short story written by Toronto writer, David Lewis Stein, based on his boyhood experiences of retrieving golf balls from the rough.

The Huntsman

1972

Maternal Obsession poster
5.5

Her pill-addicted mom wants to make sure that her daughter stays with her always and will do anything to destroy her relationship with men including getting the guys beaten up, poisoning a dog, cutting herself intentionally and bringing a gun to her latest beau.

Maternal Obsession

2008

Stranger at the Door poster
5.2

Katherine "Kathy" is happily married to businessman Greg Norris and lives in his beautiful home with his about 18-year old daughter Tara. When suddenly a charming young man, who Tara first saw lurking around in the garden, turns up on their doorstep claiming he must be Jamie, the baby son she once gave up for adoption as a teenage mother on her parents' orders, the couple is delighted to meet him. They even take him in as they hear his adoptive parents have died in car accident and he's looking for a place to stay during his business studies just like Greg, to pay for which he held various jobs, even in Rio. The only one who remains suspicious is Tara, who doesn't want to be the kid sister and starts looking for holes is Jamie's story, going trough his things and having a friend examine his past- there are, since he didn't tell the Norris family about his lover who helps him unconditionally with his sinister hidden agenda.

Stranger at the Door

2004

Dead End poster
5.1

After his ex-wife dies in a fall from her balcony, PoliceSgt. Henry Smovinsky gets custody of his troubled teenage son. Smovinsky soon finds out that his ex-wife was a high-class hooker, her death was not a suicide and that the police have chosen him as their prime suspect. Maggie Furness is the only cop willing to help him protect his son and track down the real killer.

Dead End

1998

A Killer Upstairs poster
4.2

A woman investigates when her teenage son is arrested for his married lover's murder.

A Killer Upstairs

2005

The Witness Files poster
6.5

A former actress, unjustly sent to prison eight years earlier, is forced to testify against a mafia hit man.

The Witness Files

1999

Deadbolt poster
5.4

When medical student Marty places an ad for a roommate, her ad is answered by handsome, clean-cut Alec. At first Alec seems to be a wonderful roommate; supportive, considerate and a real friend. However, Alec's affection turns to obsession as he plots to manipulate and control all aspects of Marty's life, imprison her in her own apartment and make her his

Deadbolt

1992

A Lover's Revenge poster
4.5

In Philadelphia, the psychologist Dr. Liz Manners is the host of the WLOR Talk Radio Show giving advices about relationships to her audience. When she suggests to her listener Sara Jane to leave her abusive and obsessive husband Kyle Lundstrom, Sara runs away home chased by Kyle and is hit by a car, immediately dying. The psychopath Kyle decides to use his money to destroy Dr. Manners' life, and assuming the fake identity of the investor James, he meets her husband Rob and poisons her marriage

A Lover's Revenge

2005

Saving Emily poster
6.0

After learning that their young daughter, Emily, is suffering from leukemia, Cheryl and Greg have no choice but to seek out Cheryl's violent ex-husband, Kurt, to have him tested as a possible bone marrow donor. Cheryl is particularly disturbed about seeing Kurt again, since her testimony sent him to prison ten years earlier.

Saving Emily

2004

Norman Jewison, Film Maker poster
7.0

Toronto-born Norman Jewison first gained prominence producing for Canadian television, then went on to greater success making Hollywood theatrical features. In this film he is seen directing a large international cast and crew in the film version of the musical hit 'Fiddler on the Roof'. Between scenes, Jewison talks freely about many aspects of the film industry and some of his experiences in it. A candid study of a director in action.

Norman Jewison, Film Maker

1971

Norman Jewison, Film Maker poster
7.0

Toronto-born Norman Jewison first gained prominence producing for Canadian television, then went on to greater success making Hollywood theatrical features. In this film he is seen directing a large international cast and crew in the film version of the musical hit 'Fiddler on the Roof'. Between scenes, Jewison talks freely about many aspects of the film industry and some of his experiences in it. A candid study of a director in action.

Norman Jewison, Film Maker

1971

Stalked poster
6.0

Clean-cut, handsome looking psychiatric patient Daryl Gleeson finds himself hopelessly falling in love with restaurant owner Brooke Daniels, after having instinctively rescued her little son Mikey from a traffic accident. When she doesn't return his love he snaps and begins to stalk her, eliminating all who stand in his way...

Stalked

1994

Twists of Terror poster
5.6

Stuck in the attic, Phillip, (Joseph Ziegler) recounts several different tales to an unknown listener in order to explain the dangers of the world.

Twists of Terror

1997

Why Men Rape poster
9.0

An unusual documentary investigating rape from the assailant's point of view. Ten men convicted of rape tell their stories, describing their backgrounds, and their violent attacks on women. The film is a guaranteed catalyst for discussion.

Why Men Rape

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Why Men Rape poster
9.0

An unusual documentary investigating rape from the assailant's point of view. Ten men convicted of rape tell their stories, describing their backgrounds, and their violent attacks on women. The film is a guaranteed catalyst for discussion.

Why Men Rape

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Whispers poster
3.9

A woman is stalked by a psychopathic killer. She eventually kills him, only for the man to show up again, this time sane and without any knowledge of the attacks. The police don't believe her, but one detective agrees to look into it.

Whispers

1990