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=== Producing === Ratner was an executive producer of the television series ''[[Prison Break]]'', which aired from 2005 to 2009,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fox.com/prison-break/|title=Prison Break|website=Fox|access-date=April 4, 2018|archive-date=April 29, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090429094519/http://www.fox.com/prisonbreak/bios/bio_tancredi.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> and directed its pilot episode.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://movieweb.com/brett-ratner-directing-prison-break/ | title=Brett Ratner directing Prison Break | work=Movieweb | date=November 11, 2004 }}</ref> In 2011, Ratner produced the TV documentary, ''American Masters: Woody Allen β A Documentary''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/woody-allen-a-documentary-about-the-film/1865/|title=Woody Allen: A Documentary|website=PBS.org|date=July 21, 2011}}</ref> That same year, he produced ''[[Horrible Bosses]]'', a comedy about employees plotting to kill their bosses.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/2013/film/news/warner-bros-closes-financing-deal-with-dune-brett-ratner-james-packer-1200682476/|title=Warner Bros. Closes Financing Deal With Dune, Brett Ratner, James Packer|magazine=Variety|first=Dave|last=McNary|date=September 30, 2013|access-date=February 3, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/ashton-kutcher-starred-horrible-bosses-ryan-reynolds-johnny-knoxville-considered-article-1.159136|title=Ashton Kutcher could have starred in 'Horrible Bosses'; Ryan Reynolds, Johnny Knoxville considered|website=NYDailyNews.com|date=July 12, 2011 }}</ref> ''Horrible Bosses'' opened at the domestic box office with $28.1 million in its first weekend.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/horrible-bosses-producer-brett-ratner-209506|title='Horrible Bosses' Almost Once Starred Ashton Kutcher, Johnny Knoxville; Sequels Discussed|work=The Hollywood Reporter|first=Pamela|last=McClintock |date=July 10, 2011|access-date=February 3, 2024}}</ref> Ratner produced a remake of [[Snow White]], ''[[Mirror Mirror (film)|Mirror Mirror]]'' (2012), based on the screenplay ''The Brothers Grimm: Snow White'' by Melisa Wallack.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2010/06/08/exclusive-brett-ratner-confirms-the-brothers-grimm-snow-white-to-be-shot-in-3-d/#more-37071 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120710091047/http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2010/06/08/exclusive-brett-ratner-confirms-the-brothers-grimm-snow-white-to-be-shot-in-3-d/%23more-37071 |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 10, 2012 |title=RSS exclusive: Brett Ratner Confirms 'The Brothers Grimm: Snow White' To Be Shot In 3-D |publisher=Moviesblog.mtv.com |access-date=January 11, 2011}}</ref> In 2014, he produced ''[[Horrible Bosses 2]]'', the sequel to his 2011 film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.accessonline.com/videos/brett-ratner-talks-beverly-hills-cop-4-horrible-bosses-2-46519/|title=Brett Ratner Talks 'Beverly Hills Cop 4' & 'Horrible Bosses 2'|website=AccessOnline.com}}</ref> Ratner executive-produced the [[Rush Hour (U.S. TV series)|''Rush Hour'' TV series]] based on the ''Rush Hour'' film series.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/09/30/rush-hour-tv-series/|title='Rush Hour' TV series in the works|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=September 30, 2014|access-date=September 30, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2014/09/rush-hour-tv-series-bill-lawrence-brett-ratner-843720/|title='Rush Hour' To Be Remade As Action Series From Bill Lawrence & Brett Ratner|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=September 30, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2014/tv/news/cbs-collars-rush-hour-tv-adaptation-from-bill-lawrence-1201319856/|title=CBS Collars 'Rush Hour' TV Adaptation From Bill Lawrence|website=Variety|date=October 2, 2014}}</ref> In 2015, Ratner produced [[Black Mass (film)|''Black Mass'']], a biopic about gangster [[Whitey Bulger|James "Whitey" Bulger]], played by [[Johnny Depp]].<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Nick|last=Vivarelli|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/festivals/johnny-depp-starrer-black-mass-to-world-preem-at-venice-film-festival-1201547904/|title=Johnny Depp-Starrer 'Black Mass' To World Premiere At Venice Film Festival|magazine=Variety|date=July 24, 2015}}</ref> The same year, Ratner was executive producer of [[The Revenant (2015 film)|''The Revenant'']], starring [[Leonardo DiCaprio]].<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Justin|last=Kroll|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/domhnall-gleeson-leonardo-dicaprio-in-the-revenant-1201272154/|title='Star Wars' Actor Joins Leonardo DiCaprio in 'The Revenant'|magazine=Variety|date=July 30, 2014}}</ref> He was an executive producer on the 2016 film [[War Dogs (2016 film)|''War Dogs'']], directed by [[Todd Phillips]] and starring [[Jonah Hill]] and [[Miles Teller]].<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Nick|last=Clement|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/spotlight/brett-ratner-walk-of-fame-james-packer-ratpac-warner-bros-kevin-tsujihara-1201963846/|title=Walk of Fame Honoree Brett Ratner Builds Hollywood Production Powerhouse|magazine=Variety|date=January 19, 2017}}</ref>
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