George Marshall Ruge is an American filmmaker, born in San Francisco and known for his work on such film projects as the Pirates of the Caribbean four-film franchise, and The Lord of the Rings film trilogy. Ruge was featured in the Daily Variety (2011) annual Below The Line Impact Report: The Top 50 as second unit director, and was the recipient of the American Choreography Award (2004) for Outstanding Achievement in Choreography in Film: Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl.