Started his career working in the TV industry for Sir Lew Grade's UK company, ITC. In 1978 formed J&M Entertainment, a distribution sales agent for independent films, with Julia Palau. As J&M grew it also provided production finance. Founded GFM Films in 2011 alongside Guy Collins and Fred Hedman. Elected Chairman of the Independent Film & Television Alliance five times, in 2003, 2005 and then in 2015, 2017 and 2019.
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- Producer
- 20 on MovieCove
What are Michael Ryan's films like?
Across their 20 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 2 · Earnest 17
A split, not a type: Light 8 · Serious 4 · Dark 8
Grounded 9 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 1
A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 5 · Intense 11
A split, not a type: Steady 9 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 3
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 4
Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 13 · Relentless 2
Casual 7 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 3
A split, not a type: Easy watch 8 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 5
Resolved 13 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 2
Moods and endings
- Happy6
- Bittersweet6
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous7
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Michael Ryan's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).
- The Guilty (2000) · producer · free
- The Last Witness (2018) · producer · free
- Planet 51 (2009) · producer · free
- The Leading Man (1996) · producer · free
- Eat Locals (2017) · producer · free
- A Wizard's Tale (2018) · producer · free
- All the Devil's Men (2018) · producer · free
- Stratton (2017) · producer · free
- Highlander: The Source (2007) · producer · free
Subscription and free streaming for Michael Ryan's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
20 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page.
Sneaks(2025)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
The Ledge(2022)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
A Wizard's Tale(2018)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
All the Devil's Men(2018)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
Duck Duck Goose(2018)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
The Last Witness(2018)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Eat Locals(2017)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Stratton(2017)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Planet 51(2009)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
Fifty Dead Men Walking(2008)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Highlander: The Source(2007)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
The Stone Angel(2007)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Silence Becomes You(2005)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
The Feast of the Goat(2005)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Complicity(2000)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
The Guilty(2000)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
The Revengers' Comedies(1998)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
The Leading Man(1996)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Career shape
Across their 20 MovieCove titles from 1996 to 2025.
Awards
Nominated for a BAFTA Award in 1978, Best Documentary Programme.
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
How do Michael Ryan's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 34th percentile, the median of all 20; across their 20 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 32nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th10
- Below 25th7
Shape of the crowd
14 of their 20 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Broadly Agreed3
- Mixed14
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Michael Ryan's work okay for kids?
Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Michael Ryan work with?
People who share at least 2 of Michael Ryan's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Guy Collins shares the most, 15.
Directors
- Christopher JenkinsShared titles: Sneaks (2025), Duck Duck Goose (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Christopher Jenkins
- Kari SkoglandShared titles: Fifty Dead Men Walking (2008), The Stone Angel (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Kari Skogland
Actors
- Kevin ZegersShared titles: Fifty Dead Men Walking (2008), The Stone Angel (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Kevin Zegers
Composers and editors
- James Seymour BrettShared titles: A Wizard's Tale (2018), Eat Locals (2017), Planet 51 (2009)See all 3 shared titles with James Seymour Brett
- Jim MunroShared titles: Fifty Dead Men Walking (2008), The Stone Angel (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Jim Munro
Producers
- Guy CollinsShared titles: Sneaks (2025), Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank (2022), The Ledge (2022), A Wizard's Tale (2018), All the Devil's Men (2018), Duck Duck Goose (2018), The Last Witness (2018), Eat Locals (2017), Stratton (2017), Planet 51 (2009), Fifty Dead Men Walking (2008), Highlander: The Source (2007) and 3 moreSee newest 12 of 15 shared titles with Guy Collins
- Fred HedmanShared titles: Sneaks (2025), Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank (2022), The Ledge (2022), A Wizard's Tale (2018), All the Devil's Men (2018), Duck Duck Goose (2018), The Last Witness (2018), Eat Locals (2017), Stratton (2017)See all 9 shared titles with Fred Hedman
- Edoardo BussiShared titles: A Wizard's Tale (2018), Duck Duck Goose (2018), The Last Witness (2018), Eat Locals (2017), Stratton (2017)See all 5 shared titles with Edoardo Bussi
- Julia PalauShared titles: Complicity (2000), The Guilty (2000), The Revengers' Comedies (1998), The Leading Man (1996)See all 4 shared titles with Julia Palau