Gary Michael Walters was born in New York, and educated at Princeton University, where he majored in statistics, and Fordham Law School, where he graduated cum laude. After working on Wall Street as a financial consultant for Johnson & Higgins and a corporate lawyer at Cravath, Swaine & Moore, Walters moved to Los Angeles and entered the entertainment business at the entertainment law department of Loeb & Loeb. After several years of solo law practice, Walters commenced his producing career in 2003, specializing in the financing of independent feature films. In 2004, he co-founded Bold Films and served as its Chief Executive Officer until 2023. In April 2023, Walters founded Walters Media Group. Walters is a member in good standing with the State Bar of California.
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Biography from IMDb.
- Producer
- 34 on MovieCove · 38 credits in all
What are Gary Michael Walters' films like?
Across their 33 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.
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 2 · Wry 2 · Earnest 29
Light 3 · Serious 5 · Dark 25
A split, not a type: Grounded 18 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 5
A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 16 · Intense 15
Steady 7 · Shifting 19 · Whiplash 7
Straight-faced 28 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 1
Slow burn 12 · Even-paced 17 · Relentless 4
Casual 6 · Engaged 16 · Full focus 11
A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 10 · Heavy 20
A split, not a type: Resolved 14 · Open-ended 13 · Ambiguous 6
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet18
- Tragic5
- 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 Gary Michael Walters' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 26 of their 34 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (17).
- Hondros (2017) · producer · free
- Stronger (2017) · producer · free
- Bobby (2006) · producer · free
- Middle of Nowhere (2008) · producer · free
- Come Early Morning (2006) · producer · free
- Only God Forgives (2013) · producer · free
- Mini's First Time (2006) · producer · free
- Above Suspicion (2019) · producer · free
- Standing Still (2005) · producer · free
- Evidence (2013) · producer · free
- Unbeatable Harold (2006) · producer · free
- Legion (2010) · producer · free
- +5 more
- Hondros (2017) · producer
- Bobby (2006) · producer
- No Escape (2015) · producer
- Come Early Morning (2006) · producer
- The Neon Demon (2016) · producer
- Mini's First Time (2006) · producer
- Above Suspicion (2019) · producer
- The Hole (2009) · producer
- Standing Still (2005) · producer
- Legion (2010) · producer
- Heatstroke (2013) · producer
- Hondros (2017) · producer · free
- Bobby (2006) · producer · free
- Come Early Morning (2006) · producer · free
- Only God Forgives (2013) · producer · free
- Mini's First Time (2006) · producer · free
- The Hole (2009) · producer · free
- Evidence (2013) · producer · free
- As Good as Dead (2010) · producer · free
- Pit Fighter (2005) · producer · free
- Slingshot (2005) · producer · free
Subscription and free streaming for Gary Michael Walters' 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
38 credits, 34 with a MovieCove page.
The Third Parent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)
Find Your Friends(2025)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Classified(2024)
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
Padre Pio(2022)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
The Guilty(2021)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Oslo(2021)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Above Suspicion(2019)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Colette(2018)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Vox Lux(2018)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Stronger(2017)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Shot Caller(2017)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Hondros(2017)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
The Neon Demon(2016)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
No Escape(2015)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Lost River(2014)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Nightcrawler(2014)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Whiplash(2014)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Only God Forgives(2013)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Evidence(2013)
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films
Heatstroke(2013)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
Drive(2011)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
As Good as Dead(2010)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
Legion(2010)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
The Hole(2009)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Middle of Nowhere(2008)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
The Last Word(2008)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Bobby(2006)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Come Early Morning(2006)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
Mini's First Time(2006)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Unbeatable Harold(2006)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Standing Still(2005)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Pit Fighter(2005)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Slingshot(2005)
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
I Love Your Work(2003)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all filmsBlood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Mr. Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Swat Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 28 titles, 24 of them dated from 2005 to 2026.
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
Awards
Nominated for a Primetime Emmy in 2021, Outstanding Television Movie.
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 Gary Michael Walters' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 38th percentile, the median of all 34; across their 33 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 36th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up7
- 50th to 74th8
- 25th to 49th8
- Below 25th11
Shape of the crowd
18 of their 34 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved4
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser8
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed18
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 Gary Michael Walters' work okay for kids?
Across up to 21 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run 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 Gary Michael Walters work with?
People who share at least 2 of Gary Michael Walters' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Michel Litvak shares the most, 23.
Directors
- Nicolas Winding RefnShared titles: The Neon Demon (2016), Only God Forgives (2013), Drive (2011)See all 3 shared titles with Nicolas Winding Refn
Actors
- Svetlana MetkinaShared titles: Oslo (2021), The Guilty (2021), Colette (2018), Vox Lux (2018), Evidence (2013), Heatstroke (2013), Mini's First Time (2006), Slingshot (2005)See all 8 shared titles with Svetlana Metkina
- Christina HendricksShared titles: The Neon Demon (2016), Lost River (2014), Drive (2011)See all 3 shared titles with Christina Hendricks
- Jake GyllenhaalShared titles: The Guilty (2021), Hondros (2017), Nightcrawler (2014)See all 3 shared titles with Jake Gyllenhaal
- Ryan GoslingShared titles: Lost River (2014), Only God Forgives (2013), Drive (2011)See all 3 shared titles with Ryan Gosling
Composers and editors
- Cliff MartinezShared titles: The Neon Demon (2016), Only God Forgives (2013), Drive (2011)See all 3 shared titles with Cliff Martinez
- Matthew NewmanShared titles: The Neon Demon (2016), Only God Forgives (2013), Drive (2011)See all 3 shared titles with Matthew Newman
- Jeff RussoShared titles: Oslo (2021), Hondros (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Jeff Russo
- Steven KemperShared titles: Legion (2010), Mini's First Time (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Steven Kemper
Producers
- Michel LitvakShared titles: Oslo (2021), The Guilty (2021), Above Suspicion (2019), Colette (2018), Vox Lux (2018), Hondros (2017), Shot Caller (2017), The Neon Demon (2016), No Escape (2015), Lost River (2014), Nightcrawler (2014), Whiplash (2014) and 11 moreSee newest 12 of 23 shared titles with Michel Litvak
- David LancasterShared titles: No Escape (2015), Lost River (2014), Nightcrawler (2014), Whiplash (2014), Evidence (2013), Heatstroke (2013), Only God Forgives (2013), Drive (2011), Legion (2010), The Hole (2009), Middle of Nowhere (2008), Bobby (2006)See all 12 shared titles with David Lancaster
- Garrick DionShared titles: No Escape (2015), Nightcrawler (2014), Whiplash (2014), Evidence (2013), Heatstroke (2013), Drive (2011), Legion (2010), The Hole (2009), Middle of Nowhere (2008)See all 9 shared titles with Garrick Dion
- Jonathan OakesShared titles: Padre Pio (2022), Oslo (2021), The Guilty (2021), Vox Lux (2018), Hondros (2017), Drive (2011), Legion (2010), The Hole (2009)See all 8 shared titles with Jonathan Oakes