Fil Eisler is an award-winning composer with projects ranging from big studio action pieces and comedies, to gritty independent films and hit television shows. His inventive scores and signature themes enliven some of TV's most popular series and notable films. He composes for Fox's Golden Globe-nominated drama series "Empire," as well as Lifetime's Peabody-winning series "UnReal," Bravo's hit comedy drama series "Girlfriends' Guide To Divorce," and Showtime's Emmy-winning "Shameless." Eisler was also both the composer and conductor for ABC's breakout hit drama "Revenge." In 2017 Eisler completed the scores for Netflix's drama "To The Bone" and Warner Bros.' hilarious film reboot of the fan-favorite series, "CHIPS." Eisler has composed music for such varied films as Sony's "Proud Mary," Netflix's sci-fi thriller "The Titan," and MGM and New Line Cinemas' People's Choice Awards-nominated "How To Be Single." Eisler also acted as composer and music director for the Peabody-winning documentary, "Newtown," for which he organized and led an all-star line-up of over a dozen Hollywood composers, who each donated a piece of music for the film. In 2008, Eisler was among a select group of up-and-coming composers invited to the Sundance Film Composer's Lab, and in the years since his projects have garnered critical acclaim on the film festival circuit and beyond. As part of his ongoing commitment to independent film, he returned to Sundance in 2011 with the Inupiaq-themed thriller "On the Ice," scored the Sundance-backed documentary "Whatever It Takes," and Jonathan van Tulleken's BAFTA-nominated horror thriller "Off Season." Eisler won the Best Film Score Award for his work on Robbie Pickering's "Natural Selection" at the 2011 SXSW Film Festival. The film was the most decorated of the festival, also winning the Grand Jury and Audience Awards. He continued his work with Pickering on the 2015 Sony feature "Freaks of Nature." Eisler, a Czech-born, English-raised composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist, has worked with ensembles of all shapes and sizes to help bring his scores to life. Variety described his music as "smoky, elaborate film noir-inspired compositions", while Beatweek Magazine praised him for making "beautiful music" that "...almost acts as another character further enveloping the audience in its grasp." Eisler has been nominated and has received numerous awards including the World Soundtrack Awards New Discovery, SXSW Best Soundtrack Award and multiple BMI awards.
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Biography from TMDB.
- Czech Republic
- Composer, also actor
- 24 on Motif · 32 credits in all
What are Fil Eisler's films like?
Across their 20 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
Genres
Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Motif 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 1 · Earnest 14
A split, not a type: Light 8 · Serious 4 · Dark 5
A split, not a type: Grounded 10 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 1
A split, not a type: Gentle 5 · Charged 5 · Intense 7
Steady 5 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 3
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 6
Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 1
A split, not a type: Casual 8 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 2
A split, not a type: Easy watch 9 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 5
Resolved 11 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 2
Moods and endings
- Happy8
- Bittersweet9
- Ambiguous3
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 Fil Eisler's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 24 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (10).
Subscription and free streaming for Fil Eisler's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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
32 credits, 24 with a Motif page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Momo(2025)
Motif score: 47th percentile of all films
Reunion(2024)
Motif score: 23rd percentile of all films
The Present(2024)
Motif score: 27th percentile of all films
Fast Charlie(2023)
Motif score: 58th percentile of all films
Fire Country(2022)
Motif score: 59th percentile of all shows
The Desperate Hour(2021)
Motif score: 13th percentile of all films
God's Favorite Idiot(2022)
Motif score: 11th percentile of all shows
Isolation(2021)
Motif score: 14th percentile of all films
Big Shot (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2021)
Thunder Force(2021)
Motif score: 6th percentile of all films
Superintelligence(2020)
Motif score: 23rd percentile of all films
Outer Banks(2020)
Motif score: 77th percentile of all shows
Council of Dads (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)
Us Kids (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)
Biohackers(2020)
Motif score: 48th percentile of all shows
What/If(2019)
Motif score: 23rd percentile of all shows
Lessons from a School Shooting: Notes from Dunblane (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)
Life of the Party(2018)
Motif score: 31st percentile of all films
The Titan(2018)
Motif score: 7th percentile of all films
Proud Mary(2018)
Motif score: 16th percentile of all filmsFor Love (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)
CHIPS(2017)
Motif score: 37th percentile of all films
To the Bone(2017)
Motif score: 73rd percentile of all films
Drew (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)
How to Be Single(2016)
Motif score: 45th percentile of all films
Freaks of Nature(2015)
Motif score: 41st percentile of all films
Motif score: 11th percentile of all films
Natural Selection(2011)
Motif score: 58th percentile of all films
On the Ice(2011)
Motif score: 51st percentile of all films
The Hammer (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)
Off Season (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)
Humboldt County(2008)
Motif score: 58th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 28 titles from 2008 to 2025.
Biggest box office
CHIPS (2017)
Highest rated
To the Bone (2017)
Most popular right now
Fast Charlie (2023)
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 Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.
How do Fil Eisler's films land?
Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 31st percentile, the median of all 19; across their 17 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 31st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th6
- 25th to 49th7
- Below 25th10
Shape of the crowd
12 of their 24 titles are Mixed.
- Divisive1
- Crowd Pleaser6
- Broadly Agreed5
- Mixed12
Reviewers score the sound and music 61/100 in their films, across 14 reviewed titles; fans 70, detractors 48. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif 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 Fil Eisler's work okay for kids?
Across up to 12 Motif 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 Fil Eisler work with?
People who share at least 2 of Fil Eisler's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ben Falcone shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Christian DitterShared titles: Momo (2025), The Present (2024), Biohackers (2020)See all 3 shared titles with Christian Ditter
- Ben FalconeShared titles: God's Favorite Idiot (2022), Thunder Force (2021), Superintelligence (2020), CHIPS (2017)See all 4 shared titles with Ben Falcone
- Phillip NoyceShared titles: Fast Charlie (2023), The Desperate Hour (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Phillip Noyce
- Robbie PickeringShared titles: Freaks of Nature (2015), Natural Selection (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Robbie Pickering
Actors
- Melissa McCarthyShared titles: God's Favorite Idiot (2022), Thunder Force (2021), Superintelligence (2020)See all 3 shared titles with Melissa McCarthy
- Leslie BibbShared titles: God's Favorite Idiot (2022), To the Bone (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Leslie Bibb
- Bobby CannavaleShared titles: Thunder Force (2021), Superintelligence (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Bobby Cannavale
- Adam BrodyShared titles: CHIPS (2017), Growing Up and Other Lies (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Adam Brody
Cinematographers and editors
- Friedemann SchmidtShared titles: Momo (2025), Biohackers (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Friedemann Schmidt
- Sandy SaffeelsShared titles: Momo (2025), Biohackers (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Sandy Saffeels
- Lee HaugenShared titles: Fast Charlie (2023), The Desperate Hour (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Lee Haugen
- Barry PetersonShared titles: Thunder Force (2021), Superintelligence (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Barry Peterson
Producers
- Divya D'SouzaShared titles: God's Favorite Idiot (2022), Thunder Force (2021), Superintelligence (2020)See all 3 shared titles with Divya D'Souza
- Steve MalloryShared titles: God's Favorite Idiot (2022), Thunder Force (2021), Superintelligence (2020)See all 3 shared titles with Steve Mallory
- L. Warren ThompsonShared titles: Fast Charlie (2023), The Desperate Hour (2021)See all 2 shared titles with L. Warren Thompson
- Jason WeissShared titles: Growing Up and Other Lies (2014), Humboldt County (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Jason Weiss