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Jeremy Kleiner

Jeremy Kleiner

Producer · Born January 1, 1976 (50) · USA

2 Oscars · Primetime Emmy winner · 2 BAFTA Awards · 2 other major award bodies

Jeremy Kleiner (born 1976/1977) is an American film producer. He and his fellow producers won two Academy Awards for Best Picture for the 2013 film 12 Years a Slave and the 2016 film Moonlight. Since 2013, he has served as the Co-President of Plan B Entertainment, serving with Dede Gardner. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jeremy Kleiner, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
January 1, 1976 (50)
From
USA
Works as
Producer
Titles
59 on Motif · 74 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Up 25% in 30 days

What are Jeremy Kleiner's films like?

Across their 52 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Biography12 titlesTypical Motif score: 87th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Comedy10 titlesTypical Motif score: 55th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama10 titlesTypical Motif score: 88th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Documentary8 titlesTypical Motif score: 89th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Action4 titlesTypical Motif score: 84th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Motif score: 67th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies

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

share of theme weight
Self
30%
Bonds
16%
Society
15%
Power
13%
Morality
12%
Survival
10%
Ideas
3%
Identity13 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds14 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity9 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose7 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception7 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 48 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 10 · Serious 14 · Dark 24

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 23 · Stylized 12 · Heightened 13

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 8 · Charged 17 · Intense 23

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 20 · Shifting 21 · Whiplash 7

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 28 · Some laughs 16 · Funny 4

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 24 · Even-paced 21 · Relentless 3

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 8 · Engaged 30 · Full focus 10

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 10 · Affecting 18 · Heavy 20

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 23 · Open-ended 17 · Ambiguous 8

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
31
Melancholic
25
Contemplative
23
Hopeful
19
Absurd
12
Other
44

How their films linger

Thought-provoking23 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet28
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous14
  • Cyclical2

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 Jeremy Kleiner's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 53 of their 59 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (15).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jeremy Kleiner'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

74 credits, 59 with a Motif page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • The Riders (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2027)

    Producer

  • Olmo(2025)

    Producer

    Motif score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma(2026)

    Producer

    Motif score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Cover-Up(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Motif score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • H Is for Hawk(2025)

    Producer

    Motif score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Hedda(2025)

    Producer

    Motif score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Anemone(2025)

    Producer

    Motif score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Voice of Hind Rajab(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Motif score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Preparation for the Next Life(2025)

    Producer

    Motif score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Apocalypse in the Tropics(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Motif score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • F1: The Movie(2025)

    Producer

    Motif score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Bono: Stories of Surrender(2025)

    Producer

    Motif score: 77th percentile of all films

  • One to One: John & Yoko(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Motif score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Adolescence(2025)

    Show 4 episodes · Executive Producer

    Motif score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Mickey 17(2025)

    Producer

    Motif score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Nickel Boys(2024)

    Producer

    Motif score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Wolfs(2024)

    Producer

    Motif score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Beetlejuice Beetlejuice(2024)

    Producer

    Motif score: 67th percentile of all films

  • 3 Body Problem(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer

    Motif score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Bob Marley: One Love(2024)

    Producer

    Motif score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Wayne Shorter: Zero Gravity (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 3 episodes · Producer

  • Landscape with Invisible Hand(2023)

    Producer

    Motif score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Women Talking(2022)

    Producer

    Motif score: 87th percentile of all films

  • She Said(2022)

    Producer

    Motif score: 88th percentile of all films

  • High School(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer

    Motif score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Blonde(2022)

    Producer

    Motif score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Flight/Risk(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Motif score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Father of the Bride(2022)

    Producer

    Motif score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Outer Range(2022)

    Show 15 episodes · Executive Producer

    Motif score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • Paper Girls(2022)

    Show Producer

    Motif score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Civil War (or, Who Do We Think We Are)(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Motif score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Underground Railroad(2021)

    Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer

    Motif score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Minari(2020)

    Producer

    Motif score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Tripping with Nils Frahm(2020)

    Executive Producer

    Motif score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Third Day: Autumn(2020)

    Executive Producer

    Motif score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Kajillionaire(2020)

    Producer

    Motif score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Third Day(2020)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer

    Motif score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • Irresistible(2020)

    Producer

    Motif score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The King(2019)

    Producer

    Motif score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Ad Astra(2019)

    Producer

    Motif score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Last Black Man in San Francisco(2019)

    Producer

    Motif score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Vice(2018)

    Producer

    Motif score: 84th percentile of all films

  • If Beale Street Could Talk(2018)

    Producer

    Motif score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Beautiful Boy(2018)

    Producer

    Motif score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Brad's Status(2017)

    Producer

    Motif score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Okja(2017)

    Producer

    Motif score: 90th percentile of all films

  • War Machine(2017)

    Producer

    Motif score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Lost City of Z(2016)

    Producer

    Motif score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Feud(2017)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer

    Motif score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The OA(2016)

    Show 16 episodes · Executive Producer

    Motif score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Moonlight(2016)

    Producer

    Motif score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Big Short(2015)

    Producer

    Motif score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Hitting the Apex(2015)

    Executive Producer

    Motif score: 99th percentile of all films

  • True Story(2015)

    Producer

    Motif score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Selma(2014)

    Producer

    Motif score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Nightingale(2014)

    Producer

    Motif score: 60th percentile of all films

  • 12 Years a Slave(2013)

    Producer

    Motif score: 99th percentile of all films

  • World War Z(2013)

    Producer

    Motif score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Eat Pray Love(2010)

    Executive Producer

    Motif score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Kick-Ass(2010)

    Executive Producer

    Motif score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Private Lives of Pippa Lee(2009)

    Executive Producer

    Motif score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Black Hole (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Executive Producer

  • Hold On to Your Angels (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Night People (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Not Another F*cking Wedding (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Playground (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Producer

  • The Bell Jar (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Producer

  • The Chaperones (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Producer

  • The Roots Manœuvre (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Producer

  • The Tiger (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Untitled Beetlejuice 3 (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Untitled World War Z Sequel (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Weekend Warriors (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Wizards! (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 72 titles, 58 of them dated from 2009 to 2026.

Biggest box office

F1: The Movie (2025)

$634M worldwide

Highest rated

12 Years a Slave (2013)

Motif 99th

Most popular right now

F1: The Movie (2025)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing72 of 72: 72 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Motif score76th

By decade

2000s1 · crew2010s21 · crew2020s36 · crew

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.

Awards

2 Oscars, a Primetime Emmy, 2 BAFTA Awards and 9 other major awards from 36 major nominations, 2014–2026.

WinNomination
  1. 2026
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Motion Picture of the Year
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Outstanding British Film of the Year
    • +2 other major bodies · 2 wins and 1 nomination
      • Producers Guild Award, won · Outstanding Producer of Limited or Anthology Series Television
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
      • Independent Spirit Award, won · Best New Scripted Series
  2. 2025
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Motion Picture of the Year
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Feature
  3. 2024
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Drama Series
  4. 2023
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Motion Picture of the Year
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Feature
  5. 2022
    • BAFTA Award, won · International
    • +2 other major bodies · 2 nominations
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Limited or Anthology Series Television
      • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best New Scripted Series
  6. 2021
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Feature
  7. 2020
    • Producers Guild Award, won
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best First Feature
  8. 2019
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Motion Picture of the Year
    • +2 other major bodies · 1 win and 1 nomination
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
      • Independent Spirit Award, won · Best Feature
Show 4 earlier years
  1. 2017
    • Oscar, won · Best Motion Picture of the Year
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Film
    • +2 other major bodies · 1 win and 1 nomination
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
      • Independent Spirit Award, won · Best Feature
  2. 2016
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Motion Picture of the Year
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Film
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Producers Guild Award, won · Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
  3. 2015
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Motion Picture of the Year
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Television Movie
    • +2 other major bodies · 1 win and 1 nomination
      • Producers Guild Award, won
      • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Feature
  4. 2014
    • Oscar, won · Best Motion Picture of the Year
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Film
    • +2 other major bodies · 2 wins
      • Producers Guild Award, won · Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
      • Independent Spirit Award, won · Best Feature

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 Jeremy Kleiner's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 76th percentile, the median of all 50; across their 48 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 77th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 48

Approval · how many liked their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 48

Reach · how many have seen their films

95thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 48

Motif score across 59 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up29
  • 50th to 74th17
  • 25th to 49th12
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

34 of their 59 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved9
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser34
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed12

Most divisive · producer

Civil War (or, Who Do We Think We Are) (2021)

96th percentile spread · 32% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

12 Years a Slave (2013)

Motif 99th · 90% liked

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 Jeremy Kleiner's work okay for kids?

Across up to 37 Motif titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore36 titles8–79 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity37 titles11–58 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 31
Profanity36 titles39–86 · median 64 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 35
Alcohol & Drugs37 titles22–69 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense34 titles15–81 · median 57 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

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 Jeremy Kleiner work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jeremy Kleiner's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Dede Gardner shares the most, 50.

Directors

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles