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Ryan Heller

Ryan Heller

Producer

Primetime Emmy winner · 1 other major award body

Ryan Heller is an American film producer. He is currently the Executive Vice President at Topic Studios, of film and documentary. Heller previously worked at Starz, as the Senior Director of Acquisitions and Distribution for the company's feature film department. Heller has produced films such as "The Climb", "The Nowhere Inn", "Bring Your Own Brigade", "The Mauritanian", and "Spencer". Heller has also produced the television series "Love Fraud", "100 Foot Wave", and "Nuclear Family".

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Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Producer
Titles
25 on MovieCove · 31 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 32% in 30 days

What are Ryan Heller's films like?

Across their 24 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 80th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 86th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 26th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 81st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies

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

share of theme weight
Self
38%
Bonds
16%
Survival
13%
Society
12%
Morality
9%
Ideas
7%
Power
5%
Identity10 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth6 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief3 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt3 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 22 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 9 · Serious 8 · Dark 5

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 11 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 5

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

Gentle 7 · Charged 9 · Intense 6

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

A split, not a type: Steady 11 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 4

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 5

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 11 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 1

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

A split, not a type: Casual 10 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 4

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 9 · Open-ended 8 · Ambiguous 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
11
Warm
10
Tense
9
Melancholic
11
Bittersweet
7
Other
22

How their films linger

Hopeful9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet12
  • Ambiguous9

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 Ryan Heller's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 25 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on HBO Max (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ryan Heller'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

31 credits, 25 with a MovieCove page.

  • Club Kid(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Wicker(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Mother Mary(2026)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Debut(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Caterpillar(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Splitsville(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Folktales(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • A Real Pain(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Shortcomings(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Theater Camp(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • God's Time(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Infinity Pool(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Turn Every Page: The Adventures of Robert Caro and Robert Gottlieb(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Nanny(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Italian Studies(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Spencer(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Nuclear Family(2021)

    Show 3 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • The Nowhere Inn(2020)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Bring Your Own Brigade(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • 100 Foot Wave(2021)

    Show 17 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Bernstein's Wall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Executive Producer

  • The Mauritanian(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Climb(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Pahokee(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Wrinkles the Clown(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Oysters Rockefeller (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Producer

  • Brood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

  • Floodplain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

  • Self-Portrait (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

  • Writers and Lovers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

Career shape

A full career of 29 titles, 24 of them dated from 2012 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Spencer (2021)

$25M worldwide

Highest rated

It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley (2025)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Wicker (2026)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing29 of 29: 29 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score68th

By decade

2010s2 · crew2020s22 · 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 Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Awards

a Primetime Emmy from 4 major nominations, 2022–2025.

WinNomination
  1. 2025
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series
  2. 2023
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series
  3. 2022
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best New Non-Scripted or Documentary Series

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 Ryan Heller's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 68th percentile, the median of all 23; across their 22 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 22

Approval · how many liked their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Reach · how many have seen their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Midcredits score across 25 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 25 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · producer

Club Kid (2026)

88th percentile spread · 20% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley (2025)

Midcredits 97th · 85% liked

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 Ryan Heller's work okay for kids?

Across up to 10 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles6–79 · median 44 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity10 titles14–55 · median 35 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles45–73 · median 49 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles16–69 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles19–88 · median 59 · 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 Ryan Heller work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ryan Heller's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Michael Bloom shares the most, 21.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers