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Michael D. Ratner

Michael D. Ratner

Producer, director and writer · Born July 11, 1989 (37)

Producers Guild Award nominee · Grammy Award nominee

Michael D. Ratner is the CEO & Founder of OBB Media, the next-gen entertainment studio driving pop culture through innovative storytelling across film, television, digital, branded content, live experiences, and more. Ratner is also the Co-Founder of rhode skin and has guided the company since its formation alongside Hailey Bieber. In his dual role as Co-Executive Chairman, Ratner has run the Board of Directors from inception through its acquisition, most recently spearheading the $1 billion exit to e.l.f. Beauty. Since founding OBB in 2016, Ratner has led the company through explosive growth, building a bi-coastal, vertically integrated content studio known for both its award-winning entertainment and its unique ability to launch and grow brands through storytelling. Ratner has established himself as a creative and strategic force at the intersection of content and commerce, with a variety of formats and a multi-platform approach. Recent work includes a groundbreaking partnership with IShowSpeed and DICK'S that spans a primetime commercial, premium docu-series, and live event; the three-day sports festival, Fanatics Fest NYC; and the creation of Hailey Bieber's YouTube channel, which served as a natural launchpad for rhode skin, the most disruptive powerhouse in beauty. Ratner's directing and producing work has received a Grammy nomination for Justin Bieber: Our World; amassed more than 2 billion views with Kevin Hart's Cold as Balls; gone #1 globally and driven legislative reform with Demi Lovato's Child Star documentary (Hulu); and won Peabody and Emmy awards with Mountain Queen (Netflix). Ratner is also behind the critically acclaimed and chart-topping Sabrina Carpenter's A Nonsense Christmas special (Netflix), Spotify's Billions Club series starring the biggest artists in the world, and Kids Are Growing Up: A Story about a Kid Named LAROI (Amazon), and more. Ratner's entrepreneurial approach has landed him on Goldman Sachs' Top 100 Most Exceptional Entrepreneurs (2023 & 2024), The Hollywood Reporter's Next Gen: 35 Rising Hollywood Executives Under 35 (2024), Variety's New Leader Creatives (2018), and Forbes 30 Under 30 (2019). He is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and NYU Tisch (MFA).

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
July 11, 1989 (37)
Works as
Producer, director and writer
Titles
10 on MovieCove · 25 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Up 19% in 30 days

What are Michael D. Ratner's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
43%
Self
29%
Survival
11%
Bonds
11%
Morality
6%
Fame4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 5 · Serious 3 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 6 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 5 · Intense 0

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 5 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Hopeful
4
Joyful
3
Warm
3
Tense
2
Contemplative
2
Other
8

How their films linger

Fun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous2

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 D. Ratner's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Michael D. Ratner'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

25 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.

  • Lanterns: The Official Podcast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Stuart Fails to Save the Universe Podcast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Livestream from Hell(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2025 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Executive Producer

  • Peacemaker: The Official Podcast with James Gunn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 16 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Billions Club Live with The Weeknd: A Concert Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Executive Producer

  • DC Studios Showcase: The Official Podcast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 31 episodes · Executive Producer

  • A Nonsense Christmas with Sabrina Carpenter(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Child Star(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Kids Are Growing Up(2024)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2023(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • A Very Demi Holiday Special(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Making of Rhode (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Director · Executive Producer

  • Justin Bieber: Our World(2021)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • Justin Bieber: Next Chapter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Director · Executive Producer · as Self

  • Justin Bieber: Seasons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 10 episodes · Director

  • Historical Roasts(2019)

    Show Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all shows

  • Kevin Hart: Cold As Balls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 7 episodes · Director · Writer

  • One in a Billion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Producer

  • In Football We Trust(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • A Lesson with John (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Dexter Johnson

  • Tucci in Great Britain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Executive Producer

  • Untitled Suni Lee Documentary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

Career shape

A full career of 22 titles, 20 of them dated from 2012 to 2026.

Highest rated

Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa (2023)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Livestream from Hell (2026)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 22: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting8 of 22: 2 only directing, 6 with another roleWriting2 of 22: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing19 of 22: 14 only producing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score69th

22 titles, 6 with more than one role — producing and directing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

2010s3 · 1 acting · 3 crew2020s17 · 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

2 major nominations and no wins, 2023–2025.

  1. 2025
    • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Documentary Motion Pictures
  2. 2023
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Music Film

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 D. Ratner's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 69th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 74th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 10 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 10 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive3
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · director, producer

Justin Bieber: Our World (2021)

98th percentile spread · 41% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa (2023)

Midcredits 97th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 61/100 and the pacing 48/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

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.

Who does Michael D. Ratner work with?

People who share at least 2 of Michael D. Ratner's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Scott Ratner shares the most, 8.

Directors

Actors

Editors

Producers