Michael Heimler is a Partner of Black Bear Pictures, and serves as Head of Production & Operations for the company. At Black Bear since 2013, Heimler is actively involved with all projects on Black Bear's slate, focusing on operations, physical production, and finance, as well as reviewing creative submissions and serving on the Board of Directors of leading Canadian distributor, Elevation Pictures. Heimler produced Dave Franco's Somebody I Used To Know starring Alison Brie for Amazon Studios, Martin Campbell's Memory starring Liam Neeson, Guy Pearce and Monica Bellucci, and J Blakeson's I Care a Lot starring Rosamund Pike, Peter Dinklage, Eiza Gonzalez, and Dianne Wiest. Heimler executive produced Neil Burger's The Marsh King's Daughter starring Daisy Ridley and Ben Mendelsohn, Heidi Ewing's Sundance award winning I Carry You With Me, Gabriela Cowperthwaite's Our Friend starring Jason Segel, Dakota Johnson, and Casey Affleck, Chad Hartigan's Little Fish and Dave Franco's The Rental starring Alison Brie and Dan Stevens. Heimler also served as executive producer on Peter Hedges' Ben is Back, starring Julia Roberts and Lucas Hedges, Light Of My Life, written, directed by and starring Casey Affleck, and served as Co-Producer on Gold, directed by Stephen Gaghan and starring Matthew McConaughey. Prior to Black Bear, Heimler worked in the motion picture talent department of United Talent Agency in its New York office, and earned a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Arts - Film and Television from The University of Wisconsin - Madison.
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Biography from IMDb.
- Producer
- 34 on MovieCove · 37 credits in all
What are Michael Heimler's films like?
Across their 31 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.
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 3 · Wry 1 · Earnest 25
A split, not a type: Light 7 · Serious 6 · Dark 16
A split, not a type: Grounded 19 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 3
A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 9 · Intense 17
Steady 10 · Shifting 15 · Whiplash 4
Straight-faced 19 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 3
Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 19 · Relentless 1
Casual 9 · Engaged 14 · Full focus 6
A split, not a type: Easy watch 8 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 14
Resolved 17 · Open-ended 11 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy5
- Bittersweet17
- Tragic2
- 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 Michael Heimler's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 28 of their 34 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (7).
Subscription and free streaming for Michael Heimler'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
37 credits, 34 with a MovieCove page.
Wife & Dog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)
Musk(2026)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Spa Weekend(2026)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
I Want Your Sex(2026)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
The Man Will Burn(2026)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows
Tuner(2025)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
In the Grey(2026)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Shelter(2026)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Train Dreams(2025)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Christy(2025)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
Relay(2024)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
The Monkey(2025)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
A Working Man(2025)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Goodrich(2024)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Sing Sing(2023)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Immaculate(2024)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Monsieur Spade(2024)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows
Nyad(2023)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Dumb Money(2023)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Somebody I Used to Know(2023)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Alice, Darling(2022)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Memory(2022)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
I Carry You with Me(2020)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
I Care a Lot(2020)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Little Fish(2020)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
The Rental(2020)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Our Friend(2019)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Light of My Life(2019)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
The Operative(2019)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Ben Is Back(2018)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
The Happytime Murders(2018)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Barry(2016)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all filmsJimi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
The Hands That Held the Knives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 35 titles, 32 of them dated from 2018 to 2026.
Biggest box office
A Working Man (2025)
Highest rated
Sing Sing (2023)
Most popular right now
Musk (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
1 major award from 3 major nominations, 2026.
- 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
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 Heimler's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 55th percentile, the median of all 32; across their 29 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 60th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up11
- 50th to 74th7
- 25th to 49th13
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
12 of their 34 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Divisive1
- Crowd Pleaser12
- Broadly Agreed7
- Mixed12
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 Michael Heimler's work okay for kids?
Across up to 27 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and profanity 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 Michael Heimler work with?
People who share at least 2 of Michael Heimler's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Teddy Schwarzman shares the most, 30.
Directors
- Vikram GandhiShared titles: The Man Will Burn (2026), Barry (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Vikram Gandhi
- Dave FrancoShared titles: Somebody I Used to Know (2023), The Rental (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Dave Franco
Writers
- Clint BentleyShared titles: Train Dreams (2025), Sing Sing (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Clint Bentley
- Greg KwedarShared titles: Train Dreams (2025), Sing Sing (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Greg Kwedar
Actors
- Casey AffleckShared titles: Train Dreams (2025), Light of My Life (2019), Our Friend (2019)See all 3 shared titles with Casey Affleck
- Jason StathamShared titles: Shelter (2026), A Working Man (2025)See all 2 shared titles with Jason Statham
- Sydney SweeneyShared titles: Christy (2025), Immaculate (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Sydney Sweeney
- Eiza GonzálezShared titles: The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare (2024), I Care a Lot (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Eiza González
Composers and editors
- Danny BensiShared titles: Somebody I Used to Know (2023), The Rental (2020), Barry (2016)See all 3 shared titles with Danny Bensi
- Saunder JurriaansShared titles: Somebody I Used to Know (2023), The Rental (2020), Barry (2016)See all 3 shared titles with Saunder Jurriaans
- Bryce DessnerShared titles: Train Dreams (2025), Sing Sing (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Bryce Dessner
- Parker LaramieShared titles: Train Dreams (2025), Sing Sing (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Parker Laramie
Producers
- Teddy SchwarzmanShared titles: I Want Your Sex (2026), Shelter (2026), Spa Weekend (2026), The Man Will Burn (2026), A Working Man (2025), Christy (2025), The Monkey (2025), The Rivals of Amziah King (2025), Train Dreams (2025), Goodrich (2024), Immaculate (2024), Monsieur Spade (2024) and 18 moreSee newest 12 of 30 shared titles with Teddy Schwarzman
- John FriedbergShared titles: I Want Your Sex (2026), Musk (2026), Shelter (2026), Spa Weekend (2026), A Working Man (2025), Christy (2025), The Monkey (2025), The Rivals of Amziah King (2025), Train Dreams (2025), Goodrich (2024), Immaculate (2024), Relay (2024) and 5 moreSee newest 12 of 17 shared titles with John Friedberg
- Ben StillmanShared titles: Somebody I Used to Know (2023), Memory (2022), I Care a Lot (2020), I Carry You with Me (2020), Little Fish (2020), The Rental (2020), Light of My Life (2019), Our Friend (2019), The Operative (2019), Ben Is Back (2018), The Happytime Murders (2018), Barry (2016)See all 12 shared titles with Ben Stillman
- Dana O'KeefeShared titles: Musk (2026), The Man Will Burn (2026), Barry (2016)See all 3 shared titles with Dana O'Keefe