List of film producers explained

Following is a list of notable film producers, some of whom have also worked in other media.

(list is sorted alphabetically by surname)

A - M

• J. J. AbramsLost, Cloverfield, Alias, , Star Trek, Fringe
• Scott AharoniBardo, Leylak, The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer
• Caroline AmiguetLove All You Have Left
• James AmutaYour Excellency, Oloture
• Darla K. AndersonA Bug's Life, Monsters, Inc., Toy Story 3, Coco
• Judd ApatowThe Cable Guy, Anchorman, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up, Superbad, Freaks and Geeks
• Avi AradSpider-Man, X-Men, Blade
• Bonnie ArnoldToy Story, Tarzan, Over the Hedge, How to Train Your Dragon, How to Train Your Dragon 2,
• Syed Aman BachchanKiragoorina Gayyaligalu, Edegarike, Thamassu, Aa Dinagalu
• Lawrence BenderPulp Fiction, Kill Bill, An Inconvenient Truth, Reservoir Dogs, Good Will Hunting
• Pandro S. Berman The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Picture of Dorian Gray
• Armyan BernsteinAir Force One, The Hurricane, Children of Men, Bring It On
• Molly BeucherIRL
• Drew BarrymoreCharlie's Angels, Donnie Darko, He's Just Not That Into You, Whip It
• Kathryn BigelowThe Hurt Locker, Zero Dark Thirty, Detroit
• Charles BrackettThe Lost Weekend, Sunset Boulevard, The King and I
• Albert R. Broccoli, Michael G. Wilson, Barbara BroccoliJames Bond film series
• Mel BrooksThe Elephant Man, The Fly, Frances, 84 Charing Cross Road, Young Frankenstein
• Jerry BruckheimerTop Gun, Crimson Tide, The Rock, Con Air, National Treasure, Pirates of the Caribbean film series
• Sandra BullockHope Floats, Gun Shy, Miss Congeniality, Murder By Numbers, Two Weeks Notice, , All About Steve, George Lopez (TV series)
• Tim BurtonThe Nightmare Before Christmas, Cabin Boy, James and the Giant Peach, 9
• Frank Capra It Happened One Night, Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, Lost Horizon, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, It's a Wonderful Life, State of the Union
• Jim CarreyBruce Almighty, Fun with Dick and Jane
• Charlie ChaplinCity Lights, Modern Times, The Great Dictator, Limelight
• Diablo CodyJennifer's Body, Young Adult, Ricki and the Flash, Tully
• Ethan CoenBlood Simple, Raising Arizona, Barton Fink, Fargo, No Country for Old Men
• Harry CohnIt Happened One Night, Twentieth Century, Lost Horizon
• Tom CruiseMission: Impossible, Vanilla Sky, Narc, The Others, Minority Report, War Of The Worlds, The Last Samurai
• Cecil B. DeMilleSamson and Delilah, The Greatest Show on Earth, The Ten Commandments, The Buccaneer
• Jeff DeverettFull Out, Kiss and Cry, The Samuel Project
• Dean DevlinIndependence Day, Godzilla, The Patriot
• Walt DisneySnow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Pinocchio, Fantasia, Mary Poppins
• Lorenzo di BonaventuraConstantine, Shooter, Transformers
• Leonardo DiCaprioThe Aviator, The 11th Hour
• Miles DoleacThe Historian, The Hollow
• Kirk DouglasPaths of Glory, Spartacus
• Michael DouglasRomancing the Stone, Jewel of the Nile, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.
• Ava DuVernayThis Is the Life, I Will Follow, Middle of Nowhere, 13th
• Robert EvansLove Story, The Godfather, Chinatown, The Saint
• Megan EllisonZero Dark Thirty, Her, American Hustle, Sausage Party, Spring Breakers, Phantom Thread, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, If Beale Street Could Talk, Vice, Booksmart, House of Gucci
• Douglas FairbanksThe Mark of Zorro, Robin Hood, The Thief of Bagdad
• Tina FeySisters, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
• Ted FieldThe Amityville Horror, The Last Samurai, Runaway Bride, What Dreams May Come, Jumanji, Revenge of the Nerds
• Wendy FinermanForrest Gump, The Devil Wears Prada, Stepmom, One for the Money, P.S. I Love You, Love by the 10th Date
• Arthur FreedMeet Me in St. Louis, An American in Paris, Singin' in the Rain
• Greta GerwigLady Bird, Little Women, Mistress America, Nights and Weekends
• Mel GibsonBraveheart, The Passion of the Christ
• Brian GrazerSplash, The Paper, Apollo 13, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, A Beautiful Mind, Cinderella Man, The Cat in the Hat, The Da Vinci Code, Angels & Demons, Frost/Nixon, Rush, In the Heart of the Sea, Inferno
• D. W. GriffithThe Birth of a Nation, Intolerance, Abraham Lincoln
• Richard N. GladsteinFinding Neverland, The Bourne Identity, Pulp Fiction, The Cider House Rules
• Samuel Goldwyn Ball of Fire, The Best Years of Our Lives, Hans Christian Andersen
• Daniel Grodnik, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, Bobby, Powder, Moose
• Paul HaggisCrash, Million Dollar Baby, Letters from Iwo Jima
• Don HahnWho Framed Roger Rabbit, Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Emperor's New Groove, , The Haunted Mansion, Frankenweenie, Maleficent, Beauty and the Beast (2017 film), Wonder Park
• Tom HanksCast Away, Band of Brothers, Mamma Mia, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, The Polar Express, Evan Almighty, My Life in Ruins, City of Ember, The Pacific
• Max HechtmanAbigail
• David HeymanHarry Potter film series
• Alfred HitchcockStrangers on a Train, North by Northwest, Psycho, The Birds
• Ron HowardThe Alamo, Curious George, Restless, Cowboys & Aliens, The Good Lie, In the Heart of the Sea
• Howard HughesHell's Angels, Scarface, The Outlaw
• Gale Anne HurdAliens, Armageddon, ,Æon Flux, The Incredible Hulk
• Peter JacksonThe Lord of the Rings film series, King Kong, District 9, The Hobbit film series
• Nina JacobsonThe Hunger Games, Crazy Rich Asians, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, The Goldfinch
• Joseph Janni film producer of over fifty films, including Far from the Madding Crowd, A Kind of Loving and Yanks. Worked closely with John Schlesinger.
• Norman JewisonThe Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming, Fiddler on the Roof, Jesus Christ Superstar, Rollerball, F.I.S.T., ...And Justice for All, A Soldier's Story, Moonstruck, The Hurricane
• Dustin KahiaCall of the Void (2016).
• Alex KahuamForgiveness, Failure!
• Howard KazanjianRaiders of the Lost Ark, Return of the Jedi
• Jeffrey KatzenbergThe Prince of Egypt, The Road to El Dorado, Shark Tale
• Buster KeatonSherlock Jr., The General, Speak Easily
• Kathleen KennedyE.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Jurassic Park franchise, Back to the Future franchise, The Goonies, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Schindler's List, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, , , ,
• Alexander KordaThings to Come, The Thief of Bagdad, The Third Man
• Josh KouryStanding by Yourself, Vouyer
• Kristie Macosko KriegerBridge of Spies, The BFG, The Post, Ready Player One, The Trial of the Chicago 7, West Side Story (2021 film), The Fabelmans
• Stanley KubrickFear and Desire, Killer's Kiss, Dr. Strangelove, 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, Barry Lyndon, The Shining, Full Metal Jacket, Eyes Wide Shut
• Gary KurtzStar Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, The Dark Crystal
• Carl LaemmleThe Phantom of the Opera, The Man Who Laughs
• Carl Laemmle Jr.Dracula, Frankenstein, Bride of Frankenstein
• Dennis LatosBardo, Leylak
• Jesse L. LaskySergeant York, The Adventures of Mark Twain
• Jennifer LeeRalph Breaks the Internet, Raya and the Last Dragon, Encanto, Strange World
• Mervyn LeRoyThe Wizard of Oz, The Bad Seed
• Val LewtonCat People, The Body Snatcher
• Harold LloydSpeedy, Movie Crazy, Professor Beware
• Phil Lord and Christopher MillerCloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2, The Lego Batman Movie, The Lego Ninjago Movie, , , The Mitchells vs. the Machines,
• Ernst LubitschThe Merry Widow, Ninotchka, Heaven Can Wait
• George LucasStar Wars, Indiana Jones
• Branko LustigSchindler's List, Gladiator
• Joseph L. MankiewiczA Christmas Carol, The Philadelphia Story
• Mike ManningM.F.A., Lost in America, Slapface
• Frank MarshallThe Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy, The Bourne Ultimatum, Back to the Future trilogy, Jurassic Park, The Sixth Sense
• Louis B. MayerGreed, Ben-Hur, I Take This Woman
• Rick McCallumStar Wars
• Shannon McIntoshGrindhouse, Django Unchained, The Hateful Eight, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
• Chris MeledandriDespicable Me, Hop, The Lorax, Despicable Me 2, Minions, The Secret Life of Pets, Sing, Despicable Me 3, The Grinch, The Secret Life of Pets 2
• Arnon MilchanPretty Woman, Natural Born Killers, L.A. Confidential, City of Angels, Entrapment, Fight Club, Unfaithful, Daredevil, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, The Fountain, What Happens in Vegas
• Patrick MillsapsI'll See You in My Dreams
• Walter MirischWest Side Story, In the Heat of the Night
• Hayao MiyazakiSpirited Away, Princess Mononoke, Whisper of the Heart
• Scott MosierClerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy

N - Z

• Geoffrey NotkinRadio Free Albemuth, , Revenge of Zoe, First to the Moon
• Michael NozikSyriana, The Motorcycle Diaries, Quiz Show, The Legend of Bagger Vance, Mississippi Masala
• Christine Oestreicher A Shocking Accident (Oscar winner)
• Tony OlmosSouth of 8, Hemet, or the Landlady Don't Drink Tea
• Alan J. PakulaTo Kill a Mockingbird, Klute, Starting Over
• Nate ParkerBirth Of A Nation (2016),Eden,Portion^[1]
• Amy PascalGhostbusters, , Molly's Game, The Post, Venom, , , Little Women,
• Tyler PerryDiary of a Mad Black Woman, Madea's Family Reunion
• Julia PhillipsThe Sting, Taxi Driver, Close Encounters of the Third Kind
• Marc PlattJosie and the Pussycats, Legally Blonde, Wanted, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Drive, Into the Woods, Bridge of Spies, The Girl on the Train, La La Land, Mary Poppins Returns, The Trial of the Chicago 7, Cruella, Dear Evan Hansen, Babylon, The Little Mermaid, Wicked, Wicked Part Two, Snow White
• Erich PommerThe Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Metropolis, The Blue Angel
• Carlo PontiDoctor Zhivago, War and Peace, Attila
• Chris PrattThe Tomorrow War
• Norman Priggen The Servant, Accident, The Go-Between, The Assassination of Trotsky
• Kori RaeMonsters University, Onward
• RamuAK 47, Lockup Death, Kalasipalya, Ganga
• Steven RalesMoonrise Kingdom, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Isle of Dogs, The French Dispatch, Asteroid City, The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
• Brett RatnerDouble Take, Paid in Full, Santa's Slay, , Horrible Bosses, Mirror Mirror, Rules Don't Apply, Georgetown
• Matthew RhodesCherry, Mile 22, The Voices, Shot Caller
• Jonas RiveraUp, Inside Out, Toy Story 4
• Hal Roach Sons of the Desert
• Robert RodriguezEl Mariachi, Desperado, From Dusk till Dawn, Grindhouse
• Win RosenfeldBlacKkKlansman, Candyman, Wendell & Wild
• Jane RosenthalWag the Dog, Meet the Parents, The Good Shepherd, The Irishman, Bohemian Rhapsody, The War with Grandpa
• Kerry RossallMovin' Too Fast, Friend of the World
• Albert S. RuddyThe Godfather, Million Dollar Baby, The Longest Yard
• Scott RudinNo Country for Old Men, School of Rock, The Royal Tenenbaums, Clueless
• Harry SaltzmanJames Bond, Battle of Britain, The Ipcress File
• Adam SandlerThe Waterboy, Big Daddy, Little Nicky, The Animal, Mr. Deeds, Eight Crazy Nights, The Hot Chick, Anger Management, 50 First Dates, The Longest Yard, , Click, Joe Dirt, I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry
• Rob SavageStrings, Host, Dashcam
• Joseph M. SchenckOur Hospitality, The General
• Jane SchoenbrunChained for Life
• Martin ScorseseThe Grifters, Naked in New York, The Aviator
• David O. SelznickKing Kong, Gone with the Wind, Rebecca, The Third Man
• Mack SennettKeystone Cops
• Dean SilversFlirting with Disaster, Spanking the Monkey, Manny & Lo
• Don SimpsonBeverly Hills Cop, Flashdance, Top Gun
• Mireille Soria, , Madagascar, , , Home,
• Clark SpencerLilo & Stitch, Meet the Robinsons, Bolt, Winnie the Pooh, Wreck-It Ralph, Zootopia, Ralph Breaks the Internet, Encanto
• Sam SpiegelThe African Queen, The Bridge on the River Kwai, Lawrence of Arabia
• Steven SpielbergThe Goonies, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Poltergeist, Transformers (executive)
• David SproxtonChicken Run, , Flushed Away, Arthur Christmas, The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!, Shaun the Sheep Movie, Early Man,
• Ben StillerBlades of Glory, Zoolander, The Ruins, Tropic Thunder
• Erich von StroheimBlind Husbands, The Wedding March
• Josef von SternbergThe Docks of New York, The Scarlet Empress
• Gabrielle TanaSomeone Else's America, On the Ropes, The Moth, The Duchess, Coriolanus, The Invisible Woman, Philomena, Run (short), Dancer (Documentary), Mindhorn, Ideal Home, The White Crow, Stan and Ollie, My Zoe
• Quentin TarantinoFrom Dusk till Dawn, Hostel, Grindhouse
• Irving ThalbergFreaks, Grand Hotel, Mutiny on the Bounty
• Emma ThomasThe Dark Knight Trilogy, Man of Steel, Inception, Interstellar, , Dunkirk, Justice League, Tenet
• Walter WangerStagecoach, Joan of Arc, Cleopatra
• Hal B. WallisThe Maltese Falcon, Casablanca, True Grit
• Fran WalshThe Lord of the Rings, King Kong, The Lovely Bones, Halo
• Aron WarnerAntz, Shrek, Shrek 2, Shrek the Third, Shrek Forever After, Wish Dragon
• Jack L. WarnerYankee Doodle Dandy, Casablanca, My Fair Lady
• Robert WattsReturn of the Jedi, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, You Only Live Twice
• Bob WeinsteinRestoration, Mimic, Reindeer Games, Bad Santa
• Harvey WeinsteinShakespeare in Love, Gangs of New York, Nine, My Week with Marilyn, Tulip Fever
• Orson WellesCitizen Kane, The Magnificent Ambersons, The Lady from Shanghai, Touch of Evil
• Michael WilliamsOzland, The Atoning
• Ralph Winter, , X-Men, Fantastic Four, X2: X-Men United
• Robert WiseWest Side Story, The Sound of Music, Odds Against Tomorrow, The Sand Pebbles, The Andromeda Strain
• Janet YangThe Joy Luck Club (film), The People vs. Larry Flynt, Dark Matter (film), Zero Effect, Shanghai Calling
• Ezz El-Dine ZulficarAmong the Ruins, Struggle of the Heroes, Appointment with Life, Appointment with Happiness
• Saul ZaentzOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Amadeus, The English Patient
• Darryl F. Zanuck The Public Enemy, All About Eve, The Longest Day
• Robert ZemeckisThe Frighteners, Matchstick Men, Monster House
• Chloé Zhao Nomadland, Eternals, Songs My Brothers Taught Me
• Warren ZideAmerican Pie franchise, Final Destination franchise, Cats & Dogs, The Big Hit, High School
• Adolph ZukorDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Shanghai Express, Souls at Sea
• Salah ZulfikarThe Second Man, My Wife, the Director General, A Taste of Fear, The Other Man, I Want a Solution

See also

• Film director
• Filmmaking
• Lists of film topics
• List of television producers
• Producers Guild of America

References

• The Producer's Business Handbook by John J. Lee, Jr., Focal Press (2000)
• From Reel to Deal by Dov S-S Simens, Warner Books (2003)

Notes and References

1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1676649/?ref_=ttfc_fc_dr1#producer