---
name: "Aaron Ryder"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/aaron-ryder"
fi1m_id: "aaron-ryder"
imdb_id: "nm0753083"
tmdb_id: 554
wikidata_id: "Q2820085"
roles: ["Producer"]
born: "1 January 1950"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 15
average_fi1m_score: 68
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 15
updated: "2026-10-13T21:37:07.187169+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Aaron Ryder

## Identity

Aaron Ryder

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/aaron-ryder
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** aaron-ryder
- **IMDb ID:** nm0753083
- **TMDB ID:** 554
- **Wikidata ID:** Q2820085
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Ryder, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2820085, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0753083/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/554

Producer. Born 1 January 1950 in USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Born:** 1 January 1950, USA
- **Active:** 2000–present
- **Frequently works with:** [Andrew Swett](https://film.one/person/andrew-swett.md), [Hugh Jackman](https://film.one/person/hugh-jackman.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar nomination
- **Average Fi1m score:** 68, as producer, over 15 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 77 (4), 2010s 68 (4), 2020s 63 (7)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 68 to 65 across 15 titles
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 7 at 60–79, 4 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 10, Mystery 5, Action 4, Comedy 4, Science Fiction 4, Thriller 4
- **Screen time:** 29 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $689m across 12 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Ryder, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2820085, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0753083/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/554

## Coming up

- *Shiver* (2027-08-12), Producer

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Pieces of a Woman*](https://film.one/film/pieces-of-a-woman.md) (66), [*Office Romance*](https://film.one/film/office-romance.md) (55)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Mud*](https://film.one/film/mud.md) (78)
- **Disney+:** [*Dumb Money*](https://film.one/film/dumb-money.md) (64)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Aaron Ryder is an American film producer. Early in his career he was executive producer on Christopher Nolan's *Memento* (2000) and Richard Kelly's *Donnie Darko* (2001), and producer on Nolan's *The Prestige* (2006). He was one of the founding members of FilmNation Entertainment.

At FilmNation he produced films including *Mud* (2012), *The Founder* (2016) and Denis Villeneuve's *Arrival* (2016), the latter earning an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture. In 2021 he founded Ryder Picture Company. Productions under the company include *Bruiser* (2022) and *Dumb Money* (2023). He is producer on the forthcoming *The Death of Robin Hood* (2026).

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (15)

- *I Love Boosters* (2026), Fi1m 64, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/i-love-boosters.md)
- *Office Romance* (2026), Fi1m 55, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/office-romance.md)
- *Onslaught* (2026), Fi1m 58, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/onslaught.md)
- *The Death of Robin Hood* (2026), Fi1m 66, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-death-of-robin-hood.md)
- *Dumb Money* (2023), Fi1m 64, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/dumb-money.md)
- *Greyhound* (2020), Fi1m 66, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/greyhound.md)
- *Pieces of a Woman* (2020), Fi1m 66, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/pieces-of-a-woman.md)
- *Arrival* (2016), Fi1m 86, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/arrival.md)
- *Miss Sloane* (2016), Fi1m 65, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/miss-sloane.md)
- *Transcendence* (2014), Fi1m 45, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/transcendence.md)
- *Mud* (2013), Fi1m 78, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/mud.md)
- *The Prestige* (2006), Fi1m 82, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-prestige.md)
- *Donnie Darko* (2001), Fi1m 83, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/donnie-darko.md)
- *The Mexican* (2001), Fi1m 56, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-mexican.md)
- *Memento* (2000), Fi1m 88, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/memento.md)

## Complete filmography (47)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Shiver* (2027), Producer
- *Onslaught* (2026), Producer — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/onslaught.md)
- *The Death of Robin Hood* (2026), Producer — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/the-death-of-robin-hood.md)
- *Office Romance* (2026), Producer — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/office-romance.md)
- *I Love Boosters* (2026), Producer — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/i-love-boosters.md)
- *At the Sea* (2026), Producer
- *All of You* (2025), Producer
- *Dumb Money* (2023), Producer — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/dumb-money.md)
- *To Catch a Killer* (2023), Producer
- *Bruiser* (2022), Producer
- *The Good House* (2021), Producer
- *Reminiscence* (2021), Producer
- *The Map of Tiny Perfect Things* (2021), Producer
- *Pieces of a Woman* (2020), Producer — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/pieces-of-a-woman.md)
- *Greyhound* (2020), Executive Producer — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/greyhound.md)
- *The Lodge* (2020), Producer
- *Life Itself* (2018), Producer
- *Ideal Home* (2018), Producer
- *Kill Switch* (2017), Executive Producer
- *The Sense of an Ending* (2017), Executive Producer
- *Miss Sloane* (2016), Executive Producer — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/miss-sloane.md)
- *The Founder* (2016), Producer
- *Arrival* (2016), Producer — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/arrival.md)
- *Premature* (2014), Producer
- *Transcendence* (2014), Producer — Fi1m 45, [page](https://film.one/film/transcendence.md)
- *Mud* (2013), Producer — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/mud.md)
- *House at the End of the Street* (2012), Producer
- *The Raven* (2012), Producer
- *Red Dog* (2011), Executive Producer
- *My One and Only* (2009), Producer
- *Hamlet 2* (2008), Producer
- *The TV Set* (2007), Producer
- *The Return* (2006), Producer
- *The Prestige* (2006), Producer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/the-prestige.md)
- *The Amateurs* (2006), Producer
- *Wrong Turn* (2003), Executive Producer
- *Wish You Were Dead* (2002), Executive Producer
- *The Mexican* (2001), Executive Producer — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/the-mexican.md)
- *Donnie Darko* (2001), Executive Producer — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/donnie-darko.md)
- *Memento* (2000), Executive Producer — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/memento.md)
- *Mother's Helper*, Producer
- *Proxy*, Producer
- *Best Served Cold*, Producer
- *Alien Legion*, Producer
- *Tumor*, Executive Producer
- *Funny Story*, Producer
- *Tuna Melt*, Producer

## Gallery

- ![Aaron Ryder](https://film.one/media/person/15869/gallery-677081547dea.jpg) Aaron Ryder — Image via TMDB
- ![Aaron Ryder](https://film.one/media/person/15869/gallery-4773c14ea65f.jpg) Aaron Ryder — Image via TMDB
- ![Aaron Ryder](https://film.one/media/person/15869/gallery-6e284a9537a4.jpg) Aaron Ryder — Image via TMDB
- ![Aaron Ryder](https://film.one/media/person/15869/gallery-328653179302.jpg) Aaron Ryder — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 2017: Best Picture (nominated), for *Arrival*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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