---
name: "Bob Yari"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/bob-yari"
roles: ["Producer"]
born: "30 May 1961"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 57
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-20T07:25:44.258417+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."
---

# Bob Yari

Producer. Born 30 May 1961 in Iran.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Born:** 30 May 1961, Iran
- **Active:** 2005–present
- **Average Fi1m score:** 57, as producer, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 54 (1), 2020s 58 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 57 to 58 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Crime 1
- **Screen time:** 2 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $98m across 1 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Yari, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1969128, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0946441/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/4232

## Coming up

- *The Murder of JonBenét Ramsey* (2026-12-10), Executive Producer

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Crash*](https://film.one/film/crash-2005.md) (54)

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## Biography

Bob Yari is an Iranian-born American film producer and director. Born on 30 May 1961 in Tehran, he grew up in New York City and studied film and cinematography at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Yari began his career in the late 1980s, directing and producing the film *Mind Games* (1989). After a period working in real estate, he returned to film production in the early 2000s. He produced *Crash* (2005), which won the Academy Award for Best Picture, as well as *The Illusionist* (2006), *The Painted Veil* (2006) and *Hostage* (2005). He has also served as executive producer on television series including *Yellowstone* (2018–) and its spin-offs.

Yari directed *Papa: Hemingway in Cuba* (2015). He was involved in a legal dispute with the Producers Guild of America and the Academy over producer credit for *Crash*.

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

## On Fi1m (3)

- *The Madison* (2026), Fi1m 54, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-madison.md)
- *MobLand* (2025), Fi1m 63, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/mobland.md)
- *Crash* (2005), Fi1m 54, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/crash-2005.md)

## Complete filmography (72)

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

- *The Murder of JonBenét Ramsey* (2026), series, Executive Producer
- *Dutton Ranch* (2026), series, Executive Producer
- *Deep Water* (2026), Producer
- *The Madison* (2026), series, Executive Producer — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-madison.md)
- *Marshals* (2026), series, Executive Producer
- *Fireflies at El Mozote* (2025), Producer
- *5-Star* (2025), series, Executive Producer
- *Bride Hard* (2025), Producer
- *Surviving Ohio State* (2025), Executive Producer
- *MobLand* (2025), series, Executive Producer — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/mobland.md)
- *The Agency* (2024), series, Executive Producer
- *Landman* (2024), series, Executive Producer
- *Strange Darling* (2024), Executive Producer
- *Jewel of the Desert* (2024), Executive Producer
- *Lawmen: Bass Reeves* (2023), series, Executive Producer
- *Finestkind* (2023), Executive Producer
- *Lioness* (2023), series, Executive Producer
- *Waco: The Aftermath* (2023), series, Executive Producer
- *1923* (2022), series, Executive Producer
- *George & Tammy* (2022), series, Executive Producer
- *Tulsa King* (2022), series, Executive Producer
- *1883* (2021), series, Executive Producer
- *Mayor of Kingstown* (2021), series, Executive Producer
- *Above Suspicion* (2019), Executive Producer
- *Yellowstone* (2018), series, Executive Producer
- *Papa Hemingway in Cuba* (2015), Director
- *Possession* (2009), Producer
- *The Maiden Heist* (2009), Producer
- *Nothing But the Truth* (2008), Producer
- *What Doesn't Kill You* (2008), Producer
- *Crash* (2008), series, Executive Producer
- *Tyson* (2008), Executive Producer
- *The Accidental Husband* (2008), Producer
- *Assassination of a High School President* (2008), Producer
- *Resurrecting the Champ* (2007), Producer
- *Kickin' It Old Skool* (2007), Producer
- *Even Money* (2007), Producer
- *Gray Matters* (2007), Producer
- *Factory Girl* (2006), Executive Producer
- *The Painted Veil* (2006), Producer
- *The Hoax* (2006), Producer
- *The Illusionist* (2006), Producer
- *First Snow* (2006), Producer
- *Find Me Guilty* (2006), Producer
- *Winter Passing* (2006), Executive Producer
- *Prime* (2005), Executive Producer
- *Thumbsucker* (2005), Executive Producer
- *Dave Chappelle's Block Party* (2005), Producer
- *The Chumscrubber* (2005), Executive Producer
- *Silent Partner* (2005), Executive Producer
- *The Matador* (2005), Executive Producer
- *Crash* (2005), Producer — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/crash-2005.md)
- *The L.A. Riot Spectacular* (2005), Executive Producer
- *Hostage* (2005), Producer
- *Around the Bend* (2004), Executive Producer
- *Haven* (2004), Producer
- *A Love Song for Bobby Long* (2004), Producer
- *House of D* (2004), Producer
- *Laws of Attraction* (2004), Executive Producer
- *Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London* (2004), Producer
- *In Enemy Hands* (2004), Executive Producer
- *Employee of the Month* (2004), Producer
- *Devil's Pond* (2003), Executive Producer
- *Where the Red Fern Grows* (2003), Producer
- *Agent Cody Banks* (2003), Executive Producer
- *Perfect Fit* (2000), Producer
- *Mind Games* (1989), Director, Executive Producer
- *Twilight of the Dead*, Producer
- *Laird*, series, Executive Producer
- *Frisco King*, series, Executive Producer
- *Untitled Sackler Family Drama*, Executive Producer
- *Summerhouse*, Producer

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