--- name: "Michael Heimler" canonical: "https://film.one/person/michael-heimler" fi1m_id: "michael-heimler" imdb_id: "nm5715332" tmdb_id: 2213707 wikidata_id: "Q137437822" roles: ["Producer"] reviewed_on_fi1m: 10 average_fi1m_score: 66 average_as: "producer" average_over: 10 updated: "2026-10-12T20:13:13.304716+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." --- # Michael Heimler ## Identity Michael Heimler - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/michael-heimler - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** michael-heimler - **IMDb ID:** nm5715332 - **TMDB ID:** 2213707 - **Wikidata ID:** Q137437822 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Heimler, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q137437822, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5715332/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2213707 Producer. ## Details - **Work:** Producer - **Active:** 2023–present - **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar nomination - **Average Fi1m score:** 66, as producer, over 10 titles - **Fi1m against the critics:** 66 to 66 across 10 titles - **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 6 at 60–79, 3 under 60 - **Genres:** Drama 5, Comedy 4, History 2, Thriller 2, Action 1, Adventure 1 - **Screen time:** 20 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $117m across 8 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Heimler, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q137437822, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5715332/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2213707 ## Coming up - *Wife & Dog* (2027-02-18), Executive Producer ## Biography Michael Heimler is a film producer and Partner at Black Bear Pictures, where he has served as Head of Production and Operations since 2013. He is involved in the company's slate, with a focus on operations, physical production and finance. He produced *I Care a Lot* (2021), *Memory* (2022), *Somebody I Used to Know* (2023) and *Immaculate* (2024). He served as executive producer on *The Happytime Murders* (2018), *Ben Is Back* (2018), *The Rental* (2020), *The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare* (2024) and *I Want Your Sex* (2026). He received an Academy Award nomination for *Train Dreams* (2025). Before joining Black Bear, Heimler worked in the motion picture talent department at United Talent Agency in New York. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Arts – Film and Television from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. *Sources: deadline.com, imdb.com, it.wikipedia.org.* ## On Fi1m (10) - *I Want Your Sex* (2026), Fi1m 73, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/i-want-your-sex.md) - *Musk* (2026), Fi1m 70, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/musk.md) - *Spa Weekend* (2026), Fi1m 40, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/spa-weekend.md) - *Tuner* (2026), Fi1m 74, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/tuner.md) - *Christy* (2025), Fi1m 58, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/christy.md) - *Train Dreams* (2025), Fi1m 79, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/train-dreams.md) - *Immaculate* (2024), Fi1m 64, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/immaculate.md) - *Sing Sing* (2024), Fi1m 84, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/sing-sing.md) - *The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare* (2024), Fi1m 55, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-ministry-of-ungentlemanly-warfare.md) - *Dumb Money* (2023), Fi1m 64, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/dumb-money.md) ## Complete filmography (35) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Wife & Dog* (2027), Executive Producer - *Musk* (2026), Executive Producer — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/musk.md) - *Spa Weekend* (2026), Producer — Fi1m 40, [page](https://film.one/film/spa-weekend.md) - *The Rivals of Amziah King* (2026), Producer - *I Want Your Sex* (2026), Producer — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/i-want-your-sex.md) - *The Man Will Burn* (2026), series, Executive Producer - *Tuner* (2026), Producer — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/tuner.md) - *In the Grey* (2026), Executive Producer - *Shelter* (2026), Executive Producer - *Train Dreams* (2025), Producer — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/train-dreams.md) - *Christy* (2025), Executive Producer — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/christy.md) - *Relay* (2025), Executive Producer - *The Monkey* (2025), Executive Producer - *Goodrich* (2024), Executive Producer - *Sing Sing* (2024), Executive Producer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/sing-sing.md) - *The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare* (2024), Executive Producer — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/the-ministry-of-ungentlemanly-warfare.md) - *Immaculate* (2024), Producer — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/immaculate.md) - *Monsieur Spade* (2024), series, Executive Producer - *NYAD* (2023), Executive Producer - *The Marsh King's Daughter* (2023), Executive Producer - *Dumb Money* (2023), Executive Producer — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/dumb-money.md) - *Somebody I Used to Know* (2023), Producer - *Alice, Darling* (2022), Thanks - *Memory* (2022), Producer - *I Carry You with Me* (2021), Executive Producer - *I Care a Lot* (2021), Producer - *Little Fish* (2021), Executive Producer - *The Rental* (2020), Executive Producer - *Our Friend* (2019), Executive Producer - *Light of My Life* (2019), Executive Producer - *The Operative* (2019), Executive Producer - *Ben Is Back* (2018), Executive Producer - *The Happytime Murders* (2018), Executive Producer - *Jimi*, Executive Producer - *The Hands That Held the Knives*, Executive Producer ## Awards ### Academy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated - 2026: Best Picture (nominated), for *Train Dreams* ### Other awards — 1 won - Independent Spirit Awards 2026: Best Film (won), for *Train Dreams* *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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