---
name: "Russell Smith"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/russell-smith"
fi1m_id: "russell-smith"
imdb_id: "nm0809833"
tmdb_id: 52897
wikidata_id: "Q2176950"
roles: ["Producer"]
born: "21 April 1954"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 70
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-10-02T22:47:16.302214+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."
---

# Russell Smith

## Identity

Russell Smith

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/russell-smith
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** russell-smith
- **IMDb ID:** nm0809833
- **TMDB ID:** 52897
- **Wikidata ID:** Q2176950
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2176950, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0809833/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/52897

Producer. Born 21 April 1954 in Springfield.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Born:** 21 April 1954, Springfield
- **Active:** 1998–2012
- **Frequently works with:** [John Malkovich](https://film.one/person/john-malkovich.md), [Lianne Halfon](https://film.one/person/lianne-halfon.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar nomination
- **Average Fi1m score:** 70, as producer, over 5 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 54 (1), 2000s 74 (3), 2010s 76 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 70 to 63 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 5, Comedy 2, Romance 2, Action 1, Adventure 1
- **Screen time:** 9 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $468m across 5 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2176950, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0809833/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/52897

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Ghost World*](https://film.one/film/ghost-world.md) (84), [*The Perks of Being a Wallflower*](https://film.one/film/the-perks-of-being-a-wallflower.md) (76), [*The Libertine*](https://film.one/film/the-libertine.md) (56)

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## Biography

Russell Smith is an American film producer. Born Russell Alan Smith on 21 April 1954 in Springfield, Illinois, he began his career in theatre as a producer at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago for five years. He later worked as an arts consultant and producer for First National of Chicago's summer concert series and served as head of production at New Visions Pictures from 1989 until around 1998.

In 1998, Smith co-founded the production company Mr. Mudd with Lianne Halfon and John Malkovich. The company has produced films including *Ghost World* (2001), *The Libertine* (2004), *Juno* (2007) and *The Perks of Being a Wallflower* (2012). For *Juno*, Smith shared an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture, as well as an Independent Spirit Award and a Christopher Award.

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

## On Fi1m (5)

- *The Perks of Being a Wallflower* (2012), Fi1m 76, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-perks-of-being-a-wallflower.md)
- *Juno* (2007), Fi1m 81, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/juno.md)
- *The Libertine* (2004), Fi1m 56, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-libertine.md)
- *Ghost World* (2001), Fi1m 84, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/ghost-world.md)
- *The Man in the Iron Mask* (1998), Fi1m 54, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-man-in-the-iron-mask.md)

## Complete filmography (21)

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

- *Demolition* (2016), Producer
- *Cesar Chavez* (2014), Producer
- *Labor Day* (2013), Producer
- *The Perks of Being a Wallflower* (2012), Producer — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/the-perks-of-being-a-wallflower.md)
- *Jeff, Who Lives at Home* (2012), Producer
- *Young Adult* (2011), Producer
- *The Making of 'The Darjeeling Limited'* (2010), Quality Control Supervisor
- *Abel* (2010), Executive Producer
- *Which Way Home* (2009), Executive Producer
- *Juno* (2007), Producer — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/juno.md)
- *Art School Confidential* (2006), Producer
- *The Libertine* (2004), Producer — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/the-libertine.md)
- *Kill the Poor* (2003), Producer
- *The Dancer Upstairs* (2002), Executive Producer
- *Ripley's Game* (2002), Executive Producer
- *Ghost World* (2001), Producer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/ghost-world.md)
- *The Man in the Iron Mask* (1998), Producer — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/the-man-in-the-iron-mask.md)
- *Liberty Street* (1995), series, Writers' Production
- *Of Mice and Men* (1992), Producer
- *Queens Logic* (1991), Producer
- *Say Her Name*, Executive Producer

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 2008: Best Picture (nominated), for *Juno*

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

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