Aaron Ryder is an American film producer. He is best known for producing Memento (2000), Donnie Darko (2001), The Prestige (2006), House at the End of the Street (2012), Transcendence (2014), The Founder (2016) and Arrival (2016), which earned him Academy Award for Best Picture nomination with Shawn Levy, Dan Levine, and David Linde. More recently, he started Ryder Picture Company with a first look deal at MGM.
Filmography
He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.
Film
| Year | Film | Credit |
|---|
| 1998 | Get It On! | |
| 2000 | Memento | Executive producer |
| 2001 | Donnie Darko | Executive producer |
| The Mexican | Executive producer |
| Wish You Were Dead | Executive producer |
| 2002 | Stark Raving Mad | Executive producer |
| 2003 | Wrong Turn | Executive producer |
| 2005 | The Amateurs | |
| 2006 | The TV Set | |
| The Prestige | |
| The Return | |
| 2008 | Hamlet 2 | |
| 2009 | My One and Only | |
| 2011 | Sanctum | Co-producer |
| Red Dog | Executive producer |
| 2012 | The Raven | |
| Mud | |
| House at the End of the Street | |
| 2014 | Premature | |
| Transcendence | |
| 2016 | Far Out | Executive producer |
| Arrival | |
| The Founder | |
| 2017 | The Sense of an Ending | Executive producer |
| Kill Switch | Executive producer |
| 2018 | Ideal Home | |
| Life Itself | |
| 2019 | The Lodge | |
| 2020 | The Nest | In-house producer: FilmNation Entertainment |
| Greyhound | Executive producer |
| Pieces of a Woman | |
| 2021 | The Map of Tiny Perfect Things | |
| Reminiscence | |
| Misanthrope | |
| The Good House | |
- Miscellaneous crew
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|
| 1995 | French Kiss | Production coordinator: Working Title Films, Los Angeles |
| 2013 | All Is Lost | Distribution partner: FilmNation Entertainment team |
| 2017 | Disobedience | Co-president production & acquisitions: FilmNation Entertainment |
- As director
- As writer
- Thanks
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|
| 2009 | Hurt | Special thanks |
| 2015 | Eye in the Sky |
Awards and nominations
- Academy Award for Best Picture – Arrival – Nominated
- BAFTA Award for Best Film – Arrival – Nominated
- Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture – Arrival – Nominated