Known for Production
Aaron Ryder is an American film producer. Early in his career, he was an executive producer of Christopher Nolan's Memento (2000) and Richard Kelly's Donnie Darko (2001), and also produced Nolan's The Prestige (2006). Ryder was one of the founding members of FilmNation Entertainment. During his time at FilmNation, he produced Mud (2012), House at the End of the Street (2012), The Founder (2016), Pieces of a Woman (2020), and The Map of Tiny Perfect Things (2021). In 2016, Ryder produced Denis Villeneuve's Arrival, which earned him an Academy Award for Best Picture nomination with Shawn Levy, Dan Levine, and David Linde. In early 2021, Ryder formed Ryder Picture Company, a film and television production company with a first-look-deal with MGM. Ryder's first production under the Ryder Picture Company banner, Bruiser (2022), premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival 2022, and the second feature, Dumb Money, is currently in production.
Birthplace
USA
Filmography
41 films


Greyhound
2020 · 1h 32m
country: Canada
A first-time captain leads a convoy of allied ships carrying thousands of soldiers across the treacherous waters of the "Black Pit" to the front lines of WWII. With no air cover protection for 5 days, the captain and his convoy must battle the surrounding enemy Nazi U-boats in order to give the allies a chance to win the war.


Kill Switch
2017 · 1h 31m
country: Germany
A pilot battles to save his family and the planet after an experiment for unlimited energy goes wrong.


The Sense of an Ending
2017 · 1h 48m
country: United Kingdom
A man becomes haunted by his past and is presented with a mysterious legacy that causes him to re-think his current situation in life.


Miss Sloane
2016 · 2h 13m
country: France
An ambitious lobbyist faces off against the powerful gun lobby in an attempt to pass gun control legislation.


Red Dog
2011 · 1h 32m
country: Australia
The legendary true story of the Red Dog who united a disparate local community while roaming the Australian outback in search of his long lost master.


Wrong Turn
2003 · 1h 24m
country: Germany
Chris crashes into a carload of other young people, and the group of stranded motorists is soon lost in the woods of West Virginia, where they're hunted by three cannibalistic mountain men who are grossly disfigured by generations of inbreeding.


Wish You Were Dead
2002 · 1h 40m
country: United States
Two bad women fight over one man in a back-stabbing, money-grabbing, insurance-hustling, double-dealing, two-timing caper.


The Mexican
2001 · 2h 3m
country: United States
Jerry Welbach, a reluctant bagman, has been given two ultimatums: The first is from his mob boss to travel to Mexico and retrieve a priceless antique pistol, known as "the Mexican"... or suffer the consequences. The second is from his girlfriend Samantha to end his association with the mob. Jerry figures alive and in trouble with Samantha is better than the more permanent alternative, so he heads south of the border.


Donnie Darko
2001 · 1h 54m
country: United States
After narrowly escaping a bizarre accident, a troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a large bunny rabbit that manipulates him to commit a series of crimes.


Memento
2000 · 1h 53m
country: United States
Leonard Shelby is tracking down the man who raped and murdered his wife. The difficulty of locating his wife's killer, however, is compounded by the fact that he suffers from a rare, untreatable form of short-term memory loss. Although he can recall details of life before his accident, Leonard cannot remember what happened fifteen minutes ago, where he's going, or why.