Portrait of Matthew Heineman

Directing

Matthew Heineman

Career

Active from 2006 to 2023, busiest in 2018 and 2021 with 2 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score74/100
Highest rated
Poster for City of Ghosts
City of Ghosts
GoodWatch score82/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • Academy Awards · Documentary Feature Film

    2016 · Nominated · 88th Academy Awards

    Cartel Land

    Source: Wikidata

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 11 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Matthew Heineman Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Physical Comedy
    0.6, average 2.4
  • Situational Comedy
    0.9, average 2.7
  • Wit & Wordplay
    2.3, average 3.7
  • Fantasy
    0.4, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Documentary 3
  • Intimate Portrait 2
  • Social Commentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

17
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

2 titles
Untitled Maria Felix Biopic
Untitled Maria Felix Biopic

Director

Untitled Paradise Camp Fire Project
Untitled Paradise Camp Fire Project

Director

2020s

7 titles · average score 74
Forever, For Now
Forever, For Now (2026)

Producer, Editor

One Battle After Another
One Battle After Another (2025)
GoodWatch score 84

Thanks

American Symphony
American Symphony (2023)
GoodWatch score 75

Editor, Director

Transition
Transition (2023)
GoodWatch score 70

Executive Producer

Retrograde
Retrograde (2022)
GoodWatch score 70

Director, Editor

The First Wave
The First Wave (2021)
GoodWatch score 80

Director, Director of Photography

The Boy from Medellín
The Boy from Medellín (2020)
GoodWatch score 67

Director of Photography, Director

2010s

6 titles · average score 74
A Private War
A Private War (2018)
GoodWatch score 74

Director, Producer

When Lambs Become Lions
When Lambs Become Lions (2018)
GoodWatch score 69

Executive Producer

City of Ghosts
City of Ghosts (2017)
GoodWatch score 82

Editor, Director of Photography

The Third Man
The Third Man (2016)

Director, Producer

Cartel Land
Cartel Land (2015)
GoodWatch score 79

Director, Producer

Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare
Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare (2012)
GoodWatch score 65

Editor, Director of Photography

2000s

2 titles
Our Time
Our Time (2009)

Writer, Producer

Overcoming the Storm
Overcoming the Storm (2006)

Director, Director of Photography