Bob Yari

Explore Bob Yari's movie filmography on ReelBot, including film credits, roles, release dates, ratings, and movie details.

Production

Bob Yari (born Babar Yaghoubzadeh, 30 May 1961, Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian-born American film producer and director who immigrated to the U.S. around 1979. He studied at UCSB and the Brooks Institute. He is best known as the primary financier of Crash (2004), which won the Best Picture Oscar despite him being denied official producer credit by the Producers Guild. He co-founded Stratus Film with Mark Gordon and has produced over 40 features including The Illusionist (2006), Street Kings (2008), and Employee of the Month (2006). As a television executive producer he is a key figure behind the Yellowstone franchise (1883, 1923), Tulsa King, Mayor of Kingstown, and Landman. He directed Mind Games (1989) and Papa: Hemingway in Cuba (2015). In 2024 he founded Magenta Light Studios. He has also published two books and won a BAFTA and an Independent Spirit Award.

Filmography

• Deep Water (2026)
• Fireflies at El Mozote (2025)
• Bride Hard (2025)
• Surviving Ohio State (2025)
• Strange Darling (2024)
• Jewel of the Desert (2024)
• Finestkind (2023)
• Above Suspicion (2019)
• Papa Hemingway in Cuba (2015)
• Possession (2009)
• The Maiden Heist (2009)
• Nothing But the Truth (2008)
• What Doesn't Kill You (2008)
• Tyson (2008)
• The Accidental Husband (2008)
• Assassination of a High School President (2008)
• Resurrecting the Champ (2007)
• Kickin' It Old Skool (2007)
• Even Money (2007)
• Gray Matters (2007)
• Factory Girl (2006)
• The Painted Veil (2006)
• The Hoax (2006)
• The Illusionist (2006)
• First Snow (2006)
• Find Me Guilty (2006)
• Winter Passing (2006)
• Prime (2005)
• Thumbsucker (2005)
• Dave Chappelle's Block Party (2005)
• The Chumscrubber (2005)
• Silent Partner (2005)
• The Matador (2005)
• Crash (2005)
• The L.A. Riot Spectacular (2005)
• Hostage (2005)
• Around the Bend (2004)
• Haven (2004)
• A Love Song for Bobby Long (2004)
• House of D (2004)
• Laws of Attraction (2004)
• Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London (2004)
• In Enemy Hands (2004)
• Employee of the Month (2004)
• Devil's Pond (2003)
• Where the Red Fern Grows (2003)
• Agent Cody Banks (2003)
• Perfect Fit (2000)
• Mind Games (1989)
• Twilight of the Dead
• Untitled Sackler Family Drama
• Summerhouse