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Matthew Heineman

Director · 13 credits · 8 in highly-rated films

Best known for Cartel Land (2015)

Directed movies (13 total, ranked by score)

  1. Cartel Land

    2015 · ★ 7.2 (374 votes)

    Drama, Documentary

    1

  2. A Private War

    2018 · ★ 6.8 (558 votes)

    Drama, War

    2

  3. City of Ghosts

    2017 · ★ 7.2 (94 votes)

    War, Documentary

    3

  4. The Third Man

    2016

    Documentary

    4

  5. The First Wave

    2021 · ★ 6.6 (30 votes)

    Documentary, History

    5

  6. Retrograde

    2022 · ★ 7.1 (22 votes)

    Documentary, War, History

    6

  7. American Symphony

    2023 · ★ 6.7 (64 votes)

    Documentary, Music

    7

  8. Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare

    2012 · ★ 6.7 (10 votes)

    Documentary

    8

  9. The Boy from Medellín

    2020 · ★ 5.8 (89 votes)

    Music, Documentary

    9

  10. Our Time

    2009

    Documentary

    10

  11. Overcoming the Storm

    2006

    Documentary

    11

  12. Untitled Maria Felix Biopic

    —

    Drama

    12

  13. Untitled Paradise Camp Fire Project

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    13

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 30, 2026.