7.8
Movie
Production
Karim Amer
- Born
- (age 42)
- Birthplace
- Egypt
- Credits
- 15 titles
Biography
Karim Amer is an Emmy, BAFTA, and Academy Award nominated filmmaker known for his bold investigative documentaries and global social impact storytelling. His work includes HBO’s The Vow, Showtime’s The Lincoln Project, and Amazon’s Flight Risk, which earned an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Investigative Documentary. His Netflix film The Great Hack premiered at Sundance, was shortlisted for the Oscars, and received both BAFTA and Emmy nominations. He has also produced the narrative feature films You Resemble Me (WILLA) and All That's Left of You (Visibility Films/Watermelon Pictures).
Signature work
Known For
7.8
Movie
6.9
Movie
The Great Hack
7.7
Movie
The Square
7.1
TV
The Vow
8.0
Movie
All That's Left of You
6.5
Movie
Flight/Risk
6.4
TV
The Man Will Burn
6.4
Movie
You Resemble Me
4.0
TV
The Lincoln Project
8.0
Movie
Defiant
7.0
Movie
Handle with Extreme Care
Movie
Revolution Rent
Movie
Keys to the City
Movie
The Mission
Crew credits 15
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | The Man Will Burn TV | Executive Producer (4 ep) |
| 2026 | The Mission Film | Executive Producer |
| 2025 | All That's Left of You Film | Producer |
| 2024 | The Fake Mayor Film | Director |
| 2023 | Defiant Film | Producer, Director |
| 2023 | Handle with Extreme Care Film | Executive Producer |
| 2022 | Keys to the City Film | Executive Producer |
| 2022 | You Resemble Me Film | Producer |
| 2022 | The Lincoln Project TV | Executive Producer (5 ep) |
| 2022 | Flight/Risk Film | Director, Producer |
| 2020 | The Vow TV | Director, Executive Producer (9 ep) |
| 2019 | Revolution Rent Film | Executive Producer |
| 2019 | The Great Hack Film | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 2017 | The Breadwinner Film | Executive Producer |
| 2013 | The Square Film | Producer, Sound |