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Rick Schwartz(III)

  • Producer
  • Additional Crew
  • Production Manager
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Rick Schwartz is a leading film, tv and theatre producer based in New York. Throughout his career, he has worked on a wide range of critically acclaimed and commercially successful films including Gangs of New York, The Others, The Departed, Black Swan and Lip Sync Battle. Schwartz has been involved with movies that have grossed over $1 billion dollars in worldwide box office sales and earned 31 Academy Award Nominations. His writing has been published in The Huffington Post, Grantland, Daily Beast and The Times of London. He is an adviser and board member for several tech companies.
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    Robert De Niro, Steven Seagal, Danny Trejo, Jessica Alba, and Michelle Rodriguez in Machete (2010)
    Machete
    6.6
    • Producer
    • 2010
    Nicole Kidman, Christopher Eccleston, and Fionnula Flanagan in The Others (2001)
    The Others
    7.6
    • Producer
    • 2001
    Natalie Portman in Black Swan (2010)
    Black Swan
    8.0
    • Producer
    • 2010
    Monica Bellucci and Giuseppe Sulfaro in Malena (2000)
    Malena
    7.4
    • Producer
    • 2000

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    • LL Cool J and Chrissy Teigen in Lip Sync Battle (2015)
      Lip Sync Battle
      7.2
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • supervising producer
      • 2015–2018
    • Sharing
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2015
    • Lindsay Lohan, Jordan Weller, and Casie Chegwidden in Till Human Voices Wake Us (2015)
      Till Human Voices Wake Us
      6.0
      Short
      • producer
      • 2015
    • Nate Bargatze: Full Time Magic (2015)
      Nate Bargatze: Full Time Magic
      7.7
      TV Special
      • executive producer
      • 2015
    • Mel Gibson, Charlie Sheen, Danny Trejo, Sofía Vergara, Demián Bichir, Michelle Rodriguez, Alexa PenaVega, Marko Zaror, Amber Heard, Lady Gaga, and Elle LaMont in Machete Kills (2013)
      Machete Kills
      5.6
      • producer
      • 2013
    • Filthy Gorgeous: The Bob Guccione Story (2013)
      Filthy Gorgeous: The Bob Guccione Story
      6.5
      • executive producer
      • 2013
    • Robert De Niro, Steven Seagal, Danny Trejo, Jessica Alba, and Michelle Rodriguez in Machete (2010)
      Machete
      6.6
      • producer
      • 2010
    • Natalie Portman in Black Swan (2010)
      Black Swan
      8.0
      • executive producer
      • 2010
    • Mickey Rourke, Jason Statham, Sam Riley, and 50 Cent in 13 (2010)
      13
      6.0
      • producer
      • 2010
    • Lindsay Lohan in Labor Pains (2009)
      Labor Pains
      4.9
      • producer
      • 2009
    • The Lucky Ones (2008)
      The Lucky Ones
      6.9
      • producer
      • 2008
    • Elisabeth Shue in First Born (2007)
      First Born
      4.8
      • producer
      • 2007
    • Leonardo DiCaprio, Jack Nicholson, and Matt Damon in The Departed (2006)
      The Departed
      8.5
      • co-producer
      • 2006
    • Leonardo DiCaprio in The Aviator (2004)
      The Aviator
      7.5
      • executive producer
      • 2004
    • Anthony Hopkins and Nicole Kidman in The Human Stain (2003)
      The Human Stain
      6.2
      • executive producer
      • 2003

    Additional Crew



    • Nicole Kidman and Ben Chaplin in Birthday Girl (2001)
      Birthday Girl
      6.0
      • production executive: Miramax
      • 2001
    • Gwyneth Paltrow and Joseph Fiennes in Shakespeare in Love (1998)
      Shakespeare in Love
      7.1
      • assistant: Harvey Weinstein
      • 1998
    • Sharon Stone in The Mighty (1998)
      The Mighty
      7.2
      • assistant: Harvey Weinstein
      • 1998

    Production Manager



    • Monica Bellucci and Giuseppe Sulfaro in Malena (2000)
      Malena
      7.4
      • executive in charge of production
      • 2000

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