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Michael Polaire

  • Producer
  • Production Manager
  • Location Management
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Michael Polaire is known for Behind the Candelabra (2013), Contagion (2011) and Mulholland Drive (2001).
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      • 3 wins & 2 nominations total

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    Known for

    Behind the Candelabra (2013)
    Behind the Candelabra
    7.0
    • Producer
    • 2013
    Jude Law, Matt Damon, Laurence Fishburne, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Winslet, and Marion Cotillard in Contagion (2011)
    Contagion
    6.8
    • Producer
    • 2011
    Naomi Watts in Mulholland Drive (2001)
    Mulholland Drive
    7.9
    • Producer
    • 2001
    Yellowstone (2018)
    Yellowstone
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Producer

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    Producer

    • Man on Fire
      • executive producer
      • Post-production
      • TV Series
    • Bonnie Aarons in The Nun II (2023)
      The Nun II
      5.6
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • Zoë Kravitz in Kimi (2022)
      Kimi
      6.3
      • producer
      • 2022
    • Yellowstone (2018)
      Yellowstone
      8.6
      TV Series
      • co-executive producer
      • producer
      • 2018–2022
    • Antonio Banderas, Gary Oldman, Meryl Streep, David Schwimmer, and Jeffrey Wright in The Laundromat (2019)
      The Laundromat
      6.3
      • executive producer
      • 2019
    • Westworld (2016)
      Westworld
      8.4
      TV Series
      • co-executive producer
      • producer
      • 2018
    • Sharon Stone in Mosaic (2018)
      Mosaic
      6.4
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2018
    • Daniel Craig, Channing Tatum, Riley Keough, and Adam Driver in Logan Lucky (2017)
      Logan Lucky
      7.0
      • executive producer
      • 2017
    • Jack Amiel, Michael Angarano, Michael Begler, David Fierro, Eric Johnson, Clive Owen, Molly Price, Reg Rogers, Perry Yung, Juliet Rylance, Eve Hewson, Zuzanna Szadkowski, André Holland, Maya Kazan, Leila Jean Davis, Melissa O'Donnell, Ying Ying Li, and Morgan Assante in The Knick (2014)
      The Knick
      8.4
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2014–2015
    • Behind the Candelabra (2013)
      Behind the Candelabra
      7.0
      • producer
      • 2013
    • Jude Law, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Channing Tatum, and Rooney Mara in Side Effects (2013)
      Side Effects
      7.1
      • executive producer
      • 2013
    • Antonio Banderas, Michael Douglas, Ewan McGregor, Bill Paxton, Michael Fassbender, Channing Tatum, and Gina Carano in Haywire (2011)
      Haywire
      5.8
      • executive producer
      • 2011
    • Jude Law, Matt Damon, Laurence Fishburne, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Winslet, and Marion Cotillard in Contagion (2011)
      Contagion
      6.8
      • executive producer
      • 2011
    • The Informant! (2009)
      The Informant!
      6.5
      • co-producer
      • 2009
    • Another Day in Paradise (2008)
      Another Day in Paradise
      5.0
      TV Movie
      • consulting producer
      • 2008
    • Carrier (2008)
      Carrier
      8.3
      TV Mini Series
      • consulting producer
      • 2008

    Production Manager

    • Bonnie Aarons in The Nun II (2023)
      The Nun II
      5.6
      • unit production manager
      • 2023
    • Yellowstone (2018)
      Yellowstone
      8.6
      TV Series
      • unit production manager
      • 2018–2022
    • Behind the Candelabra (2013)
      Behind the Candelabra
      7.0
      • unit production manager
      • 2013
    • Jude Law, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Channing Tatum, and Rooney Mara in Side Effects (2013)
      Side Effects
      7.1
      • unit production manager
      • 2013
    • Antonio Banderas, Michael Douglas, Ewan McGregor, Bill Paxton, Michael Fassbender, Channing Tatum, and Gina Carano in Haywire (2011)
      Haywire
      5.8
      • unit production manager
      • 2011
    • Jude Law, Matt Damon, Laurence Fishburne, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Winslet, and Marion Cotillard in Contagion (2011)
      Contagion
      6.8
      • unit production manager
      • 2011
    • Kevin Bacon, Colin Firth, and Alison Lohman in Where the Truth Lies (2005)
      Where the Truth Lies
      6.4
      • unit production manager: Los Angeles
      • 2005
    • Matt Stone, Trey Parker, Masasa Moyo, and Kristen Miller in Team America: World Police (2004)
      Team America: World Police
      7.2
      • unit production manager
      • 2004
    • George Clooney and Natascha McElhone in Solaris (2002)
      Solaris
      6.2
      • unit production manager
      • 2002
    • Julia Roberts, Catherine Keener, and Blair Underwood in Full Frontal (2002)
      Full Frontal
      4.7
      • unit production manager
      • 2002
    • Bill Murray, James Spader, Lara Flynn Boyle, and Catherine O'Hara in Speaking of Sex (2001)
      Speaking of Sex
      5.6
      • unit production manager
      • 2001
    • Naomi Watts in Mulholland Drive (2001)
      Mulholland Drive
      7.9
      • unit production manager
      • 2001
    • Robin Williams and Scott Martin Gershin in Flubber (1997)
      Flubber
      5.3
      • unit production manager
      • 1997
    • Val Kilmer and Elisabeth Shue in The Saint (1997)
      The Saint
      6.2
      • additional unit production manager
      • 1997
    • Sally Field in Eye for an Eye (1996)
      Eye for an Eye
      6.2
      • unit production manager
      • 1996

    Location Management

    • Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, and Waylon Jennings in Stagecoach (1986)
      Stagecoach
      5.8
      TV Movie
      • location manager (as Michael E. Polaire)
      • 1986
    • Stephen Geoffreys and Sheree J. Wilson in Fraternity Vacation (1985)
      Fraternity Vacation
      5.3
      • location manager
      • 1985
    • Ed Harris, Lance Henriksen, Dennis Quaid, Scott Glenn, Sam Shepard, Charles Frank, Scott Paulin, and Fred Ward in The Right Stuff (1983)
      The Right Stuff
      7.8
      • location manager
      • 1983
    • Sylvester Stallone in Rocky III (1982)
      Rocky III
      6.9
      • assistant location manager
      • 1982

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    • Alternative name
      • Michael E. Polaire

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