Become an IMDbPro Member Today

Get access to the essential resource for the entertainment industry

Find Contacts & Representation

Showcase Yourself & Find Jobs

Explore Industry Trends

Stay connected with contact details for over 300,000 industry professionals and companies

Manage your photos, videos, and the credits you're known for, and access thousands of casting notices

Uncover historical box office insights and use IMDbPro Track to get personalized industry updates

Start your 30-Day free trial

Already a member? Log In

Tracking

Track

Neil Burger (I)

Producer | Director | Writer

Visit on IMDb

Known for Divergent (2014), The Illusionist (2006), The Upside (2017), Interview with the Assassin (2002)

Details

1963 (age 57) | 6' 0" (1.83m)

External links

5 links

Images (28)

Still of Neil Burger and Bradley Cooper in Limitless

Still of Neil Burger, Robert De Niro and Bradley Cooper in Limitless

Neil Burger and Kevin Hart in The Upside

Neil Burger, Shailene Woodley and Theo James in Divergent

Become a member to see Neil Burger's STARmeter.

Awards

4 wins & 5 nominations

Contacts

Edit

Become a member to see Neil Burger's contact information.

Filmography

Edit filmography | Filter by profession

34 titles

Projects in Development (5 titles)	Budget	Status
Bride of Frankenstein Writer Writer See fewer		Script
Shoot Like a Girl Director, Writer (rewrite) Director, Writer (rewrite) See fewer		Script
Summer Frost Director Director See fewer		Treatment
The Criminals Director, Writer (screenplay) Director, Writer (screenplay) See fewer		Development Unknown
The Matthew Swift Series Director (attached), Executive Producer Director (attached), Executive Producer See fewer		Development Unknown

Films in Production (1 title)	Budget	Status
Voyagers (2021) Director, Producer, Writer Director, Producer, Writer See fewer		Post-Prod

Past Film & Video (8 titles)	Budget	Opening Weekend	Gross (US & Canada)	Gross (Worldwide)
The Upside (2017) Director Director See fewer	$38MM	$20MM	$108MM	$126MM
Allegiant (2016) Executive Producer Executive Producer See fewer	$110MM	$29MM	$66MM	$179MM
The Divergent Series: Insurgent (2015) Executive Producer Executive Producer See fewer	$110MM	$52MM	$130MM	$297MM
Divergent (2014) Director Director See fewer	$85MM	$55MM	$151MM	$289MM
Limitless (2011) Director Director See fewer	$27MM	$19MM	$79MM	$162MM
The Lucky Ones (2008) Director, Producer, Writer Director, Producer, Writer See fewer	$15MM	$183K	$267K	$288K
The Illusionist (2006) Director, Writer (screenplay) Director, Writer (screenplay) See fewer	$16MM	$928K	$40MM	$88MM
Interview with the Assassin (2002) Director, Writer Director, Writer See fewer	$750K	$10K	$48K	$48K

Past Television (6 titles)	Episodes
Billions (2016–2019) (TV Series) - Director (3 episodes, 2016), Executive Producer (2 episodes, 2016) Director (3 episodes, 2016), Executive Producer (2 episodes, 2016) See fewer Chickentown (Mar 31, 2019) Season 4, Episode 3 - Director Director See fewer See more See fewer Loading	3
Limitless (2015–2016) (TV Series) - Executive Producer (22 episodes, 2015) Executive Producer (22 episodes, 2015) See fewer Finale: Part Two!! (Apr 26, 2016) Season 1, Episode 22 - Executive Producer Executive Producer See fewer See more See fewer Loading	22
The Jury (2016) (TV Movie) - Director Director See fewer
The Asset (2012) (TV Movie) - Director Director See fewer
Books: Feed Your Head (1991) (TV Mini-series) - Director (3 episodes, 1991) Director (3 episodes, 1991) See fewer Delta of Venus (1991) Director Director See fewer See more See fewer Loading	3
Our World (1987) (TV Series) - Associate Producer (1 episode, 1987) Associate Producer (1 episode, 1987) See fewer Gone with the Wind: Making of a Classic... (Feb 19, 1987) Associate Producer Associate Producer See fewer	1

Self (14 titles)
Hollywood Insider (2020) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2020) Self (1 episode, 2020) See fewer Hollywood Remakes of Foreign Films: Which Famous Movies Were Inspired by International Hits? (Nov 19, 2020) Season 10, Episode 82 - Self Self See fewer
Bringing 'Divergent' to Life (2014) (Video) - Self Self See fewer
Divergent: Beyond the Initiation (2014) (Video) - Self Self See fewer
Divergent: Choice (2014) (Video) - Self Self See fewer
Divergent: Faction Before Blood (2014) (Video) - Self Self See fewer
Divergent: Faction Fashions (2014) (Video) - Self Self See fewer
Divergent: Setting the Score (2014) (Video) - Self Self See fewer
The Behind the Scenes of 'Divergent' (2014) (Video) - Self Self See fewer
The Look of 'Divergent' (2014) (Video) - Self Self See fewer
Cinema 3 (2014) (TV Series) - Self - Interviewee (1 episode, 2014) Self - Interviewee (1 episode, 2014) See fewer Episode dated 1 May 2014 (May 1, 2014) Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer
Días de cine (2014) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2014) Self (1 episode, 2014) See fewer Episode dated 1 May 2014 (May 1, 2014) Self Self See fewer
Made in Hollywood: Teen Edition (2014) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2014) Self (1 episode, 2014) See fewer Divergent: How a Book Becomes a Movie (Apr 5, 2014) Season 8, Episode 17 - Self Self See fewer
Charlie Rose (2011) (TV Series) - Self - Guest (1 episode, 2011) Self - Guest (1 episode, 2011) See fewer Episode dated 17 March 2011 (Mar 17, 2011) Self - Guest Self - Guest See fewer
The Making of 'The Illusionist' (2007) (Video) - Self Self See fewer