Raphael Margules

Producer

Biography

Raphael Margules is an American filmmaker and co-founder of BoulderLight Pictures. He is best known for producing Contracted (2013), The Vigil (2019), Becky (2020), Barbarian (2022), Woman of the Hour (2023) and Companion (2025).

Filmography

7.3

Weapons

When all but one child from the same class mysteriously vanish on the same night at exactly the same time, a community is left questioning who or what is behind their disappearance.

7.0

Companion

During a weekend getaway at a secluded lakeside estate, a group of friends finds themselves entangled in a web of secrets, deception, and advanced technology. As tensions rise and loyalties are tested, they uncover unsettling truths about themselves and the world around them.

6.9

Barbarian

In town for a job interview, a young woman arrives at her Airbnb late at night only to find that it has been mistakenly double-booked and a strange man is already staying there. Against her better judgement, she decides to stay the night anyway.

6.4

The Wrath of Becky

Two years after she escaped a violent attack on her family, 16-year-old Becky attempts to rebuild her life in the care of an older woman -- a kindred spirit named Elena. However, when a violent group known as the Noble Men break into their home, attack them and take their beloved dog, Becky must return to her old ways to protect herself and her loved ones.

6.4

Woman of the Hour

An aspiring actress crosses paths with a prolific serial killer in '70s LA when they're cast on an episode of "The Dating Game."

6.4

Friendship

Suburban dad Craig falls hard for his charismatic new neighbor Austin, and his attempts to make an adult male friend threatens to ruin both of their lives.

6.3

Becky

A teenager's weekend at a lake house with her father takes a turn for the worse when a group of convicts wreaks havoc on their lives.

5.5

Firestarter

For more than a decade, parents Andy and Vicky have been on the run, desperate to hide their daughter Charlie from a shadowy federal agency that wants to harness her unprecedented gift for creating fire into a weapon of mass destruction. Andy has taught Charlie how to defuse her power, which is triggered by anger or pain. But as Charlie turns 11, the fire becomes harder and harder to control. After an incident reveals the family's location, a mysterious operative is deployed to hunt down the family and seize Charlie once and for all. Charlie has other plans.

5.8

The Vigil

A man providing overnight watch to a deceased member of his former Orthodox Jewish community finds himself opposite a malevolent entity.

4.8

Doors

Without warning, millions of mysterious alien “doors” suddenly appear around the globe. In a rush to determine the reason for their arrival, mankind must work together to understand the purpose of these cosmic anomalies.

5.5

Gone in the Night

Upon arriving at a remote cabin in the redwoods, Kath and her boyfriend find a mysterious younger couple already there — the rental has apparently been double-booked. They decide to share the cabin with these strangers until the next morning, but her boyfriend disappears with the young woman, which sends Kath in a spiral to find an explanation for their sudden breakup — but the truth is far stranger than she could have imagined.

5.4

Wild Indian

Decades after covering up his classmate’s murder, Michael has moved on from his reservation and fractured past. When a man who shares his violent secret seeks vengeance, Michael goes to great lengths to protect his new life with his wife and boss from the demons of his past.

5.6

Bad Match

An internet-dating playboy's life spirals out of control after meeting a woman online.

6.5

Dismissed

A straight-edged teacher finds trouble when an honors student is willing to do anything to get an A.

N/A

Buddy

Set inside a children’s television show gone horribly wrong, BUDDY stars Emmy Award® winner Cristin Milioti (The Penguin, How I Met Your Mother, Palm Springs), Delaney Quinn (If I Had Legs I’d Kick You), Topher Grace (That ’70s Show, BlacKkKlansman), Emmy Award® winner Keegan-Michael Key (Key & Peele, The Super Mario Bros. Movie), Two-time Academy Award® nominee Michael Shannon (The Shape of Water, Man of Steel), and Emmy and Grammy Award® winner Patton Oswalt (Ratatouille, The King of Queens).

5.3

Contracted: Phase II

Picking up directly where the previous film left off, the story follows Riley, one of the last people to come in contact with Samantha, as he scrambles to track down those responsible for the outbreak before the highly contagious disease not only consumes his body, but the world as we know it.

5.4

Contracted

A young woman contracts what she believes to be an STD—but it ends up being a far worse disease.

6.5

Rent-A-Pal

Set in 1990, a lonely bachelor named David searches for an escape from the day-to-day drudgery of caring for his aging mother. While seeking a partner through a video dating service, he discovers a strange VHS tape called Rent-A-Pal. Hosted by the charming and charismatic Andy, the tape offers him much-needed company, compassion, and friendship. But Andy's friendship comes at a cost, and David desperately struggles to afford the price of admission.

3.8

Portals

A series of worldwide blackouts cause millions of mysterious cosmic anomalies to appear everywhere across the planet. Some people are drawn into them with horrifying consequences.

5.2

Pledge

Three friends pledge a fraternity that's deadly serious about its secret rituals, turning their rush into a race for survival.