--- name: "Michael Arndt" canonical: "https://film.one/person/michael-arndt" fi1m_id: "michael-arndt" imdb_id: "nm1578335" tmdb_id: 16961 wikidata_id: "Q705156" roles: ["Writer"] born: "11 November 1965" reviewed_on_fi1m: 8 average_fi1m_score: 75 average_as: "writer" average_over: 7 updated: "2026-10-05T12:32:04.305408+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Michael Arndt ## Identity Michael Arndt - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/michael-arndt - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** michael-arndt - **IMDb ID:** nm1578335 - **TMDB ID:** 16961 - **Wikidata ID:** Q705156 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Arndt, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q705156, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1578335/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/16961 Writer. Born 11 November 1965 in McLean, Virginia, USA. ## Details - **Work:** Writer - **Born:** 11 November 1965, McLean, Virginia, USA - **Active:** 2006–present - **Also known as:** Michael deBruyn, Michael DeBruyn, Rick Kerb - **Titles on Fi1m:** 8: 7 writing, 1 other - **Frequently works with:** [Francis Lawrence](https://film.one/person/francis-lawrence.md), [Nina Jacobson](https://film.one/person/nina-jacobson.md) - **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won · 1 nominated) - **Average Fi1m score:** 75, as writer, over 7 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 78 (1), 2010s 77 (5), 2020s 64 (2) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 75 to 73 across 7 titles - **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 0 under 60 - **Genres:** Action 5, Science Fiction 4, Adventure 3, Comedy 3, Animation 2, Family 2 - **Screen time:** 14 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $6,336m across 7 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Arndt, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q705156, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1578335/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/16961 ## Streaming the US now - **Disney+:** [*Toy Story 3*](https://film.one/film/toy-story-3.md) (87) - **Netflix:** [*The Hunger Games: Catching Fire*](https://film.one/film/the-hunger-games-catching-fire.md) (80) - **Apple TV:** [*Star Wars: The Force Awakens*](https://film.one/film/star-wars-the-force-awakens.md) (77) - **Paramount+:** [*Men in Black 3*](https://film.one/film/men-in-black-3.md) (63) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Michael Arndt is an American screenwriter. His first feature screenplay, for *Little Miss Sunshine* (2006), won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. He has written or co-written the screenplays for *Toy Story 3* (2010), *The Hunger Games: Catching Fire* (2013), *Star Wars: The Force Awakens* (2015) and, with Michael Lesslie, *The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes* (2023). He has also received writing credits under the pseudonyms Michael deBruyn and Rick Kerb, primarily for revisions. Arndt studied at New York University. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (8) ### Wrote (7) — the average rests on these - *The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes* (2023), Fi1m 61, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/the-hunger-games-the-ballad-of-songbirds-and-snakes.md) - *Incredibles 2* (2018), Fi1m 80, Story Consultant — [page](https://film.one/film/incredibles-2.md) - *Star Wars: The Force Awakens* (2015), Fi1m 77, Associate Producer, Writer — [page](https://film.one/film/star-wars-the-force-awakens.md) - *The Hunger Games: Catching Fire* (2013), Fi1m 80, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/the-hunger-games-catching-fire.md) - *Men in Black 3* (2012), Fi1m 63, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/men-in-black-3.md) - *Toy Story 3* (2010), Fi1m 87, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/toy-story-3.md) - *Little Miss Sunshine* (2006), Fi1m 78, Writer — [page](https://film.one/film/little-miss-sunshine.md) ### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited - *Toy Story 5* (2026), Fi1m 66, Thanks — [page](https://film.one/film/toy-story-5.md) ## Complete filmography (11) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Toy Story 5* (2026), Thanks — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/toy-story-5.md) - *The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes* (2023), Screenplay — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/film/the-hunger-games-the-ballad-of-songbirds-and-snakes.md) - *Incredibles 2* (2018), Story Consultant — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/incredibles-2.md) - *Endings: The Good, The Bad, and the Insanely Great* (2017), Director - *Star Wars: The Force Awakens* (2015), Writer, Associate Producer — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/star-wars-the-force-awakens.md) - *A Walk in the Woods* (2015), Screenplay - *Inside Out* (2015), as Additional Writing — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/film/inside-out.md) - *The Hunger Games: Catching Fire* (2013), Screenplay — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/the-hunger-games-catching-fire.md) - *Oblivion* (2013), Screenplay - *Toy Story 3* (2010), Screenplay — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/film/toy-story-3.md) - *Little Miss Sunshine* (2006), Writer — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/little-miss-sunshine.md) ## Gallery - ![Michael Arndt](https://film.one/media/person/15449/gallery-c66a1de203d1.jpg) Michael Arndt — Steve Rhodes, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Michael_Arndt%2C_2007.jpg/1280px-Michael_Arndt%2C_2007.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Michael Arndt](https://film.one/media/person/15449/gallery-4b1ba3db5a13.jpg) Michael Arndt — Image via TMDB ## Awards ### Academy Awards — 1 won, 1 nominated - 2011: Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay (nominated), for *Toy Story 3* - 2007: Best Writing, Original Screenplay (won), for *Little Miss Sunshine* ### BAFTA Film Awards — 1 won - 2007: Best Original Screenplay (won), for *Little Miss Sunshine* ### Other awards — 1 won - Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay 2007: Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay (won), for *Little Miss Sunshine* *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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