Michael Crichton

Writer and producer. Born 23 October 1942 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Died 4 November 2008.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m scoreas writer · 12 titles

Oscar1 won

Born

23 October 1942, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died

4 November 2008

Active

1993–2025

Frequently works with

Kathleen Kennedy

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

65Fi1m

63Critics

We rate Michael’s work 2 points above the press, across 12 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above2

60 to 796

Under 604

Of 12 reviewed titles as writer.

In numbers

Reviewed: 10 films, 2 series
Screen time: 21 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $8bn across 10 films with figures
Academy Awards: 1 Oscar1 won
Active: 1993–2025

Genres

Adventure8
Science Fiction7
Thriller6
Action5
Drama3
Crime1

Best and worst on Fi1m

91BestJurassic Park1993

42WorstJurassic World Dominion2022

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

91970s

41980s

101990s

32000s

42010s

52020s

Producers most worked with

Kathleen Kennedy2 titles

Awards

Academy Awards1 won

Won1995Technical Achievement

Other awards3 won · 1 nominated

Won1996Lucien Barrière Literary Award: Lucien Barrière Literary Award
Won1994Hugo Awards: Best Dramatic Presentation · Jurassic Park
Nominated1991Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel: Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel · Jurassic Park
Won1969Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel: Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel · A Case of Need

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.

Michael Crichton