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Michael Nyman

Career

Active from 1968 to 2015, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score68/100
Highest rated
Poster for Monsieur Hire
Monsieur Hire
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 31 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Michael Nyman Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.8, average 5.4
  • Adrenaline
    3.2, average 4.8
  • Situational Comedy
    1.4, average 2.7
  • Physical Comedy
    1.1, average 2.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Psychological Drama 5
  • Moral Ambiguity 5
  • French Cinema 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • European Cinema 2
  • Intense Performances 2
  • Emotional Complexity 2
  • Experimental Film 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Psychological Exploration 2
  • Mystery 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

69
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
The Hour
The Hour (2020)

Music

2010s

11 titles · average score 71
McQueen
McQueen (2018)
GoodWatch score 84

Music

The Black Legend of Mexican Cinema
The Black Legend of Mexican Cinema (2016)

Music

Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words
Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words (2015)
GoodWatch score 80

Original Music Composer

War Work: 8 Songs with Film
War Work: 8 Songs with Film (2014)

Director

Eighteam
Eighteam (2014)

Music

Everyday
Everyday (2012)
GoodWatch score 52

Original Music Composer

White Elephant
White Elephant (2012)
GoodWatch score 66

Original Music Composer

The Trip
The Trip (2011)
GoodWatch score 76

Original Music Composer

Slow Walkers
Slow Walkers (2011)

Director, Original Music Composer

NYman with a Movie Camera
NYman with a Movie Camera (2010)

Director

2 Graves
2 Graves (2010)

Original Music Composer

2000s

17 titles · average score 60
An Organization of Dreams
An Organization of Dreams (2009)

Original Music Composer

Man on Wire
Man on Wire (2008)
GoodWatch score 87

Music

Never Forever
Never Forever (2007)
GoodWatch score 73

Original Music Composer

Theresa: The Body of Christ
Theresa: The Body of Christ (2007)
GoodWatch score 50

Music

The Libertine
The Libertine (2004)
GoodWatch score 50

Original Music Composer

Nathalie...
Nathalie... (2004)
GoodWatch score 65

Original Music Composer

9 Songs
9 Songs (2004)
GoodWatch score 39

Thanks

Luminal
Luminal (2004)

Original Music Composer, Music

The Actors
The Actors (2003)
GoodWatch score 59

Original Music Composer

24 Hours in the Life of a Woman
24 Hours in the Life of a Woman (2002)
GoodWatch score 57

Original Music Composer

Act Without Words I
Act Without Words I (2001)

Music

The Claim
The Claim (2000)
GoodWatch score 60

Original Music Composer

1990s

16 titles · average score 66
Ravenous
Ravenous (1999)
GoodWatch score 60

Original Music Composer

The End of the Affair
The End of the Affair (1999)
GoodWatch score 67

Original Music Composer

Wonderland
Wonderland (1999)
GoodWatch score 68

Original Music Composer

Gattaca
Gattaca (1997)
GoodWatch score 76

Conductor, Original Music Composer

The Ogre
The Ogre (1996)
GoodWatch score 78

Original Music Composer

Carrington
Carrington (1995)
GoodWatch score 63

Original Music Composer

Anne Frank's Diary
Anne Frank's Diary (1995)
GoodWatch score 66

Original Music Composer

Mesmer
Mesmer (1994)
GoodWatch score 58

Original Music Composer

6 Days, 6 Nights
6 Days, 6 Nights (1994)
GoodWatch score 50

Original Music Composer

The Piano
The Piano (1993)
GoodWatch score 83

Original Music Composer

Prospero's Books
Prospero's Books (1991)
GoodWatch score 67

Original Music Composer

The Hairdresser's Husband
The Hairdresser's Husband (1990)
GoodWatch score 83

Original Music Composer

1980s

18 titles · average score 70
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989)
GoodWatch score 76

Original Music Composer

Monsieur Hire
Monsieur Hire (1989)
GoodWatch score 88

Original Music Composer

Drowning by Numbers
Drowning by Numbers (1988)
GoodWatch score 82

Original Music Composer

Miracle Healing
Miracle Healing (1987)
GoodWatch score 55

Original Music Composer

The Disputation
The Disputation (1986)

Original Music Composer

A Zed & Two Noughts
A Zed & Two Noughts (1985)
GoodWatch score 76

Original Music Composer

The Cold Room
The Cold Room (1984)
GoodWatch score 39

Original Music Composer

Nelly's Version
Nelly's Version (1983)

Original Music Composer

The Draughtsman's Contract
The Draughtsman's Contract (1982)
GoodWatch score 86

Original Music Composer

Brimstone & Treacle
Brimstone & Treacle (1982)
GoodWatch score 61

Original Music Composer

The Falls
The Falls (1982)
GoodWatch score 72

Original Music Composer, Still Photographer

The Pledge
The Pledge (1982)

Music

1970s

5 titles · average score 61
A Walk Through H
A Walk Through H (1978)
GoodWatch score 72

Original Music Composer

Vertical Features Remake
Vertical Features Remake (1978)
GoodWatch score 71

Original Music Composer

Keep It Up Downstairs
Keep It Up Downstairs (1976)
GoodWatch score 39

Music

Goole by Numbers
Goole by Numbers (1976)

Music

1-100
1-100 (1976)

Music

1960s

1 title
Love Love Love
Love Love Love (1968)

Director