Portrait of Michael Dougherty

Writing

Michael Dougherty

Career

Active from 1995 to 2026, busiest in 2011 with 9 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for X2
X2
GoodWatch score76/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 9 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 6.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 7.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Michael Dougherty Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Crime
    1.5, average 3.6
  • Historical
    0.8, average 2.6
  • Class & Capitalism
    2.0, average 3.3
  • Contemporary Realism
    4.2, average 5.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Immersive Sound Design 2
  • High-Octane Action 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

34
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Refrigerator Art: My Family
Refrigerator Art: My Family

Director

2020s

13 titles ยท average score 67
Pumpkin Carving with Sam
Pumpkin Carving with Sam (2026)

Director

10 Days till Halloween
10 Days till Halloween (2026)

Director

Hello October: from Sam
Hello October: from Sam (2026)

Director

KILLING TIME with Sam
KILLING TIME with Sam (2026)

Director

HAPPY HALLOWEEN from Sam & Friends
HAPPY HALLOWEEN from Sam & Friends (2026)

Director

Sam's Halloween Safety Tips Part 1
Sam's Halloween Safety Tips Part 1 (2026)

Executive Producer

Sam's Halloween Safety Tips Part 3
Sam's Halloween Safety Tips Part 3 (2026)

Executive Producer

Season's Greetings 2: Mischief Night Trailer
Season's Greetings 2: Mischief Night Trailer (2026)

Director

Sam's Harvest
Sam's Harvest (2026)

Producer

Sam's Halloween Safety Tips Part 2
Sam's Halloween Safety Tips Part 2 (2026)

Executive Producer

Godzilla vs. Kong
Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)
GoodWatch score 67

Story

The Ghoul Log: Trick 'r Treat Sam O'Lantern
The Ghoul Log: Trick 'r Treat Sam O'Lantern (2020)

Writer, Executive Producer

2010s

13 titles ยท average score 57
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)
GoodWatch score 56

as Fighter Pilot (uncredited)

X-Men: Apocalypse
X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)
GoodWatch score 56

Story

Krampus
Krampus (2015)
GoodWatch score 58

Writer, Director

Trick 'r Treat: Snowmen
Trick 'r Treat: Snowmen (2012)

Writer, Executive Producer

Trick 'r Treat: Making Friends
Trick 'r Treat: Making Friends (2011)

Director, Executive Producer

Trick 'r Treat: Father's Day
Trick 'r Treat: Father's Day (2011)

Executive Producer, Writer

Trick 'r Treat: The Day After
Trick 'r Treat: The Day After (2011)

Writer

Trick 'r Treat: Back to School
Trick 'r Treat: Back to School (2011)

Executive Producer, Writer

Trick 'r Treat Rule #1: Wear a Costume
Trick 'r Treat Rule #1: Wear a Costume (2011)

Writer, Executive Producer

Trick 'r Treat Rule #2 - Always Pass Out Treats
Trick 'r Treat Rule #2 - Always Pass Out Treats (2011)

Executive Producer, Writer

Trick 'r Treat Rule #4: Always Check Your Candy
Trick 'r Treat Rule #4: Always Check Your Candy (2011)

Writer, Executive Producer

Trick 'r Treat Rule #3 - Never Blow Out a Jack O' Lantern
Trick 'r Treat Rule #3 - Never Blow Out a Jack O' Lantern (2011)

Writer, Executive Producer

2000s

5 titles ยท average score 64
Trick 'r Treat
Trick 'r Treat (2007)
GoodWatch score 76

Executive Producer, Director

Superman Returns
Superman Returns (2006)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay, Story

Urban Legends: Bloody Mary
Urban Legends: Bloody Mary (2005)
GoodWatch score 40

Screenplay

X2
X2 (2003)
GoodWatch score 76

as Surgeon

Deadtime Stories
Deadtime Stories (2003)

Writer, Director

1990s

2 titles ยท average score 69
Season's Greetings
Season's Greetings (1996)
GoodWatch score 69

Director, Animation

Crayons
Crayons (1995)

Editor, Writer