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Michael Simpson

Career

Active from 1960 to 1992, busiest in 1984 with 7 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score68/100
Highest rated
Poster for Love for Lydia
Love for Lydia
GoodWatch score78/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 10 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Michael Simpson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    2.6, average 4.8
  • Physical Comedy
    0.9, average 2.4
  • Scare
    1.2, average 2.6
  • Violence
    2.8, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 6
  • Character Study 5
  • Social Commentary 5
  • Social Realism 5
  • Period Drama 4
  • Ensemble Cast Dynamics 4
  • British Period Drama 3
  • Witty Dialogue 3
  • Anthology Series 3
  • Anthology Drama 3
  • Investigative Mystery 2
  • Thought-Provoking 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

19
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

11 titles · average score 48
Journey's End
Journey's End (1988)

Director

Miss Julie
Miss Julie (1987)

Director

Paying Guests (Part 1)
Paying Guests (Part 1) (1986)

Director

Paying Guests (Part 2)
Paying Guests (Part 2) (1986)

Director

Absent Friends
Absent Friends (1985)

Director

An Inspector Calls
An Inspector Calls (1984)
GoodWatch score 48

Director

A Taste of Honey
A Taste of Honey (1984)

Director

Driving Ambition
Driving Ambition (1984)

Director

Marriage
Marriage (1981)

Director

The Misanthrope
The Misanthrope (1980)

Director

The Black Madonna
The Black Madonna (1980)

Director

1970s

7 titles
She Loves Me
She Loves Me (1979)

Director

Scully's New Year's Eve
Scully's New Year's Eve (1978)

Director

The Other Woman
The Other Woman (1976)

Director

I Want to Be Like You
I Want to Be Like You (1976)

Director

Break In
Break In (1975)

Director

The Medium
The Medium (1973)

Director

The Fishing Party
The Fishing Party (1972)

Director

1960s

1 title
Macbeth
Macbeth (1966)

Producer, Director