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Michael Gordon

Career

Active from 1942 to 1972, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Web
The Web
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 15 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Michael Gordon Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Uncanny
    0.9, average 2.5
  • Coming of Age
    1.5, average 3.0
  • Contemporary Realism
    3.9, average 5.4
  • Dark Humor
    1.5, average 2.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Psychological Suspense 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Classic Hollywood 2
  • Noir Melodrama 2
  • Crime Thriller 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

23
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

1 title
How Do I Love Thee?
How Do I Love Thee? (1970)

Director

1960s

7 titles · average score 55
The Impossible Years
The Impossible Years (1968)
GoodWatch score 51

Director

Texas Across the River
Texas Across the River (1966)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

A Very Special Favor
A Very Special Favor (1965)
GoodWatch score 54

Director

Move Over, Darling
Move Over, Darling (1963)
GoodWatch score 70

Director

For Love or Money
For Love or Money (1963)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

Boys' Night Out
Boys' Night Out (1962)
GoodWatch score 42

Director

Portrait in Black
Portrait in Black (1960)
GoodWatch score 48

Director

1950s

6 titles · average score 68
Pillow Talk
Pillow Talk (1959)
GoodWatch score 78

Director

The Rising of the Moon
The Rising of the Moon (1957)
GoodWatch score 65

Editor

The Secret of Convict Lake
The Secret of Convict Lake (1951)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

I Can Get It for You Wholesale
I Can Get It for You Wholesale (1951)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

Cyrano de Bergerac
Cyrano de Bergerac (1950)
GoodWatch score 74

Director

Woman in Hiding
Woman in Hiding (1950)
GoodWatch score 67

as Man with Locker Key (uncredited)

1940s

9 titles · average score 65
The Lady Gambles
The Lady Gambles (1949)
GoodWatch score 52

Director

Another Part of the Forest
Another Part of the Forest (1948)
GoodWatch score 75

Director

An Act of Murder
An Act of Murder (1948)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

The Web
The Web (1947)
GoodWatch score 83

Director

Crime Doctor
Crime Doctor (1943)
GoodWatch score 53

Director

One Dangerous Night
One Dangerous Night (1943)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood
Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood (1942)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

Underground Agent
Underground Agent (1942)

Director

Coastal Command
Coastal Command (1942)

Editor