Portrait of Michael Kirk

Directing

Michael Kirk

Career

Active from 1983 to 2026, with a break from 1984 to 1999, with up to 4 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score79/100
Highest rated
Poster for United States of Secrets
United States of Secrets
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 6 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Michael Kirk Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Romance
    0.8, average 3.8
  • Family Dynamics
    2.3, average 4.8
  • Situational Comedy
    0.3, average 2.7
  • Physical Comedy
    0.3, average 2.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Political Documentary 9
  • Investigative Journalism 6
  • Social Commentary 5
  • Contemporary History 4
  • American Politics 2
  • Social Impact 2
  • Power Dynamics 2
  • Character Study 2
  • US Politics 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

53
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

20 titles
Trump's Power & the Rule of Law
Trump's Power & the Rule of Law (2025)

Producer, Director

Trump's Comeback
Trump's Comeback (2025)

Director, Writer

The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump
The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump (2024)

Director, Producer

Biden's Decision
Biden's Decision (2024)

Director, Producer

Democracy on Trial
Democracy on Trial (2024)

Producer, Director

Putin and the Presidents
Putin and the Presidents (2023)

Producer, Writer

Pelosi's Power
Pelosi's Power (2022)

Writer, Director

Putin's Road to War
Putin's Road to War (2022)

Director

Lies, Politics and Democracy
Lies, Politics and Democracy (2022)

Writer, Director

America After 9/11
America After 9/11 (2021)

Writer, Producer

Trump's American Carnage
Trump's American Carnage (2021)

Director, Producer

The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden
The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden (2020)

Writer, Director

2010s

15 titles · average score 78
McCain
McCain (2018)

Writer, Director

Frontline: President Trump
Frontline: President Trump (2017)

Director, Writer

Divided States of America
Divided States of America (2017)

Writer, Director

Netanyahu at War
Netanyahu at War (2016)

Director

The Secret History of ISIS
The Secret History of ISIS (2016)

Director

The Choice 2016
The Choice 2016 (2016)

Writer, Director

Gunned Down: The Power of the NRA
Gunned Down: The Power of the NRA (2015)

Director

Secrets, Politics and Torture
Secrets, Politics and Torture (2015)

Director, Writer

Losing Iraq
Losing Iraq (2014)

Producer, Writer

League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis
League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis (2013)
GoodWatch score 78

Director, Writer

The Choice 2012
The Choice 2012 (2012)

Producer, Director

The Anthrax Files
The Anthrax Files (2011)

Director

2000s

17 titles · average score 43
Bush’s War Part I
Bush’s War Part I (2008)

Writer, Director

Bush’s War Part II
Bush’s War Part II (2008)

Writer, Director

Endgame
Endgame (2007)

Producer, Director

Cheney's Law
Cheney's Law (2007)

Director

The Grudge 2
The Grudge 2 (2006)
GoodWatch score 36

Co-Producer

The Dark Side
The Dark Side (2006)

Producer, Director

Karl Rove: The Architect
Karl Rove: The Architect (2005)

Director

The Torture Question
The Torture Question (2005)

Writer, Director

The Grudge
The Grudge (2004)
GoodWatch score 50

Co-Producer

American Porn
American Porn (2002)

Director, Writer

The Man Who Knew
The Man Who Knew (2002)

Director

Misunderstood Minds
Misunderstood Minds (2002)

Director

1940s

1 title
Danger! Women at Work
Danger! Women at Work (1943)

as Tommy