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Acting

Michael Polley

Career

Active from 1996 to 2012, with a break from 1997 to 2011, busiest in 1996 and 2012 with 1 main title each.

Leading roles
1
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score84/100
Highest rated
Poster for Stories We Tell
Stories We Tell
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Michael Polley Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    2.6, average 4.2
  • Adrenaline
    3.4, average 4.8
  • Crime
    2.9, average 3.6
  • Tech & Humanity
    0.9, average 1.6

Main genres

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    Recurring tags

      Works often with

      People in at least two of their main titles.

        Movies and TV shows

        11
        Type
        Role
        Score
        Decade
        Genre
        Group by

        2010s

        2 titles · average score 64
        If I Were You
        If I Were You (2013)
        GoodWatch score 44

        as Second Lear

        Stories We Tell
        Stories We Tell (2012)
        GoodWatch score 84

        as Storyteller

        2000s

        1 title · average score 85
        Slings & Arrows
        Slings & Arrows (2003)
        GoodWatch score 85

        TV show · as Frank

        1990s

        7 titles · average score 62
        The Life Before This
        The Life Before This (1999)
        GoodWatch score 55

        as Theatre Director

        Goosebumps: A Night in Terror Tower
        Goosebumps: A Night in Terror Tower (1996)

        as Cab Driver

        Goosebumps
        Goosebumps (1995)
        GoodWatch score 75

        TV show · as Cab Driver

        Sugartime
        Sugartime (1995)
        GoodWatch score 55

        as Security

        Woman on Trial: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story
        Woman on Trial: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story (1993)

        as Pathologist

        On My Own
        On My Own (1993)
        GoodWatch score 60

        as Soccer Coach

        Mark Twain and Me
        Mark Twain and Me (1991)
        GoodWatch score 67

        as Orchestra Leader

        1980s

        1 title · average score 77
        The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
        The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988)
        GoodWatch score 77

        as Gunner