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Portrait of Michael Ritchie

Directing

Michael Ritchie

Career

Active from 1964 to 2002, busiest in 1993 with 3 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 29 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

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

Rarely in their work

  • Melancholy
    3.5, average 4.7
  • Scare
    1.4, average 2.6
  • Uncanny
    1.4, average 2.5
  • Psychological
    4.5, average 5.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Fast-Paced 4
  • Quirky Humor 4
  • Social Commentary 3
  • 80s Nostalgia 3
  • Underdog Story 3
  • Lighthearted Crime 2
  • Eccentric Characters 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Dark Comedy 2
  • 1970s Nostalgia 2
  • Private Investigator 2
  • 60s TV 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

31
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

2 titles · average score 46
Big Shot: Confessions of a Campus Bookie
Big Shot: Confessions of a Campus Bookie (2002)
GoodWatch score 49

Story

The Fantasticks
The Fantasticks (2000)
GoodWatch score 44

Director

1990s

10 titles · average score 52
Skip Chasers
Skip Chasers (1998)

Director

A Simple Wish
A Simple Wish (1997)
GoodWatch score 35

Director

Comfort, Texas
Comfort, Texas (1997)

Director

The Scout
The Scout (1994)
GoodWatch score 37

Director

Cops & Robbersons
Cops & Robbersons (1994)
GoodWatch score 30

Director

Cool Runnings
Cool Runnings (1993)
GoodWatch score 70

Story

The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom
The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom (1993)
GoodWatch score 75

as Minister (voice)

Einstein
Einstein (1993)

Director

Diggstown
Diggstown (1992)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

Innocent Blood
Innocent Blood (1992)
GoodWatch score 50

as Night Watchman

1980s

9 titles · average score 54
Fletch Lives
Fletch Lives (1989)
GoodWatch score 49

Director

The Couch Trip
The Couch Trip (1988)
GoodWatch score 46

Director

The Golden Child
The Golden Child (1986)
GoodWatch score 43

Director

Wildcats
Wildcats (1986)
GoodWatch score 39

Director

Fletch
Fletch (1985)
GoodWatch score 72

Director

The Survivors
The Survivors (1983)
GoodWatch score 57

Director

Student Bodies
Student Bodies (1981)
GoodWatch score 46

Producer

The Island
The Island (1980)
GoodWatch score 50

Director

Divine Madness
Divine Madness (1980)
GoodWatch score 86

Director

1970s

7 titles · average score 60
An Almost Perfect Affair
An Almost Perfect Affair (1979)
GoodWatch score 53

as Bus Passenger

The Bad News Bears Go to Japan
The Bad News Bears Go to Japan (1978)
GoodWatch score 24

Producer

Semi-Tough
Semi-Tough (1977)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

The Bad News Bears
The Bad News Bears (1976)
GoodWatch score 81

Director

Smile
Smile (1975)
GoodWatch score 65

Producer, Director

The Candidate
The Candidate (1972)
GoodWatch score 73

Director

Prime Cut
Prime Cut (1972)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

1960s

3 titles · average score 74
Downhill Racer
Downhill Racer (1969)
GoodWatch score 74

Director

The Sound of Anger
The Sound of Anger (1968)

Director

The Outsider
The Outsider (1967)

Director