Portrait of Michael Norell

Writing

Michael Norell

Career

Active from 1977 to 1998, busiest in 1977 and 1987 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score53/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Incident
The Incident
GoodWatch score68/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 9 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Michael Norell Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Psychological
    3.4, average 5.5
  • Uncanny
    0.9, average 2.5
  • Melancholy
    3.2, average 4.7
  • Fantasy
    0.4, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Ensemble Cast Dynamics 2
  • Romantic Comedy 2
  • Nostalgic Homage 2
  • Legal Drama 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

1990s

6 titles ยท average score 57
Doomsday Rock
Doomsday Rock (1997)
GoodWatch score 48

Writer

I Spy Returns
I Spy Returns (1994)
GoodWatch score 49

Writer

River of Rage: The Taking of Maggie Keene
River of Rage: The Taking of Maggie Keene (1993)

Writer

The Diamond Fleece
The Diamond Fleece (1992)

Writer

Against Her Will: An Incident in Baltimore
Against Her Will: An Incident in Baltimore (1992)
GoodWatch score 64

Writer

The Incident
The Incident (1990)
GoodWatch score 68

Writer

1980s

8 titles ยท average score 66
The Cover Girl and the Cop
The Cover Girl and the Cop (1989)

Teleplay, Writer

She Knows Too Much
She Knows Too Much (1989)

Writer

Christmas Comes to Willow Creek
Christmas Comes to Willow Creek (1987)
GoodWatch score 67

Teleplay, Writer

Murder by the Book
Murder by the Book (1987)
GoodWatch score 57

Story, Teleplay

Pals
Pals (1987)

Writer

Long Gone
Long Gone (1987)
GoodWatch score 75

Teleplay

Barnum
Barnum (1986)
GoodWatch score 67

Writer

In Love with an Older Woman
In Love with an Older Woman (1982)

Writer

1970s

5 titles ยท average score 67
Three on a Date
Three on a Date (1978)

Teleplay

Sex and the Married Woman
Sex and the Married Woman (1977)

Writer

The New Love Boat
The New Love Boat (1977)
GoodWatch score 50

Writer

Police Story
Police Story (1973)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show

Emergency!
Emergency! (1972)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Capt. Hank Stanley