Portrait of Michael Cumming

Directing

Michael Cumming

Career

Active from 1989 to 2022, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score73/100
Highest rated
Poster for Toast of London
Toast of London
GoodWatch score82/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 7 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 2.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 7.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Michael Cumming Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    1.6, average 4.1
  • Adrenaline
    2.3, average 4.8
  • Coming of Age
    0.9, average 3.0
  • Family Dynamics
    2.7, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Eccentric Characters 4
  • British Comedy 2
  • Cringe Humor 2
  • Cult Following 2
  • British Dark Comedy 2
  • Absurdist Humor 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

12
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

2 titles
Rory Bremner: From Blair to Here
Rory Bremner: From Blair to Here

Director

Untitled Michael Cumming and Stewart Lee project
Untitled Michael Cumming and Stewart Lee project

Director, Writer

2020s

3 titles ยท average score 75
Melt It! The Film of the Iceman
Melt It! The Film of the Iceman (2026)

Executive Producer

The Golden Afternoon
The Golden Afternoon (2021)

Director

King Rocker
King Rocker (2020)
GoodWatch score 75

Writer, Director

2010s

3 titles
Oxide Ghosts: The Brass Eye Tapes
Oxide Ghosts: The Brass Eye Tapes (2017)

Editor, Writer

Video In/Audio Out
Video In/Audio Out (2014)

Director

Alan Davies: Life Is Pain
Alan Davies: Life Is Pain (2013)

Director

2000s

3 titles ยท average score 78
Stewart Lee: 41st Best Stand-Up Ever!
Stewart Lee: 41st Best Stand-Up Ever! (2008)
GoodWatch score 78

Director

Mark Thomas: Serious Organised Criminal
Mark Thomas: Serious Organised Criminal (2007)

Director

Lenny Henry Live - So Much Things To Say
Lenny Henry Live - So Much Things To Say (2005)

Director

1980s

1 title
Beachcomber
Beachcomber (1989)

Director, Producer