Portrait of Michael Arndt

Writing

Michael Arndt

Career

Active from 2006 to 2023, busiest in 2013 and 2015 with 2 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score69/100
Highest rated
Poster for Toy Story 3
Toy Story 3
GoodWatch score87/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • Academy Awards · Writing (Original Screenplay)

    2007 · Won · 79th Academy Awards

    Little Miss Sunshine

    Source: Wikidata

  • BAFTA Awards · Best Original Screenplay

    2007 · Won

    Little Miss Sunshine

    Source: Wikidata

  • Writers Guild of America Awards · Best Original Screenplay

    2007 · Won

    Little Miss Sunshine

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

    2011 · Nominated · 83rd Academy Awards

    Toy Story 3

    Source: Wikidata

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 11 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.6 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 5.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 7.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Michael Arndt Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.4, average 5.4
  • Historical
    1.0, average 2.5
  • Crime
    2.0, average 3.5
  • Eroticism
    0.7, average 1.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Emotional Catharsis 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

2020s

2 titles · average score 68
Toy Story 5
Toy Story 5 (2026)
GoodWatch score 73

Thanks

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023)
GoodWatch score 63

Screenplay

2010s

9 titles · average score 72
Incredibles 2
Incredibles 2 (2018)
GoodWatch score 76

Story Consultant

Endings: The Good, The Bad, and the Insanely Great
Endings: The Good, The Bad, and the Insanely Great (2017)

Director

Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
GoodWatch score 74

Writer, Associate Producer

A Walk in the Woods
A Walk in the Woods (2015)
GoodWatch score 53

Screenplay

Inside Out
Inside Out (2015)
GoodWatch score 87

Additional Writing

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
GoodWatch score 76

Screenplay

Oblivion
Oblivion (2013)
GoodWatch score 60

Screenplay

Men in Black 3
Men in Black 3 (2012)
GoodWatch score 62

Screenplay

Toy Story 3
Toy Story 3 (2010)
GoodWatch score 87

Screenplay

2000s

1 title · average score 80
Little Miss Sunshine
Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
GoodWatch score 80

Writer