Portrait of Michael Cristofer

Acting

Michael Cristofer

Career

Active from 1975 to 2024, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score56/100
Highest rated
Poster for Gia
Gia
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 34 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Michael Cristofer Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    3.0, average 4.1
  • Wholesome
    2.3, average 3.4
  • Adrenaline
    3.8, average 4.8
  • Scare
    1.7, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 6
  • Contemporary Realism 3
  • Biographical 2
  • Melancholy 2
  • Thought-Provoking 2
  • Moral Dilemma 2
  • Psychological Tension 2
  • Contemporary Setting 2
  • Psychological Depth 2
  • New York City 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Psychological Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

48
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

4 titles · average score 69
The Great Lillian Hall
The Great Lillian Hall (2024)
GoodWatch score 79

Executive Producer, Director

Fallout
Fallout (2024)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Elder Cleric Quintus

The Metropolitan Opera: Champion
The Metropolitan Opera: Champion (2023)

Screenplay

The Night Clerk
The Night Clerk (2020)
GoodWatch score 45

Director, Writer

2010s

16 titles · average score 68
Last Supper
Last Supper (2018)

as Raymond

Chuck
Chuck (2017)
GoodWatch score 70

Writer

The Girl in the Book
The Girl in the Book (2015)
GoodWatch score 71

as Dad

Mr. Robot
Mr. Robot (2015)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show · as Phillip Price (voice) / Phillip Price

Chronic
Chronic (2015)
GoodWatch score 67

as John

Emoticon
Emoticon (2014)

as Walter Nevins

Ray Donovan
Ray Donovan (2013)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Danny O'Connor / Priest

Elementary
Elementary (2012)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Isaac Pike

Smash
Smash (2012)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Jerry Rand

American Horror Story
American Horror Story (2011)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Harrison Renard

Suits
Suits (2011)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show · as Paul

The Other Woman
The Other Woman (2010)
GoodWatch score 46

as Sheldon Greenleaf

2000s

3 titles · average score 49
Georgia O'Keeffe
Georgia O'Keeffe (2009)
GoodWatch score 51

Writer

Casanova
Casanova (2005)
GoodWatch score 56

Story

Original Sin
Original Sin (2001)
GoodWatch score 41

Screenplay, Director

1990s

7 titles · average score 49
Body Shots
Body Shots (1999)
GoodWatch score 36

Director

Gia
Gia (1998)
GoodWatch score 81

Director, Writer

Breaking Up
Breaking Up (1997)
GoodWatch score 32

Screenplay

Die Hard: With a Vengeance
Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995)
GoodWatch score 67

as Jarvis

Mr. Jones
Mr. Jones (1993)
GoodWatch score 45

Screenplay

The Witches of Eastwick
The Witches of Eastwick (1992)

Original Film Writer

The Bonfire of the Vanities
The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)
GoodWatch score 34

Screenplay

1980s

5 titles · average score 58
The Witches of Eastwick
The Witches of Eastwick (1987)
GoodWatch score 66

Screenplay

Falling in Love
Falling in Love (1984)
GoodWatch score 59

Writer

The Little Drummer Girl
The Little Drummer Girl (1984)
GoodWatch score 49

as Tayeh

Candida
Candida (1982)

Director

The Shadow Box
The Shadow Box (1980)
GoodWatch score 58

Screenplay

1970s

12 titles · average score 61
An Enemy of the People
An Enemy of the People (1978)
GoodWatch score 62

as Hovstad

The Andros Targets
The Andros Targets (1977)

TV show · as Ron Comack

The Last of Mrs. Lincoln
The Last of Mrs. Lincoln (1976)

as Robert Lincoln

The Entertainer
The Entertainer (1976)

as Frank Rice

Knuckle
Knuckle (1975)

as Curley Delafield

Doctors' Hospital
Doctors' Hospital (1975)

TV show · as Dr. Taback

Crime Club
Crime Club (1975)

as Frank Swoboda

Lincoln
Lincoln (1974)

TV show · as John Nicolay

The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder
The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder (1974)
GoodWatch score 56

as Alessini (as Michael Ivan Cristofer)

Kojak
Kojak (1973)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Michael Viggers Jr.

The Magician
The Magician (1973)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Dave Webster

The Rookies
The Rookies (1972)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show · as Charlie Phillips

1950s

1 title · average score 76
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke (1955)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Ben Shindrow