Directing
Michael Showalter
- Titles
- 38movies43TV showsmovies and TV shows
- Career
- 19922026
- Directed
- 29titles as director
- Average score
69/100
- Highest rated
Cheap Seats87/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 46 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Cringe Humor5.5average 2.2
- Situational Comedy5.9average 2.7
- Pop Culture5.3average 2.2
- Satire & Parody5.3average 2.3
- Wit & Wordplay6.2average 3.7
- Absurdist Humor4.2average 2.0
- Contemporary Realism6.9average 5.2
- Physical Comedy3.7average 2.5
Rarely in their work
- Violence1.7, average 4.3
- Adrenaline2.9, average 5.1
- Tension4.1, average 6.1
- Mystery2.4, average 4.1
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 6
- Sketch Comedy 5
- Ensemble Cast 5
- Absurdist Humor 5
- Cringe Humor 5
- Satirical 4
- Cult Classic 4
- Absurdist Comedy 4
- Meta-Comedy 3
- Contemporary Setting 3
- Social Commentary 3
- Emotional Journey 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
David WainActorChildrens Hospital, Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp, Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later, They Came Together, Wet Hot American Summer, +6 more
Michael Ian BlackActorWet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later, The State, They Came Together, Stella, Random Play, +5 more
Ken MarinoActorChildrens Hospital, Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp, Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later, The State, The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special, +1 more
Paul RuddActorWet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp, Cheap Seats, They Came Together, Wet Hot American Summer, The Baxter
Craig WedrenComposerWet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp, Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later, They Came Together, Wet Hot American Summer, The Baxter
Theodore ShapiroActorWet Hot American Summer, The Eyes of Tammy Faye, The Baxter, Tick- BBrian BurgoyneCinematographerThe Big Sick, The Lovebirds, Hello, My Name Is Doris, Spoiler Alert
- RRobert NassauEditorWet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later, The Big Sick, The Lovebirds, Hello, My Name Is Doris
Janeane GarofaloActorWet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp, Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later, Wet Hot American Summer
Nina HellmanActorWet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later, Stella Shorts 1998-2002, Tick
Zak OrthActorWet Hot American Summer, The Baxter, Birthday
Michael Patrick JannActorChildrens Hospital, The State, The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special
Movies and TV shows
72020s
7 titles · average score 64
Verity (2026)
Producer, Director
56
Oh. What. Fun. (2025)
Writer, Director
68
The Idea of You (2024)
Director, Screenplay
71
Spoiler Alert (2022)
Director, Producer
Stomach People (2022)
Executive Producer
65
The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021)
Director
61
The Lovebirds (2020)
Executive Producer, Director