Directing
Michael Showalter
- Titles
- 39movies41TV shows
- Career
Active from 1992 to 2026, busiest in 2016 with 4 main titles.
- Directed
- 29titles as director
- Average score
68/100
- Highest rated
The Big Sick84/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 45 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Situational Comedy6.0average 2.7
- Cringe Humor5.5average 2.2
- Pop Culture5.2average 2.2
- Satire & Parody5.2average 2.3
- Wit & Wordplay6.3average 3.7
- Absurdist Humor4.2average 2.0
- Contemporary Realism7.0average 5.2
- Physical Comedy3.8average 2.5
Rarely in their work
- Violence1.7, average 4.3
- Adrenaline2.9, average 5.1
- Tension4.0, average 6.1
- Mystery2.4, average 4.1
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 6
- Absurdist Humor 5
- Ensemble Cast 5
- Sketch Comedy 5
- Cringe Humor 5
- Absurdist Comedy 4
- Cult Classic 4
- Satirical 4
- Contemporary 3
- Meta-Comedy 3
- Contemporary Setting 3
- Social Commentary 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 RuddActorCheap Seats, Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp, 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- RRobert NassauEditorWet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later, The Big Sick, The Lovebirds, Hello, My Name Is Doris
- BBrian BurgoyneCinematographerThe Big Sick, The Lovebirds, Hello, My Name Is Doris, Spoiler Alert
Janeane GarofaloActorWet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp, Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later, Wet Hot American Summer
Zak OrthActorWet Hot American Summer, The Baxter, Birthday
Nina HellmanActorWet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later, Stella Shorts 1998-2002, Tick
Michael Patrick JannActorChildrens Hospital, The State, The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special
Movies and TV shows
122020s
2 titles · average score 63
51
Oh. What. Fun. (2025)
Director, Producer
75
The Idea of You (2024)
Screenplay, Producer
2010s
4 titles · average score 68
Giles Vanderhoot (2016)
as Giles Vanderhoot
71
Hello, My Name Is Doris (2015)
Executive Producer, Director
66
They Came Together (2014)
Producer, Writer
2000s
5 titles · average score 57
Stella: Live in Boston (2009)
as Michael
Birthday (2008)
as Michael
56
The Baxter (2005)
as Elliot Sherman
61
Stella Shorts 1998-2002 (2002)
as Michael
54
Wet Hot American Summer (2001)
as Coop / Alan Shemper
