Portrait of Michael McDowell

Writing

Michael McDowell

Career

Active from 1984 to 2016, with a break from 1997 to 2015, busiest in 1988 and 1990 with 2 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Beetlejuice
Beetlejuice
GoodWatch score76/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 12 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Michael McDowell Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.9, average 5.4
  • Politics
    1.4, average 2.6
  • Catharsis
    3.9, average 5.1
  • Historical
    1.4, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Supernatural Thriller 2
  • Psychological Horror 2
  • Anthology Horror 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

11
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Untitled Beetlejuice 3
Untitled Beetlejuice 3

Characters

2020s

1 title ยท average score 68
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)
GoodWatch score 68

Characters

2010s

1 title ยท average score 52
Cold Moon
Cold Moon (2016)
GoodWatch score 52

Novel

1990s

6 titles ยท average score 61
Thinner
Thinner (1996)
GoodWatch score 38

Screenplay

Golden Tales 2
Golden Tales 2 (1995)

Writer

The Nightmare Before Christmas
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
GoodWatch score 85

Adaptation

Stephen King's Golden Tales
Stephen King's Golden Tales (1993)

Writer

Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990)
GoodWatch score 55

Writer, Screenplay

Tales from the Darkside
Tales from the Darkside (1990)
GoodWatch score 66

Writer

1980s

2 titles ยท average score 76
Beetlejuice
Beetlejuice (1988)
GoodWatch score 76

Story, Screenplay

Attic Suite
Attic Suite (1986)

Writer