Portrait of Michael Crichton

Writing

Michael Crichton

Career

Active from 1971 to 2024, busiest in 1972 with 3 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score57/100
Highest rated
Poster for Jurassic Park
Jurassic Park
GoodWatch score82/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 32 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 6.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Michael Crichton Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Wholesome
    1.8, average 3.4
  • Melancholy
    3.4, average 4.7
  • Contemporary Realism
    4.1, average 5.4
  • Romance
    2.6, average 3.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Corporate Conspiracy 3
  • Suspenseful 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Scientific Procedural 2
  • Sci-Fi Thriller 2
  • Government Conspiracy 2
  • Cultural Clash 2
  • 80s Sci-Fi Thriller 2
  • Cult Classic 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Technological Dystopia 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

34
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

5 titles
Micro
Micro

Novel

Westworld
Westworld

Original Film Writer

Eruption
Eruption

Novel

Untitled Jurassic World Rebirth Sequel
Untitled Jurassic World Rebirth Sequel

Characters

Information Processing
Information Processing

Consulting Producer

2020s

4 titles · average score 58
Jurassic World Rebirth
Jurassic World Rebirth (2025)
GoodWatch score 53

Characters

Twisters
Twisters (2024)
GoodWatch score 69

Characters

Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous: Hidden Adventure
Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous: Hidden Adventure (2022)
GoodWatch score 68

Novel

Jurassic World Dominion
Jurassic World Dominion (2022)
GoodWatch score 44

Characters

2010s

3 titles · average score 63
Battle at Big Rock
Battle at Big Rock (2019)
GoodWatch score 68

Novel

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)
GoodWatch score 53

Characters

Jurassic World
Jurassic World (2015)
GoodWatch score 67

Characters

2000s

2 titles · average score 43
Timeline
Timeline (2003)
GoodWatch score 37

Novel

Jurassic Park III
Jurassic Park III (2001)
GoodWatch score 50

Characters

1990s

8 titles · average score 56
The 13th Warrior
The 13th Warrior (1999)
GoodWatch score 52

Novel, Producer

Sphere
Sphere (1998)
GoodWatch score 39

Producer, Novel

The Lost World: Jurassic Park
The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
GoodWatch score 60

Novel

Twister
Twister (1996)
GoodWatch score 66

Producer, Screenplay

Congo
Congo (1995)
GoodWatch score 36

Novel

Disclosure
Disclosure (1994)
GoodWatch score 57

Producer, Novel

Jurassic Park
Jurassic Park (1993)
GoodWatch score 82

Screenplay, Novel

Rising Sun
Rising Sun (1993)
GoodWatch score 51

Screenplay, Novel

1980s

3 titles · average score 42
Physical Evidence
Physical Evidence (1989)
GoodWatch score 30

Director

Runaway
Runaway (1984)
GoodWatch score 54

Screenplay, Director

Looker
Looker (1981)
GoodWatch score 41

Director, Writer

1970s

9 titles · average score 59
The First Great Train Robbery
The First Great Train Robbery (1978)
GoodWatch score 70

Director, Novel

Coma
Coma (1978)
GoodWatch score 68

Screenplay, Director

The Terminal Man
The Terminal Man (1974)
GoodWatch score 47

Novel

Westworld
Westworld (1973)
GoodWatch score 74

Director, Writer

Extreme Close-Up
Extreme Close-Up (1973)

Writer

The Carey Treatment
The Carey Treatment (1972)
GoodWatch score 55

Novel

Pursuit
Pursuit (1972)
GoodWatch score 45

Director, Novel

Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues
Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues (1972)
GoodWatch score 41

Novel

The Andromeda Strain
The Andromeda Strain (1971)
GoodWatch score 68

as Bearded Surgeon (uncredited)