Directing
Mike Nichols
- Titles
- 46movies19TV shows
- Career
Active from 1962 to 2018, with a break from 2008 to 2017, with up to 2 main titles a year.
- Directed
- 21titles as director
- Average score
67/100
- Highest rated
Angels in America86/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 29 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Wit & Wordplay6.0average 3.7
- Satire & Parody4.0average 2.3
- Social Commentary6.5average 4.9
- Situational Comedy3.9average 2.7
- Romance5.0average 3.8
- Historical3.6average 2.6
- Nostalgia4.8average 3.7
- Politics3.5average 2.6
Rarely in their work
- Violence2.7, average 4.2
- Crime2.3, average 3.7
- Scare1.5, average 2.6
- Adrenaline3.8, average 4.9
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 7
- Sharp Dialogue 3
- Social Commentary 3
- Psychological Drama 2
- Black Comedy 2
- Historical Setting 2
- Situational Comedy 2
- Witty Dialogue 2
- Corporate Satire 2
- Power Dynamics 2
- Nostalgic 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- SSam O'SteenEditorThe Graduate, Heartburn, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Working Girl, Catch-22, +7 more
Jack NicholsonActorHeartburn, Wolf, Carnal Knowledge, The Fortune
Elaine MayActorThe Birdcage, Primary Colors, Bach to Bach, All the Difference
Michael BallhausCinematographerWorking Girl, Postcards from the Edge, What Planet Are You From?, Primary Colors
Meryl StreepActorHeartburn, Postcards from the Edge, Silkwood
Buck HenryActorThe Graduate, Catch-22, The Day of the Dolphin
Elizabeth WilsonActorThe Graduate, Regarding Henry, The Day of the Dolphin
Annette BeningActorPostcards from the Edge, Regarding Henry, What Planet Are You From?- JJohn BloomEditorCloser, Charlie Wilson's War, Wit
Giuseppe RotunnoCinematographerWolf, Regarding Henry, Carnal Knowledge
Georges DelerueComposerBiloxi Blues, Silkwood, The Day of the Dolphin
Carly SimonComposerHeartburn, Working Girl, Postcards from the Edge
Movies and TV shows
33Type
2010s
2 titles · average score 58
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
2000s
5 titles · average score 70
Director
Producer, Director
Executive Producer, Director
Producer, Director
1990s
7 titles · average score 69
Producer, Director
Director, Producer
Director
Producer
Producer, Director
Director, Producer
1980s
8 titles · average score 63
Director
Director
Director, Producer
Executive Producer
Stage Director, Production Supervisor
Director, Producer
Stage Director
Director
1970s
5 titles · average score 59
Director, Producer
Director
Director, Producer
Director
as (voice)
1960s
4 titles · average score 82
Director
as A Man (voice)
1950s
2 titles · average score 76
TV show · as Rod Carter
TV show