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Portrait of Mike Nichols

Directing

Mike Nichols

Career

Active from 1962 to 2018, with a break from 2008 to 2017, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for Angels in America
Angels in America
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 29 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Mike Nichols Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    2.7, average 4.1
  • Crime
    2.3, average 3.6
  • Scare
    1.5, average 2.6
  • Adrenaline
    3.8, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 7
  • Sharp Dialogue 4
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Black Comedy 2
  • Situational Comedy 2
  • Power Dynamics 2
  • Psychological Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

33
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

2 titles · average score 58
Crescendo! The Power of Music
Crescendo! The Power of Music (2014)

Executive Producer

Friends with Kids
Friends with Kids (2012)
GoodWatch score 58

Executive Producer

2000s

5 titles · average score 70
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
GoodWatch score 85

Thanks

Charlie Wilson's War
Charlie Wilson's War (2007)
GoodWatch score 71

Director

Closer
Closer (2004)
GoodWatch score 69

Producer, Director

Wit
Wit (2001)
GoodWatch score 81

Director, Teleplay

What Planet Are You From?
What Planet Are You From? (2000)
GoodWatch score 45

Director, Producer

1990s

7 titles · average score 69
Primary Colors
Primary Colors (1998)
GoodWatch score 71

Director, Producer

The Designated Mourner
The Designated Mourner (1997)
GoodWatch score 64

as Jack

The Birdcage
The Birdcage (1996)
GoodWatch score 76

Producer, Director

Wolf
Wolf (1994)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

The Remains of the Day
The Remains of the Day (1993)
GoodWatch score 85

Producer

Regarding Henry
Regarding Henry (1991)
GoodWatch score 56

Producer, Director

Postcards from the Edge
Postcards from the Edge (1990)
GoodWatch score 73

Producer, Director

1980s

8 titles · average score 63
Working Girl
Working Girl (1988)
GoodWatch score 73

Director

Biloxi Blues
Biloxi Blues (1988)
GoodWatch score 68

Director

Heartburn
Heartburn (1986)
GoodWatch score 53

Director, Producer

The Longshot
The Longshot (1986)
GoodWatch score 53

Executive Producer

Whoopi Goldberg: Direct from Broadway
Whoopi Goldberg: Direct from Broadway (1985)
GoodWatch score 73

Stage Director, Production Supervisor

Silkwood
Silkwood (1983)
GoodWatch score 72

Producer, Director

The Gin Game
The Gin Game (1981)

Stage Director

Gilda Live
Gilda Live (1980)
GoodWatch score 52

Director

1970s

5 titles · average score 59
The Fortune
The Fortune (1975)
GoodWatch score 47

Producer, Director

The Day of the Dolphin
The Day of the Dolphin (1973)
GoodWatch score 40

Director

Carnal Knowledge
Carnal Knowledge (1971)
GoodWatch score 76

Producer, Director

Catch-22
Catch-22 (1970)
GoodWatch score 73

Director

All the Difference
All the Difference (1970)

as (voice)

1960s

4 titles · average score 83
The Graduate
The Graduate (1967)
GoodWatch score 83

Director

Bach to Bach
Bach to Bach (1967)

as A Man (voice)

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
GoodWatch score 84

Director

Julie and Carol at Carnegie Hall
Julie and Carol at Carnegie Hall (1962)

Writer

1950s

2 titles · average score 75
DuPont Show of the Month
DuPont Show of the Month (1957)

TV show · as Rod Carter

Omnibus
Omnibus (1952)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show