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Michael Bortman

Career

Active from 1979 to 2011, with a break from 1997 to 2006, busiest in 1983 with 2 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for ...And Your Name Is Jonah
...And Your Name Is Jonah
GoodWatch score74/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 8 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Michael Bortman Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Situational Comedy
    1.4, average 2.7
  • Physical Comedy
    1.1, average 2.4
  • Uncanny
    1.3, average 2.5
  • Violence
    3.0, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 3
  • Emotional Journey 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

    Movies and TV shows

    10
    Type
    Role
    Score
    Decade
    Genre
    Group by

    2010s

    1 title ยท average score 65
    Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story
    Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story (2011)
    GoodWatch score 65

    Writer

    2000s

    2 titles ยท average score 63
    Resurrecting the Champ
    Resurrecting the Champ (2007)
    GoodWatch score 61

    Screenplay

    Candles on Bay Street
    Candles on Bay Street (2006)
    GoodWatch score 65

    Teleplay

    1990s

    2 titles ยท average score 46
    Chain Reaction
    Chain Reaction (1996)
    GoodWatch score 40

    Screenplay

    Crooked Hearts
    Crooked Hearts (1991)
    GoodWatch score 51

    Director, Screenplay

    1980s

    4 titles ยท average score 61
    The Good Mother
    The Good Mother (1988)
    GoodWatch score 57

    Screenplay

    Single Bars, Single Women
    Single Bars, Single Women (1984)

    Teleplay

    Who Will Love My Children?
    Who Will Love My Children? (1983)
    GoodWatch score 66

    Writer

    Memorial Day
    Memorial Day (1983)

    Writer

    1970s

    1 title ยท average score 74
    ...And Your Name Is Jonah
    ...And Your Name Is Jonah (1979)
    GoodWatch score 74

    Writer, Associate Producer