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Michael Kanin

Career

Active from 1939 to 1969, busiest in 1939 and 1942 with 2 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for Teacher's Pet
Teacher's Pet
GoodWatch score79/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 9 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Michael Kanin Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    1.6, average 4.1
  • Contemporary Realism
    3.0, average 5.4
  • Adrenaline
    2.5, average 4.8
  • Crime
    1.6, average 3.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Romantic Comedy 3
  • Multiple Perspectives 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Golden Age Hollywood 2
  • Feel-Good Entertainment 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

20
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

1 title
Woman of the Year
Woman of the Year (1976)

Original Film Writer

1960s

5 titles ยท average score 44
How to Commit Marriage
How to Commit Marriage (1969)
GoodWatch score 48

Writer

The Outrage
The Outrage (1964)
GoodWatch score 36

Associate Producer, Theatre Play

The Swordsman of Siena
The Swordsman of Siena (1962)
GoodWatch score 50

Screenplay

The Right Approach
The Right Approach (1961)

Screenplay

Play of the Week: Rashomon
Play of the Week: Rashomon (1960)

Writer

1950s

5 titles ยท average score 64
Teacher's Pet
Teacher's Pet (1958)
GoodWatch score 79

Writer

The Opposite Sex
The Opposite Sex (1956)
GoodWatch score 46

Screenplay

Rhapsody
Rhapsody (1954)
GoodWatch score 62

Writer

My Pal Gus
My Pal Gus (1952)
GoodWatch score 70

Screenplay

When I Grow Up
When I Grow Up (1951)

Director

1940s

7 titles ยท average score 63
Honeymoon
Honeymoon (1947)
GoodWatch score 61

Screenplay

A Double Life
A Double Life (1947)
GoodWatch score 77

Producer

Centennial Summer
Centennial Summer (1946)
GoodWatch score 59

Writer

The Cross of Lorraine
The Cross of Lorraine (1943)
GoodWatch score 61

Screenplay

Woman of the Year
Woman of the Year (1942)
GoodWatch score 68

Screenplay

Sunday Punch
Sunday Punch (1942)
GoodWatch score 58

Screenplay, Story

Anne of Windy Poplars
Anne of Windy Poplars (1940)
GoodWatch score 59

Screenplay

1930s

2 titles ยท average score 61
They Made Her a Spy
They Made Her a Spy (1939)
GoodWatch score 62

Screenplay

Panama Lady
Panama Lady (1939)
GoodWatch score 61

Screenplay