- Films
- 29
- Avg rating
- 6.44
- Peak run
- 1955’59
- Oscar noms
- 1
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As a director, films with 1,000+ votes
Michael by the numbers
Average
6.44
17 rated films
Vote weighted
6.46
bigger films count more
Median
6.6
half are better
Consistency
±0.63
rating spread
Career
50y
1950 to 1999
Total votes
177K
across every film
Best
7.4
The Dam Busters
Worst
5.8
Orca
Newest first
Filmography
| 1999 | The New Adventures of Pinocchio | · | 935 |
| 1998 | Summer of the Monkeys | · | 667 |
| 1989 | Millennium | 5.8 | 7,739 |
| 1988 | The Jeweller's Shop | · | 367 |
| 1986 | Separate Vacations | · | 312 |
| 1984 | Second Time Lucky | · | 358 |
| 1982 | Murder by Phone | 5.4 | 1,076 |
| 1979 | Dominique | 5.5 | 1,421 |
| 1977 |  Orca | 5.8 | 15,199 |
| 1976 |  Logan's Run | 6.8 | 66,575 |
| 1975 | Conduct Unbecoming | 6.6 | 1,247 |
| 1975 | Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze | 5.4 | 2,483 |
| 1972 | Pope Joan | · | 431 |
| 1968 | The Shoes of the Fisherman | 7.0 | 4,710 |
| 1966 | The Quiller Memorandum | 6.3 | 4,835 |
| 1965 | Operation Crossbow | 6.6 | 6,338 |
| 1964 | Flight from Ashiya | · | 826 |
| 1964 | Wild and Wonderful | · | 388 |
| 1961 | The Naked Edge | 6.6 | 1,805 |
| 1960 | All the Fine Young Cannibals | · | 944 |
Better together?
Michael Anderson's regulars
- Erwin HillierCinematographer · 8 films · 6.84 avg
- Michael RedgraveDirector and actor · 4 films · 7.00 avg▲+0.23
- Richard ToddDirector and actor · 3 films · 7.20 avg▲+0.66
- William HartnellDirector and actor · 2 films
- Leighton LucasComposer · 2 films · 7.40 avg
- Basil SydneyDirector and actor · 2 films · 7.05 avg▲+0.57
- Alexander KnoxDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.85 avg▲+0.34
- William AlwynComposer · 2 films · 6.80 avg
- Eric AmblerWriter · 2 films · 6.70 avg●−0.01
- Robert MorleyDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.70 avg▲+0.29
- Michael YorkDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.70 avg▲+0.43
- Gary CooperDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.65 avg●+0.03
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Michael Anderson
1 nominations, 0 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Director · Academy Awards 1957Michael Anderson
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