Writing · 1940 to 2016

Michael Herr

Best rated: Apocalypse Now (8.4)

Films: 3
Avg rating: 7.93
7+ run: 3 films

Films: 3
Avg rating: 7.93
7+ run: 3 films

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The career

Michael Herr, writing career by IMDb rating5-film averageLongest 7+ run

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Michael Herr's career barcodecoolhot

19793 films1997

Current formLast 3: 7.93 vs career 7.93 (+0.00)

As a writer, films with 1,000+ votes

Michael by the numbers

Average

7.93

3 rated films

Vote weighted

7.97

bigger films count more

Median

8.2

half are better

Consistency

±0.64

rating spread

Career

19y

1979 to 1997

Total votes

1.73M

across every film

Best

8.4

Apocalypse Now

Worst

7.2

The Rainmaker

Newest first

Filmography

Writing filmography

1997	The Rainmaker	7.2	93,866
1987	Full Metal Jacket	8.2	861K
1979	Apocalypse Now	8.4	779K

Better together?

Michael Herr's regulars

Francis Ford CoppolaWriter · 2 films · 7.80 avg▲+0.57

The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.

Takes

On Michael Herr

1 nominations, 0 wins

Awards record

Best Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 1988
Stanley Kubrick, Michael Herr, Gustav Hasford
Nominated

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