- Films
- 13
- Avg rating
- 6.62
- Peak run
- 1942’64
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 writer, films with 1,000+ votes
Michael by the numbers
Average
6.62
5 rated films
Vote weighted
6.65
bigger films count more
Median
6.6
half are better
Consistency
±0.48
rating spread
Career
31y
1939 to 1969
Total votes
27.1K
across every film
Best
7.1
Woman of the Year
Worst
6.1
The Opposite Sex
Newest first
Filmography
| 1969 | How to Commit Marriage | · | 616 |
| 1964 | The Outrage | 6.2 | 2,757 |
| 1962 | Swordsman of Siena | · | 408 |
| 1958 | Teacher's Pet | 7.1 | 5,610 |
| 1956 | The Opposite Sex | 6.1 | 2,236 |
| 1947 | Honeymoon | · | 532 |
| 1946 | Centennial Summer | · | 475 |
| 1944 | Marriage Is a Private Affair | · | 462 |
| 1943 | The Cross of Lorraine | 6.6 | 1,089 |
| 1942 | Sunday Punch | · | 271 |
| 1942 |  Woman of the Year | 7.1 | 12,036 |
| 1940 | Anne of Windy Poplars | · | 262 |
| 1939 | Panama Lady | · | 364 |
Better together?
Michael Kanin's regulars
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Michael Kanin
2 nominations, 1 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Original Screenplay · Academy Awards 1959Fay Kanin, Michael Kanin
- WonBest Original Screenplay · Academy Awards 1943Ring Lardner, Jr., Michael Kanin
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