- Films
- 13
- Avg rating
- 7.33
- Peak run
- 1956’68
- 7+ run
- 5 films
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
7.33
9 rated films
Vote weighted
7.50
bigger films count more
Median
7.6
half are better
Consistency
±1.05
rating spread
Career
27y
1943 to 1969
Total votes
861K
across every film
Best
8.3
Lawrence of Arabia
Worst
7.3
Friendly Persuasion
Newest first
Filmography
| 1969 | Che! | 4.8 | 1,134 |
| 1968 |  Planet of the Apes | 8.0 | 212K |
| 1962 |  Lawrence of Arabia | 8.3 | 347K |
| 1960 | 5 Branded Women | · | 675 |
| 1958 | The Two-Headed Spy | 6.9 | 1,181 |
| 1957 |  The Bridge on the River Kwai | 8.1 | 252K |
| 1956 | Friendly Persuasion | 7.3 | 8,571 |
| 1954 | Salt of the Earth | 7.3 | 4,628 |
| 1952 | 5 Fingers | 7.6 | 6,177 |
| 1951 |  A Place in the Sun | 7.7 | 27,360 |
| 1943 | Bar 20 | · | 294 |
| 1943 | Border Patrol | · | 366 |
| 1943 | Colt Comrades | · | 285 |
Better together?
Michael Wilson's regulars
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Michael Wilson
5 nominations, 2 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 1963Robert Bolt, Michael Wilson
- WonBest Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 1958Michael Wilson, Carl Foreman, Pierre Boulle
- NominatedBest Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 1957Michael Wilson
- NominatedBest Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 1953Michael Wilson
- WonBest Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 1952Michael Wilson, Harry Brown
Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Ratings and votes as of the latest nightly refresh.