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Michael Bacall

Michael Bacall

Actor and writer · Born April 19, 1973 (53) · Los Angeles, California, USA

Michael Bacall (born April 19, 1973) is an American actor and screenwriter, known for Inglourious Basterds (2009), Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010) and 21 Jump Street (2012).

Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 19, 1973 (53)
From
Los Angeles, California, USA
Works as
Actor and writer
Titles
34 on MovieCove · 46 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 27% in 30 days

What are Michael Bacall's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 84th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
36%
Bonds
25%
Society
11%
Morality
9%
Survival
8%
Power
6%
Ideas
5%
Friendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeHope2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 7 · Serious 2 · Dark 3

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 6 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 3 · Intense 6

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 4

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 4

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 4

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 5 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 6 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 11 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Thrilling
5
Hopeful
5
Absurd
5
Melancholic
4
Other
9

How their films linger

Fun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet6

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Michael Bacall's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 27 of their 34 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Paramount+ (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Michael Bacall's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

46 credits, 34 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • The Running Man(2025)

    Screenplay · as Stoned Dude

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • BFFs(2025)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Scott Pilgrim Takes Off(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer · as Envy Fan #4 (voice)

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Mr. Corman(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Health Plan Customer Service (voice)

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows

  • Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Water Crisis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Writer · as Self - Stage Directions / Wallace Wells

  • Spivak(2018)

    as Wally Spivak

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Baby Driver(2017)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • 22 Jump Street(2014)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The End of Love(2012)

    as Michael Bacall

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Gangster Squad(2013)

    as Comanche

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Django Unchained(2012)

    as Smitty Bacall

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • 21 Jump Street(2012)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Project X(2012)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Scott Pilgrim vs. the World(2010)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Inglourious Basterds(2009)

    as PFC. Michael Zimmerman

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Death Proof(2007)

    as Omar

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Grindhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Omar (segment "Death Proof")

  • Undertow(2004)

    as Jacob

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Bookies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Screenplay

  • Manic(2001)

    Screenplay · as Chad

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Pumpkin(2002)

    as Casey Whitner

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Speakeasy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Gene

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Delivery Man

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Urban Legends: Final Cut(2000)

    as Dirk

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Pigs Next Door (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 13 episodes · as Chuckie (voice)

  • The Visitor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Carlo

  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Eric

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Hey Arnold!(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · as Tommy (voice) · as Tony (voice) · as Torvald (voice)

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Relativity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 4 episodes · as Bailey

  • Too Soon For Jeff (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Jeremy

  • Sister, Sister(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Barry

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • The Nanny(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Tommy Altman

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • NYPD Blue(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Brendan Walker

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Free Willy(1993)

    as Perry

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Irresistible Force (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Jesse Delvechio

  • This Boy's Life(1993)

    as Terry Taylor

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Shout(1991)

    as Big Boy

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Wings(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Teenager

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Wait Until Spring, Bandini(1989)

    as Arturo

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Doogie Howser, M.D.(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Kevin Walters

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • Hiroshima Maiden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Pete

  • The Wonder Years(1988)

    Show 2 episodes · as Joey · as Lewis

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Beauty and the Beast(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as David · as Punk

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Punky Brewster(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Everett

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Columbo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Tommy

  • Wingmen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Writer

Career shape

Star power in the 94th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 46 titles, 45 of them dated from 1971 to 2025; peak year 2008.

Biggest box office

22 Jump Street (2014)

$331M worldwide

Highest rated

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)

Midcredits 93rd

Most popular right now

The Running Man (2025)

Film career

19712025

Peak 2008 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting38 of 46: 35 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score59thWriting9 of 46: 7 only writing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score84thProducing1 of 46: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 46: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

46 titles, 3 with more than one role — acting and writing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1970s1 · acting1980s6 · acting1990s13 · acting2000s11 · 10 acting · 2 crew2010s9 · 4 acting · 5 crew2020s5 · 4 acting · 3 crew

Billing

usually 15th · top billed in 8% of 13 roles
9106

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Michael Bacall's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 61st percentile, the median of all 21; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 58th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

94thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 34 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up15
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

16 of their 34 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser16
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · actor

Spivak (2018)

77th percentile spread · 24% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Django Unchained (2012)

Midcredits 99th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the acting 64/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 35. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Michael Bacall's work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity and profanity run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore8 titles39–83 · median 62 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles27–67 · median 47 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles43–93 · median 76 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles30–89 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles27–65 · median 45 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Michael Bacall work with?

People who share at least 2 of Michael Bacall's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Michael Cera shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers