- Writer, also actor
- 12 on MovieCove · 17 credits in all
What are Michael Butler's films like?
Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 12
Light 3 · Serious 5 · Dark 4
Grounded 9 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0
Gentle 1 · Charged 6 · Intense 5
Steady 4 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 0
Casual 5 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 6 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 0
Resolved 11 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy5
- Bittersweet5
- Ambiguous2
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 Butler's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Michael Butler'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
17 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Pronto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
White Mile(1994)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Fifty/Fifty(1992)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Houston Knights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Pale Rider(1985)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Code of Silence(1985)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Flashpoint(1984)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Murder by Phone(1982)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
The Big Black Pill(1981)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
The Gauntlet(1977)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
The Car(1977)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Kate McShane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
Brannigan(1975)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Baretta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
Nakia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
The Don Is Dead(1973)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
America America(1963)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 17 titles from 1963 to 1997.
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.
How do Michael Butler's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 47th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 49th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th8
Shape of the crowd
None of their 12 titles divides audiences: 5 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser5
- Broadly Agreed3
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the dialogue 50/100 and the plot and story 46/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
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 Butler's work okay for kids?
Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films and sex & nudity lighter.
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 Butler work with?
People who share at least 2 of Michael Butler's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Dennis Shryack shares the most, 7.
Directors
- Clint EastwoodShared titles: A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry (2008), Pale Rider (1985), The Gauntlet (1977)See all 3 shared titles with Clint Eastwood
Writers
- Dennis ShryackShared titles: Fifty/Fifty (1992), Code of Silence (1985), Pale Rider (1985), Flashpoint (1984), Murder by Phone (1982), The Car (1977), The Gauntlet (1977)See all 7 shared titles with Dennis Shryack
- Christopher TrumboShared titles: Brannigan (1975), The Don Is Dead (1973)See all 2 shared titles with Christopher Trumbo
Actors
- Doug McGrathShared titles: Pale Rider (1985), The Gauntlet (1977)See all 2 shared titles with Doug McGrath
Editors
- Joel CoxShared titles: Pale Rider (1985), The Gauntlet (1977)See all 2 shared titles with Joel Cox
Producers
- Raymond WagnerShared titles: Fifty/Fifty (1992), Code of Silence (1985)See all 2 shared titles with Raymond Wagner
- Fritz ManesShared titles: Pale Rider (1985), The Gauntlet (1977)See all 2 shared titles with Fritz Manes
