Max Allan Collins (born March 3, 1948) is an American mystery writer noted for his graphic literature. His work has been published in several formats, including his Ms. Tree series and his Road to Perdition series, which was the basis for a film of the same name. He wrote the Dick Tracy newspaper strip for many years and has also produced numerous novels featuring the character. Description above from the Wikipedia article Max Allan Collins, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- March 3, 1948 (78)
- Muscatine, Iowa, USA
- Writer, director and producer
- 10 on MovieCove · 19 credits in all
What are Max Allan Collins' films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 1 · Earnest 4
A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 3
Grounded 4 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0
Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 2
Steady 2 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 3
A split, not a type: Resolved 3 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet2
- Ambiguous3
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 Max Allan Collins' films?
As of October 24, 2026, all 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Max Allan Collins' 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
19 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.
Death by Fruitcake(2026)
Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Blue Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Mickey Spillane's Encore for Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
The Lego Batman Movie(2017)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Quarry(2016)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows
Legends of Tomorrow(2016)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows
The Flash(2014)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows
The Last Lullaby(2008)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Will Eisner: Portrait of a Sequential Artist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Eliot Ness: An Untouchable Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Caveman: V.T. Hamlin & Alley Oop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
A Matter of Principal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Road to Perdition(2002)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Real Time: Siege at Lucas Street Market (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Mike Hammer's Mickey Spillane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Mommy's Day(1997)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
Mommy(1995)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
The Expert(1995)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all filmsUntitled Mike Hammer Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 19 titles, 18 of them dated from 1995 to 2025.
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 Max Allan Collins' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 18th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 23rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th4
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 10 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Universally Panned1
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the dialogue 45/100 and the plot and story 45/100 in their films, across 5 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.
Who does Max Allan Collins work with?
People who share at least 2 of Max Allan Collins' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Brinke Stevens shares the most, 2.
Actors
- Brinke StevensShared titles: Mommy's Day (1997), Mommy (1995)See all 2 shared titles with Brinke Stevens
- Michael CornelisonShared titles: Mommy's Day (1997), Mommy (1995)See all 2 shared titles with Michael Cornelison
- Mickey SpillaneShared titles: Mommy's Day (1997), Mommy (1995)See all 2 shared titles with Mickey Spillane
- Patty McCormackShared titles: Mommy's Day (1997), Mommy (1995)See all 2 shared titles with Patty McCormack
Composers and cinematographers
- Phillip W. DingeldeinShared titles: Mommy's Day (1997), Mommy (1995)See all 2 shared titles with Phillip W. Dingeldein
- Richard LowryShared titles: Mommy's Day (1997), Mommy (1995)See all 2 shared titles with Richard Lowry
