Michael Goldenberg (born January 18, 1965) is an American playwright, screenwriter and film director. He graduated from the Carnegie Mellon College of Drama in 1986 with a B.F.A. Goldenberg is best known for writing the screenplay for the film Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, which was the only time a Harry Potter film did not have its screenplay written by Steve Kloves. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Goldenberg, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- January 18, 1965 (61)
- New York City, New York, USA
- Writer and director
- 5 on MovieCove
What are Michael Goldenberg's films like?
Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
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 1 · Earnest 4
A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 2
A split, not a type: Grounded 1 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 3
Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 1
A split, not a type: Steady 2 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0
A split, not a type: Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
A split, not a type: Casual 3 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 1
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet4
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 Goldenberg's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on HBO Max (2).
Subscription and free streaming for Michael Goldenberg'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
5 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page.
Green Lantern(2011)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Peter Pan(2003)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Contact(1997)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Bed of Roses(1996)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 5 titles from 1996 to 2011.
Biggest box office
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
Highest rated
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
Most popular right now
Peter Pan (2003)
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 Goldenberg's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 79th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 81st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
None of their 5 titles divides audiences: 2 are Universally Loved.
- Universally Loved2
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the dialogue 48/100 and the plot and story 48/100 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.
Is Michael Goldenberg's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Michael Goldenberg work with?
People who share at least 2 of Michael Goldenberg's MovieCove titles; Angela Bassett shares the most, 2.
- Angela BassettShared titles: Green Lantern (2011), Contact (1997)See all 2 shared titles with Angela Bassett
- James Newton HowardShared titles: Green Lantern (2011), Peter Pan (2003)See all 2 shared titles with James Newton Howard
