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Michael Gottlieb

Michael Gottlieb

Director and writer · Died May 23, 2014, aged 69

Michael Bernard Gottlieb was an American film director, screenwriter and video game producer.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 12, 1945
Died
May 23, 2014 (aged 69)
Works as
Director and writer
Titles
5 on MovieCove
TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 25% in 30 days

What are Michael Gottlieb's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Light 5 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

Grounded 2 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

Gentle 5 · Charged 0 · Intense 0

Steady 3 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 3

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Casual 5 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
5
Romantic
3
Absurd
2
Thrilling
2
Hopeful
1

How their films end

  • Happy5

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 Gottlieb's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Michael Gottlieb'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.

Career shape

A full career of 5 titles from 1987 to 1995.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing4 of 5: 2 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting3 of 5: 1 only writing, 2 with another role

By decade

1980s1 · crew1990s4 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Michael Gottlieb's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 15th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 16th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

16thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

17thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

84thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 5 titles, by percentile

  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th3

Reviewers score the atmosphere 50/100 and the pacing 45/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

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 Michael Gottlieb work with?

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

Writers

Actors

Editors