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Michael Grillo

Michael Grillo

Producer, also actor

Oscar nominee · 1 other major award body

Works as
Producer, also actor
Titles
24 on MovieCove · 25 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 24% in 30 days

What are Michael Grillo's films like?

Across their 14 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.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 14 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

A split, not a type: Light 8 · Serious 2 · Dark 4

Grounded 4 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 3

Gentle 4 · Charged 5 · Intense 5

Steady 6 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 5

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 2

A split, not a type: Casual 9 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 3

A split, not a type: Easy watch 7 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 4

Resolved 12 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Hopeful
5
Melancholic
5
Thrilling
3
Warm
3
Other
14

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1

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 Grillo's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 24 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).

Subscription and free streaming for Michael Grillo'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

25 credits, 24 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Avengers: Endgame(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
  • Avengers: Infinity War(2018)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
  • Ant-Man(2015)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
  • Captain America: The Winter Soldier(2014)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • The Amazing Spider-Man(2012)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
  • The Green Hornet(2011)

    Executive Producer · Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
  • The Uninvited(2009)

    Executive Producer · Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
  • The Peacemaker(1997)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
  • The Trigger Effect(1996)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
  • Wyatt Earp(1994)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
  • In the Line of Fire(1993)

    Second Unit First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
  • Grand Canyon(1991)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
  • Defending Your Life(1991)

    First Assistant Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
  • I Love You to Death(1990)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
  • Cross My Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Co-Producer

  • Silverado(1985)

    Executive Producer · First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
  • The Woman in Red(1984)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
  • The Big Chill(1983)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
  • Cat People(1982)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
  • Body Heat(1981)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
  • Inside Moves(1980)

    First Assistant Director · Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
  • Heaven's Gate(1980)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
  • Breaking Away(1979)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • New York, New York(1977)

    Second Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 25 titles from 1977 to 2019.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing17 of 25: 13 only producing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score70thOther crew12 of 25: 8 only other crew, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score79th

25 titles, 4 with more than one role — producing and other crew overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1970s2 · crew1980s9 · crew1990s7 · crew2000s1 · crew2010s6 · crew

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.

Awards

1 major award from 2 major nominations, 1979–1989.

WinNomination
  1. 1989
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Picture
  2. 1979
    • Directors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Michael Grillo's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 74th percentile, the median of all 24; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 76th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Approval · how many liked their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Reach · how many have seen their films

89thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Midcredits score across 24 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th5

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 24 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed1

Reviewers score the acting 72/100 in their films, across 13 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 43. 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 Grillo's work okay for kids?

Across up to 10 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore8 titles30–68 · median 60 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity10 titles13–49 · median 22 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity8 titles36–50 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs8 titles16–40 · median 28 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense8 titles22–71 · median 51 · moderateheavier than most 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 Grillo work with?

People who share at least 2 of Michael Grillo's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Lawrence Kasdan shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers