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Michael Katz

Michael Katz

Producer · Born January 28, 1954 (72) · Villach, Austria

Michael Katz is an Austrian film producer. He has produced films for cinematic release as well as made-for-television movies and television series. He has worked with Michael Haneke on most of his films, including Amour. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture for Amour along with Margaret Menegoz, Stefan Arndt and Veit Heiduschka in 2013. Source: Article "Michael Katz (producer)" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 28, 1954 (72)
From
Villach, Austria
Works as
Producer
Titles
15 on MovieCove · 26 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 31% in 30 days

What are Michael Katz's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
24%
Bonds
21%
Self
21%
Society
17%
Survival
15%
Power
3%
Guilt4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation3 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 3 · Dark 8

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 10 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 3 · Intense 6

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 8 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 2

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 3 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 7

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Dread
6
Melancholic
8
Cold
5
Tense
5
Contemplative
4
Other
4

How their films linger

Haunting7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous7

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 Katz's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Michael Katz'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

26 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Andrea Gets a Divorce(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • School of Magical Animals(2021)

    Co-Producer · Line Producer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Happy End(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Wild Mouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Producer

  • American Violence(2017)

    as Lew

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Liebe möglicherweise(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Cracks in Concrete (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Producer

  • Beloved Sisters(2014)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Amour(2012)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The White Ribbon(2009)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • For a Moment, Freedom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Executive Producer

  • Caché(2005)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Time of the Wolf(2003)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Everyman's Feast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Production Manager

  • The Piano Teacher(2001)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream(1998)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Castle(1997)

    Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Es war doch Liebe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Production Manager

  • Exit II: Transfigured Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Production Manager

  • 71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance(1994)

    Production Accountant

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Mysteries of the Bible (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 45 episodes · Producer

  • The Eye of the Typhoon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Production Manager

  • Benny's Video(1992)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Weininger's Last Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Production Manager

  • Sternberg - Shooting Star (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Actor

  • PARADISE LTD. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Production Accountant

Career shape

A full career of 25 titles from 1986 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Amour (2012)

$30M worldwide

Highest rated

Amour (2012)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

The Piano Teacher (2001)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 25: 2 only acting, 0 with another roleProducing15 of 25: 15 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score69thOther crew8 of 25: 8 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1980s2 · 1 acting · 1 crew1990s8 · crew2000s6 · crew2010s7 · 1 acting · 6 crew2020s2 · 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.

How do Michael Katz's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 69th percentile, the median of all 15; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 73rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

89thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 15 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 15 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

American Violence (2017)

68th percentile spread · 47% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Amour (2012)

Midcredits 97th · 85% liked

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 Katz's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles32–78 · median 68 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles20–61 · median 44 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles26–57 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles21–37 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles56–84 · median 80 · intenseheavier 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 Katz work with?

People who share at least 2 of Michael Katz's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Veit Heiduschka shares the most, 10.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers