From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Michael Kidd (August 12, 1915 – December 23, 2007) was an American film and stage choreographer. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Kidd, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- August 12, 1915
- December 23, 2007 (aged 92)
- New York City, New York, USA
- Actor and director
- 12 on MovieCove · 19 credits in all
What are Michael Kidd's films like?
Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 1 · Earnest 3
Light 4 · Serious 1 · Dark 0
Grounded 2 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0
Gentle 2 · Charged 3 · Intense 0
Steady 3 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 3
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0
Casual 4 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 4 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 0
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
Usually the Mentor: 2 of 3 analyzed roles.
- Allyas Angie Valentine in It's Always Fair Weather (1955)
- Mentoras Tommy in Smile (1975)
- Mentoras Pop Popchik in Movie Movie (1978)
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet2
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 Kidd's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Michael Kidd'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
19 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page; 7 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Julie Andrews Sings Her Favorite Songs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Skin Deep(1989)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
That's Dancing!(1985)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Baryshnikov in Hollywood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
For the Love of It(1980)
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Movie Movie(1978)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Actor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
The Angel of Amsterdam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Laverne & Shirley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
Smile(1975)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Hello, Dolly!(1969)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
The All-Star Christmas Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Merry Andrew(1958)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Guys and Dolls(1955)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
It's Always Fair Weather(1955)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
The Band Wagon(1953)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Where's Charley? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
Another Dawn(1937)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 19 titles from 1937 to 1990.
Film career
- 1955Screen debut· It's Always Fair Weather
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 Kidd's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 82nd percentile, the median of all 12; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 79th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up7
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
8 of their 12 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser8
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the acting 76/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 83, detractors 45. 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.
Who does Michael Kidd work with?
People who share at least 2 of Michael Kidd's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Stanley Donen shares the most, 2.
Directors
- Stanley DonenShared titles: Movie Movie (1978), It's Always Fair Weather (1955)See all 2 shared titles with Stanley Donen
Actors
- Cyd CharisseShared titles: Get Aboard! The Band Wagon (2005), It's Always Fair Weather (1955)See all 2 shared titles with Cyd Charisse
Mixed roles
- Adolph GreenShared titles: Get Aboard! The Band Wagon (2005), It's Always Fair Weather (1955)See all 2 shared titles with Adolph Green
- Betty ComdenShared titles: Get Aboard! The Band Wagon (2005), It's Always Fair Weather (1955)See all 2 shared titles with Betty Comden
