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Michael Lerman

Michael Lerman

Producer · Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA

Directors Guild Award winner

From
Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA
Works as
Producer
Titles
30 on MovieCove · 33 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 64 days to Oct 27Down 17% in 30 days

What are Michael Lerman's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
34%
Self
25%
Survival
21%
Morality
14%
Society
6%
Family bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 3

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 1

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 1

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 2 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
3
Tense
2
Warm
2
Dread
1
Joyful
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Hopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Lerman's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 23 of their 30 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Michael Lerman'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

33 credits, 30 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Focker-in-Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    First Assistant Director

  • The Whisper Man(2026)

    First Assistant Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Zero Day(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · Co-Producer · First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • IF(2024)

    Co-Producer · First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Flash(2023)

    Co-Producer · First Assistant Director · as Scientist

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Empire of Light(2022)

    Executive Producer · First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • I Will Make You Mine(2020)

    Co-Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • 1917(2019)

    First Assistant Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • It: Chapter Two(2019)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom(2018)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Mother!(2017)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Doctor Strange(2016)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Spectre(2015)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Amazing Spider-Man 2(2014)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Skyfall(2012)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Bond on Location (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • Men in Black 3(2012)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Life as We Know It(2010)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Law Abiding Citizen(2009)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Quantum of Solace(2008)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • What Just Happened(2008)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • August Rush(2007)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Shortcut to Happiness(2003)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Stranger Than Fiction(2006)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Stay(2005)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Garden State(2004)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Jersey Girl(2004)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • No Such Thing(2001)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • You Can Count on Me(2000)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Black & White(1999)

    Second Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Book of Life(1998)

    Key Production Assistant

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Man Is a Woman(1998)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Happy New York (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Second Second Assistant Director

Career shape

A full career of 33 titles, 32 of them dated from 1997 to 2026.

Biggest box office

1917 (2019)

$446M worldwide

Highest rated

1917 (2019)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

The Whisper Man (2026)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 33: 1 only acting, 1 with another roleProducing6 of 33: 1 only producing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score57thOther crew31 of 33: 26 only other crew, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score66th

33 titles, 5 with more than one role — other crew and producing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

1990s4 · crew2000s11 · crew2010s11 · 1 acting · 10 crew2020s6 · 1 acting · 6 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, 2020–2026.

WinNomination
  1. 2026
    • Directors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Limited & Anthology Series
  2. 2020
    • Directors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film

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 Lerman's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 29; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 57th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

98thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 30 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th12
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 30 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved8
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · producer

I Will Make You Mine (2020)

88th percentile spread · 28% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

1917 (2019)

Midcredits 99th · 93% 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 Lerman's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 69 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 18 · mildMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 62 · intenseMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 35 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 70 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Michael Lerman work with?

People who share at least 2 of Michael Lerman's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sam Mendes shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers