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Michael Lerner

Michael Lerner

Actor · Died April 8, 2023, aged 81 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Michael Charles Lerner (June 22, 1941 – April 8, 2023) was an American actor. He was best known for his Academy Award-nominated performance in Barton Fink, as well as appearing in the films Elf, Godzilla, Eight Men Out, and X-Men: Days of Future Past.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 22, 1941
Died
April 8, 2023 (aged 81)
From
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
109 on MovieCove · 163 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 14% in 30 days

What are Michael Lerner's films like?

Across their 66 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy29 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 37th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 26th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Biography4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Horror3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 21st percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies

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.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
23%
Bonds
22%
Self
22%
Survival
10%
Power
9%
Society
8%
Ideas
5%
Family bonds15 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice11 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition11 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love10 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception9 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival8 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption6 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 66 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 31 · Serious 17 · Dark 18

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 38 · Stylized 18 · Heightened 10

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

Gentle 18 · Charged 32 · Intense 16

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

A split, not a type: Steady 31 · Shifting 27 · Whiplash 8

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 24 · Some laughs 22 · Funny 20

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

Slow burn 25 · Even-paced 33 · Relentless 8

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

Casual 30 · Engaged 31 · Full focus 5

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

Easy watch 37 · Affecting 18 · Heavy 11

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

Resolved 53 · Open-ended 9 · Ambiguous 4

Roles they play

28 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 14 of 28 analyzed roles.

Shadow
14 of 28
Mentor
4 of 28
Trickster
3 of 28
Ally
3 of 28
Threshold guardian
3 of 28
Herald
1 of 28
Show the 28 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
34
Absurd
21
Joyful
15
Melancholic
18
Warm
13
Other
57

How their films linger

Fun25 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good22 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 14 with a twist

  • Happy19
  • Bittersweet23
  • Tragic5
  • Ambiguous18
  • Cyclical1

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 Lerner's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 65 of their 109 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (38).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Michael Lerner'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

163 credits, 109 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Sallywood(2024)

    as Ned Levitt

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • First Oscar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Louis Burt Mayer

  • Frankenstein's Monster's Monster, Frankenstein(2019)

    as Bobby Fox

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Drive Me to Vegas and Mars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Milt the Man

  • American Bred (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Francis Adamo

  • The Shickles(2016)

    as Elroy Shickles

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Internet Famous(2016)

    as Joel Swanson

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Ashby(2015)

    as Entwhistle

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • X-Men: Days of Future Past(2014)

    as Senator Brickman

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • 1000 to 1: The Cory Weissman Story(2014)

    as Dr.

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • 2 Dead 2 Kill(2013)

    as Alphonse Dente

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Immigrant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • Brahmin Bulls(2013)

    as David

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Somebody Marry Me(2013)

    as Phil Rosenberg

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Maron(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Ralph

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Burning Man: Metropolis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Hoover Robinson

  • Mirror Mirror(2012)

    as Baron

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Trailer War(2012)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Suburgatory(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Aaron Laynberg

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Atlas Shrugged: Part I(2011)

    as Wesley Mouch

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Pete Smalls Is Dead(2010)

    as Leonard Proval

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Wax On, Fuck Off (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Cy Rosenthal

  • Life During Wartime(2009)

    as Harvey

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Bannen Way(2010)

    as The Mensch

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Bannen Way (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 16 episodes · as The Mensch

  • A Serious Man(2009)

    as Solomon Schlutz

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Good Wife(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Judge Dwight Sobel

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Glee(2009)

    Show 5 episodes · as Sidney Greene

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Childrens Hospital(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Pop

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Yonkers Joe(2008)

    as Stanley

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • A Dennis the Menace Christmas(2007)

    as Mr. Souse

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Dirty Sexy Money(2007)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Saving Grace(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Rebbe Jory Quecksilber

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Slipstream(2007)

    as Big Mikey

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Last Time(2006)

    as Leguzza

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Love and Other Disasters(2006)

    as Marvin Berstein

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Art School Confidential(2006)

    as Art Dealer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • When Do We Eat?(2005)

    as Ira Stuckman

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Nobody Knows Anything!(2003)

    as Uncle Lou

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Entourage(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Joe Roberts

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Poster Boy(2004)

    as Jack Kray

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Calcium Kid(2004)

    as Artie Cohen

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • LArceny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Jack Dane

  • Elf(2003)

    as Fulton

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • 101 Dalmatians 2: Patch's London Adventure(2002)

    as Producer (voice)

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • 29 Palms (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as The Judge

  • Mockingbird Don't Sing(2001)

    as Dr. Stan York

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Murder at the Cannes Film Festival(2000)

    as Morrie Borelli

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Attention Shoppers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Khourosh

  • Third Watch(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Seymour Morgenstern

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Defense Attorney Morton Berger · as Morty Berger

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • The Mod Squad(1999)

    as Howard

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • My Favorite Martian(1999)

    as Mr. Channing

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Celebrity(1998)

    as Dr. Lupus

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Godzilla: The Series (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Mayor Ebert · as Mayor Ebert (voice)

  • Safe Men(1998)

    as Big Fat Bernie Gayle

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Tale of the Mummy(1998)

    as Professor Marcus

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Desperation Boulevard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Mannie Green

  • Godzilla(1998)

    as Mayor Ebert

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • For Richer or Poorer(1997)

    as Phil Kleinman

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Beautician and the Beast(1997)

    as Jerry Miller

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Clueless (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 18 episodes · as Mel Horowitz

  • Girl in the Cadillac(1995)

    as Pal

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Picture Windows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Maestro

  • Courthouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 11 episodes · as Myron Winkleman

  • Picture Windows: Language of the Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Maestro

  • No Way Back(1995)

    as Frank

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • A Pyromaniac's Love Story(1995)

    as Perry

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Road to Wellville(1994)

    as Goodloe Bender

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Radioland Murders(1994)

    as Lieutenant Cross

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • No Escape(1994)

    as Warden

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Blank Check(1994)

    as Biderman

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Amos & Andrew(1993)

    as Phil Gillman

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Comrades of Summer(1992)

    as George

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Newsies(1992)

    as Weasel

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Barton Fink(1991)

    as Jack Lipnick

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Omen IV: The Awakening(1991)

    as Earl

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Made in Hollywood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Irving

  • Maniac Cop 2(1990)

    as Edward Doyle

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Framed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Elliot Shane

  • Any Man's Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Herb Denner

  • Harlem Nights(1989)

    as Bugsy Calhoune

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Tales from the Crypt(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Byrd

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Eight Men Out(1988)

    as Arnold Rothstein

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Vibes(1988)

    as Burt Wilder

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The King of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Nat Goldberg

  • Hands of a Stranger(1987)

    as Captain Cirillo

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Anguish(1987)

    as John Pressman

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • That Secret Sunday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Actor

  • This Child Is Mine(1985)

    as Abe Rosenberg

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Amazing Stories(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Marvin

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • MacGyver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Gantner

  • Hollywood Beat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Max

  • The Equalizer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Amar

  • Movers & Shakers(1985)

    as Arnie

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • The Execution(1985)

    as Sidney Ferraro

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Rita Hayworth: The Love Goddess(1983)

    as Harry Cohn

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Strange Invaders(1983)

    as Willie Collins

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The A-Team(1983)

    Show 1 episode · as Jerry

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Class Reunion(1982)

    as Dr. Robert Young

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Threshold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Henry De Vici

  • The Postman Always Rings Twice(1981)

    as Mr. Katz

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Hill Street Blues(1981)

    Show 3 episodes · as Meyer Rabinowitz · as Rollie Simone

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Borderline(1980)

    as Henry Lydell

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Coast to Coast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Dr. Frederick Froll

  • Gridlock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Marv

  • This Year's Blonde(1980)

    as Jack Warner

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Baltimore Bullet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Paulie

  • Goldengirl(1979)

    as Sternberg

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Hart to Hart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Arthur Radner

  • Hart to Hart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Poker Player

  • Diary of a Young Comic(1979)

    as Norman Greenleaf - Billy's agent

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Ruby and Oswald (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Jack Ruby

  • Confessions of the D.A. Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Mark Warren

  • A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story(1977)

    as Dr. Canlan

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Killer on Board (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Dr. Berglund

  • Outlaw Blues(1977)

    as Hatch

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Other Side of Midnight(1977)

    as Barbet

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Scott Free (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Santini

  • St. Ives(1976)

    as Myron Green

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Dark Victory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Manny

  • F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood(1975)

    as Marvin Margulies

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Wonder Woman(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as Ashton Ripley

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • Starsky and Hutch(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as Fat Rolly

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Starsky & Hutch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Fat Rolly

  • A Cry for Help(1975)

    as Phillip Conover

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic(1975)

    as Dr. Marvin Kittredge

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Dream Makers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Mike

  • Reflections of Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Jerry Steele

  • Hangup (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Fred Richards

  • Police Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Ralph Guidera

  • The Rockford Files(1974)

    Show 2 episodes · as Arnold Love · as Murray Rosner

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Harry O (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Rhoda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Newman's Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Frank Archer

  • The Rockford Files: Backlash of the Hunter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Dr. Ruben Seelman

  • Busting(1974)

    as Marvin

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Kojak(1973)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Samuel Fine

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Barnaby Jones(1973)

    Show 1 episode · as Albert Krueger

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • Firehouse(1973)

    as Ernie Bush

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Magic Carpet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Michael Glassman

  • Delphi Bureau (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Cy Turrell

  • The Streets of San Francisco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Lou Watkins

  • M*A*S*H(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Captain Futterman

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • The Bob Newhart Show(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Carolla

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Banacek(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Bartender

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • The Candidate(1972)

    as Paul Corliss

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Emergency!(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Martin Noble

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • What's a Nice Girl Like You...?(1971)

    as Fats Detroit

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Marriage: Year One(1971)

    as Lemberg

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Thief (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Jack Cutter

  • The Ski Bum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Rod

  • Alex in Wonderland(1970)

    as Leo

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Night Gallery(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Burgess (segment "You Can Come Up Now, Mrs. Millikan")

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • The Odd Couple(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Sergeant Chomsky

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Three's a Crowd(1969)

    as Sid Bagby

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Love, American Style (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as Karatz

  • The Brady Bunch(1969)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as Parelli

  • The Doris Day Show(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Fat Man · as Mr. Murray

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • Ironside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Adrian Father · as Joe Yarby

  • That Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Pigeon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Unnamed man

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 162 titles, 161 of them dated from 1966 to 2024; peak year 1998.

Biggest box office

Godzilla (1998)

$379M worldwide

Highest rated

Barton Fink (1991)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

Godzilla (1998)

Film career

19662024

Peak 1998 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 5 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting162 of 162: 162 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score47th

By decade

1960s7 · acting1970s47 · acting1980s27 · acting1990s32 · acting2000s24 · acting2010s22 · acting2020s2 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 0% of 49 roles
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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. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Michael Lerner's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 40th percentile, the median of all 82; across their 66 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 39th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 66

Approval · how many liked their films

40thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 66

Reach · how many have seen their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 66

Midcredits score across 109 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up27
  • 50th to 74th26
  • 25th to 49th34
  • Below 25th22

Shape of the crowd

39 of their 109 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved11
  • Universally Panned4
  • Divisive4
  • Cult Classic5
  • Crowd Pleaser39
  • Broadly Agreed8
  • Mixed38

Most divisive · actor

Somebody Marry Me (2013)

95th percentile spread · 49% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)

Midcredits 97th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 65/100 in their films, across 58 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 40. 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 Lerner's work okay for kids?

Across up to 18 MovieCove titles with content scores, every category sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore11 titles18–83 · median 50 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity18 titles18–68 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity11 titles32–58 · median 43 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles8–47 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles13–61 · median 42 · moderatenear the median of all 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 Lerner work with?

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

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers