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Michael McNamara

Director, producer and writer · Born December 6, 1953 (72) · Chicago, Illinois, USA

Born
December 6, 1953 (72)
From
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Works as
Director, producer and writer
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 22 credits in all

What are Michael McNamara's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Self.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Light 5 · Serious 1 · Dark 1

Grounded 5 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

Gentle 6 · Charged 0 · Intense 1

Steady 6 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

Casual 5 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 1

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
6
Joyful
3
Hopeful
4
Tense
2
Warm
2
Other
3

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet2
  • Ambiguous4

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 McNamara's films?

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

Subscription and free streaming for Michael McNamara'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

22 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.

  • Catwalk 2: The Comeback Cats(2022)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Running Wild: The Cats of Cornwall(2020)

    Producer · Story Editor

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Pass the Salt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Director · as Director

  • The Haunts of Murray McLauchlan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director

  • Catwalk: Tales from the Cat Show Circuit(2018)

    Director · Producer · Sound Recordist · Writer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
  • Level 16(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
  • Bird (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Producer

  • Celtic Soul(2016)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
  • The Trick With the Gun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director

  • Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
  • The Cholesterol Question(2014)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Ice, Sweat and Tears (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Producer · Writer

  • Acquainted with the Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director · Writer

  • 100 Films and a Funeral (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director · Producer · Sound Recordist · Writer

  • Stacked Like Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director

  • Penis Dementia: The Search for the Perfect Penis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director

  • Radio Revolution: The Rise and Fall of the Big 8 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director · Writer · as Self - Narrator (voice)

  • Nelly: The Search for Miss Apple Bottoms (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director

  • The Cockroach That Ate Cincinnati (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director

  • Candles, Snow & Mistletoe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Director

  • YesYears (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director

  • Incident at Elysian Fields (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 21 titles, 20 of them dated from 1991 to 2022.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 21: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting16 of 21: 10 only directing, 6 with another roleWriting7 of 21: 0 only writing, 7 with another roleProducing7 of 21: 3 only producing, 4 with another roleOther crew2 of 21: 0 only other crew, 2 with another role

21 titles, 8 with more than one role — directing and producing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1990s3 · crew2000s5 · crew2010s9 · crew2020s3 · 1 acting · 3 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Michael McNamara's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 54th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

16thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th1

Reviewers score the pacing 45/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 50, detractors 25. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

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 McNamara work with?

People who share at least 2 of Michael McNamara's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Judy Holm shares the most, 7.

Directors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers