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Nicholas Meyer

Nicholas Meyer

Writer, director and producer, also actor · Born December 24, 1945 (80) · New York City, New York, USA

Nicholas Meyer is an American screenwriter, producer, director and novelist, known best for his best-selling novel The Seven-Per-Cent Solution, and for directing the films Time After Time, two of the Star Trek feature film series, and the 1983 television movie The Day After.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 24, 1945 (80)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Writer, director and producer, also actor
Titles
23 on MovieCove · 31 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 24% in 30 days

What are Nicholas Meyer's films like?

Across their 22 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 71st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary 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
Bonds
19%
Morality
19%
Survival
16%
Society
15%
Self
14%
Ideas
11%
Power
7%
Justice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 20 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 8 · Serious 5 · Dark 7

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

Grounded 8 · Stylized 11 · 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 5 · Charged 7 · Intense 8

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

A split, not a type: Steady 9 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 14 · 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 6 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 4

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 11 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 7

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

Resolved 14 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
17
Melancholic
7
Contemplative
8
Thrilling
5
Warm
5
Other
20

How their films linger

Bittersweet10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet9
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous1

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 Nicholas Meyer's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 23 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Nicholas Meyer'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

31 credits, 23 with a MovieCove page; 21 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Time After Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 1 episode · Teleplay

  • Medici(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Creator · Story · Teleplay · Writer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Deconstructing Dunning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • Houdini(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Crossing Lines(2013)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Embracing Chaos: Making the African Queen(2010)

    Producer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Hessen Affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Screenplay

  • Elegy(2008)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Orpheus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Executive Producer · Writer

  • The Human Stain(2003)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Collateral Damage(2002)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Vendetta(1999)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Prince of Egypt(1998)

    Additional Writing · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Odyssey(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • The Informant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Executive Producer · Screenplay

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

    Writer

  • Sommersby(1993)

    Author

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country(1991)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Company Business(1991)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Deceivers(1988)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home(1986)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Volunteers(1985)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Pied Piper of Hamelin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Director · Writer

  • The Day After(1983)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Faerie Tale Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Teleplay

  • Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan(1982)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Time After Time(1979)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Seven-Per-Cent Solution(1976)

    Novel · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Night That Panicked America(1975)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Judge Dee and the Monastery Murders(1974)

    Teleplay

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Invasion of the Bee Girls(1973)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 30 titles from 1973 to 2017.

Biggest box office

The Prince of Egypt (1998)

$219M worldwide

Highest rated

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

The Prince of Egypt (1998)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 30: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting10 of 30: 4 only directing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score64thWriting22 of 30: 12 only writing, 10 with another role · typical Midcredits score68thProducing5 of 30: 3 only producing, 2 with another roleOther crew2 of 30: 0 only other crew, 2 with another role

30 titles, 10 with more than one role — writing and directing overlap on 6 of them.

By decade

1970s4 · crew1980s7 · crew1990s8 · crew2000s5 · crew2010s6 · 1 acting · 5 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 Nicholas Meyer's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 68th percentile, the median of all 19; across their 20 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 64th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Approval · how many liked their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Reach · how many have seen their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Midcredits score across 23 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

None of their 23 titles divides audiences: 14 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser14
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed2

Most loved · director, writer

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)

Midcredits 96th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 59/100 and the plot and story 51/100 in their films, across 18 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

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 Nicholas Meyer's work okay for kids?

Across up to 14 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore11 titles35–70 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity14 titles5–56 · median 29 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity10 titles8–57 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs10 titles15–33 · median 28 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense9 titles33–75 · median 57 · moderateheavier 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 Nicholas Meyer work with?

People who share at least 2 of Nicholas Meyer's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ronald Roose shares the most, 5.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers