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Michael Moore

Michael Moore

Producer, director, writer and actor · Born April 23, 1954 (72) · Flint, Michigan, USA

Oscar winner · Primetime Emmy winner · 7 other major award bodies

Michael Francis Moore is an American filmmaker, author and liberal political commentator. He is the director and producer of Bowling for Columbine, Fahrenheit 9/11, Sicko, and Capitalism: A Love Story, four of the top ten highest-grossing documentaries of all time. In September 2008, he released his first free movie on the Internet, Slacker Uprising, documenting his personal crusade to encourage more Americans to vote in presidential elections. He has also written and starred in the TV shows TV Nation and The Awful Truth. Moore criticizes globalization, large corporations, assault weapon ownership, U.S. Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, the Iraq War, and the American health care system in his written and cinematic works.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 23, 1954 (72)
From
Flint, Michigan, USA
Works as
Producer, director, writer and actor
Titles
21 on MovieCove · 36 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 156 days to Oct 27Down 12% in 30 days

What are Michael Moore's films like?

Across their 27 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Ideas.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
26%
Ideas
24%
Power
18%
Morality
15%
Self
11%
Survival
6%
Community10 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth9 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice7 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeHope5 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 26 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 10 · Serious 6 · Dark 10

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

Grounded 23 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 9 · Charged 11 · Intense 6

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

Steady 12 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 13 · Funny 3

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

Slow burn 12 · Even-paced 13 · 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 8 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 6

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 13 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 7

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

Resolved 19 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
14
Tense
10
Hopeful
11
Absurd
11
Melancholic
8
Other
15

How their films linger

Thought-provoking24 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous16
  • Cyclical2

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 Moore's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 21 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Michael Moore'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

36 credits, 21 with a MovieCove page; 45 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Voice of Hind Rajab(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • From Ground Zero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Executive Producer

  • 2020: The Dumpster Fire(2021)

    as Contributor

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Planet of the Humans(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Fahrenheit 11/9(2018)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Eyes of Orson Welles(2018)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Michael Moore in TrumpLand(2016)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay · Writer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Where to Invade Next(2015)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay · Writer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Month One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Actor

  • Capitalism: A Love Story(2009)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Starko! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Producer

  • Slacker Uprising(2007)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay · Writer · as Self - Narrator

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Sicko(2007)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Prescription for Disaster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • Fahrenhype 9/11 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

  • The Fever(2004)

    as The War Correspondent

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Fahrenheit 9/11(2004)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay · Writer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (The Best of R.E.M.) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director

  • Grandpa's Still in the Tuff Shed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Thanks

  • A Brief History of the United States of America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Writer

  • Bowling for Columbine(2002)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Private Public (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Michael Moore

  • Lucky Numbers(2000)

    as Walter

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Michael Moore Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 6 episodes · Director · Creator · Producer · Screenplay · Series Composition · Series Director · Writer · as Self

  • The Awful Truth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 24 episodes · Director · Creator · Executive Producer · Screenplay · Series Composition · Writer · as Self - Host

  • Edtv(1999)

    as Panel Member

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Big One(1997)

    Director · Screenplay · Writer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Canadian Bacon(1995)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay · Writer · as Redneck Guy #2

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • TV Nation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 17 episodes · Director · Creator · Executive Producer · Screenplay · Series Composition · Series Director · Writer · as Himself

  • Space Ghost Coast to Coast(1993)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Two Mikes Don't Make a Wright (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Self

  • Mad About You(1992)

    Show 2 episodes · as Michael Moore

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows

  • Pets or Meat: The Return to Flint (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay · Writer · as Self

  • Blood in the Face (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Interviewer

  • The Simpsons(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Michael Moore (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Roger & Me(1989)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay · Writer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 37 titles from 1989 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)

$222M worldwide

Highest rated

The Voice of Hind Rajab (2025)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Real Time with Bill Maher (2003)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting14 of 37: 13 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score42ndDirecting17 of 37: 1 only directing, 16 with another role · typical Midcredits score86thWriting17 of 37: 1 only writing, 16 with another role · typical Midcredits score86thProducing19 of 37: 5 only producing, 14 with another role · typical Midcredits score87thOther crew4 of 37: 1 only other crew, 3 with another role

37 titles, 16 with more than one role — producing and directing overlap on 14 of them.

By decade

1980s2 · 1 acting · 1 crew1990s12 · 6 acting · 7 crew2000s14 · 5 acting · 9 crew2010s6 · 1 acting · 5 crew2020s3 · 1 acting · 2 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

an Oscar, a Primetime Emmy and 10 other major awards from 25 major nominations, 1990–2019.

WinNomination
  1. 2019
    • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Documentary Screenplay
  2. 2010
    • Writers Guild Award, nominated
  3. 2009
    • Venice award, won ×2
    • Venice award, nominated
  4. 2008
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Documentary, Features
    • +2 other major bodies · 1 win and 1 nomination
      • Writers Guild Award, nominated
      • Producers Guild Award, won · Outstanding Producer of Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures
  5. 2005
    • Directors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary
  6. 2004
    • Cannes award, won · Competition
    • Cannes award, won
  7. 2003
    • Oscar, won · Best Documentary, Features
    • +2 other major bodies · 2 wins
      • Writers Guild Award, won · Best Original Screenplay
      • Independent Spirit Award, won · Best Documentary
  8. 2002
    • Cannes award, won
    • Cannes award, nominated
Show 6 earlier years
  1. 2001
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Non-Fiction Program (Reality)
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Documentary - Current Events
  2. 2000
    • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Documentary - Current Events
  3. 1999
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Non-Fiction Series
  4. 1996
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Informational Series
  5. 1995
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Informational Series
    • +2 other major bodies · 1 win and 1 nomination
      • Cannes award, nominated
      • Producers Guild Award, won · Most Promising Producer in Television
  6. 1990
    • Berlinale award, won

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 Moore's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 81st percentile, the median of all 18; across their 26 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 76th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Approval · how many liked their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Reach · how many have seen their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Midcredits score across 21 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 21 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

2020: The Dumpster Fire (2021)

99th percentile spread · 28% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

The Voice of Hind Rajab (2025)

Midcredits 99th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 61/100 and the pacing 47/100 in their films, across 23 reviewed titles. 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.

Is Michael Moore's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles36–82 · median 44 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles8–57 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles43–81 · median 64 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 26 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 85 · severeMedian 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 Moore work with?

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

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles