Max Shulman
Writer · Died August 28, 1988, aged 69 · Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
- March 14, 1919
- August 28, 1988 (aged 69)
- Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
- Writer
- 7 on MovieCove · 11 credits in all
What are Max Shulman's films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 5
Light 6 · Serious 0 · Dark 0
Grounded 3 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0
Gentle 6 · Charged 0 · Intense 0
Steady 6 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 2
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0
Casual 6 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 6 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 0
Resolved 6 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy6
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 Max Shulman's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Max Shulman'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
11 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Bring Me the Head of Dobie Gillis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Help Wanted: Male (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
House Calls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
House Calls(1978)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
The Tender Trap(1955)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Half a Hero(1953)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Confidentially Connie(1953)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 11 titles from 1953 to 1988.
Biggest box office
House Calls (1978)
Highest rated
House Calls (1978)
Most popular right now
The Tender Trap (1955)
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 Max Shulman's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 40th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 44th percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th4
Shape of the crowd
None of their 7 titles divides audiences: 3 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the dialogue 51/100 and the plot and story 37/100 in their films, across 6 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.
Who does Max Shulman work with?
People who share at least 2 of Max Shulman's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Don Weis shares the most, 2.
Directors
- Don WeisShared titles: Half a Hero (1953), The Affairs of Dobie Gillis (1953)See all 2 shared titles with Don Weis
Writers
- Julius J. EpsteinShared titles: House Calls (1978), The Tender Trap (1955)See all 2 shared titles with Julius J. Epstein
Actors
- Debbie ReynoldsShared titles: The Tender Trap (1955), The Affairs of Dobie Gillis (1953)See all 2 shared titles with Debbie Reynolds
Composers and cinematographers
- Jeff AlexanderShared titles: The Tender Trap (1955), The Affairs of Dobie Gillis (1953)See all 2 shared titles with Jeff Alexander
- Paul VogelShared titles: The Tender Trap (1955), Half a Hero (1953)See all 2 shared titles with Paul Vogel