From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Michael Whitaker Smith (born October 7, 1957) is a Billboard Hot 100 top ten hit recording artist and Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter, composer, and actor. He is one of the best-selling and most influential artists in Contemporary Christian music. Smith also has achieved a considerable amount of success in the mainstream music industry. Smith is a three-time Grammy Award winner, and has earned 40 Dove Awards. Over the course of his career, Michael W. Smith has sold more than 13 million albums and recorded 29 #1 Hit songs, fourteen gold albums, and five platinum albums. Smith is an American Music Award recipient; he was also named one of People magazine's "Most Beautiful People". Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael W. Smith, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- October 7, 1957 (69)
- Kenova, West Virginia, USA
- Actor and producer, also composer
- 9 on MovieCove · 19 credits in all
What are Michael W. Smith's films like?
Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Morality.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 9
A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 2 · Dark 3
Grounded 7 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0
Gentle 3 · Charged 5 · Intense 1
Steady 5 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0
Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
Casual 6 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 3 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 2
Resolved 9 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy5
- Bittersweet4
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 W. Smith's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).
Subscription and free streaming for Michael W. Smith'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
19 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page; 8 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
An All-Star Salute to Lee Greenwood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Roll with It(2023)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Pardoned by Grace(2022)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
The Jesus Music(2021)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
We Three Kings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
A Point of Grace Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Christmas at Belmont 2019 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Beautifully Broken (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Saving Faith(2017)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Passion(2016)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
90 Minutes in Heaven(2015)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Darlene Zschech: Revealing Jesus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Kabul 24(2009)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Michael W. Smith - A New Hallelujah (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
The Second Chance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Michael W. Smith - Worship (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Joshua(2002)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all filmsSecret Adventures: Shrug (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Career shape
Star power in the 29th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 18 titles from 1994 to 2023.
Biggest box office
Daniel and the Fiery Furnace (2026)
Highest rated
The Jesus Music (2021)
Most popular right now
Daniel and the Fiery Furnace (2026)
Film career
- 2015Screen debut· 90 Minutes in Heaven
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 Michael W. Smith's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 39th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 9 titles are Divisive.
- Divisive5
- Cult Classic1
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the acting 45/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 68, detractors 23. 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.
Who does Michael W. Smith work with?
People who share at least 2 of Michael W. Smith's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Brandon Gregory shares the most, 3.
Actors
- Amy GrantShared titles: The Jesus Music (2021), Saving Faith (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Amy Grant
Composers and cinematographers
- Tyler Michael SmithShared titles: Daniel and the Fiery Furnace (2026), 90 Minutes in Heaven (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Tyler Michael Smith
- Kristopher KimlinShared titles: Roll with It (2023), The Jesus Music (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Kristopher Kimlin
Producers
- Brandon GregoryShared titles: Roll with It (2023), The Jesus Music (2021), Kabul 24 (2009)See all 3 shared titles with Brandon Gregory
- Mark SteppShared titles: The Passion (2016), Kabul 24 (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Mark Stepp