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Michael Vickerman

Writer and producer, also director · Born May 10, 1968 (58) · Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Michael Robert Vickerman is a native of Minneapolis, Minnesota and attended film school at the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee before transferring to Columbia Film School. He began working as a professional writer at the age of 20 while working as a production assistant for Sylvester Stallone's White Eagle Entertainment. Stallone read a screenplay Vickerman had written for a school project and subsequently commissioned him to write scripts for his company, including uncredited rewrites on the International blockbuster Cliffhanger (1993). Shortly after graduation Vickerman was hired by Law Brothers Entertainment to write and develop both a screenplay and children's books for their toy creation "Kung Fu Kangaroos." The movie became Warriors of Virtue (1997), a $35 million MGM production that was released in 1997. Over the next fifteen years Vickerman wrote, directed and/or produced eighteen films. In 2002, Vickerman directed Clover Bend (2002), starring the late Robert Urich and David Keith and in 2004 wrote and directed Warriors of Virtue: The Return to Tao (2002), shot entirely in Beijing, China.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
May 10, 1968 (58)
From
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Works as
Writer and producer, also director
Titles
38 on MovieCove · 45 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 4% in 30 days

What are Michael Vickerman's films like?

Across their 38 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 18th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Romance4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Romance movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 25th percentile
: browse their Crime 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
32%
Self
18%
Morality
17%
Survival
17%
Society
7%
Power
5%
Ideas
4%
Romantic love14 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival9 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds10 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth9 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity9 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal5 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 34 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 22 · Serious 4 · Dark 8

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

Grounded 26 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 2

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 15 · Charged 13 · Intense 6

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

Steady 23 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 15 · Some laughs 18 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 20 · Even-paced 14 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 25 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 30 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
18
Hopeful
21
Warm
16
Romantic
13
Dread
11
Other
30

How their films linger

Feel-good21 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful21 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy22
  • Bittersweet11
  • Tragic1
  • 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 Vickerman's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 34 of their 38 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hallmark+ (17).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Michael Vickerman'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

45 credits, 38 with a MovieCove page.

Career shape

A full career of 36 titles, 35 of them dated from 1997 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Warriors of Virtue (1997)

$6.5M worldwide

Highest rated

Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Very Foul Play (2019)

Midcredits 84th

Most popular right now

Tut (2015)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 36: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting2 of 36: 2 only directing, 0 with another roleWriting21 of 36: 13 only writing, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score35thProducing20 of 36: 13 only producing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score52ndOther crew1 of 36: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

36 titles, 8 with more than one role — writing and producing overlap on 7 of them.

By decade

1990s3 · 1 acting · 3 crew2000s8 · crew2010s14 · crew2020s10 · 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 Michael Vickerman's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 45th percentile, the median of all 34; across their 34 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 34

Approval · how many liked their films

40thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 34

Reach · how many have seen their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 34

Midcredits score across 38 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th14
  • 25th to 49th13
  • Below 25th10

Shape of the crowd

26 of their 38 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Mixed26

Most divisive · director

Warriors of Virtue: The Return to Tao (2002)

89th percentile spread · 58% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Very Foul Play (2019)

Midcredits 84th · 71% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 39/100 and the plot and story 39/100 in their films, across 34 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 Michael Vickerman's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 35 · mildMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Michael Vickerman work with?

People who share at least 2 of Michael Vickerman's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Timothy O. Johnson shares the most, 18.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

  • Russ Howard III14 titles    See newest 12 of 14 shared titles with Russ Howard III
  • Mike Kam6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Mike Kam
  • Michael Tien5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Michael Tien
  • Devin Taylor5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Devin Taylor

Producers

  • Timothy O. Johnson18 titles    See newest 12 of 18 shared titles with Timothy O. Johnson
  • Oliver De Caigny13 titles    See newest 12 of 13 shared titles with Oliver De Caigny
  • Navid Soofi8 titles    See all 8 shared titles with Navid Soofi
  • Andrew C. Erin7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Andrew C. Erin

Mixed roles