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Michael Douglas

Michael Douglas

Actor and producer · Born September 25, 1944 (82) · New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA

2 Oscars · Primetime Emmy winner · 4 Golden Globes · 5 other major award bodies

Michael Kirk Douglas (born September 25, 1944) is a retired American actor and film producer. He has received numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, five Golden Globe Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, the Cecil B. DeMille Award, and the AFI Life Achievement Award. The elder son of Kirk Douglas and Diana Dill, Douglas earned his Bachelor of Arts in drama from the University of California, Santa Barbara. His early acting roles included film, stage, and television productions. Douglas first achieved prominence for his performance in the ABC police procedural television series The Streets of San Francisco, for which he received three consecutive Emmy Award nominations. In 1975, Douglas produced One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, having acquired the rights to the Ken Kesey novel from his father. The film received critical and popular acclaim and won the Academy Award for Best Picture, earning Douglas his first Oscar as one of the film's producers. Douglas went on to produce films including The China Syndrome (1979) and Romancing the Stone (1984), for which he received the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture—Musical or Comedy, and The Jewel of the Nile (1985). Douglas received critical acclaim for his portrayal of Gordon Gekko in Oliver Stone's Wall Street (1987), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor (a role he reprised in the sequel Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps in 2010). Other notable roles include in Fatal Attraction (1987), The War of the Roses (1989), Basic Instinct (1992), Falling Down (1993), The American President (1995), The Game (1997), Traffic (2000), and Wonder Boys (2000). In 2013, for his portrayal of Liberace in the HBO film Behind the Candelabra, he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie. Douglas starred as an ageing acting coach in the Netflix comedy series The Kominsky Method (2018–2021), for which he won a Golden Globe Award for Best ctor—television series  musical or omedy. He has portrayed Hank Pym in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, beginning with Ant-Man (2015). Douglas has received notice for his humanitarian and political activism. He sits on the board of the Nuclear Threat Initiative, is an honorary board member of the anti-war grant-making foundation Ploughshares Fund, and he was appointed as a United Nations Messenger of Peace in 1998. He has been married to actress Catherine Zeta-Jones since 2000. In July 2025, Douglas said that he was largely retired from acting, saying "I realized I had to stop [...] I did not want to be one of those people who dropped dead on the set". He added that while he was attached to one additional project and did not fully rule out future projects "if something special came up", he had no plans to work regularly again.

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Born
September 25, 1944 (82)
From
New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
Works as
Actor and producer
Titles
85 on MovieCove · 107 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 30% in 30 days

What are Michael Douglas' films like?

Across their 83 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Drama19 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile
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Documentary17 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 74th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
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Action15 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy14 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile
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Crime7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 89th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
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Adventure4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 88th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography 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
23%
Morality
21%
Self
20%
Power
12%
Society
11%
Survival
8%
Ideas
5%
Family bonds23 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice11 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose12 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity11 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy11 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love8 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival8 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption10 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 80 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 29 · Serious 20 · Dark 31

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

Grounded 52 · Stylized 22 · Heightened 6

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 19 · Charged 29 · Intense 32

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

A split, not a type: Steady 38 · Shifting 32 · Whiplash 10

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

Straight-faced 50 · Some laughs 21 · Funny 9

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

Slow burn 29 · Even-paced 42 · Relentless 9

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

Casual 30 · Engaged 39 · Full focus 11

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

Easy watch 29 · Affecting 31 · Heavy 20

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

Resolved 59 · Open-ended 16 · Ambiguous 5

Roles they play

50 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 21 of 50 analyzed roles.

Hero
21 of 50
Shadow
10 of 50
Mentor
10 of 50
Ally
4 of 50
Shapeshifter
2 of 50
Threshold guardian
2 of 50
Trickster
1 of 50
Show the 50 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
47
Contemplative
30
Warm
22
Melancholic
26
Dread
16
Other
82

How their films linger

Hopeful33 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking26 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet25 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 11 with a twist

  • Happy23
  • Bittersweet41
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous14
  • Cyclical1

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 Douglas' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 57 of their 85 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (22).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Michael Douglas' 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

107 credits, 85 with a MovieCove page; 88 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Looking Through Water(2025)

    as William

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • America's Burning(2024)

    Executive Producer · as Self - Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Franklin(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer · as Benjamin Franklin

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania(2023)

    as Dr. Hank Pym

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Downwind(2023)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • What If...?(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Hank Pym / Ant-Man (voice) · as Hank Pym / Yellow Jacket (voice)

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy(2021)

    as Gordon Gekko (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Marvel Studios: Legends(2021)

    Show 3 episodes · as Dr. Hank Pym (archive footage) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • Ratched(2020)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • Green Eggs and Ham(2019)

    Show 23 episodes · as Guy-Am-I (voice)

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Earthquake Bird(2019)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • We Have Always Lived in the Castle(2018)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Avengers: Endgame(2019)

    as Hank Pym

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Kominsky Method(2018)

    Show 22 episodes · Executive Producer · as Sandy Kominsky

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Ant-Man and the Wasp(2018)

    as Dr. Hank Pym

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Animal World(2018)

    as Anderson

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Michael Douglas: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Guest

  • Hollywood, No Sex Please!(2018)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • GRAND PRIX Driver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 4 episodes · as Narrator

  • The Green Fog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Actor

  • Generation Wealth(2018)

    as Gordon Gekko

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Flatliners(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Kirk Douglas, the Untameable(2017)

    Thanks · as Self - Actor

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Unlocked(2017)

    as Eric Lasch

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Ocean Vet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 11 episodes · as Narrator (voice)

  • Ant-Man(2015)

    as Dr. Hank Pym

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Beyond the Reach(2014)

    Producer · as Madec

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • And So It Goes(2014)

    as Oren Little

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Last Vegas(2013)

    as Billy Gerson

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Prime Ministers: The Pioneers(2013)

    as Yitzhak Rabin (voice)

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Behind the Candelabra(2013)

    as Liberace

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Finding Your Roots(2012)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen(2012)

    as (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • A Night at the Movies: Hollywood Goes to Washington(2012)

    as President Shepherd

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Haywire(2011)

    as Alex Coblenz

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Streets of the Invisibles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Steve Keller (voice) (archival)

  • Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps(2010)

    as Gordon Gekko

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • I Am(2010)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Solitary Man(2009)

    as Ben Kalmen

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Ghosts of Girlfriends Past(2009)

    as Uncle Wayne

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Beyond a Reasonable Doubt(2009)

    as Mark Hunter

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Dinosaurs Alive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Narrator

  • King of California(2007)

    as Charlie

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • You, Me and Dupree(2006)

    as Mr. Thompson

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Sentinel(2006)

    Producer · as Pete Garrison

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The In-Laws(2003)

    as Steve Tobias

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • It Runs in the Family(2003)

    Producer · as Alex Gromberg

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Direct Order (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Narrator

  • Don't Say a Word(2001)

    as Dr. Nathan Conrad

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • In Search of Peace(2001)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • One Night at McCool's(2001)

    Producer · as Mr. Burmeister

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Traffic(2000)

    as Robert Wakefield

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Wonder Boys(2000)

    as Grady Tripp

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Will & Grace(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Detective Gavin Hatch

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • A Perfect Murder(1998)

    as Steven Taylor

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • The Rainmaker(1997)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Game(1997)

    as Nicholas Van Orton

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Face/Off(1997)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Ghost and the Darkness(1996)

    Executive Producer · as Charles Remington

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The American President(1995)

    as Andrew Shepherd

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Disclosure(1994)

    as Tom Sanders

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Time Team(1994)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Falling Down(1993)

    as D-Fens

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Made in America(1993)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 4 episodes · Actor

  • Basic Instinct(1992)

    as Detective Nick Curran

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Radio Flyer(1992)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Shining Through(1992)

    as Ed Leland

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Double Impact(1991)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Eyes of an Angel(1991)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Stone Cold(1991)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Hard Promises(1991)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Lennon: A Tribute (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Host

  • Flatliners(1990)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • If Dolphins Could Talk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Host

  • The War of the Roses(1989)

    as Oliver Rose

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Black Rain(1989)

    as Nick Conklin

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Courage Mountain(1989)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Electric Blue 29 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as (archive footage)

  • Wall Street(1987)

    as Gordon Gekko

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Fatal Attraction(1987)

    as Dan Gallagher

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Starman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 22 episodes · Executive Producer

  • A Chorus Line(1985)

    as Zach

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Jewel of the Nile(1985)

    Producer · as Jack T. Colton

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Starman(1984)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Romancing the Stone(1984)

    Producer · as Jack T. Colton

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Star Chamber(1983)

    as Steven Hardin

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • It's My Turn(1980)

    as Ben Lewin

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Running(1979)

    Executive Producer · as Michael Andropolis

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The China Syndrome(1979)

    Producer · as Richard Adams

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The South Bank Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Coma(1978)

    as Dr. Mark Bellows

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Hollywood Greats (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest(1975)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Hassles and Hangups (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Narrator

  • The Streets of San Francisco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 119 episodes · Director · as Steve Keller

  • The Streets of San Francisco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Steven Keller

  • Napoleon and Samantha(1972)

    as Danny Arlington Williams III

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • When Michael Calls(1972)

    as Craig

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Summertree (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Jerry

  • Adam at Six A.M.(1970)

    as Adam Gaines

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Hail, Hero! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Carl Dixon

  • CBS Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 1 episode · as Wilson Evans

  • Cast a Giant Shadow(1966)

    Producer · as Jeep Driver (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The F.B.I. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Jerry Williams

  • Lonely Are the Brave(1962)

    Assistant Editor

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • White Lies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 102 titles, 101 of them dated from 1962 to 2025; peak year 1988.

Biggest box office

Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)

$623M worldwide

Highest rated

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)

Film career

MilestoneAward winNomination
19622025

Peak 1988 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 41 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

Show 7 more milestones

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting83 of 102: 71 only acting, 12 with another role · typical Midcredits score58thDirecting2 of 102: 1 only directing, 1 with another roleProducing26 of 102: 15 only producing, 11 with another role · typical Midcredits score48thOther crew3 of 102: 3 only other crew, 0 with another role

102 titles, 12 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 11 of them.

By decade

1960s5 · 4 acting · 1 crew1970s13 · 12 acting · 4 crew1980s12 · 10 acting · 4 crew1990s21 · 12 acting · 10 crew2000s15 · 15 acting · 3 crew2010s26 · 22 acting · 6 crew2020s9 · 7 acting · 3 crew

Billing

usually 1st · top billed in 60% of 48 roles
66819196011116

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. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

2 Oscars, a Primetime Emmy, 4 Golden Globes, 2 Screen Actors Guild Awards and 2 other major awards from 36 major nominations, 1970–2023.

WinNomination
  1. 2023
    • Cannes award, won
  2. 2022
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
  3. 2021
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Comedy Series
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
  4. 2020
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Comedy Series
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
  5. 2019
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actor in a Comedy Series
  6. 2014
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
  7. 2013
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
  8. 2011
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Show 12 earlier years
  1. 2009
    • Producers Guild Award, won
  2. 2004
    • Golden Globe, won
  3. 2002
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
  4. 2001
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture
  5. 1996
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
  6. 1990
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
  7. 1989
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Actor
  8. 1988
    • Oscar, won · Best Actor in a Leading Role
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
  9. 1976
    • Oscar, won · Best Picture
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
  10. 1975
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best TV Actor - Drama
  11. 1974
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Best Supporting Actor in Drama
  12. 1970
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Most Promising Newcomer - Male

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 Douglas' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 54th percentile, the median of all 76; across their 80 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 59th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 80

Approval · how many liked their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 80

Reach · how many have seen their films

88thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 80

Midcredits score across 85 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up27
  • 50th to 74th23
  • 25th to 49th30
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

38 of their 85 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved9
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser38
  • Broadly Agreed14
  • Mixed20

Most divisive · actor, producer

America's Burning (2024)

94th percentile spread · 37% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)

Midcredits 99th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 65 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 47. 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.

Is Michael Douglas' work okay for kids?

Across up to 49 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore43 titles16–85 · median 54 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity49 titles15–69 · median 47 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity43 titles39–84 · median 54 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs42 titles16–65 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense40 titles14–74 · median 50 · 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 Michael Douglas work with?

People who share at least 2 of Michael Douglas' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Danny DeVito shares the most, 8.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles