Michael Fitzgerald is a film producer and screenwriter born in New York City, raised in Italy and educated in Ireland. Michael is the son of American poet Robert Fitzgerald (1910-1985) and brother of screenwriter Benedict Fitzgerald. He is married to Kathy Fitzgerald and has three sons, Brendan, Kieran and Aidan Fitzgerald.
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Biography from TMDB.
- New York City, New York, USA
- Producer, also writer and actor
- 15 on MovieCove · 18 credits in all
What are Michael Fitzgerald's films like?
Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Society.
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 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 13
Light 1 · Serious 2 · Dark 11
A split, not a type: Grounded 7 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 2
Gentle 2 · Charged 6 · Intense 6
A split, not a type: Steady 7 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 1
Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 3
A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 8
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 4
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet5
- Tragic4
- Ambiguous5
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 Fitzgerald's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).
- The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005) · producer · free
- The Pledge (2001) · producer · free
- The Homesman (2014) · producer · free
- Waiting for the Barbarians (2019) · producer · free
- Color Me Kubrick (2005) · producer · free
- Once Within a Time (2022) · producer · free
- Affairs of State (2018) · production design · free
- Without Men (2011) · production design · free
- Lionsgate+, show their 2 titles on Lionsgate+
- Dox, show their title on Dox
- Howdy, show their title on Howdy
- Magnolia Selects, show their title on Magnolia Selects
- Shout! TV, show their title on Shout! TV
- Sony Pictures Core, show their title on Sony Pictures Core
- Sundance Now, show their title on Sundance Now
Subscription and free streaming for Michael Fitzgerald'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
18 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Death Do Us Part (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Once Within a Time(2022)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Affairs of State(2018)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Echo of the Mountain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
The Homesman(2014)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Closer to the Moon(2014)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Without Men(2011)
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
In the Electric Mist(2009)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Color Me Kubrick(2005)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
The Pledge(2001)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
The Blue Danube Waltz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Mister Johnson(1990)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Mister Corbett's Ghost(1987)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
Under the Volcano(1984)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Wise Blood(1979)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 16 titles from 1979 to 2026.
Biggest box office
The Pledge (2001)
Highest rated
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005)
Most popular right now
The Pledge (2001)
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 Fitzgerald's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 63rd percentile, the median of all 15; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 63rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th6
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
9 of their 15 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Loved with Detractors1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser9
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the dialogue 57/100 and the plot and story 42/100 in their films, across 13 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 Fitzgerald's work okay for kids?
Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.
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 Fitzgerald work with?
People who share at least 2 of Michael Fitzgerald's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Roberto Silvi shares the most, 6.
Directors
- Tommy Lee JonesShared titles: The Homesman (2014), In the Electric Mist (2009), The Ballad of Esequiel Hernández (2007), The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005)See all 4 shared titles with Tommy Lee Jones
- John HustonShared titles: Mister Corbett's Ghost (1987), Under the Volcano (1984), Wise Blood (1979)See all 3 shared titles with John Huston
Writers
- Kieran FitzgeraldShared titles: The Homesman (2014), The Ballad of Esequiel Hernández (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Kieran Fitzgerald
- Jerzy KromolowskiShared titles: In the Electric Mist (2009), The Pledge (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Jerzy Kromolowski
- Mary Olson-KromolowskiShared titles: In the Electric Mist (2009), The Pledge (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Mary Olson-Kromolowski
Actors
- Mary SteenburgenShared titles: Flannery (2019), In the Electric Mist (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Mary Steenburgen
- Levon HelmShared titles: In the Electric Mist (2009), The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Levon Helm
- Ned BeattyShared titles: In the Electric Mist (2009), Wise Blood (1979)See all 2 shared titles with Ned Beatty
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Roberto SilviShared titles: Closer to the Moon (2014), The Homesman (2014), In the Electric Mist (2009), The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005), Under the Volcano (1984), Wise Blood (1979)See all 6 shared titles with Roberto Silvi
- Chris MengesShared titles: Waiting for the Barbarians (2019), The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005), The Pledge (2001)See all 3 shared titles with Chris Menges
- Larry MadarasShared titles: Closer to the Moon (2014), The Homesman (2014), In the Electric Mist (2009)See all 3 shared titles with Larry Madaras
- Marco BeltramiShared titles: The Homesman (2014), In the Electric Mist (2009), The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005)See all 3 shared titles with Marco Beltrami
Producers
- Penelope GlassShared titles: Waiting for the Barbarians (2019), Closer to the Moon (2014), In the Electric Mist (2009), Color Me Kubrick (2005), Mister Johnson (1990)See all 5 shared titles with Penelope Glass
- Brian W. CookShared titles: Waiting for the Barbarians (2019), Color Me Kubrick (2005), The Pledge (2001)See all 3 shared titles with Brian W. Cook
- Deborah Dobson BachShared titles: Waiting for the Barbarians (2019), The Homesman (2014), In the Electric Mist (2009)See all 3 shared titles with Deborah Dobson Bach
- Luc BessonShared titles: The Homesman (2014), Color Me Kubrick (2005), The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005)See all 3 shared titles with Luc Besson
Mixed roles
- Flannery O'ConnorShared titles: Flannery (2019), Wise Blood (1979)See all 2 shared titles with Flannery O'Connor
