Michael Kenneth Mann (born February 5, 1943) is an American film director, screenwriter, author and producer. Best known for his stylised crime dramas, he has won two Primetime Emmy Awards, as well as earned nominations for four Academy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and a BAFTA Award. His most acclaimed works include the films Thief (1981), Manhunter (1986), The Last of the Mohicans (1992), Heat (1995), The Insider (1999), Ali (2001), Collateral (2004), Public Enemies (2009), and Ferrari (2023). He was executive producer on the popular TV series Miami Vice (1984–90), which he adapted into a 2006 feature film. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Mann, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- February 5, 1943 (83)
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Producer, director, writer and actor
- 31 on MovieCove · 50 credits in all
Known for
What are Michael Mann's films like?
Across their 26 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self 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 1 · Earnest 22
Light 3 · Serious 3 · Dark 17
Grounded 8 · Stylized 13 · Heightened 2
Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 20
Steady 3 · Shifting 19 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 21 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 18 · Relentless 1
Casual 3 · Engaged 13 · Full focus 7
A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 15
Resolved 14 · Open-ended 9 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet12
- Tragic4
- Ambiguous4
- Cyclical3
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 Mann's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 21 of their 31 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Michael Mann'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
50 credits, 31 with a MovieCove page; 24 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Digger(2026)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Ferrari(2023)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Tokyo Vice(2022)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
Ford v Ferrari(2019)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Blackhat(2015)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Witness(2012)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows
Luck(2011)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows
Texas Killing Fields(2011)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Public Enemies(2009)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Hancock(2008)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
The Kingdom(2007)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Miami Vice(2006)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
The Aviator(2004)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Collateral(2004)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Baadasssss!(2003)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Robbery Homicide Division (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Ali(2001)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
The Insider(1999)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Heat(1995)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
The Last of the Mohicans(1992)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Drug Wars: The Camarena Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
L.A. Takedown(1989)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Miami Vice: Freefall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Crime Story(1986)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
Crime Story: Pilot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Manhunter(1986)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Band of the Hand(1986)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Miami Vice(1984)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows
Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
The Keep(1983)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Thief(1981)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
The Jericho Mile(1979)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Swan Song (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Vega$ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
Straight Time(1978)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Starsky and Hutch(1975)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
Bronk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
Police Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Kojak(1973)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows
Police Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
17 Days Down the Line (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
All in the Family(1971)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
Jaunpuri (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Tales of Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Comanche (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Heat 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Veteran (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 50 titles, 47 of them dated from 1951 to 2026.
Film career
- 2008Screen debut· Hancock
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.
Awards
2 Primetime Emmys, a BAFTA Award and 4 other major awards from 21 major nominations, 1979–2023.
- Venice award, nominated · Best Film
- Oscar, nominated · Best Motion Picture of the Year
- BAFTA Award, won · Best Film
- BAFTA Award, nominated
+1 other major body · 1 win
- Producers Guild Award, won · Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
- Venice award, won
- Oscar, nominated · Best Director
- Oscar, nominated · Best Picture
- Oscar, nominated · Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published
- Golden Globe, nominated · Best Director - Motion Picture
- Golden Globe, nominated · Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
+3 other major bodies · 1 win and 3 nominations
- Directors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
- Writers Guild Award, won
- Writers Guild Award, nominated · Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published
- Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Miniseries
- Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Miniseries
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Drama Series
- Cannes award, nominated
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- Directors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Specials/Movies for TV/Actuality
- Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Writing in a Limited Series or a Special
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 Mann's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 79th percentile, the median of all 23; across their 23 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 72nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up18
- 50th to 74th9
- 25th to 49th4
Shape of the crowd
15 of their 31 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved10
- Crowd Pleaser15
- Broadly Agreed3
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the atmosphere 76/100 and the pacing 48/100 in their films, across 21 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
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 Mann's work okay for kids?
Across up to 17 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, 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 Mann work with?
People who share at least 2 of Michael Mann's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jamie Foxx shares the most, 5.
Directors
- Peter BergShared titles: Hancock (2008), The Kingdom (2007), Collateral (2004)See all 3 shared titles with Peter Berg
Writers
- Eric RothShared titles: Ali (2001), The Insider (1999)See all 2 shared titles with Eric Roth
Actors
- Jamie FoxxShared titles: The Kingdom (2007), Miami Vice (2006), Collateral (2004), Ali (2001), The Making of 'Ali' (2001)See all 5 shared titles with Jamie Foxx
- Jon VoightShared titles: The Making of 'Heat' (2005), Ali (2001), The Making of 'Ali' (2001), Heat (1995)See all 4 shared titles with Jon Voight
- John OrtizShared titles: Blackhat (2015), Public Enemies (2009), Miami Vice (2006)See all 3 shared titles with John Ortiz
- Stephen LangShared titles: Public Enemies (2009), Band of the Hand (1986), Manhunter (1986)See all 3 shared titles with Stephen Lang
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Dov HoenigShared titles: The Last of the Mohicans (1992), L.A. Takedown (1989), Manhunter (1986), The Keep (1983), Thief (1981)See all 5 shared titles with Dov Hoenig
- Dante SpinottiShared titles: One Perfect Shot (2022), Public Enemies (2009), The Insider (1999), The Last of the Mohicans (1992), Manhunter (1986)See all 5 shared titles with Dante Spinotti
- Paul RubellShared titles: Public Enemies (2009), Hancock (2008), Miami Vice (2006), Collateral (2004)See all 4 shared titles with Paul Rubell
- Elliot GoldenthalShared titles: Public Enemies (2009), The Making of 'Heat' (2005), Heat (1995)See all 3 shared titles with Elliot Goldenthal
Producers
- Gusmano CesarettiShared titles: Collateral (2004), The Insider (1999), Heat (1995), L.A. Takedown (1989)See all 4 shared titles with Gusmano Cesaretti
- Julie HerrinShared titles: Blackhat (2015), Witness (2012), Collateral (2004)See all 3 shared titles with Julie Herrin
- Pieter Jan BruggeShared titles: Miami Vice (2006), The Insider (1999), Heat (1995)See all 3 shared titles with Pieter Jan Brugge
- John FriedbergShared titles: Ferrari (2023), Texas Killing Fields (2011)See all 2 shared titles with John Friedberg
Mixed roles
- Art LinsonShared titles: The Making of 'Heat' (2005), Heat (1995)See all 2 shared titles with Art Linson
- Edward BunkerShared titles: The Making of 'Heat' (2005), Straight Time (1978)See all 2 shared titles with Edward Bunker
