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Mike Medavoy

Mike Medavoy

Producer, also actor · Born January 21, 1941 (85) · Shanghai, China

Oscar nominee · BAFTA Award nominee · 2 other major award bodies

Morris Mike Medavoy (born January 21, 1941) is an American film producer and business executive. He is the co-founder of Orion Pictures, the former chairman of TriStar Pictures, the former head of production for United Artists, and the current chairman and CEO of Phoenix Pictures. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mike Medavoy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 21, 1941 (85)
From
Shanghai, China
Works as
Producer, also actor
Titles
33 on MovieCove · 43 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 155 days to Oct 26Down 30% in 30 days

What are Mike Medavoy's films like?

Across their 30 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Genres

Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 80th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Documentary6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd percentile
: browse their Comedy 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
Self
23%
Morality
18%
Survival
16%
Society
12%
Ideas
12%
Bonds
11%
Power
9%
Identity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 30 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 9 · Serious 3 · Dark 18

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

Grounded 12 · Stylized 13 · Heightened 5

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 8 · Charged 6 · Intense 16

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

A split, not a type: Steady 13 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 7

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

Straight-faced 23 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 15 · Relentless 5

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

Casual 7 · Engaged 15 · Full focus 8

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 10 · Affecting 8 · Heavy 12

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

Resolved 18 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
16
Melancholic
15
Dread
10
Contemplative
10
Hopeful
7
Other
22

How their films linger

Thought-provoking12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 8 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet15
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous8

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 Mike Medavoy's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 24 of their 33 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Mike Medavoy'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

43 credits, 33 with a MovieCove page; 12 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • I, Object(2026)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Ozi: Voice of the Forest(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Last Voyage of the Demeter(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Freedom on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Book of Vision(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Altered Carbon(2018)

    Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • The Promise(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • A Classy Broad(2016)

    as Mike Medavoy

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The 33(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Listen to Me Marlon(2015)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Absolutely Anything(2015)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • What to Expect When You're Expecting(2012)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Dreamsters: Welcome to the Dreamery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Executive Producer

  • Black Swan(2010)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Wildest Dream(2010)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Shanghai(2010)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Shutter Island(2010)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • License to Wed(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Resurrecting the Champ(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Zodiac(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Pathfinder(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Miss Potter(2006)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • All the King's Men(2006)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Stealth(2005)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Basic(2003)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Holes(2003)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Outsider(2002)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • In the Time of the Butterflies(2001)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The 6th Day(2000)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Vertical Limit(2000)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Thin Red Line(1998)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • U Turn(1997)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Soul of the Game(1996)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 2 episodes · Executive Producer

  • The Christian Licorice Store(1971)

    as Hollywood Party Guest

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Harry's Big Birthday Countdown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

  • Joseph Merrick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Midnight Men: A John Schlesinger and Michael Childers Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Monolith (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Rosemary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

  • The Brigands of Rattlecreek (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

  • To Boldly Go (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Untitled Urban Legend Reboot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 37 titles, 29 of them dated from 1971 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Black Swan (2010)

$330M worldwide

Highest rated

Shutter Island (2010)

Midcredits 99th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting3 of 37: 3 only acting, 0 with another roleProducing34 of 37: 34 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score61st

By decade

1970s1 · acting1990s1 · crew2000s12 · crew2010s12 · 1 acting · 11 crew2020s3 · 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.

Awards

1 major award from 4 major nominations, 2011.

WinNomination
  1. 2011
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Motion Picture of the Year
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Film
    • +2 other major bodies · 1 win and 1 nomination
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
      • Independent Spirit Award, won · Best Feature

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 Mike Medavoy's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 63rd percentile, the median of all 32; across their 30 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 60th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 30

Approval · how many liked their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 30

Reach · how many have seen their films

93rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 30

Midcredits score across 33 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up11
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 33 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive4
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · producer

The Promise (2016)

99th percentile spread · 41% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Shutter Island (2010)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 26 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 46. 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 Mike Medavoy's work okay for kids?

Across up to 18 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore16 titles18–85 · median 76 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity18 titles15–56 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity16 titles21–72 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs14 titles28–61 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense14 titles25–86 · median 64 · intenseheavier 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 Mike Medavoy work with?

People who share at least 2 of Mike Medavoy's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Arnold Messer shares the most, 12.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles