From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Michael Almereyda (born 1960) is an American film director, screenwriter, and film producer. His most well known work is Hamlet (2000), starring Ethan Hawke. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Almereyda, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- April 7, 1959 (67)
- Overland Park, Kansas, USA
- Director, writer and producer
- 16 on MovieCove · 42 credits in all
What are Michael Almereyda's films like?
Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
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 2 · Earnest 12
Light 5 · Serious 7 · Dark 3
A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 8
Gentle 3 · Charged 11 · Intense 1
Steady 6 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 1
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 1
A split, not a type: Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 1
Casual 1 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 4
A split, not a type: Easy watch 7 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 2
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 8
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet3
- Tragic2
- Ambiguous10
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 Almereyda's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).
Subscription and free streaming for Michael Almereyda'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
42 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page.
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all filmsNightmare Paint (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Tesla(2020)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
The Lonedale Operator (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
The North Wind's Gift (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
To the Unknown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Escapes(2017)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Marjorie Prime(2017)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Three for the Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Experimenter(2015)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Cymbeline(2014)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Giving Up the Ghost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
The Man Who Came Out Only at Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Table Scraps: Notes on Babette's Feast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Skinningrove (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
The Ogre's Feathers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
What Is Cinema? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
The Great Gatsby in Five Minutes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
New Orleans, Mon Amour(2008)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all filmsA Damn Fool Scheme (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Noise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
William Eggleston in the Real World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Deadwood(2004)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all showsA Brief History of Surrealism (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
This So-Called Disaster(2003)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Happy Here and Now(2002)
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films
Hamlet(2000)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
The Eternal(1998)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
The Rocking Horse Winner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Nadja(1994)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
Search and Destroy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
At Sundance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Aliens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Another Girl Another Planet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Twister(1989)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
Cherry 2000(1987)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
A Hero of Our Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
The Man with Kaleidoscope Eyes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Tonight at Noon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Zero K (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 42 titles, 39 of them dated from 1985 to 2025.
Biggest box office
Hamlet (2000)
Highest rated
Until the End of the World (1991)
Most popular right now
Tesla (2020)
By role
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 Almereyda's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 47th percentile, the median of all 15; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 49th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th6
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th4
Shape of the crowd
7 of their 16 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Cult Classic2
- Crowd Pleaser5
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed7
Reviewers score the atmosphere 67/100 and the pacing 32/100 in their films, across 13 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 Almereyda's work okay for kids?
Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 2 categories sits near the median of all 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 Almereyda work with?
People who share at least 2 of Michael Almereyda's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Karl Geary shares the most, 4.
Writers
- William ShakespeareShared titles: Cymbeline (2014), Hamlet (2000)See all 2 shared titles with William Shakespeare
Actors
- Karl GearyShared titles: Happy Here and Now (2002), Hamlet (2000), The Eternal (1998), Nadja (1994)See all 4 shared titles with Karl Geary
- Ethan HawkeShared titles: Tesla (2020), Cymbeline (2014), Hamlet (2000)See all 3 shared titles with Ethan Hawke
- Isabel GilliesShared titles: New Orleans, Mon Amour (2008), Happy Here and Now (2002), Nadja (1994)See all 3 shared titles with Isabel Gillies
- Jim GaffiganShared titles: Tesla (2020), Experimenter (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Jim Gaffigan
Cinematographers and editors
- Kathryn J. SchubertShared titles: Tesla (2020), Marjorie Prime (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Kathryn J. Schubert
- Sean Price WilliamsShared titles: Tesla (2020), Marjorie Prime (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Sean Price Williams
- Kristina BodenShared titles: Happy Here and Now (2002), Hamlet (2000)See all 2 shared titles with Kristina Boden
- Jim DenaultShared titles: The Eternal (1998), Nadja (1994)See all 2 shared titles with Jim Denault
Producers
- Andrew FierbergShared titles: Cymbeline (2014), Hamlet (2000), The Eternal (1998), Nadja (1994)See all 4 shared titles with Andrew Fierberg
- Anthony KatagasShared titles: Cymbeline (2014), This So-Called Disaster (2003), Happy Here and Now (2002)See all 3 shared titles with Anthony Katagas
- Callum GreeneShared titles: This So-Called Disaster (2003), Happy Here and Now (2002), Hamlet (2000)See all 3 shared titles with Callum Greene
- Amy HobbyShared titles: Hamlet (2000), The Eternal (1998), Nadja (1994)See all 3 shared titles with Amy Hobby
