- Films
- 9
- Avg rating
- 6.50
- Peak run
- 1954’66
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As a writer, films with 1,000+ votes
James by the numbers
Average
6.50
7 rated films
Vote weighted
6.53
bigger films count more
Median
6.5
half are better
Consistency
±0.36
rating spread
Career
26y
1953 to 1978
Total votes
37.8K
across every film
Best
7.0
Sayonara
Worst
6.7
The Bridges at Toko-Ri
Newest first
Filmography
| 1978 | Caravans | 5.9 | 1,197 |
| 1970 | The Hawaiians | 6.2 | 1,657 |
| 1966 | Hawaii | 6.5 | 4,255 |
| 1963 |  Donovan's Reef | 6.7 | 10,917 |
| 1957 |  Sayonara | 7.0 | 9,049 |
| 1957 | Until They Sail | 6.5 | 1,882 |
| 1954 |  The Bridges at Toko-Ri | 6.7 | 7,059 |
| 1954 | Men of the Fighting Lady | · | 817 |
| 1953 | Return to Paradise | · | 944 |
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James A. Michener's regulars
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
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