- Writing films
- 13
- Writing avg
- 6.58
- Peak run
- 1941’56
- 7+ run
- 2 films
Writing films, by TMDB rating
The career
Dot size shows audience votes. Films below the source vote floor sit on the baseline.
As a writer, films with 25+ votes
Michael by the numbers
Average
6.58
5 rated films
Vote weighted
6.64
bigger films count more
Median
6.7
half are better
Consistency
±0.58
rating spread
Career
28y
1939 to 1966
Total votes
638
across every film
Best
7.2
The Caine Mutiny
Worst
6.0
Halls of Montezuma
Newest first
Filmography
| 1966 |  The Plainsman | · | 7 |
| 1956 |  Tribute to a Bad Man | 7.0 | 32 |
| 1955 |  Untamed | · | 15 |
| 1954 |  The Caine Mutiny | 7.2 | 385 |
| 1953 |  The Juggler | · | 13 |
| 1952 |  Lydia Bailey | · | 6 |
| 1952 |  My Six Convicts | · | 10 |
| 1951 |  Halls of Montezuma | 6.0 | 44 |
| 1948 |  The Dark Past | 6.0 | 41 |
| 1948 |  An Act of Murder | · | 22 |
| 1941 |  Texas | 6.7 | 25 |
| 1941 |  Adam Had Four Sons | · | 22 |
| 1939 |  Blind Alley | · | 16 |
Better together?
Michael Blankfort's regulars
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers. Acting pairs here count billed roles (an actor in a director's top six, co-stars both in the top five); each duo page counts every film they made together in those roles.
Films together: Edward Dmytryk and Michael Blankfort movies
Takes