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Source author · 1929 to 1995

Michael Ende

Best rated (source author): The NeverEnding Story (7.2)

Source author films
8
Source author avg
6.38
Peak run
1984’01
7+ run
2 films
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Source author films, by TMDB rating

The career

Michael Ende, source author career by TMDB rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 1984 to 2001, 6.3345678198519901995200020052010201520202025The NeverEnding Story 7.2The NeverEnding Story III 4.5Career avg 6.38

Dot size shows audience votes. Films below the source vote floor sit on the baseline.

Michael Ende's career barcodecoolhot
19848 films2025
Current formLast 5: 6.20 vs career 6.38 (−0.18)
  1. LThe NeverEnding Story III1994 · 4.5−1.9
  2. WMomo2001 · 7.1+0.7
  3. WJim Button and Luke the Engine Driver2018 · 6.40.0
  4. LJim Button and the Wild 132020 · 5.9−0.5
  5. WMomo2025 · 7.1+0.7
As a source author, films with 25+ votes

Michael by the numbers

Average
6.38
8 rated films
Vote weighted
6.35
bigger films count more
Median
6.7
half are better
Consistency
±0.94
rating spread
Career
42y
1984 to 2025
Total votes
6.37K
across every film
Best
7.2
The NeverEnding Story
Worst
4.5
The NeverEnding Story III
Newest first

Filmography

Source author filmography
2025Momo7.143
2020Jim Button and the Wild 135.963
2018Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver posterJim Button and Luke the Engine Driver6.4184
2001Momo posterMomo7.196
1994The NeverEnding Story III posterThe NeverEnding Story III4.5445
1990The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter posterThe NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter5.8918
1986Momo posterMomo7.079
1984The NeverEnding Story posterThe NeverEnding Story7.24,538
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On Michael Ende

Career statistics use TMDB ratings and 25+ votes per film.

Sources: TMDB (TMDB API terms and product-specific authorization, as of 2026-10-12T23:47:04.021Z), Wikidata (CC0).

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