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  • Spielberg adapting Crichton's posthumous novel - 28 August 2009
    -Steven Spielberg's dreams of making an adventure movie on the high seas is set to come true - he's adapting his late pal Michael Crichton's book Pirate Latitudes.- -The filmmaker brought Crichton's novel Jurassic Park and its sequel The Lost World to the big screen, with

Michael Crichton - what members say


  • Sphere
  • Sphere review by ShaunCG from Sussex
    Rated - 3.0 stars A faithful adaptation of a good story 24 May 2005
    ...'Sphere' is an adaptation of Michael Crichton's novel of the same name. The plot concerns the discovery of a spaceship at the bottom of the ocean, and the team of scientists fl...   Read customer review
  • The 13th Warrior
  • The 13th Warrior review by from Norfolk
    Rated - 5.0 stars Another great film from Michael Crichton 9 November 2003
    ...came out, "The Thirteenth Warrior" is yet another amazing film linked to writer Michael Crichton. Based on the Beowulf story, itself the inspiration for Crichton's book 'The Ea...   Read customer review
  • The Great Train Robbery
  • The Great Train Robbery review by from Kent
    Rated - 1.0 stars Good effort, but a bit strained 4 April 2004
    ...ot inconsistencies and some poor acting. Overall, worth a watch. Not one of Michael Crichton’s best (Try Westworld). ...   Read customer review

Michael Crichton - filmography


  • The 13th Warrior on DVD (1999)
    Starring: Antonio Banderas,  Diane Venora,  Omar Sharif
    Director: John McTiernan
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    It is 922 AD. Ahmed Ibn Fahdlan (Antonio Banderas) is an Arab ambassador travelling through Northern Europe with his mentor Melchisidek (Omar Sharif). They chance upon a band of Vikings, who are licking their wounds after an attack by mysterious creatures. A fortune teller prophecies that unless ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 64% from 3,741 members
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  • Sphere on DVD (1998)
    Starring: Dustin Hoffman,  Queen Latifah,  Michael Keys Hall
    Director: Barry Levinson
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Watch now: Unavailable
    A mysterious deadly force has been discovered beneath the surface of the Pacific. Psychologist Dr. Norman Goodman (Dustin Hoffman) is sent by the government to investigate with a specialist team, including Beth Halperin (Sharon Stone), a biochemist, and Harry Adams (Samuel L. Jackson), a sceptical ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 58% from 8,733 members
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  • Twister on DVD (1996)
    Starring: Helen Hunt,  Jami Gertz,  Bill Paxton
    Director: Jan De Bont
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Bill Paxton, Helen Hunt and Carey Elwes may be billed as the stars of Twister, but the film's real attractions are the cyclones themselves. Best experienced in a theater, the nail-biting, blow-the-audience-out-of-their-seats computer generated graphics, cutting edge sound and other special effects ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 63% from 14,934 members
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  • Jurassic Park (1993)
    Starring: Sam Neill,  Bob Peck,  Laura Dern
    Director: Steven Spielberg
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Steven Spielberg's phenomenally successful sci-fi adventure thriller is graced by state-of-the-art special effects from the team of Stan Winston, Phil Tippett and Michael Lantieri from George Lucas's Industrial Light & Magic. The film follows two dinosaur experts -- Dr. Alan Grant (Sam Neill) and ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 47,103 members
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  • Physical Evidence (1988)
    Starring: Ted McGinley,  Theresa Russell,  Ned Beatty
    Director: Michael Crichton
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Watch now: Unavailable
    Burt Reynolds stars a Joe Paris, a copper who drinks too much and may also be guilty of a little murder. Jenny Hudson is a beautiful lawyer with a promising future. They're worlds apart, but when she's appointed to defend him they are drawn into a nightmare world of police corruption, mob violence ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 54% from 126 members
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  • Runaway (1984)
    Starring: Tom Selleck,  Cynthia Rhodes,  Gene Simmons
    Director: Michael Crichton
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    A police sergeant goes up against an evil electronics whiz in this fast-paced, futuristic thriller. Ramsey is a widowed cop trying to raise his young son, Bobby. Although he suffers from a fear of heights, this condition hasn't stopped him from becoming one of the best officers on the force. His ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 63% from 277 members
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  • Looker (1981)
    Starring: Albert Finney,  James Coburn,  Susan Dey
    Director: Michael Crichton
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Plastic surgeon Larry Roberts performs a series of minor alterations on a group of models who are seeking perfection. The operations are a resounding success. But when someone starts killing his beautiful patients, Dr. Roberts becomes suspicious and starts investigating. What he uncovers are the ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 48% from 13 members
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  • The Great Train Robbery on DVD (1979)
    Starring: Alan Webb,  Malcolm Terris,  Sean Connery
    Director: Michael Crichton
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
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    Victorian heist movie from writer-director Michael Crichton. Suave master-thief Edward Pierce (Sean Connery) comes up with a cunning plan to steal gold bullion from a moving railway car, but to pull it off he needs the help of his girlfriend Miriam (Lesley-Anne Down), safecracker Agar (Donald ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 1,495 member
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  • Westworld on DVD (1973)
    Starring: Yul Brynner,  James Brolin,  Richard Benjamin
    Director: Michael Crichton
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    A lawyer and businessman (Richard Benjamin and James Brolin) take a dream holiday to the newly opened technological paradise Westworld, a resort offering its visitors all the thrills, but none of the dangers, of the old Wild West, which is recreated by supposedly harmless robots. However, when one ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 73% from 4,230 members
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Michael Crichton facts

5 most recent films

The 13th Warrior - 3.0 stars
Sphere - 3.0 stars
Twister - 3.0 stars
ER - Season 1 - 3.5 stars
Jurassic Park - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Jurassic Park Trilogy - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
ER - Season 1 - 3.5 stars
Westworld - 3.5 stars
Jurassic Park - 3.5 stars
The Great Train Robbery - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Looker - 2.5 stars
Physical Evidence - 2.5 stars
Sphere - 3.0 stars
Runaway - 3.0 stars
The 13th Warrior - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Lesley-Anne Down - 3 times - show films
Wayne Sleep - 3 times - show films
Malcolm Terris - 3 times - show films
Alan Webb - 3 times - show films
Donald Sutherland - 3 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Jan De Bont - 2 times - show films
Steven Spielberg - 2 times - show films
Mimi Leder - 1 times - show films
Mark Tinker - 1 times - show films
Barry Levinson - 1 times - show films