Michael Douglas Movies List: Ranked Best To Worst

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
R

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

(1975)
17
1
As:
Producer
Director:
Milos Forman
Genres:
Drama
Star Cast:
Danny DeVito, Jack Nicholson, Scatman Crothers, Michael Berryman, Peter Brocco
Plot:

After being convicted, Randle Patrick McMurphy pleads insanity to avoid hard labor at a prison farm and is sent to the mental institution run by the tyrannical head nurse Mildred Ratched, who keeps everyone subdued with abuse and medication. Rebellious McMurphy quickly comes into conflict with authoritarian Ratched, and leads an uprising with his fellow inmates.

17
1
Falling Down
R

Falling Down

(1993)
27
2
As:
Cast
Role:
D-Fens
Director:
Joel Schumacher
Genres:
Thriller, Crime, Drama
Star Cast:
Robert Duvall, Tuesday Weld, Rachel Ticotin, Barbara Hershey
Plot:

William 'D-Fens' Foster, who recently lost his job and got divorced from his wife, experiences a car breakdown on his way to meet his daughter on her birthday. After he is denied a phone call at a convenience store, he has a violent outburst and leaves behind a wave of crimes with retiring Detective Prendergast on his trail.

27
2
The Game
R

The Game

(1997)
19
3
As:
Cast
Role:
Nicholas Van Orton
Director:
David Fincher
Genres:
Thriller, Drama, Mystery
Star Cast:
Sean Penn, James Rebhorn, Carroll Baker, Deborah Kara Unger
Plot:

The Game is a psychological thriller focusing on a lonely investment banker who is gifted a voucher for a unique game by his estranged brother that ends up wreaking havoc in his life. Starring Michael Douglas and Sean Penn as the two brothers, this film sees Douglas lose all his money in this game that becomes intrinsically connected to his real life.

19
3

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The China Syndrome
PG

The China Syndrome

(1979)
13
2
As:
Cast, Producer
Role:
Richard Adams
Director:
James Bridges
Genres:
Thriller, Drama
Star Cast:
Jack Lemmon, Scott Brady, James Hampton, Jane Fonda
13
2
Romancing the Stone
PG

Romancing the Stone

(1984)
16
3
As:
Cast, Producer
Role:
Jack Colton
Director:
Robert Zemeckis
Genres:
Comedy, Romance, Action, Adventure
Star Cast:
Danny DeVito, Kathleen Turner, Alfonso Arau, Zack Norman
Plot:

Romance novelist Joan Wilder finds herself in the middle of the Colombian jungle with a treasure map. She is supposed to give the map to smugglers as ransom for her sister Elaine. Brash mercenary, Jack T. Colton, agrees to help her. The two end up falling in love while trying to recover the treasure, a massive emerald. 

16
3
Wall Street
R

Wall Street

(1987)
11
0
As:
Cast
Director:
Oliver Stone
Genres:
Drama, Crime
Star Cast:
Oliver Stone, Charlie Sheen, Tamara Tunie, Franklin Cover, Chuck Pfeiffer
Plot:

Young and ambitious Wall Street stockbroker Bud Fox idolizes successful but greedy corporate raider Gordon Gekko and trades inside information to get under his wing. Just as Fox begins to earn huge amounts of money by participating in shady deals, Gekko targets the employees' retirement fund of the airlines where Fox's father worked for 24 years.

11
0
Traffic
R

Traffic

(2000)
7
3
As:
Cast
Director:
Steven Soderbergh
Genres:
Thriller, Drama, Crime
Star Cast:
Benicio Del Toro, Viola Davis, Albert Finney, Catherine Zeta-Jones
Plot:

The movie explores America’s drug fight through four stories. The US drug czar discovers that his own daughter is an addict. The wife of a drug lord discovers her husband’s true profession and tries to protect it. A witness familiar with her husband’s activities is protected by two DEA agents. A committed cop begins to doubt his superior’s true motives in drug war.

7
3
Starman
PG

Starman

(1984)
10
4
As:
Producer
Director:
John Carpenter
Genres:
Sci-Fi, Romance
Star Cast:
Charles Martin Smith, Richard Jaeckel, Jeff Bridges, Karen Allen, Robert Phalen
10
4
Face/Off
R

Face/Off

(1997)
8
0
As:
Producer
Director:
John Woo
Genres:
Action, Sci-Fi, Crime, Thriller
Star Cast:
John Travolta, Nicolas Cage, Thomas Jane, Joan Allen, Alessandro Nivola
Plot:

After capturing his son's killer, terrorist Castor Troy, FBI Special Agent Sean Archer learns about a plot to destroy the entire Los Angeles and decides to assume Troy's identity via an expensive face transplant procedure to infiltrate his gang. Meanwhile Troy unexpectedly wakes up from coma and forcefully undergoes the same procedure to assume Archer's identity.

8
0
Fatal Attraction
R

Fatal Attraction

(1987)
16
0
As:
Cast
Role:
Dan Gallagher
Director:
Adrian Lyne
Genres:
Thriller, Drama
Star Cast:
Anne Archer, Jane Krakowski, Glenn Close, Stuart Pankin, Michael Douglas
Plot:

Happily married successful Manhattan lawyer Dan Gallagher has an affair with publishing company editor Alex Forrest. Although initially agreeing that this was only a fling, Alex soon becomes increasingly obsessive and stalker-like. Keeping his family alive from Alex soon becomes Dan’s top concern rather than hiding the affair. 

16
0
Wonder Boys
R

Wonder Boys

(2000)
8
2
As:
Cast
Role:
Prof. Grady Tripp
Director:
Curtis Hanson
Genres:
Comedy, Drama
Star Cast:
Tobey Maguire, Katie Holmes, Robert Downey Jr., Frances McDormand
Plot:

Professor Grady Tripp teaches creative writing but is unable to overcome his writer’s block and complete his novel. Besides that, his platter is full with – his third wife leaves him, his literary agent arrives to push him to complete his manuscript, his married girlfriend becomes pregnant with their child, his troubled student has problems with life. Can the weekend accommodate any more complications?

8
2
Coma
PG

Coma

(1978)
6
1
As:
Cast
Role:
Dr. Mark Bellows
Director:
Michael Crichton
Genres:
Horror, Thriller, Drama, Mystery
Star Cast:
Elizabeth Ashley, Tom Selleck, Rip Torn, Lois Chiles, Richard Widmark
6
1

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Basic Instinct
R

Basic Instinct

(1992)
16
2
As:
Cast
Role:
Detective Nick Curran
Director:
Paul Verhoeven
Genres:
Thriller, Drama, Mystery
Star Cast:
Jeanne Tripplehorn, Sharon Stone, George Dzundza, Denis Arndt
Plot:

San Francisco police detective Nick Curran is assigned to investigate the brutal murder of rock-star Johnny Boz. A manipulative crime novelist and Boz’s girlfriend, Catherine Tramell, is the prime suspect; however, there is no evidence against her. Curran gets drawn to her and soon he is totally involved with the novelist. This complicates the investigation and also, puts his life in danger. 

16
2
Ant-Man
PG-13

Ant-Man

(2015)
7
2
As:
Cast
Role:
Dr. Hank Pym
Director:
Peyton Reed
Genres:
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Star Cast:
Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Corey Stoll, Bobby Cannavale
Plot:

Released from prison, Scott Lang finds it difficult to get a job and is prohibited from seeing his daughter by his ex-wife. Scientist Hank Pym lures him with a heist tip-off, and encourages him to don a special suit to become Ant-Man, gaining superhuman strength and shrinking ability. However, he must undertake a daunting heist to save the world.

7
2
Ant-Man and the Wasp
PG-13

Ant-Man and the Wasp

(2018)
5
1
As:
Cast
Director:
Peyton Reed
Genres:
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Star Cast:
Michelle Pfeiffer, Paul Rudd, Bobby Cannavale, Evangeline Lilly
Plot:

In this sequel to 2015 Ant-Man, Scott Lang is under house arrest and is trying to strike a balance between being a superhero and a father. When he receives a message from Janet, he, along with her husband Hank Pym and daughter Hope, sets out to bring her back from the quantum realm where she has been trapped for three decades.

5
1
The Rainmaker
PG-13

The Rainmaker

(1997)
8
2
As:
Producer
Director:
Francis Ford Coppola
Genres:
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Star Cast:
Matt Damon, Danny DeVito, Claire Danes, Jon Voight, Mary Kay Place
Plot:

The Rainmaker is a legal drama film, revolving around an inexperienced young lawyer, who agrees to fight for a helpless boy dying from leukemia, after the insurance company refuses to pay for his operation that would save his life. 

8
2
The American President
PG-13

The American President

(1995)
15
3
As:
Cast
Role:
President Andrew Shepherd
Director:
Rob Reiner
Genres:
Romance, Comedy, Drama
Star Cast:
Annette Bening, Martin Sheen, Michael J. Fox, Anna Deavere Smith
Plot:

The US President Andrew Shepherd is running for re-elections and has a high approval rating. As the widower with a young daughter meets environmental lobbyist Sydney Ellen Wade, both are drawn towards each other. But this gives a chance to his opponent, Senator Bob Rumson, to question the popular president’s character. With plummeting approval rating, Shepherd has a hard decision to make.

15
3
The Ghost and the Darkness
R

The Ghost and the Darkness

(1996)
13
2
As:
Cast, Producer
Role:
Charles Remington
Director:
Stephen Hopkins
Genres:
Drama, Adventure, Thriller
Star Cast:
Val Kilmer, Tom Wilkinson, Bernard Hill, John Kani
Plot:

In 1898, eminent engineer John Patterson is summoned to complete a behind schedule work in Africa. The work progresses well, but then several workers are found killed – apparently by a lion. Patterson hunts one lion, but as more people continue to fall prey, expert hunter Charles Remington is called in to face the terrible challenge. The film is based on true events.

13
2
The War of the Roses
R

The War of the Roses

(1989)
13
2
As:
Cast
Role:
Oliver Rose
Director:
Danny DeVito
Genres:
Comedy
Star Cast:
Danny DeVito, Kathleen Turner, Sean Astin, Marianne Sägebrecht
Plot:

The War of the Roses is a romantic comedy film, revolving around a Washington lawyer and his wife, who decide to get divorced after a reasonably happy life.  However, they face a vicious divorce battle, while trying to divide the possessions. 

13
2
Radio Flyer
PG-13

Radio Flyer

(1992)
6
1
As:
Producer
Director:
Richard Donner, David Mickey Evans
Genres:
Drama
Star Cast:
Lorraine Bracco, Tom Hanks, Adam Baldwin, Elijah Wood, John Heard
6
1

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The Star Chamber
R

The Star Chamber

(1983)
11
4
As:
Cast
Role:
Superior Court Judge Steven R. Hardin
Director:
Peter Hyams
Genres:
Drama, Crime, Thriller, Mystery
Star Cast:
Hal Holbrook, Yaphet Kotto, Sharon Gless, James Sikking
11
4
A Perfect Murder
R

A Perfect Murder

(1998)
13
3
As:
Cast
Role:
Steven Taylor
Director:
Andrew Davis
Genres:
Crime, Thriller, Drama
Star Cast:
Gwyneth Paltrow, David Suchet, Viggo Mortensen, Sarita Choudhury
Plot:

Steven, a multimillionaire industrialist approaches David, an artist, and offers him a huge sum of money to kill his wife, after finding out that she was having an affair with the latter. 

13
3
Black Rain
R

Black Rain

(1989)
9
1
As:
Cast
Role:
Nick Conklin
Director:
Ridley Scott
Genres:
Crime, Thriller, Action
Star Cast:
Andy Garcia, Kate Capshaw, Ken Takakura, Yûsaku Matsuda
Plot:

Nick and his partner Charlie, work as policemen in New York. They are tasked with tracking down a Japanese gangster named Sato. They manage to arrest him, but must now escort him as he is extradited to Japan. 

9
1
Flatliners
R

Flatliners

(1990)
9
2
As:
Producer
Director:
Joel Schumacher
Genres:
Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Star Cast:
Kiefer Sutherland, Oliver Platt, Julia Roberts, Kevin Bacon, William Baldwin
Plot:

Medical student, Nelson Wright, decides to find answers about afterlife by actually ‘flatlining’ or stopping his heart for a minute before being resuscitated by his four friends. His experiment is successful and his friends decide to experience it themselves. But they soon start encountering paranormal visions which will change their lives forever. 

9
2
Cast a Giant Shadow

Cast a Giant Shadow

(1966)
4
3
As:
Cast
Director:
Melville Shavelson
Genres:
War, Adventure, History, Drama
Star Cast:
Frank Sinatra, Kirk Douglas, Senta Berger, Angie Dickinson, James Donald
4
3
Napoleon and Samantha
G

Napoleon and Samantha

(1972)
5
3
As:
Cast
Role:
Danny
Director:
Bernard McEveety
Genres:
Drama, Adventure
Star Cast:
Jodie Foster, Will Geer, Johnny Whitaker, Arch Johnson
Plot:

11 years old Napolean and his grandfather adopt the aging lion, Major, from a circus clown. But his grandfather dies leaving him an orphan and in charge of the lion. Napolean, his friend Samantha, and Major, take an epic journey into the mountains to find their friend Danny who might provide a way out for them. 

5
3
Last Vegas
PG-13

Last Vegas

(2013)
5
2
As:
Cast
Role:
Billy Gherson
Director:
Jon Turteltaub
Genres:
Comedy
Star Cast:
Morgan Freeman, Robert De Niro, Kevin Kline, Mary Steenburgen
Plot:

Aging friends Billy, Paddy, Archie, and Sam decide to go to Las Vegas for Billy’s bachelor party, who is marrying someone much younger. But Paddy and Billy have unresolved issues over Sophie, Paddy’s recently departed wife. The four friends soon realize that the years have not only changed Las Vegas but also their friendship. 

5
2
Don't Say a Word
R

Don't Say a Word

(2001)
11
2
As:
Cast
Role:
Dr. Nathan R. Conrad
Director:
Gary Fleder
Genres:
Thriller, Mystery, Drama
Star Cast:
Brittany Murphy, Guy Torry, Sean Bean, Skye McCole Bartusiak
Plot:

Don’t Say a Word is a psychological thriller film, which tells the story of a psychiatrist, Nathan, who is asked to treat Elisabeth, a victim of post-traumatic stress disorder. However when his daughter gets kidnapped, he is horrified to learn that the abductor’s demand is that he obtain information from Elizabeth about a stolen gemstone. 

11
2
King of California
PG-13

King of California

(2007)
3
2
As:
Cast
Role:
Charlie
Director:
Mike Cahill
Genres:
Drama, Comedy
Star Cast:
Evan Rachel Wood, Willis Burks II, Laura Kachergus, Paul Lieber
3
2
Running
PG

Running

(1979)
7
2
As:
Cast
Role:
Michael Andropolis
Director:
Steven Hilliard Stern
Genres:
Sport, Drama
Star Cast:
Eugene Levy, Lawrence Dane, Chuck Shamata, Susan Anspach
Plot:

Although plagued with unemployment, family discord and an unsympathetic coach, Michael Andropolis has not given up his dream to compete in the 1976 Summer Olympics as a marathon runner. The story depicts his struggle to run and how he finished the marathon despite numerous injuries, earning the respect he deserves. 

7
2

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Shining Through
R

Shining Through

(1992)
10
7
As:
Cast
Role:
Ed Leland
Director:
David Seltzer
Genres:
Romance, Thriller, Drama, War
Star Cast:
Liam Neeson, John Gielgud, Joely Richardson, Melanie Griffith, Michael Douglas
10
7
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
PG-13

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps

(2010)
8
2
As:
Cast
Role:
Gordon Gekko
Director:
Oliver Stone
Genres:
Drama
Star Cast:
Oliver Stone, Richard Stratton, Harry Kerrigan, Carey Mulligan
Plot:

After being released from prison for insider trading and securities fraud Gordon Gekko, is a successful writer with his book ‘Is Greed Good?’. He tries to reconnect with his daughter Winnie using her boyfriend Jacob Moore but ends up betraying them both and stealing Winnie’s money. 

8
2
Adam at Six A.M.
GP

Adam at Six A.M.

(1970)
4
3
As:
Cast
Role:
Adam Gaines
Director:
Robert Scheerer
Genres:
Drama
Star Cast:
Joe Don Baker, Charles Aidman, Louise Latham, Lee Purcell
4
3
The Jewel of the Nile
PG

The Jewel of the Nile

(1985)
8
2
As:
Cast, Producer
Role:
Jack
Director:
Lewis Teague
Genres:
Comedy, Action, Adventure, Romance
Star Cast:
Danny DeVito, Kathleen Turner, Spiros Focás, Avner Eisenberg
Plot:

After traveling around for months in their yacht, adventurer Jack Colton and novelist Joan Wilder get tired of easy life. Joan decides to travel to a Middle Eastern country on Sheik Omar’s invitation, but is abducted on reaching there; so Jack, with friend Ralph, rushes to her rescue. They brave their way through adventures, but do they get the ‘Jewel of the Nile?’ 

8
2
Summertree
GP

Summertree

(1971)
3
5
As:
Cast
Role:
Jerry
Director:
Anthony Newley
Genres:
Drama
Star Cast:
Teri Garr, Jack Warden, Brenda Vaccaro, Barbara Bel Geddes
3
5
Solitary Man
R

Solitary Man

(2009)
3
3
As:
Cast
Role:
Ben Kalmen
Director:
Brian Koppelman, David Levien
Genres:
Romance, Drama, Comedy
Star Cast:
Danny DeVito, Mary-Louise Parker, Susan Sarandon, Jenna Fischer
3
3
Animal World
Not

Animal World

(2018)
1
3
As:
Cast
Role:
Anderson
Director:
Han Yan
Genres:
Adventure, Thriller, Sci-Fi, Action
Star Cast:
Bingkun Cao, Yi Feng Li, Dongyu Zhou, Alberto Lancellotti
1
3
The Sentinel
PG-13

The Sentinel

(2006)
6
1
As:
Cast, Producer
Role:
Pete Garrison
Director:
Clark Johnson
Genres:
Action, Thriller, Crime
Star Cast:
Kiefer Sutherland, Martin Donovan, Eva Longoria, Ritchie Coster
Plot:

A secret service agent gets framed for an assassination attempt on the President. Now, he must not only clear his name, but also foil another assassination attempt from taking place, while on the run from another agent.  

6
1
Unlocked
R

Unlocked

(2017)
6
3
As:
Cast
Role:
Eric Lasch
Director:
Michael Apted
Genres:
Mystery, Action, Drama, Thriller
Star Cast:
John Malkovich, Toni Collette, Orlando Bloom, Noomi Rapace
6
3
It's My Turn
R

It's My Turn

(1980)
6
2
As:
Cast
Role:
Ben Lewin
Director:
Claudia Weill
Genres:
Drama, Comedy
Star Cast:
Steven Hill, Beverly Garland, Jill Clayburgh, Charles Grodin
Plot:

Mathematics professor, Kate Gunzinger, is in a relationship with Homer, but they lack passion. She meets ex-baseball player Ben, at her widowed dad’s wedding to Ben’s mother. The two begin a passionate affair and Kate returns to break up with Homer, even though an unpredictable future awaits her. 

6
2

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A Chorus Line
PG-13

A Chorus Line

(1985)
5
3
As:
Cast
Role:
Zach
Director:
Richard Attenborough
Genres:
Drama, Musical, Music
Star Cast:
Jan Gan Boyd, Michael Blevins, Yamil Borges, Sharon Brown
5
3
Disclosure
R

Disclosure

(1994)
5
2
As:
Cast
Role:
Tom Sanders
Director:
Barry Levinson
Genres:
Thriller, Drama
Star Cast:
Demi Moore, Donald Sutherland, Dylan Baker, Roma Maffia, Michael Douglas
Plot:

Tom Sanders, a happily married family man and computer expert who is expecting a promotion, feels disappointed when his ex-girlfriend Meredith Johnson is promoted to be his boss. Meredith then seduces him by forcing herself on him. When he spurns her, she files sexual harassment case, and also tries to ruin his career. Tom must fight to save his reputation and career. 

5
2
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
PG-13

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

(2009)
8
3
As:
Cast
Role:
Mark Hunter
Director:
Peter Hyams
Genres:
Drama, Thriller, Crime, Mystery
Star Cast:
Amber Tamblyn, Joel David Moore, Orlando Jones, Jesse Metcalfe
8
3
Hail, Hero!
PG

Hail, Hero!

(1969)
1
3
As:
Cast
Role:
Carl Dixon
Director:
David Miller
Genres:
Drama
Star Cast:
John Larch, Charles Drake, Teresa Wright, Arthur Kennedy
1
3
One Night at McCool's
R

One Night at McCool's

(2001)
3
4
As:
Cast, Producer
Role:
Mr. Burmeister
Director:
Harald Zwart
Genres:
Comedy, Crime
Star Cast:
Paul Reiser, Helen Hunt, Mary Jo Smith, Matt Dillon, John Goodman
3
4
The In-Laws
PG-13

The In-Laws

(2003)
10
3
As:
Cast
Role:
Steve Tobias
Director:
Andrew Fleming
Genres:
Action, Thriller, Comedy
Star Cast:
Albert Brooks, Michael Bodnar, Vladimir Radian, Robin Tunney
10
3
And So It Goes
PG-13

And So It Goes

(2014)
7
2
As:
Cast
Role:
Oren Little
Director:
Rob Reiner
Genres:
Drama, Comedy, Romance
Star Cast:
Diane Keaton, Annie Parisse, Austin Lysy, Sterling Jerins
7
2
Haywire
R

Haywire

(2011)
5
2
As:
Cast
Role:
Alex Coblenz
Director:
Steven Soderbergh
Genres:
Action, Thriller
Star Cast:
Antonio Banderas, Bill Paxton, Channing Tatum, Ewan McGregor, Michael Douglas
Plot:

MMA Black Ops operative, Mallory Kane, is sent on a mission to Dublin where she is deceived and left for dead by someone from her agency whom she knew well. In order to survive, she needs to find the facts behind the betrayal. Hounded by skilled assassins, she has to employ all the tricks of her training to outwit her killers. 

5
2
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
PG-13

Ghosts of Girlfriends Past

(2009)
4
1
As:
Cast
Role:
Uncle Wayne
Director:
Mark Waters
Genres:
Fantasy, Romance, Comedy
Star Cast:
Matthew McConaughey, Emma Stone, Lacey Chabert, Jennifer Garner
Plot:

Connor Mead, a famous photographer is a playboy never settling down and having simultaneous relationships with multiple women. While attending his brother’s wedding, he is visited by three ghosts of his past girlfriends who take him on a journey so that he can have a real chance of a relationship with his first true love, Jenny Perotti. 

4
1
Stone Cold
R

Stone Cold

(1991)
3
2
As:
Producer
Director:
Craig R. Baxley
Genres:
Thriller, Action, Crime, Drama
Star Cast:
William Forsythe, Sam McMurray, Lance Henriksen, Richard Gant, Brian Bosworth
3
2

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Beyond the Reach
R

Beyond the Reach

(2014)
9
3
As:
Cast, Producer
Role:
Madec
Director:
Jean-Baptiste Léonetti
Genres:
Thriller
Star Cast:
Ronny Cox, Jeremy Irvine, Hanna Mangan Lawrence, Patricia Bethune
9
3
Double Impact
R

Double Impact

(1991)
8
1
As:
Producer
Director:
Sheldon Lettich
Genres:
Action, Crime
Star Cast:
Jean-Claude Van Damme, Geoffrey Lewis, Alonna Shaw, Corinna Everson, Philip Chan
8
1
You, Me and Dupree
PG-13

You, Me and Dupree

(2006)
4
1
As:
Cast
Role:
Mr. Thompson
Director:
Joe Russo, Anthony Russo
Genres:
Romance, Comedy
Star Cast:
Seth Rogen, Owen Wilson, Matt Dillon, Kate Hudson, Michael Douglas
Plot:

Newlyweds Carl and Molly Peterson are living happily until Carl invites his jobless best friend Randy Dupree to come and live with them, who threatens to become a permanent addition to the house. As Carl keeps getting further infuriated with him, things are made worse due to the machinations of Carl’s disapproving father-in-law, Bob. 

4
1
It Runs in the Family
PG-13

It Runs in the Family

(2003)
5
2
As:
Cast, Producer
Role:
Alex Gromberg
Director:
Fred Schepisi
Genres:
Romance, Drama, Comedy
Star Cast:
Bernadette Peters, Kirk Douglas, Rory Culkin, Cameron Douglas
5
2
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
Not

We Have Always Lived in the Castle

(2018)
1
1
As:
Producer
Director:
Stacie Passon
Genres:
Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Star Cast:
Crispin Glover, Paula Malcomson, Alexandra Daddario, Sebastian Stan, Taissa Farmiga
1
1
Flatliners
PG-13

Flatliners

(2017)
7
3
As:
Producer
Director:
Niels Arden Oplev
Genres:
Thriller, Drama, Sci-Fi
Star Cast:
Nina Dobrev, Kiefer Sutherland, Ellen Page, Diego Luna, James Norton
7
3
Made in America
PG-13

Made in America

(1993)
3
1
As:
Producer
Director:
Richard Benjamin
Genres:
Comedy
Star Cast:
Will Smith, Whoopi Goldberg, Nia Long, Ted Danson, Paul Rodriguez
3
1
Kirk Douglas: Before I Forget

Kirk Douglas: Before I Forget

(2009)
3
1
As:
Cast
Role:
Himself
Director:
Jeff Kanew
Genres:
Documentary
Star Cast:
Kirk Douglas, Anne Douglas, Diana Douglas, Eric Douglas, Joel Douglas
3
1
Eyes of an Angel
PG-13

Eyes of an Angel

(1991)
5
1
As:
Producer
Director:
Robert Harmon
Genres:
Drama
Star Cast:
John Travolta, Richard Edson, Ellie Raab, Tito Larriva, Tripoli
5
1

TV Movie(s)

Behind the Candelabra
TV-MA

Behind the Candelabra

(2013)
6
5
As:
Cast
Director:
Steven Soderbergh
Genres:
Biography, Romance, Drama
Star Cast:
Matt Damon, Dan Aykroyd, Rob Lowe, Debbie Reynolds, Michael Douglas
6
5
When Michael Calls

When Michael Calls

(1972)
6
3
As:
Cast
Role:
Craig
Director:
Philip Leacock
Genres:
Horror, Thriller
Star Cast:
Al Waxman, Elizabeth Ashley, Ben Gazzara, Larry Reynolds
6
3
TVTV Looks at the Academy Awards

TVTV Looks at the Academy Awards

(1976)
3
1
As:
Cast
Role:
Himself
Genres:
Documentary
Star Cast:
Rona Barrett, Ronee Blakley, Brian Doyle-Murray, Verna Fields
3
1
Brian Pern: A Tribute

Brian Pern: A Tribute

(2017)
4
1
As:
Cast
Director:
Rhys Thomas
Genres:
Comedy
Star Cast:
Anthony Hopkins, Simon Day, Michael Kitchen, Phil Collins, Suranne Jones
4
1

Animation(s)

Phineas and Ferb
TV-G

Phineas and Ferb (2007)

As:
Cast
Director:
Robert Hughes, Zac Moncrief, Jay Lender, Dan Povenmire, Sue Perrotto
Genres:
Musical, Action, Family, Sci-Fi, Comedy, Animation
Star Cast:
Ben Stiller, Vincent Martella, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Ashley Tisdale, Dan Povenmire
Liberty's Kids: Est. 1776
TV-Y7

Liberty's Kids: Est. 1776 (2002)

As:
Cast
Director:
Judith Reilly
Genres:
Adventure, Mystery, History, Family, Animation, Drama
Star Cast:
Ben Stiller, Whoopi Goldberg, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Dustin Hoffman, Liam Neeson

TV Shows and Videos

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I. (1965)

As:
Cast
Director:
Virgil W. Vogel, Don Medford, Jesse Hibbs, William Hale, Ralph Senensky
Genres:
Drama, Crime
Star Cast:
Harrison Ford, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Philip Abbott, Marvin Miller, William Reynolds
Medical Center

Medical Center (1969)

As:
Cast
Director:
Vincent Sherman, Earl Bellamy, Paul Stanley, Murray Golden, Michael Caffey
Genres:
Drama
Star Cast:
Don Rickles, James Daly, Chad Everett, Chris Hutson, John Ritter
The Streets of San Francisco

The Streets of San Francisco (1972)

As:
Cast
Role:
Inspector Steve Keller
Director:
Virgil W. Vogel, Walter Grauman, William Hale, Harry Falk, Seymour Robbie
Genres:
Crime, Drama, Action, Mystery
Star Cast:
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Karl Malden, John Ritter, Maureen McCormick
CBS Playhouse

CBS Playhouse (1967)

As:
Cast
Director:
William A. Graham, Paul Bogart, George Schaefer
Star Cast:
Robert Duvall, William Shatner, Gene Hackman, Jason Wingreen
Bob Dylan: Things Have Changed

Bob Dylan: Things Have Changed (2000)

As:
Cast
Role:
Himself
Director:
Curtis Hanson
Genres:
Short, Music
Star Cast:
Tobey Maguire, Katie Holmes, Robert Downey Jr., Bob Dylan
Will & Grace
TV-14

Will & Grace (1998)

As:
Cast
Director:
James Burrows
Genres:
Comedy, Romance
Star Cast:
Seth MacFarlane, Jack Black, Megan Mullally, Eric McCormack, Debra Messing
Starman

Starman (1986)

As:
Producer
Director:
Claudio Guzmán, Charles S. Dubin, Robert Chenault, Nick Marck, Bill Duke
Genres:
Sci-Fi
Star Cast:
Robert Hays, Christopher Daniel Barnes, Janet Leigh, Michael Cavanaugh, Patrick Culliton
Freedom: A History of Us

Freedom: A History of Us (2003)

As:
Cast
Director:
Philip Kunhardt III, Peter W. Kunhardt, Nancy Steiner
Genres:
Documentary, History
Star Cast:
Anthony Hopkins, Katie Couric, Eric Foner, Philip Bosco, Tom Hanks

Michael Douglas Awards

Academy Awards
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Best Picture 1976
Wall Street Best Actor in a Leading Role 1988
Golden Globe Awards
Behind the Candelabra Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television 2014
Wall Street Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama 1988
The Kominsky Method Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy 2019
Primetime Emmy Awards
Behind the Candelabra Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie 2013
People's Choice Awards
Winner Favorite Motion Picture Actor 1988