Auteur

Michael Crichton

1942–2008 · American author, screenwriter, film director

John Michael Crichton was an American author and filmmaker. His books have sold over 200 million copies worldwide, and over a dozen have been adapted into films. His literary works heavily feature technology and are usually within the science fiction, techno-thriller, and medical fiction genres. Crichton's novels often explore human technological advancement and attempted dominance over nature, both with frequently catastrophic results; many of his works are cautionary tales, especially regarding themes of biotechnology. Several of his stories center on themes of genetic modification, hybridization, paleontology and/or zoology. Many feature medical or scientific underpinnings, reflective of his own medical background.

Michael Crichton, in order

  1. 1971 The Andromeda Strain: wrote · directed by Robert Wise
  2. 1972 Pursuit (TV movie): directed
  3. 1973 Extreme Close-Up: wrote · directed by Jeannot Szwarc
  4. 1973 Westworld: directed, wrote · critics 81%, audiences 70%
  5. 1974 The Terminal Man: wrote · directed by Mike Hodges
  6. 1978 Coma: directed, wrote · critics 83%, audiences 66% · streaming on Hoopla, Plex
  7. 1978 The First Great Train Robbery: directed, wrote
  8. 1980 Beyond Westworld (TV series): created
  9. 1981 Looker: directed, wrote
  10. 1984 Runaway: directed, wrote
  11. 1989 Physical Evidence: directed
  12. 1993 Jurassic Park: wrote · directed by Steven Spielberg · critics 91%, audiences 91% · streaming on Peacock, Philo, Starz
  13. 1993 Rising Sun: wrote · directed by Philip Kaufman
  14. 1994 Disclosure: wrote, produced · directed by Barry Levinson · critics 58%, audiences 43%
  15. 1994 ER (TV series): wrote, created, produced · directed by Christopher Chulack and Jonathan Kaplan · audiences 87% · streaming on Hulu, HBO Max
  16. 1995 Congo: wrote · directed by Frank Marshall · critics 25%, audiences 30% · streaming on Paramount+, Hoopla
  17. 1996 Twister: wrote, produced · directed by Jan de Bont · critics 68%, audiences 59% · streaming on fuboTV, Paramount+
  18. 1998 Sphere: produced · directed by Barry Levinson · critics 13%, audiences 38% · streaming on Roku Channel, Kanopy, Plex
  19. 1999 The 13th Warrior: produced · directed by John McTiernan · critics 35%, audiences 66% · streaming on Prime Video
  20. 2007 The Man Who Shot Chinatown: acted · directed by Axel Schill