Michael Tolkin

Born 1950 · American writer

Michael L. Tolkin is an American screenwriter, novelist, and director. He has written numerous screenplays, including The Player (1992), which he adapted from his own 1988 novel of the same name, and for which he received the Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay (1993) and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. He later wrote a follow-up to the novel, titled The Return of the Player, which was published in 2006.

Michael Tolkin, in order

1. 1983 Uncommon Valor: wrote · directed by Ted Kotcheff
2. 1989 Gleaming the Cube: wrote · directed by Graeme Clifford
3. 1991 The Rapture: directed, wrote
4. 1992 Deep Cover: wrote · directed by Bill Duke
5. 1992 The Player: wrote, produced, acted · directed by Robert Altman · critics 97%, audiences 84% · streaming on HBO Max
6. 1994 The Burning Season (TV movie): wrote · directed by John Frankenheimer · audiences 72%
7. 1994 The New Age: directed, wrote
8. 1998 Deep Impact: wrote · directed by Mimi Leder · critics 45%, audiences 43% · streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla
9. 1999 The Haunting: wrote · directed by Jan de Bont · critics 18%, audiences 28% · streaming on Paramount+
10. 2002 Changing Lanes: wrote · directed by Roger Michell · critics 77%, audiences 53% · streaming on Paramount+, Kanopy, Hoopla
11. 2002 Sweet Home Alabama: produced · directed by Andy Tennant · critics 39%, audiences 78% · streaming on Peacock, Fandango at Home (free)
12. 2009 Nine: wrote · directed by Rob Marshall · critics 38%, audiences 37% · streaming on fuboTV, Paramount+
13. 2022 The Offer (TV series): wrote, created · directed by Dexter Fletcher