| 1 | Michael Winterbottom (born 1961) is prolific director from the North of England. In a career spanning more than twenty years, he has directed 27 films and television series. His work can be broken down into five different categories: |
| 2 | |
| 3 | * Idiosyncratic adaptations of classic English literature. |
| 4 | * Hard-boiled dramas, often of a historical/political bent. |
| 5 | * Wacky comedies of manners, often featuring pompous figures in [[TheCameo cameos]] or even [[AsHimself as themselves]]. |
| 6 | * Introspective family dramas. |
| 7 | * Socially conscious documentaries. |
| 8 | |
| 9 | Believe it or not, there's a lot of overlap between these. Did we mention he was from the North? |
| 10 | |
| 11 | !!Partial filmography: |
| 12 | |
| 13 | * ''Family'' (1994) |
| 14 | * ''Go Now'' (1995) |
| 15 | * ''Film/{{Jude}}'' (1996) |
| 16 | * ''Film/WelcomeToSarajevo'' (1997) |
| 17 | * ''I Want You'' (1998) |
| 18 | * ''With or Without You'' (1999) |
| 19 | * ''Wonderland'' (1999) |
| 20 | * ''The Claim'' (2000) |
| 21 | * ''Film/TwentyFourHourPartyPeople'' (2002) |
| 22 | * ''In This World'' (2002) |
| 23 | * ''Code 46'' (2003) |
| 24 | * ''Film/NineSongs'' (2004) |
| 25 | * ''[[Literature/TristramShandy A Cock and Bull Story]]'' (2006) |
| 26 | * ''The Road to Guantanamo'' (2006) |
| 27 | * ''Film/AMightyHeart'' (2007) |
| 28 | * ''Genova'' (2008) |
| 29 | * ''The Shock Doctrine'' (2010) |
| 30 | * ''Film/TheKillerInsideMe'' (2010) |
| 31 | * ''Series/TheTrip'' (2010) |
| 32 | * ''Trishna'' (2011) |
| 33 | * ''Everyday'' (2012) |
| 34 | * ''Film/TheLookOfLove'' (2013) |
| 35 | * ''Film/TheFaceOfAnAngel'' (2014) |
| 36 | * ''On the Road'' (2017) |
| 37 | * ''Film/TheWeddingGuest'' (2018) |
| 38 | * ''[[Film/Greed2019 Greed]]'' (2019) |
| 39 | ---- |
| 40 | !! Tropes common to the works of Michael Winterbottom: |
| 41 | |
| 42 | * ArchivePanic |
| 43 | * AsHimself |
| 44 | * {{Postmodernism}} |
| 45 | * ProductionPosse: Winterbottom often works with screenwriters Laurence Coriant and Frank Cottrell Boyce, producer Andrew Eaton, and composer Music/MichaelNyman. Frequent actors in his works include Rob Brydon, Creator/SteveCoogan, Creator/ChristopherEccleston, Creator/ShirleyHenderson, and Creator/JohnSimm. |
| 46 | * RippedFromTheHeadlines |
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