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:
- Idiosyncratic adaptations of classic English literature.
- Hard-boiled dramas, often of a historical/political bent.
- Wacky comedies of manners, often featuring pompous figures in cameos or even as themselves.
- Introspective family dramas.
- Socially conscious documentaries.
Believe it or not, there's a lot of overlap between these. Did we mention he was from the North?
Partial filmography:
- Family (1994)
- Go Now (1995)
- Jude (1996)
- Welcome to Sarajevo (1997)
- I Want You (1998)
- With or Without You (1999)
- Wonderland (1999)
- The Claim (2000)
- 24-Hour Party People (2002)
- In This World (2002)
- Code 46 (2003)
- 9 Songs (2004)
- A Cock and Bull Story (2006)
- The Road to Guantanamo (2006)
- A Mighty Heart (2007)
- Genova (2008)
- The Shock Doctrine (2010)
- The Killer Inside Me (2010)
- The Trip (2010)
- Trishna (2011)
- Everyday (2012)
- The Look Of Love (2013)
- The Face Of An Angel (2014)
- On the Road (2017)
- The Wedding Guest (2018)
- Greed (2019)
Tropes common to the works of Michael Winterbottom:
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Archive Panic - As Himself
- Postmodernism
- Production Posse: Winterbottom often works with screenwriters Laurence Coriant and Frank Cottrell Boyce, producer Andrew Eaton, and composer Michael Nyman. Frequent actors in his works include Rob Brydon, Steve Coogan, Christopher Eccleston, Shirley Henderson, and John Simm.
- Ripped from the Headlines
