Michael Crichton

Michael Crichton

1942-10-23 Chicago, Illinois, USA 41 Credits

Biography

John Michael Crichton (/ˈkraɪtən/; October 23, 1942 – November 4, 2008) was an American author, screenwriter 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 resu...

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Jurassic World Rebirth

Jurassic World Rebirth

2025

Characters

6.4

Five years after the events of Jurassic World Dominion, covert operations expert Zora Bennett is contracted to lead a skilled team on a top-secret mis...

Twisters

Twisters

2024

Characters

6.8

As storm season intensifies, the paths of former storm chaser Kate Carter and reckless social-media superstar Tyler Owens collide when terrifying phen...

Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous: Hidden Adventure

Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous: Hidden Adventure

2022

Novel

6.0

After a big storm, food is scarce — and hungry dinos are everywhere. It's up to you to help the Camp Fam survive in this thrilling interactive special...

Jurassic World Dominion

Jurassic World Dominion

2022

Characters

6.7

Four years after Isla Nublar was destroyed, dinosaurs now live—and hunt—alongside humans all over the world. This fragile balance will reshape the fut...

Battle at Big Rock

Battle at Big Rock

2019

Novel

6.8

A family's camping trip at Big Rock National Park becomes a terrifying fight for survival.

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

2018

Characters

6.5

Three years after Jurassic World was destroyed, Isla Nublar now sits abandoned. When the island's dormant volcano begins roaring to life, Owen and Cla...

Jurassic World

Jurassic World

2015

Characters

6.7

Twenty-two years after the events of Jurassic Park, Isla Nublar now features a fully functioning dinosaur theme park, Jurassic World, as originally en...

Jurassic Park: Prime Survival

Jurassic Park: Prime Survival

2011

Thanks

4.0

They shouldn’t be there. They shouldn’t have come. Now they have to survive. When a group of three friends head to a deserted island, little do they k...

Return to Jurassic Park

Return to Jurassic Park

2011

as Self (archive footage)

6.6
Acting

A multi-part documentary about the making of the Jurassic Park trilogy. Each part walks through the making of part of one of the films, including the ...

The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzo

The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzo

2007

as Self

6.0
Acting

Cinematographer John A. Alonzo was one of the driving creative forces in the resurgence of expressionistic American movies of the late 1960s and '70s....

Timeline

Timeline

2003

Novel

5.7

A group of archaeological students become trapped in the past when they go there to retrieve their professor. The group must survive in 14th century F...

A Portrait of Michael Crichton

A Portrait of Michael Crichton

2003

as Self

Acting

Michael Crichton discusses his early career as a writer, leading up to his writing of the best-selling novel "The Andromeda Strain" and his involvemen...

The Andromeda Strain: Making the Film

The Andromeda Strain: Making the Film

2003

as Self

6.0
Acting

The making of "The Andromeda Strain".

Beyond Jurassic Park

Beyond Jurassic Park

2001

as Self

6.8
Acting

Prepare to go deeper into the breathtaking adventures of the Jurassic Park Trilogy! Highlighted by fascinating, never-seen-before footage from all th...

The 13th Warrior

The 13th Warrior

1999

Novel, Producer

6.7
Producing

A Muslim ambassador exiled from his homeland joins a group of Vikings, initially offended by their behavior but growing to respect them. As they trave...

Intimate Portrait: Sean Connery

Intimate Portrait: Sean Connery

1998

as Self

Acting

Oscar-winning actor Sean Connery is profiled in this segment of "Intimate Portrait." Includes film clips, never-before-seen photos and interviews with

Sphere

Sphere

1998

Producer, Novel

6.1
Producing

A spacecraft is discovered on the floor of the Pacific Ocean, presumed to be at least 300 years old and of alien origin. A crack team of scientists an...

The Lost World: Jurassic Park

The Lost World: Jurassic Park

1997

Novel

6.6

Four years after Jurassic Park's genetically bred dinosaurs ran amok, multimillionaire John Hammond shocks chaos theorist Ian Malcolm by revealing tha...

The Making of 'The Lost World'

The Making of 'The Lost World'

1997

as Self

6.8
Acting

Behind-the-scenes documentary about the making of director Steven Spielberg's 1997 film "The Lost World."

Twister

Twister

1996

Screenplay, Producer

6.5
Writing Producing

An unprecedented series of violent tornadoes is sweeping across Oklahoma. Tornado chasers, headed by Dr. Jo Harding, attempt to release a groundbreaki...

Congo

Congo

1995

Novel

5.6

Eight people embark on an expedition into the Congo, a mysterious expanse of unexplored Africa where human greed and the laws of nature have gone bers...

The Making of 'Jurassic Park'

The Making of 'Jurassic Park'

1995

as Self

7.2
Acting

This documentary treats film fans to a behind-the-scenes look at the making of "Jurassic Park," one of the 90's biggest hits and a milestone in specia...

Disclosure

Disclosure

1994

Producer, Novel

6.3
Producing

A computer specialist is sued for sexual harassment by a former lover turned boss who initiated the act forcefully, which threatens both his career an...

Rising Sun

Rising Sun

1993

Screenplay, Novel

6.1
Writing

When a prostitute is found dead in a Los Angeles skyscraper occupied by a large Japanese corporation, detectives John Connor and Web Smith are called ...

Jurassic Park

Jurassic Park

1993

Novel, Screenplay

8.0
Writing

A wealthy entrepreneur secretly creates a theme park featuring living dinosaurs drawn from prehistoric DNA. Before opening day, he invites a team of e...

Physical Evidence

Physical Evidence

1989

Director

5.1
Directing

A police officer suspended and now accused of murder is forced to join forces with his court-appointed attorney to assemble the pieces of a deadly puz...

Runaway

Runaway

1984

Director, Screenplay

5.5
Directing Writing

In the near future, a police officer specializes in malfunctioning robots. When a robot turns out to have been programmed to kill, he begins to uncove...

Looker

Looker

1981

Director, Writer

6.1
Directing Writing

Plastic surgeon Larry Roberts performs a series of minor alterations on a group of models who are seeking perfection. The operations are a resounding ...

The First Great Train Robbery

The First Great Train Robbery

1978

Screenplay, Director, Novel

6.7
Writing Directing

In Victorian England, a master criminal makes elaborate plans to steal a shipment of gold from a moving train.

Coma

Coma

1978

Director, Screenplay

6.7
Directing Writing

A young female doctor discovers something sinister going on in her hospital. Relatively healthy patients are having 'complications' during simple oper...

The Terminal Man

The Terminal Man

1974

Novel

5.3

As the result of a head injury, brilliant computer scientist Harry Benson begins to experience violent seizures. In an attempt to control the seizures...

Westworld

Westworld

1973

Director, Writer

6.8
Directing Writing

Delos is a futuristic amusement park that features themed worlds—ancient Rome, Medieval times and the Old West—populated by human-like androids. After...

Extreme Close-Up

Extreme Close-Up

1973

Writer

4.5
Writing

While doing a story on the intrusion of surreptitious surveillance in peoples' private lives, a television reporter rents some surveillance equipment ...

On Location with Westworld

On Location with Westworld

1973

as Self (uncredited)

7.0
Acting

This promotional short shows what went on behind the scenes during the shooting of the science fiction classic Westworld (1973). Director Michael Cric...

Pursuit

Pursuit

1972

Director, Novel

5.2
Directing

What begins as a routine investigation quickly escalates into a heartstopping race to save millions from certain death in this taut and gripping thril...

The Carey Treatment

The Carey Treatment

1972

Novel

5.8

A doctor uncovers a hotbed of corruption when he tries to clear a colleague of a murder charge.

Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues

Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues

1972

Novel

4.0

A Harvard graduate transports a load of marijuana from Boston to Berkeley, California.

The Andromeda Strain

The Andromeda Strain

1971

as Bearded Surgeon (uncredited)

7.0
Acting

When virtually all of the residents of Piedmont, New Mexico, are found dead after the return to Earth of a space satellite, the head of the US Air For...

The Andromeda Strain

The Andromeda Strain

1971

Novel

7.0

When virtually all of the residents of Piedmont, New Mexico, are found dead after the return to Earth of a space satellite, the head of the US Air For...

Micro

N/A

Novel

A group of graduate students are lured to Hawaii to work for a mysterious biotech company — only to find themselves miniaturized and cast out into the...

Eruption

N/A

Novel

A history-making eruption is about to destroy the Big Island of Hawaii. But a secret held for decades by the U.S. military is far more terrifying than...