Michael Kahn

Career timeline

1. 1930 · Born

   Born in New York City, New York, USA

2. 1965 · Screen debut

   Hogan's Heroes (TV)

3. 1975 · Directing debut

   Beyond the Horizon (Movie)

4. 1993 · Breakthrough

   Jurassic Park (Movie)

5. 2022 · Latest release

   The Fabelmans (Movie)

Career in numbers

2 1960s

21 1970s

15 1980s

12 1990s

15 2000s

10 2010s

2 2020s

• Drama37
• Adventure24
• Action21
• Comedy14
• Thriller13
• History10

Highest-rated title Schindler's List 1993 8.6 Most popular title Schindler's List 1993 8.6

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Michael Kahn in our catalogue.

John Williams

26 titles together

Steven Spielberg

25 titles together

Janusz Kamiński

8 titles together

David Koepp

5 titles together

Tom Hanks

5 titles together

Harrison Ford

4 titles together

Douglas Slocombe

4 titles together

Tony Kushner

4 titles together

Meryl Streep

3 titles together

Brad Silberling

3 titles together

1. 2004 The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing as Self 7.0 Movie

1. 2022 The Fabelmans 7.6 Movie
2. 2021 West Side Story 6.9 Movie
3. 2018 Ready Player One 7.6 Movie
4. 2017 The Post 7.0 Movie
5. 2016 The BFG 6.3 Movie
6. 2015 Bridge of Spies 7.2 Movie
7. 2014 Seventh Son 5.5 Movie
8. 2013 The Bridge 6.6 TV
9. 2012 Lincoln 6.8 Movie
10. 2011 War Horse 7.3 Movie
11. 2011 The Adventures of Tintin 6.9 Movie
12. 2010 Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time 6.3 Movie
13. 2008 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull 6.0 Movie
14. 2008 The Spiderwick Chronicles 6.7 Movie
15. 2006 10 Items or Less 6.2 Movie
16. 2005 Munich 7.1 Movie
17. 2005 War of the Worlds 6.6 Movie
18. 2004 Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events 6.8 Movie
19. 2004 The Terminal 7.4 Movie
20. 2003 Peter Pan 7.1 Movie
21. 2003 Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life 5.8 Movie
22. 2002 Catch Me If You Can 8.0 Movie
23. 2002 Minority Report 7.4 Movie
24. 2001 A.I. Artificial Intelligence 7.1 Movie
25. 2000 Reindeer Games 5.7 Movie
26. 1999 The Haunting 5.5 Movie
27. 1998 Saving Private Ryan 8.2 Movie
28. 1997 Amistad 7.0 Movie
29. 1997 The Lost World: Jurassic Park 6.6 Movie
30. 1996 Twister 6.6 Movie
31. 1995 Casper 6.4 Movie
32. 1993 Schindler's List 8.6 Movie
33. 1993 Jurassic Park 8.0 Movie
34. 1993 Alive 6.9 Movie
35. 1991 Toy Soldiers 6.5 Movie
36. 1991 Hook 6.8 Movie
37. 1990 Arachnophobia 6.5 Movie
38. 1989 Always 6.2 Movie
39. 1989 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 7.9 Movie
40. 1988 Arthur 2: On the Rocks 5.5 Movie
41. 1987 Empire of the Sun 7.5 Movie
42. 1987 Fatal Attraction 6.8 Movie
43. 1986 Wisdom 6.1 Movie
44. 1985 The Color Purple 7.7 Movie
45. 1985 The Goonies 7.5 Movie
46. 1984 Falling in Love 6.7 Movie
47. 1984 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom 7.3 Movie
48. 1983 Twilight Zone: The Movie 6.5 Movie
49. 1983 Table for Five Movie
50. 1982 Poltergeist 7.2 Movie
51. 1981 Raiders of the Lost Ark 7.9 Movie
52. 1980 Used Cars 6.4 Movie
53. 1979 1941 5.8 Movie
54. 1978 Ice Castles 7.4 Movie
55. 1978 Eyes of Laura Mars 5.8 Movie
56. 1977 Close Encounters of the Third Kind 7.4 Movie
57. 1976 The Return of a Man Called Horse 5.7 Movie
58. 1976 The Zebra Force Movie
59. 1976 Eleanor and Franklin TV
60. 1975 The Ultimate Warrior 5.7 Movie
61. 1975 The Devil’s Rain 5.0 Movie
62. 1974 The Savage Is Loose Movie
63. 1974 Buster and Billie Movie
64. 1974 Golden Needles Movie
65. 1974 Truck Turner 6.5 Movie
66. 1974 Goodnight Jackie Movie
67. 1974 Black Belt Jones 6.0 Movie
68. 1973 The Spook Who Sat by the Door 6.4 Movie
69. 1972 Rage 6.7 Movie
70. 1972 Trouble Man 6.3 Movie
71. 1972 Wild in the Sky Movie
72. 1970 Night Slaves Movie
73. 1969 The Activist Movie
74. 1965 Hogan's Heroes 7.6 TV

1. 2005 Othello Movie
2. 1975 Beyond the Horizon Movie

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