Michael Herr has 2 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1980s through the 1990s. 1 sits in the Top 1% of all titles we track — including Full Metal Jacket.
CriticCrunch Career Percentile
Top 1%
Titles Scored
2
Highest-Ranked Title
Full Metal Jacket (Top 1%)
Primary Role
Writer
Career Overview
By decade
Top 5%Top 6–25%Below 25%Unranked
Best Work
Top 18%
2 titles scored
By genre
Drama
2
War
1
Crime
1
Thriller
1
Titles can span multiple genres.
the vibe
Michael Herr’s Typical Vibe
2 films — measured, dark, harrowing, layered, gritty
A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the U.S.-Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue.
Dir. Stanley Kubrick · With Matthew Modine, Adam Baldwin, Vincent D'Onofrio
Fresh out of law school and desperate for work, idealistic rookie Rudy Baylor takes on a powerful insurance company accused of denying a dying boy’s claim. Teaming up with a scrappy, unlicensed paralegal, he finds himself in a David-versus-Goliath courtroom battle that tests his ethics, courage, and belief in justice.
Dir. Francis Ford Coppola · With Matt Damon, Claire Danes, Danny DeVito
