Michael Crichton's books translate well into movies, but that doesn't mean all Michael Crichton's movies are based on books. Crichton has written unique screenplays as well. Here is a list of all Michael Crichton's movies by year.
1971 - 'The Andromeda Strain'
The Andromeda Strain is a science fiction movie based on Crichton's novel with the same title about a team of scientists who are investigating a deadly extraterrestrial microorganism that rapidly and fatally clots human blood.1972 - 'Pursuit'
Pursuit, a made for TV movie, was an ABC Movie of the Week.1972 - 'Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues'
Dealing is based on a novel that Crichton co-wrote with his brother and published under the pen name "Michael Douglas."1972 - 'The Carey Treatment'
The Carey Treatment is based on Crichton's 1968 novel, A Case of Need. A Case of Need was published under the name Jeffrey Hudson. It is a medical thriller about a pathologist.1973 - 'Westworld'
Crichton wrote and directed the science fiction thriller Westworld. Westworld is about an amusement park filled with androids who humans can partake in fantasies with -- including killing the androids in Wild West duels and having sex with them. There are measures in place to keep humans from getting hurt, but problems arise as those break down.1974 - 'The Terminal Man'
Based on Crichton's 1972 novel by the same title, The Terminal Man is a thriller about mind control. The main character, Henry Benson, is scheduled for an operation to have electrodes and a mini-computer implanted in his brain to control his seizures. But what does that really mean for Henry?1978 - 'Coma'
Crichton directed Coma, which was based on a book by Robin Cook. Coma is the story of a young doctor at Boston Medical who tries to find out why so many patients are comatose after surgery there.1979 - 'The First Great Train Robbery'
Crichton directed The First Great Train Robbery and wrote the screenplay, which was based on his 1975 book with the same title. The First Great Train Robbery is about the Great Gold Robbery of 1855 and takes place in London.1981 - 'Looker'
Michael Crichton wrote and directed Looker. It is a story about models who request minor plastic surgery and then mysteriously die shortly afterward. The surgeon, who is a suspect, starts investigating the advertising research firm that employed the models. This is a science fiction thriller.1984 - 'Runaway'
Crichton wrote and directed Runaway, a film about a veteran police officer who tracks runaway robots.
