Mike Post
Composer · Born September 29, 1944 (82) · Berkeley, California, USA
- September 29, 1944 (82)
- Berkeley, California, USA
- Composer
- 42 on Motif · 71 credits in all
What are Mike Post's films like?
Across their 30 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
Genres
Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 27
A split, not a type: Light 13 · Serious 7 · Dark 8
Grounded 24 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0
Gentle 8 · Charged 14 · Intense 6
Steady 18 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 0
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 15 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 5
Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 18 · Relentless 0
A split, not a type: Casual 15 · Engaged 13 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 12 · Affecting 9 · Heavy 7
Resolved 23 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy14
- Bittersweet13
- Tragic2
- Ambiguous1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Mike Post's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 42 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Roku Channel (6).
Subscription and free streaming for Mike Post's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
71 credits, 42 with a Motif page.
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows
Behind the Gate(2013)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Law & Order: LA(2010)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows
Rust(2010)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Dead Air(2009)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
The Poker House(2008)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all filmsNYPD 2069 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2004)
Dragnet(2003)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows
Dead Above Ground (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)
Philly(2001)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Exiled(1998)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Brooklyn South (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1997)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Profit (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1996)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Murder One(1995)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Greyhounds(1994)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Roughnecks (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1994)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
The Great Pretender (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1991)
Law & Order(1990)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
Unspeakable Acts(1990)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Without Her Consent (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1990)
Nashville Beat (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1989)
Quantum Leap(1989)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
The Ryan White Story(1989)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Doogie Howser, M.D.(1989)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows
Destination: America (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1987)
Adam: His Song Continues(1986)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
The Last Precinct (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1986)
Brothers-in-Law (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1985)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The River Rat(1984)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Hunter(1984)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows
Rhinestone(1984)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
No Man's Land(1984)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Running Brave(1983)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
Sunset Limousine (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1983)
Adam (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1983)
The Rousters (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1983)
Handgun (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1983)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Hill Street Blues(1981)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
Coach of the Year(1980)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
Scout's Honor (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1980)
Magnum, P.I.(1980)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
Stone (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1979)
The Night Rider (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1979)
Captain America(1979)
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
The Gypsy Warriors (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1978)
Dr. Scorpion (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1978)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 Hours (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1976)
Scott Free (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1976)
Baa Baa Black Sheep (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1976)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Locusts (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1974)
The Rockford Files(1974)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
The Rockford Files: Backlash of the Hunter (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1974)
The Morning After (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1974)
Gidget Gets Married (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1972)
Two on a Bench(1971)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Columbo (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1971)
General Electric Theater (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1953)
Career shape
A full career of 57 titles from 1953 to 2021.
Biggest box office
Running Brave (1983)
Highest rated
The Ryan White Story (1989)
Most popular right now
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.
How do Mike Post's films land?
Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 55th percentile, the median of all 29; across their 28 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 55th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up18
- 50th to 74th9
- 25th to 49th11
- Below 25th4
Shape of the crowd
16 of their 42 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved7
- Loved with Detractors1
- Cult Classic5
- Crowd Pleaser16
- Mixed13
Reviewers score the sound and music 53/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 66, detractors 32. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Mike Post's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 Motif titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Mike Post work with?
People who share at least 2 of Mike Post's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Pete Carpenter shares the most, 15.
Directors
- Stuart MargolinShared titles: The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads (1999), The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play (1996), The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits... (1996), The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime (1996), The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise (1995), The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A. (1994), Magnum, P.I. (1980)See all 7 shared titles with Stuart Margolin
- Corbin BernsenShared titles: Rust (2010), Dead Air (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Corbin Bernsen
- Tony WharmbyShared titles: The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda (1997), Magnum, P.I. (1980)See all 2 shared titles with Tony Wharmby
- Jeannot SzwarcShared titles: The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits... (1996), The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise (1995)See all 2 shared titles with Jeannot Szwarc
Writers
- Stephen J. CannellShared titles: The Poker House (2008), The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads (1999), The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda (1997), The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play (1996), The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits... (1996), The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime (1996), Jake Lassiter: Justice on the Bayou (1995), The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise (1995), Greyhounds (1994), The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A. (1994)See all 10 shared titles with Stephen J. Cannell
- Roy HugginsShared titles: The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda (1997), The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play (1996), The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits... (1996), The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime (1996), The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A. (1994), The Invasion of Johnson County (1976)See all 6 shared titles with Roy Huggins
- Juanita BartlettShared titles: The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads (1999), The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda (1997), The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play (1996), The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits... (1996), The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime (1996), The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise (1995), The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A. (1994), No Man's Land (1984)See all 8 shared titles with Juanita Bartlett
- Reuben LederShared titles: The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads (1999), Magnum, P.I. (1980)See all 2 shared titles with Reuben Leder
Actors
- James GarnerShared titles: The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads (1999), The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda (1997), The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play (1996), The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits... (1996), The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime (1996), The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise (1995), The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A. (1994)See all 7 shared titles with James Garner
- Joe SantosShared titles: The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads (1999), The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda (1997), The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play (1996), The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits... (1996), The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime (1996), The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise (1995), The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A. (1994)See all 7 shared titles with Joe Santos
- Gretchen CorbettShared titles: The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads (1999), The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play (1996), The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits... (1996)See all 3 shared titles with Gretchen Corbett
- Tom AtkinsShared titles: The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads (1999), The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits... (1996)See all 2 shared titles with Tom Atkins
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Pete CarpenterShared titles: The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads (1999), The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda (1997), The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play (1996), The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits... (1996), The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime (1996), The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A. (1994), No Man's Land (1984), Will: The Autobiography of G. Gordon Liddy (1982), Coach of the Year (1980), Magnum, P.I. (1980), Captain America (1979), Captain America II: Death Too Soon (1979) and 3 moreSee newest 12 of 15 shared titles with Pete Carpenter
- Pamela MaloufShared titles: The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play (1996), The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits... (1996), The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime (1996), The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise (1995), The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A. (1994)See all 5 shared titles with Pamela Malouf
- Steve YaconelliShared titles: The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play (1996), The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits... (1996), The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime (1996), The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise (1995), The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A. (1994)See all 5 shared titles with Steve Yaconelli
- Brandon McCormickShared titles: Behind the Gate (2013), Rust (2010), Dead Air (2009)See all 3 shared titles with Brandon McCormick
Producers
- Chas. Floyd JohnsonShared titles: The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads (1999), The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda (1997), The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play (1996), The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits... (1996), The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime (1996), The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise (1995), The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A. (1994), Magnum, P.I. (1980)See all 8 shared titles with Chas. Floyd Johnson
- Mark HorowitzShared titles: The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads (1999), The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda (1997), The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play (1996), The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits... (1996), The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime (1996), The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise (1995), The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A. (1994), Doogie Howser, M.D. (1989)See all 8 shared titles with Mark Horowitz
- Maryann ReaShared titles: The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads (1999), The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda (1997), The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play (1996), The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits... (1996), The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime (1996), The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise (1995), The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A. (1994)See all 7 shared titles with Maryann Rea
- Mark R. SchilzShared titles: The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads (1999), The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda (1997), The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play (1996), The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits... (1996), The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime (1996), Magnum, P.I. (1980)See all 6 shared titles with Mark R. Schilz
Mixed roles
- Robert LoggiaShared titles: Jake Lassiter: Justice on the Bayou (1995), Magnum, P.I. (1980)See all 2 shared titles with Robert Loggia
