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Johnny Martin

Producer and director, also writer · Born January 12, 1963 (63) · San Leandro, California, USA

Screen Actors Guild Award nominee

Johnny Michael Martin began his career as a stuntman, and within a relatively short period of time, graduated to being a stunt coordinator and second-unit director. In those capacities, Johnny has worked on more than 200 films, TV shows, and commercials, and even won the award for Best Stunt Coordinator of the Year for the film “Gone in 60 Seconds." In 2003, he launched his own production company, Martini Films. In 2012, Martini Films partnered with China Film Group (“CFG”) for the feature film “Urban Games”, which was entirely shot in China and Korea. During this production, CFG retained the services of Martini Films to produce a slate of films for CFG. Johnny Martin produced more than 18 films.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 12, 1963 (63)
From
San Leandro, California, USA
Works as
Producer and director, also writer
Titles
64 on Motif · 74 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Up 18% in 30 days

What are Johnny Martin's films like?

Across their 17 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Action12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 18th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 13th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 6th percentile
: browse their Horror movies

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

share of theme weight
Morality
42%
Survival
24%
Power
9%
Self
8%
Society
8%
Bonds
7%
Ideas
2%
Survival7 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 17 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 6 · Dark 10

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 11 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 0

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 7 · Intense 9

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 12 · Relentless 3

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 8 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 2

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 13 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
16
Dread
8
Thrilling
7
Cathartic
2
Cold
2
Other
6

How their films linger

Unsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet7
  • Ambiguous6

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 Johnny Martin's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 51 of their 64 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (31).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Johnny Martin'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

74 credits, 64 with a Motif page.

  • Off the Grid(2025)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Wrath of Man(2021)

    Stunt Coordinator · Stunts

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Vanquish(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Alone(2020)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Delirium(2018)

    Director · Producer · Story

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Hangman(2017)

    Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Vengeance: A Love Story(2017)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Chocolate City: Vegas(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • I Am Wrath(2016)

    Co-Producer · Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Case#13 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)

    Director

  • Urban Games (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)

    Producer

  • Rage(2014)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Snitch(2013)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Texas Chainsaw(2013)

    Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The Iceman(2012)

    as Mareilli

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Drive Angry(2011)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • The Hit List(2011)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Thunderballs (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)

    Producer

  • The Expendables(2010)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Old Dogs(2009)

    Second Unit Director · Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Wrong Turn at Tahoe(2009)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Lies & Illusions(2009)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Fired Up!(2009)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Code(2009)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Malone(2009)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Eagle Eye(2008)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Senior Skip Day(2008)

    Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Hero Wanted(2008)

    Producer · Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Blonde Ambition(2007)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Live Free or Die Hard(2007)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Redline(2007)

    Co-Producer · Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • End Game(2006)

    Producer · as Driver

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Dirty Deeds(2005)

    as Scarno Henchman (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Man of the House(2005)

    Stunt Double

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Larva(2005)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Dead & Breakfast(2004)

    as The Bar Back

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Skeleton Man(2004)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Den of Lions(2003)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Challenge(2003)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Nightstalker (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)

    Stunt Coordinator

  • Van Wilder(2002)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Brother(2000)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Sand (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2000)

    Stunts

  • Little Nicky(2000)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Pay It Forward(2000)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Gone in 60 Seconds(2000)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Intrepid(2000)

    as Bodyguard

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Escape Under Pressure (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2000)

    Stunts

  • Kiss Toledo Goodbye (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1999)

    as Hitman 1 (uncredited)

  • Inspector Gadget(1999)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Enemy of the State(1998)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Amazon Warrior (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1998)

    Producer

  • Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror(1998)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Titanic(1997)

    Stunts · as Rescue Boat Crewman (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Against the Law(1997)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Surface to Air(1998)

    Stunt Double

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Starship Troopers(1997)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Wishmaster(1997)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Steel(1997)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Drive(1997)

    Stunts · as Conte

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Dante's Peak(1997)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Fan(1996)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Jade(1995)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • To the Limit(1995)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Crimson Tide(1995)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Village of the Damned(1995)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • A Low Down Dirty Shame(1994)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Hard Vice(1994)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Angels in the Outfield(1994)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Zero Tolerance(1994)

    as Mafia

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Notorious (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1992)

    Stunts

  • Terminator 2: Judgment Day(1991)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Brotherhood of Justice(1986)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble: Live at the El Mocambo (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1983)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 71 titles from 1983 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Redline (2007)

$8.3M worldwide

Highest rated

Wrong Turn at Tahoe (2009)

Midcredits 38th

Most popular right now

I Am Wrath (2016)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting9 of 71: 6 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score36thDirecting7 of 71: 2 only directing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score16thWriting1 of 71: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing18 of 71: 9 only producing, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score17thOther crew48 of 71: 43 only other crew, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score32nd

71 titles, 11 with more than one role — other crew and producing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1980s2 · crew1990s24 · 4 acting · 22 crew2000s29 · 4 acting · 26 crew2010s13 · 1 acting · 12 crew2020s3 · crew

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.

Awards

2 major nominations and no wins, 2009–2012.

  1. 2012
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
  2. 2009
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Johnny Martin's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 25th percentile, the median of all 64; across their 17 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 21st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

21stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Approval · how many liked their films

11thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Reach · how many have seen their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Midcredits score across 64 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th16
  • Below 25th32

Shape of the crowd

35 of their 64 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned5
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser16
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed35

Most divisive · producer

Chocolate City: Vegas (2017)

89th percentile spread · 60% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Titanic (1997)

Midcredits 97th · 84% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 42/100 and the pacing 39/100 in their films, across 17 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

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 Johnny Martin's work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 Motif titles with content scores, 1 of the 5 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 74 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles27–51 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 57 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 40 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 65 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Johnny Martin work with?

People who share at least 2 of Johnny Martin's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Richard Salvatore shares the most, 10.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers