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Billy McMillin

Editor and writer, also director and producer

Works as
Editor and writer, also director and producer
Titles
18 on Motif · 24 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Up 35% in 30 days

What are Billy McMillin's films like?

Across their 16 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
37%
Society
26%
Morality
14%
Survival
9%
Ideas
8%
Bonds
6%
Ambition6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy4 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFame3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 6 · Serious 1 · Dark 5

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

Grounded 10 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 5 · Charged 4 · Intense 3

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

Steady 8 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 2

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 3 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 3

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 5 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 4

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

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Contemplative
10
Hopeful
7
Melancholic
5
Dread
2
Other
12

How their films linger

Thought-provoking9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet10
  • Ambiguous3
  • Cyclical1

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 Billy McMillin's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 18 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Billy McMillin's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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

24 credits, 18 with a Motif page.

  • Summer of 94(2026)

    Editor

    Motif score: 94th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Earnhardt(2025)

    Show Editor

    Motif score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan(2025)

    Editor

    Motif score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Reggie(2023)

    Editor

    Motif score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Playbook(2020)

    Show Editor

    Motif score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Mike Wallace Is Here(2019)

    Editor

    Motif score: 89th percentile of all films

  • No One Saw a Thing(2019)

    Show Editor

    Motif score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • Hunting ISIS(2018)

    Show Editor · Producer

    Motif score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of the Dana Carvey Show(2017)

    Editor

    Motif score: 95th percentile of all films

  • All-Americans, The(2017)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Writer

    Motif score: 94th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Becoming Bond(2017)

    Editor

    Motif score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Beartrek (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    Editor · Producer · Writer

  • Janis: Little Girl Blue(2015)

    Editor

    Motif score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • An Open Secret (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)

    Editor · Writer

  • Meet the Patels(2014)

    Editor · Writer

    Motif score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Every Secret Thing(2014)

    Editor

    Motif score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Short Game(2013)

    Editor

    Motif score: 89th percentile of all films

  • West of Memphis(2012)

    Editor · Writer

    Motif score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Bears of the Last Frontier (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)

    Editor

  • The Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle(2009)

    Editor

    Motif score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Project Kashmir (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)

    Editor

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

    Gaffer

  • Independent Lens (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · Editor

  • Nature(1982)

    Show 1 episode · Editor

    Motif score: 97th percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 17 titles from 1982 to 2023.

Biggest box office

Meet the Patels (2014)

$1.7M worldwide

Highest rated

Earnhardt (2025)

Motif 99th

Most popular right now

No One Saw a Thing (2019)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing1 of 17: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting5 of 17: 0 only writing, 5 with another roleProducing1 of 17: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleEditing16 of 17: 11 only editing, 5 with another role · typical Motif score92ndOther crew1 of 17: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

17 titles, 5 with more than one role — editing and writing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

1980s1 · crew1990s1 · crew2000s2 · crew2010s11 · crew2020s2 · 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 Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.

How do Billy McMillin's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 89th percentile, the median of all 13; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 86th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

89thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Motif score across 18 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up14
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 18 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · director, writer, producer, editor

All-Americans, The (2017)

91st percentile spread · 16% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

Earnhardt (2025)

Motif 99th · 95% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 51/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 59, detractors 30. The element that speaks to their work as an editor.

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 Motif 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.

Who does Billy McMillin work with?

People who share at least 2 of Billy McMillin's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Chris Leggett shares the most, 10.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles