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Dan Milner

Editor and director · Russia

From
Russia
Works as
Editor and director
Titles
11 on Motif · 27 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 19% in 30 days

What are Dan Milner's films like?

Across their 10 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama3 titlesTypical Motif score: 32nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Horror3 titlesTypical Motif score: 14th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Motif score: 22nd percentile
: browse their Crime movies

Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Motif 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
49%
Bonds
18%
Survival
16%
Power
7%
Self
6%
Society
5%
Justice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 9 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 9 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 6 · Intense 0

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

Steady 7 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 7 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Thrilling
5
Absurd
6
Contemplative
4
Melancholic
2
Other
3

How their films linger

Fun9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy10

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 Dan Milner's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 11 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Dan Milner'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

27 credits, 11 with a Motif page.

  • Garfunkel and Oates(2014)

    Show 8 episodes · Location Manager

    Motif score: 70th percentile of all shows

  • Larry Harmon's Bozo: The World's Most Famous Clown (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1992)

    Editorial Staff

  • From Hell It Came(1957)

    Director

    Motif score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • The Phantom from 10,000 Leagues (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1955)

    Director · Editor · Producer

  • The Naked Dawn (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1955)

    Editor

  • Women in the Night (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1948)

    Editor

  • Frontier Feud (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1945)

    Editor

  • The Lost Trail (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1945)

    Editor

  • Flame of the West (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1945)

    Editor

  • China's Little Devils (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1945)

    Editor

  • Fashion Model(1945)

    Editor

    Motif score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Oh, What a Night! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1944)

    Editor

  • Hitler's Madman (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1943)

    Editor

  • Tomorrow We Live (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1942)

    Editor

  • King of the Sierras(1938)

    Editor

    Motif score: 7th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Trailing Trouble (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1937)

    Editor

  • Island Captives (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1937)

    Editor

  • Boots of Destiny (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1937)

    Editor

  • Bank Alarm(1937)

    Editor

    Motif score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Kelly of the Secret Service (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1936)

    Editor

  • West of Nevada(1936)

    Editor

    Motif score: 32nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Prison Shadows(1936)

    Editor

    Motif score: 6th percentile of all films

  • The Rogues' Tavern(1936)

    Editor

    Motif score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The House of Secrets(1936)

    Editor

    Motif score: 14th percentile of all films

  • The Law Rides(1936)

    Editor

    Motif score: 33rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Return of Jimmy Valentine(1936)

    Editor

    Motif score: 38th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • What's Your Racket (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1934)

    Editor

Career shape

A full career of 23 titles from 1934 to 2014.

Highest rated

The Rogues' Tavern (1936)

Motif 20th

Most popular right now

The Return of Jimmy Valentine (1936)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing2 of 23: 1 only directing, 1 with another roleProducing1 of 23: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleEditing20 of 23: 19 only editing, 1 with another role · typical Motif score15thOther crew2 of 23: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1930s9 · crew1940s9 · crew1950s3 · crew1990s1 · crew2010s1 · 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 Dan Milner's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 15th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 24th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

24thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

11thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

10thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Motif score across 11 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 11 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · editor

The Return of Jimmy Valentine (1936)

83rd percentile spread · 41% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

The Rogues' Tavern (1936)

Motif 20th · 23% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 50/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 61, detractors 36. 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 Dan Milner work with?

People who share at least 2 of Dan Milner's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Robert F. Hill shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers

Producers