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Michael J. Sarna

Michael J. Sarna

Editor and director, also actor, writer and producer · Born September 12, 1965 (61) · Syracuse, New York, USA

Born
September 12, 1965 (61)
From
Syracuse, New York, USA
Works as
Editor and director, also actor, writer and producer
Titles
38 on MovieCove · 55 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 38 days to Oct 27Down 42% in 30 days

What are Michael J. Sarna's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Genres

Family3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Family movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 8th percentile
: browse their Action movies

Their MovieCove 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
Bonds
38%
Survival
30%
Society
16%
Self
6%
Morality
6%
Ideas
4%
Survival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 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 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 5 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 1 · Intense 1

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 5 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Thrilling
3
Joyful
2
Hopeful
2
Warm
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Hopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet1

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 Michael J. Sarna's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 31 of their 38 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (23).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Michael J. Sarna's titles on MovieCove; 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

55 credits, 38 with a MovieCove page.

  • Jimmy's Jungle(2018)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Toby Goes to Camp(2020)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Toby's Big Adventure(2020)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Lavalantula(2015)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • LA Apocalypse(2015)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • A Tiger's Tail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director · Story

  • MoniKa(2013)

    Action Director · Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Teenage Bank Heist(2012)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • 2-Headed Shark Attack(2012)

    Second Unit Director · Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Necessary Evil(2008)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Urban Decay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Stunt Coordinator

  • Gigantour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Producer

  • Target (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Stunt Coordinator

  • Vlad(2003)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • White Rush(2003)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Project Viper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Stunts

  • She's No Angel(2002)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Blind Obsession(2001)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Instinct to Kill(2001)

    as Undercover 1

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • State of Grace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Robber

  • Doomsdayer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director

  • Living in Fear(2001)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Alone with a Stranger(2000)

    Second Unit Director · Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Table for One(1999)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Her Married Lover(1999)

    Second Unit Director · Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human(1999)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Supreme Sanction(1999)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • DNA(1996)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Set It Off(1996)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Sweeper(1996)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Bio-Dome(1996)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Rage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Stunts

  • Hard Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Second Unit Director · Stunt Coordinator

  • Galaxis(1995)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Steel Frontier(1995)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Firepower(1993)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • To Be the Best(1993)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Ring of Fire II: Blood and Steel(1993)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • To Sleep with a Vampire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Stunts

  • Out for Blood(1992)

    Stunts · as College Kid

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Innocent Blood(1992)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Rocketeer(1991)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time(1991)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Last Call(1990)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Living To Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Second Unit Director · Stunt Coordinator

  • Night of the Wilding (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Security Guard

  • Night Eyes(1990)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Coldfire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Second Unit Director · Stunt Coordinator

  • Sinners(1990)

    Second Unit Director · Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • 12:01 PM (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Stunt Coordinator · Stunts

  • American Born (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Stunt Coordinator

  • Repo Jake(1990)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • East L.A. Warriors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Stunt Coordinator

  • Angels of the City(1989)

    Stunt Coordinator · Stunts

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Deadly Breed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Stunt Coordinator

Career shape

A full career of 55 titles from 1989 to 2020.

Highest rated

Instinct to Kill (2001)

Midcredits 15th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting4 of 55: 3 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting7 of 55: 3 only directing, 4 with another roleWriting3 of 55: 0 only writing, 3 with another roleProducing1 of 55: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleCinematography1 of 55: 1 only cinematography, 0 with another roleOther crew44 of 55: 43 only other crew, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score12th

55 titles, 5 with more than one role.

By decade

1980s3 · crew1990s29 · 2 acting · 28 crew2000s14 · 2 acting · 12 crew2010s6 · 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 MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Michael J. Sarna's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 13th percentile, the median of all 38; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 38th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

17thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

5thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 38 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th30

Shape of the crowd

28 of their 38 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned3
  • Divisive3
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed28

Most divisive · director, writer, producer

Toby Goes to Camp (2020)

97th percentile spread · 35% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Out for Blood (1992)

Midcredits 16th · 25% liked

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; 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 MovieCove 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 Michael J. Sarna work with?

People who share at least 2 of Michael J. Sarna's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; David Wurst shares the most, 3.

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers