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Michael Testa

Michael Testa

Writer

Works as
Writer
Titles
36 on MovieCove · 44 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 2% in 30 days

What are Michael Testa's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
37%
Survival
25%
Morality
16%
Bonds
15%
Society
7%

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 2 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 4 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 2 · Intense 0

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

Steady 2 · 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 2 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 2 · 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 3 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
2
Romantic
2
Tense
2
Melancholic
2
Dread
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Hopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Testa's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 31 of their 36 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (23).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Michael Testa'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

44 credits, 36 with a MovieCove page.

  • A Cherry Pie Christmas(2025)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • A Royal Montana Christmas(2025)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Christmas in the Spotlight(2024)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Letters to Santa(2023)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Invitation to a Murder(2023)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Like a House on Fire(2020)

    Local Casting

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Falling Inn Love(2019)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Hidden in Plain Sight(2019)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Only Mine(2019)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Glass Jaw(2018)

    Casting · Writer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Nightclub Secrets(2018)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Blood, Sweat, and Lies(2018)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The 60 Yard Line(2017)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • All Anything or Love(2016)

    Teleplay · Writer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Good After Bad(2017)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Archer(2016)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Her Dark Past(2016)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Wrong Car(2016)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The House Sitter(2015)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Con Man(2015)

    Show 4 episodes · Casting

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Uncanny(2015)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Don't Look Back(2014)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Betrayed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Casting

  • Sins of the Preacher(2013)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The March Sisters at Christmas(2012)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The River Why(2010)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Hindsight(2008)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Unearthed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Casting

  • The Legend of Lucy Keyes(2006)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Wild Things: Diamonds in the Rough(2005)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Bound by Lies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Casting

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

    Casting

  • Wild Things 2(2004)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Latter Days(2003)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

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

    Casting

  • The Journeyman(2001)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Love & Sex(2000)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • This Space Between Us(1999)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Dancer, Texas Pop. 81(1998)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • High Voltage(1997)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Touch Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Casting

  • The Journey: Absolution(1997)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Stringer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Casting

  • Bolio: Spirit of the Mustang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Casting

Career shape

A full career of 43 titles, 42 of them dated from 1992 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Glass Jaw (2018)

$7.4K worldwide

Highest rated

All Anything or Love (2016)

Midcredits 63rd

Most popular right now

A Royal Montana Christmas (2025)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing3 of 43: 2 only writing, 1 with another roleOther crew41 of 43: 40 only other crew, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score28th

By decade

1990s6 · crew2000s11 · crew2010s20 · crew2020s5 · 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 Testa's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 28th percentile, the median of all 35; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 40th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

40thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 36 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th15
  • Below 25th15

Shape of the crowd

23 of their 36 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned2
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed23

Most divisive · writer

Don't Look Back (2014)

62nd percentile spread · 30% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

All Anything or Love (2016)

Midcredits 63rd · 58% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 43/100 and the plot and story 39/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

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 Testa work with?

People who share at least 2 of Michael Testa's MovieCove titles; Mark Famiglietti shares the most, 3.