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Michael Stasko

Michael Stasko

Actor, writer, director, producer and editor, also composer

Michael John Stasko (born May 29, 1980) is a Canadian actor, film producer, film writer, film composer, film director and film editor.

Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Actor, writer, director, producer and editor, also composer
Titles
4 on Motif · 8 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 26% in 30 days

What are Michael Stasko's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
55%
Bonds
15%
Self
14%
Ideas
9%
Society
8%

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 0 · Dark 2

A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 1

Steady 0 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 2

A split, not a type: Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 1

A split, not a type: Casual 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 1

A split, not a type: Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd
2
Tense
2
Joyful
2
Melancholic
1
Thrilling
1
Other
3

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 Stasko's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 4 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Subscription and free streaming for Michael Stasko'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

8 credits, 4 with a Motif page.

  • Vampire Zombies... From Space!(2024)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Writer · Actor

    Motif score: 66th percentile of all films
  • Boys vs. Girls(2019)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Writer

    Motif score: 56th percentile of all films
  • The Control(2018)

    Director · Composer · Editor · Producer · Writer · as Mike

    Motif score: 49th percentile of all films
  • The Birder (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)

    Writer · as Mike the Park Worker

  • Grinders(2011)

    Composer

    Motif score: 33rd percentile of all films
  • Iodine (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as John

  • Things to Do (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)

    as Adam Stevenson

  • Zygosity (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    as Bill Dyer

Career shape

A full career of 7 titles, 6 of them dated from 2006 to 2026.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting6 of 7: 2 only acting, 4 with another roleDirecting4 of 7: 0 only directing, 4 with another roleWriting5 of 7: 0 only writing, 5 with another roleProducing3 of 7: 0 only producing, 3 with another roleEditing2 of 7: 0 only editing, 2 with another role

7 titles, 5 with more than one role — acting and writing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

2000s2 · 2 acting · 1 crew2010s3 · 2 acting · 3 crew2020s1 · 1 acting · 1 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Michael Stasko's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 53rd percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 25th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

25thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Motif score across 4 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th2

Reviewers score the acting 35/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 60, detractors 28. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

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 Michael Stasko work with?

People who share at least 2 of Michael Stasko's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Eric Schiller shares the most, 3.

Composers and cinematographers

Producers