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Philip Day

Philip Day

Director and producer

Works as
Director and producer
Titles
9 on Motif · 16 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 14% in 30 days

What are Philip Day's films like?

Across their 7 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
40%
Morality
18%
Bonds
15%
Self
12%
Society
6%
Ideas
5%
Power
4%
Survival3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 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 2 · Serious 0 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 1

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

A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 1 · 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 2 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Dread
2
Contemplative
2
Thrilling
2
Joyful
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Thought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous2

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 Philip Day's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 9 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Philip Day'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

16 credits, 9 with a Motif page.

  • The Russian Bride(2018)

    Producer

    Motif score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Lost Cities of the Amazon: The Legend Is Real (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Off the Map(2018)

    Show Director · Producer

  • Navy SEALs: America's Secret Warriors(2017)

    Show Director · Producer

    Motif score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • The Amityville Terror(2016)

    Producer · as William Cranston / David Cranston

    Motif score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • EuroClub(2016)

    Producer

    Motif score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Kindred Spirits(2016)

    Show Producer

    Motif score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Sex Sent Me to the ER(2013)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Motif score: 8th percentile of all shows

  • Party Like a Roman Emperor (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    Director · Writer

  • Vanished from Alcatraz (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)

    Director

  • Born to Rage? (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)

    Director · Cinematographer · Producer · Writer · as Henry’s Father

  • Nasca Lines: The Buried Secrets (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)

    Director

  • The Skyjacker That Got Away (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)

    as Realtor

  • Great Escape: The Final Secrets(2009)

    Director · Producer

    Motif score: 81st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Real Roswell (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)

    Director

  • National Geographic Explorer(1985)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Producer

    Motif score: 67th percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 11 titles from 1985 to 2019.

Biggest box office

The Russian Bride (2018)

$5.6K worldwide

Highest rated

Kindred Spirits (2016)

Motif 65th

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting3 of 11: 1 only acting, 2 with another roleDirecting8 of 11: 4 only directing, 4 with another roleWriting3 of 11: 0 only writing, 3 with another roleProducing5 of 11: 1 only producing, 4 with another roleCinematography1 of 11: 0 only cinematography, 1 with another role

11 titles, 5 with more than one role — directing and producing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1980s1 · crew2000s2 · 1 acting · 1 crew2010s8 · 2 acting · 8 crew

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

How do Philip Day's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 34th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 16th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

16thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Motif score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 8 titles are Mixed.

  • Divisive3
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · producer

EuroClub (2016)

93rd percentile spread · 30% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, producer

National Geographic Explorer (1985)

Motif 67th · 80% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 47/100 and the pacing 43/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

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 Philip Day work with?

People who share at least 2 of Philip Day's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Michael S. Ojeda shares the most, 3.

Cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles