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Mike Testin

Cinematographer and director, also writer, editor and producer

Works as
Cinematographer and director, also writer, editor and producer
Titles
24 on MovieCove · 30 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 11% in 30 days

What are Mike Testin's films like?

Across their 23 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Genres

Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 20th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Horror4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 25th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 20th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 80th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary 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
Survival
39%
Morality
16%
Self
14%
Bonds
14%
Ideas
11%
Power
4%
Society
2%
Survival7 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma6 titles, browse their movies with this themeMortality5 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 18 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 3 · Dark 12

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 12 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 5 · Intense 11

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

A split, not a type: Steady 9 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 7

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

Straight-faced 12 · 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 11 · Relentless 3

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

Casual 4 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 2

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 8

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 10 · Ambiguous 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
17
Dread
15
Absurd
6
Contemplative
4
Thrilling
3
Other
11

How their films linger

Unsettling15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous15

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 Mike Testin's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 24 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Mike Testin'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

30 credits, 24 with a MovieCove page.

  • Rubberhead: The Life & Monsters of Steve Johnson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Cinematographer

  • Jimmy and Stiggs(2024)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Stereoscope(2024)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • People Magazine Investigates: Surviving a Serial Killer(2024)

    Show Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Dementia: Part II(2018)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Browse(2020)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • The Mandela Effect(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Behind the Trees(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Bliss(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • VFW(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Outpatient (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Cinematographer

  • Return to the Moon(2019)

    Director · Cinematographer

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

  • Cold Feet(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Dismissed(2017)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Get the Girl(2017)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Doomsday: 10 Ways the World Will End(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Deep Time History(2016)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Wolf Mother(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Dementia(2015)

    Director · Cinematographer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Contracted: Phase II(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Murder Rap: Inside the Biggie and Tupac Murders(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Contracted(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Big History(2013)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Chilling Visions: 5 Senses of Fear(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Warrior POV(2013)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • A Good Man Is Hard to Find (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director

  • Dracula: Reborn(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • The Universe: God and the Universe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Cinematographer

  • In Memorium (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Cinematographer

  • Recovery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 20 titles, 19 of them dated from 2005 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Contracted: Phase II (2015)

$180K worldwide

Highest rated

Murder Rap: Inside the Biggie and Tupac Murders (2015)

Midcredits 86th

Most popular right now

Bliss (2019)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing6 of 20: 4 only directing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score32ndWriting1 of 20: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleCinematography15 of 20: 14 only cinematography, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score32nd

By decade

2000s1 · crew2010s13 · 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 Mike Testin's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 31st percentile, the median of all 19; across their 18 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 26th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

26thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Approval · how many liked their films

31stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Reach · how many have seen their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Midcredits score across 24 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th9

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 24 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned2
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed14

Most divisive · cinematographer

Behind the Trees (2019)

87th percentile spread · 17% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Deep Time History (2016)

Midcredits 90th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 54/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles; fans 66, detractors 40. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.

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.

Is Mike Testin's work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles42–97 · median 85 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles23–66 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles53–98 · median 72 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles36–100 · median 71 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles46–89 · median 81 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Mike Testin work with?

People who share at least 2 of Mike Testin's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Matt Mercer shares the most, 7.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles