Skip to content
Motif

What are Philip Daay's films like?

Across their 5 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
49%
Society
21%
Morality
18%
Self
7%
Bonds
5%

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Grounded 3 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 2

Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Casual 1 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1

A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Dread
3
Melancholic
3
Absurd
1

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Bittersweet1
  • Ambiguous4

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 Daay's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 5 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Subscription and free streaming for Philip Daay'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

5 credits, 5 with a Motif page.

  • Motif score: 10th percentile of all films
  • The Beta Test(2021)

    Producer

    Motif score: 50th percentile of all films
  • White Sky(2021)

    Writer

    Motif score: 1st percentile of all films
  • Captors(2020)

    Writer

    Motif score: 50th percentile of all films
  • Left in Darkness(2006)

    Writer

    Motif score: 21st percentile of all films

Career shape

Across their 5 Motif titles from 2006 to 2023.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing4 of 5: 4 only writing, 0 with another roleProducing1 of 5: 1 only producing, 0 with another role

By decade

2000s1 · crew2020s4 · crew

Counts over their Motif titles; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Philip Daay's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 21st percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 20th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

20thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

20thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Motif score across 5 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th2
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

2 of their 5 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned1
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed2

Reviewers score the dialogue 36/100 and the plot and story 34/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

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 Daay work with?

People who share at least 2 of Philip Daay's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Alexander Arntzen shares the most, 2.

Composers

Producers