Mike Hatton

Producer, actor and writer · Born October 28, 1978 (47) · Hobart, Indiana, USA

Hatton is best known for co-starring opposite Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali in Farrelly's Green Book. Hatton was seen on stage with his cast-mates at The 91st Academy Awards when the film won the Oscar for Best Picture. His performance as the sarcastic bassist George won him a Hollywood Film Award for Best Hollywood Ensemble as well as a Vanguard Award at the Palm Springs International Film Festival. In 2022, Hatton reunited with Director Peter Farrelly to appear in The Greatest Beer Run Ever opposite Zac Efron and Russell Crowe. In addition to acting, Hatton is a writer/director/producer and founder of production company, Ton of Hats. His company has produced over a dozen internationally released feature films including the Val Kilmer led comedic caper PayDirt and Paramount's Every Last One Of Them opposite Richard Dreyfuss and Taryn Manning, both of which Hatton co-starred in. He has produced many more with talent like Terrence Howard, Michael Jai White, Mickey Rourke, Christina Ricci, Michael Madsen, Taye Diggs, and Nick Nolte. Mike is a former network TV reporter and known for his funny, conversational, and sarcastic style and his ability to insert humorous characters and voices on the fly. He is an alumnus of The Second City Conservatory and has further training from Upright Citizens Brigade Theater. He lives with his wife, Emmy Award winning reporter Kristine Lazar, and their 3 children in Los Angeles.

What are Mike Hatton's films like?

Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Power.

Genres

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

Society

19%

Power

17%

Morality

17%

Bonds

16%

Self

16%

Survival

15%

Community3 Self-worth2 Justice4 Corruption2 Identity2 Prejudice2 Family bonds3 Greed2

What they feel like to watch

their average across 14 films

ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Earnest

Tone · Sincerity

ironicearnest

Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 13

Serious

Tone · Weight

lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 6 · Dark 5

Grounded

Tone · Style

naturalisticheightened

Grounded 9 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 1

Charged

Feel · Intensity

gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 11 · Intense 1

Shifting

Feel · Swings

steadyswings

Steady 5 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced

Feel · Humor

noneconstant

Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1

Even-paced

Demand · Pace

slowrelentless

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 0

Casual

Demand · Attention

casualfull focus

Casual 9 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

Easy watch

Demand · Emotional cost

easyheavy

Easy watch 9 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 1

Resolved

Demand · Resolution

resolvedambiguous

Resolved 11 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 2 of 4 analyzed roles.

Ally

2 of 4

Hero

1 of 4

Shadow

1 of 4

Heroas Shane in Live Nude Girls (2014)
Allyas Mack in Doomsday Device (2017)
Allyas Geoff in Paydirt (2020)
Shadowas Bartlett in Every Last One of Them (2021)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

10

Dread

6

Thrilling

4

Absurd

3

Melancholic

3

Other

11

How their films linger

Unsettling7 Bittersweet5 Fun4 Feel-good4 Hopeful3 Infuriating3

How their films end · 3 with a twist

Happy7
Bittersweet4
Ambiguous3

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 Hatton's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Screambox1 title, show their title on Screambox
Shout! TV1 title, show their title on Shout! TV

Subscription and free streaming for Mike Hatton'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

29 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page.

Wanted Man(2024)
Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Not Another Church Movie(2024)
Producer
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Somnium(2024)
Producer
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
The Greatest Beer Run Ever(2022)
as Captain Dyer
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Monstrous(2022)
Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Incarnation(2022)
Producer
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Every Last One of Them(2021)
Producer · as Bartlett
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Take Back(2021)
Producer
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Triumph(2021)
Producer
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
Echo Boomers(2020)
as Johnny
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Paydirt(2020)
Producer · as Geoff Bentley
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
A Family Business (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
as Richard
Green Book(2018)
as George
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Blood, Sweat and Terrors(2018)
Producer
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
Empire of Dirt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Producer
Doomsday Device(2017)
Producer · as Mack
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
Mind Blown(2016)
Producer
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
Vigilante Diaries(2016)
Producer
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Live Nude Girls(2014)
Executive Producer · Writer · as Shane
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
Shoot the Hero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
as Thin Smith
On Bloody Sunday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
as Azrael
Fairway to Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Actor
6:30 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
as Caleb
Blood Rush (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Producer
Killing Chuck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
as Labron
L.A. Paranormal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
as Vince Norton
Merchandise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Producer
National Lampoon's Hollywood Heist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Director · Producer · Writer · Actor
Shelter Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Producer

Career shape

Star power in the 84^th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 26 titles, 20 of them dated from 2005 to 2024; peak year 2019.

Biggest box office

Green Book (2018)

$322M worldwide

Highest rated

Green Book (2018)

Midcredits 99^th

Film career

20052024

Peak 2019 · at the high point of their film career. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

2014Screen debut· Live Nude Girls

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting15 of 26 · 46^thDirecting1 of 26Writing2 of 26Producing16 of 26 · 16^th

26 titles, 5 with more than one role — producing and acting overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

2000s3 · acting2010s8 · 4 acting · 6 crew2020s9 · 5 acting · 6 crew

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 0% of 5 roles

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. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Mike Hatton's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 26^th percentile, the median of all 17; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 13^th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

13^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 14

Approval · how many liked their films

33^rdpercentile

Typical film, the median of 14

Reach · how many have seen their films

71^stpercentile

Typical film, the median of 14

Midcredits score across 17 titles, by percentile

75^th and up2
50^th to 74^th1
25^th to 49^th7
Below 25^th7

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 17 titles are Mixed.

Universally Loved1
Divisive4
Cult Classic2
Crowd Pleaser2
Mixed8

Most divisive · producer

Not Another Church Movie (2024)

98^th percentile spread · 51% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Green Book (2018)

Midcredits 99^th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 41/100 in their films, across 14 reviewed titles; fans 68, detractors 27. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

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 Hatton's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 2 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles

Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 38 · moderate

Sex & Nudity5 titles14–56 · median 24 · mildnear the median of all films

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.