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Tony Hale

Tony Hale

Editor and writer, also director

Works as
Editor and writer, also director
Titles
5 on Motif · 13 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 24% in 30 days

What are Tony Hale's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
26%
Survival
25%
Morality
15%
Power
13%
Ideas
11%
Self
10%

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 0 · Dark 5

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

Grounded 5 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 5 · Intense 0

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 1 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
3
Melancholic
3
Hopeful
2
Dread
1
Tense
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Thought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet2
  • 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 Tony Hale's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 5 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Tony Hale's titles on Motif; 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

13 credits, 5 with a Motif page.

  • The Memory of Darkness, Light, and Ice(2025)

    Editor · Writer

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

  • Fracking the System: Colorado's Oil and Gas Wars (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    Consulting Editor

  • Israelism(2023)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Lake at the Bottom of the World (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2022)

    Editor

  • Wild & Wool (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2021)

    Editor

  • Youth v Gov (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)

    Editor

  • The Story of Plastic(2019)

    Editor · Writer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Afghan Cycles (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

    Editor

  • Charged: The Eduardo Garcia Story(2017)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • A Will for the Woods(2014)

    Director · Editor

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Meena (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)

    Editor

  • Do the Math (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)

    Associate Producer · Editor

  • Pisces (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)

    Editor · Producer

Career shape

A full career of 13 titles from 2005 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Charged: The Eduardo Garcia Story (2017)

$16K worldwide

Highest rated

Israelism (2023)

Midcredits 79th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing1 of 13: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting2 of 13: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing2 of 13: 0 only producing, 2 with another roleEditing12 of 13: 7 only editing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score79thOther crew1 of 13: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

13 titles, 5 with more than one role — editing and producing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

2000s1 · crew2010s6 · crew2020s6 · 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 Motif, shown from 5 scored.

How do Tony Hale's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 79th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 93rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

93rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 5 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th2

Shape of the crowd

2 of their 5 titles are Cult Classics.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser1

Most divisive · editor

Israelism (2023)

99th percentile spread · 42% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer, editor

The Story of Plastic (2019)

Midcredits 96th · 83% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 50/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 58, detractors 22. The element that speaks to their work as an editor.

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 Midcredits 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 Tony Hale work with?

People who share at least 2 of Tony Hale's Motif titles; Cody Westheimer shares the most, 2.