- Editor, also producer
- 17 on Motif · 19 credits in all
What are Michael Culyba's films like?
Across their 13 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Society.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 11
Light 4 · Serious 6 · Dark 1
Grounded 11 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
Gentle 3 · Charged 8 · Intense 0
Steady 8 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
A split, not a type: Casual 6 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 5 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 1
Resolved 8 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet6
- 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 Michael Culyba's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 17 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (4).
Subscription and free streaming for Michael Culyba'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
19 credits, 17 with a Motif page.
Motif score: 90th percentile of all films
Motif score: 44th percentile of all shows
Rudy! A Documusical(2022)
Motif score: 38th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Keeper of Time (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2022)
ParaGold(2022)
Motif score: 91st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Surviving Death(2021)
Motif score: 22nd percentile of all shows
The Devil's Advocate(2021)
Motif score: 93rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Innocence Files(2020)
Motif score: 87th percentile of all shows
Motif score: 48th percentile of all shows
Life in the Doghouse(2018)
Motif score: 97th percentile of all films
Motif score: 63rd percentile of all films
Germans & Jews(2016)
Motif score: 91st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Catching the Sun(2015)
Motif score: 73rd percentile of all films
My Own Man(2014)
Motif score: 57th percentile of all films
Running from Crazy (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)
Motif score: 93rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Urbanized(2011)
Motif score: 90th percentile of all films
Woodstock: Now & Then(2009)
Motif score: 93rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Shut Up & Sing(2006)
Motif score: 92nd percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 13 titles from 2006 to 2022.
Biggest box office
Catching the Sun (2015)
Highest rated
Life in the Doghouse (2018)
Most popular right now
Unknown: Cosmic Time Machine (2023)
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 Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.
How do Michael Culyba's films land?
Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 91st percentile, the median of all 13; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 89th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up10
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
7 of their 17 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Divisive3
- Cult Classic2
- Crowd Pleaser7
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the pacing 56/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 59, detractors 10. 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 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 Michael Culyba work with?
People who share at least 2 of Michael Culyba's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jed Rothstein shares the most, 2.
Directors
- Jed RothsteinShared titles: Rudy! A Documusical (2022), Enemies: The President, Justice & The FBI (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Jed Rothstein
- Ron DavisShared titles: ParaGold (2022), Life in the Doghouse (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Ron Davis
Composers and cinematographers
- Clay WesterveltShared titles: ParaGold (2022), Life in the Doghouse (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Clay Westervelt
- Elik AlvarezShared titles: ParaGold (2022), Life in the Doghouse (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Elik Alvarez
- Thorsten ThielowShared titles: Children of the Underground (2022), Enemies: The President, Justice & The FBI (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Thorsten Thielow
- Wolfgang HeldShared titles: Rudy! A Documusical (2022), Enemies: The President, Justice & The FBI (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Wolfgang Held
Producers
- Dan CoganShared titles: Unknown: Cosmic Time Machine (2023), Children of the Underground (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Dan Cogan
- Jon BardinShared titles: Unknown: Cosmic Time Machine (2023), Children of the Underground (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Jon Bardin
- Liz GarbusShared titles: Unknown: Cosmic Time Machine (2023), Children of the Underground (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Liz Garbus
- Shane TilstonShared titles: Unknown: Cosmic Time Machine (2023), Children of the Underground (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Shane Tilston
