
Stephen Mao
- Producer
- 14 on MovieCove · 15 credits in all
What are Stephen Mao's films like?
Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 1 · Earnest 12
A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 3 · Dark 8
Grounded 8 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 1
Gentle 2 · Charged 7 · Intense 5
Steady 4 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0
Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 0
Casual 6 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 2
A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 9
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 4
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet7
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous6
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 Stephen Mao's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).
- Sundance Now, show their 2 titles on Sundance Now
- Howdy, show their title on Howdy
- Lionsgate+, show their title on Lionsgate+
- Magnolia Selects, show their title on Magnolia Selects
- Monsters and Nightmares, show their title on Monsters and Nightmares
- Shout! TV, show their title on Shout! TV
- Warriors & Gangsters, show their title on Warriors & Gangsters
Subscription and free streaming for Stephen Mao'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
15 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page.

Up Against It(2026)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Solo(2022)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Warning(2021)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
A Mouthful of Air(2021)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
With/In: Volume 2(2021)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Driveways(2019)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Human Capital(2019)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Skin(2018)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Skin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

Wildling(2018)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Freak Show(2017)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
The Kindergarten Teacher(2018)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Ten Thousand Saints(2015)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Filth(2013)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 9 titles from 2013 to 2022.
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 Stephen Mao's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 72nd percentile, the median of all 14; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 67th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up5
- 50th to 74th4
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 14 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved3
- Cult Classic3
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed3
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 Stephen Mao's work okay for kids?
Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and profanity run heavier than most 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.
Who does Stephen Mao work with?
People who share at least 2 of Stephen Mao's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Celine Rattray shares the most, 11.
Directors
- Trudie StylerShared titles: Up Against It (2026), A Mouthful of Air (2021), With/In: Volume 2 (2021), Human Capital (2019), Skin (2018), The Kindergarten Teacher (2018), Wildling (2018), Freak Show (2017), Ten Thousand Saints (2015), Filth (2013)See all 10 shared titles with Trudie Styler

Actors
- Mickey SumnerShared titles: Up Against It (2026), With/In: Volume 2 (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Mickey Sumner

- Emily MortimerShared titles: With/In: Volume 2 (2021), Ten Thousand Saints (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Emily Mortimer

- Jamie BellShared titles: Skin (2018), Filth (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Jamie Bell

Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Dante SpinottiShared titles: Up Against It (2026), Freak Show (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Dante Spinotti

- Tariq AnwarShared titles: With/In: Volume 2 (2021), Human Capital (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Tariq Anwar

- Dan RomerShared titles: Skin (2018), Freak Show (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Dan Romer

- Lee PercyShared titles: Skin (2018), The Kindergarten Teacher (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Lee Percy

Producers
- Celine RattrayShared titles: Up Against It (2026), A Mouthful of Air (2021), With/In: Volume 2 (2021), Driveways (2019), Human Capital (2019), Skin (2018), The Kindergarten Teacher (2018), Wildling (2018), Freak Show (2017), Ten Thousand Saints (2015), Filth (2013)See all 11 shared titles with Celine Rattray

- Jenny HalperShared titles: Up Against It (2026), A Mouthful of Air (2021), With/In: Volume 2 (2021), Driveways (2019), Human Capital (2019), Skin (2018), The Kindergarten Teacher (2018), Freak Show (2017)See all 8 shared titles with Jenny Halper
- Nic MarshallShared titles: A Mouthful of Air (2021), With/In: Volume 2 (2021), Driveways (2019), Human Capital (2019), Skin (2018), The Kindergarten Teacher (2018), Wildling (2018), Ten Thousand Saints (2015)See all 8 shared titles with Nic Marshall
- Christopher S BurkeShared titles: Solo (2022), Warning (2021), The Kindergarten Teacher (2018), Wildling (2018), Freak Show (2017)See all 5 shared titles with Christopher S Burke

Mixed roles
- Bill CampShared titles: With/In: Volume 2 (2021), Skin (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Bill Camp


