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Trevor Payer

Writer, actor and producer

Works as
Writer, actor and producer
Titles
5 on Motif · 20 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 31% in 30 days

What are Trevor Payer's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
51%
Bonds
25%
Morality
15%
Power
9%
Survival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 2 · Intense 0

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 4 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd
3
Thrilling
3
Tense
2
Triumphant
1

How their films linger

Fun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Trevor Payer's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 5 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Trevor Payer'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

20 credits, 5 with a Motif page.

  • Spandex-orcist(2025)

    as Pizza Guy

    Motif score: 4th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Kaiju Glam Metal Shark Attack(2024)

    as Major

    Motif score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Nanoshark (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    Writer · as Keith

  • Puppet Shark (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2023)

    Writer

  • Konga TNT(2020)

    Producer · Writer · as Major Bummier

    Motif score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Tis The Season (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)

    Screenplay · Stunts · as Frank

  • Countrycide (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    as Len

  • Raiders of the Lost Shark (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    as Reporter

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

    Writer

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

    Screenplay

  • Agent Beetle (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)

    Writer

  • Rise of the Black Bat (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    Writer

  • Jurassic Shark(2012)

    Dialogue

    Motif score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Adventures of Thunderstorm: Return of Thor (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)

    Writer

  • Hell at My Heels(2011)

    Writer

    Motif score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Rockland (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)

    Writer · as Rocky

  • Avenging Force: The Scarab (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)

    Executive Producer · Writer

  • Blood Red Moon (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)

    as Drunk

  • She-Rex (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)

    Writer · as Dan / Caveman

  • Attack of the Giant Leeches (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)

    as Dub

Career shape

A full career of 19 titles from 2008 to 2025.

Highest rated

Jurassic Shark (2012)

Motif 1st

Film career

  • 2015Screen debut· Raiders of the Lost Shark

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting11 of 19: 6 only acting, 5 with another roleWriting13 of 19: 7 only writing, 6 with another roleProducing2 of 19: 0 only producing, 2 with another roleOther crew1 of 19: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

19 titles, 6 with more than one role — writing and acting overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

2000s2 · 2 acting · 1 crew2010s12 · 5 acting · 9 crew2020s5 · 4 acting · 3 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Trevor Payer's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 1st percentile, the median of all 5; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 1st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

1stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

1stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Motif score across 5 titles, by percentile

  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 5 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

Kaiju Glam Metal Shark Attack (2024)

89th percentile spread · 69% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Kaiju Glam Metal Shark Attack (2024)

Motif 11th · 19% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 15/100 and the plot and story 15/100 in their films, across 4 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 Trevor Payer work with?

People who share at least 2 of Trevor Payer's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Brett Kelly shares the most, 4.

Directors

Actors

Composers