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Michael Merino

Michael Merino

Director, writer, producer, actor and editor

Works as
Director, writer, producer, actor and editor
Titles
5 on MovieCove · 12 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 15% in 30 days

What are Michael Merino's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Genres

Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 27th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 31st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Horror movies

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
Survival
44%
Bonds
29%
Morality
11%
Ideas
11%
Self
6%
Family bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

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

A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 2 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 3

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 3

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

Casual 0 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 4

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Dread
4
Contemplative
2
Thrilling
1

How their films linger

Unsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • 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 Merino's films?

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

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Michael Merino'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

12 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page.

  • A Texas Nightmare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director · Writer

  • Clutch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director · Executive Producer · Producer · Writer

  • Vanished(2025)

    Editor · Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Reflect(2023)

    Consulting Producer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Death Count(2022)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Want to Hear A Story? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Thanks

  • Acceleration(2019)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Haunting of Pearson Place(2015)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Writer · as Captain Pearson

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • 502 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director

  • The Milkman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Line Producer · Producer · Production Design · Writer

  • Contaminated (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Writer

  • Drakul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 11 titles, 9 of them dated from 2006 to 2025.

Highest rated

Death Count (2022)

Midcredits 49th

Most popular right now

Acceleration (2019)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 11: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting8 of 11: 2 only directing, 6 with another roleWriting7 of 11: 1 only writing, 6 with another roleProducing3 of 11: 1 only producing, 2 with another roleCinematography1 of 11: 0 only cinematography, 1 with another roleEditing1 of 11: 0 only editing, 1 with another roleOther crew2 of 11: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

11 titles, 6 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 6 of them.

By decade

2000s1 · crew2010s3 · 1 acting · 3 crew2020s5 · crew

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

How do Michael Merino's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 30th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 7th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

7thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

24thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 5 titles, by percentile

  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

2 of their 5 titles are Divisive.

  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · producer, editor

Vanished (2025)

97th percentile spread · 55% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Death Count (2022)

Midcredits 49th · 81% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 51/100 and the pacing 36/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

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.

Who does Michael Merino work with?

People who share at least 2 of Michael Merino's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Al Sapienza shares the most, 2.

Actors

Composers