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Mike MacMillan

Mike MacMillan

Producer

Mike MacMillan is a Canadian film producer. In 2010, MacMillan founded the Toronto-based film company Lithium Studios.

Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Producer
Titles
6 on Motif · 11 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 23% in 30 days

What are Mike MacMillan's films like?

Across their 6 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy3 titlesTypical Motif score: 60th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Motif score: 55th percentile
: browse their Drama movies

Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Motif 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
Self
45%
Bonds
28%
Morality
11%
Survival
5%
Society
5%
Ideas
5%
Purpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 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 4 · Serious 0 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 5 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 2 · Intense 1

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

A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 1

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 1 · Full focus 1

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Hopeful
5
Tense
3
Melancholic
4
Contemplative
2
Dread
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Hopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet4
  • Ambiguous1

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 Mike MacMillan's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 6 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Mike MacMillan'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

11 credits, 6 with a Motif page.

  • Any Other Night (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2026)

    Producer

  • The Ultra Runner (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2026)

    Writer

  • In Cold Light(2025)

    Producer

    Motif score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Red Rover(2018)

    Executive Producer

    Motif score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Don't Talk to Irene(2017)

    Producer

    Motif score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Mobile Homes(2017)

    Producer

    Motif score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Weirdos(2016)

    Producer

    Motif score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Nightlight (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    Producer · Story

  • Guidance(2014)

    Producer

    Motif score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Terminal (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)

    Producer

  • Margo Lily (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 11 titles, 10 of them dated from 2012 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Guidance (2014)

$4.9K worldwide

Highest rated

Weirdos (2016)

Motif 68th

Most popular right now

In Cold Light (2025)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing2 of 11: 1 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing10 of 11: 9 only producing, 1 with another role · typical Motif score57th

By decade

2010s8 · crew2020s2 · 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 Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.

How do Mike MacMillan's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 57th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Motif score across 6 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 6 titles divides audiences: 3 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Mixed3

Most loved · producer

Weirdos (2016)

Motif 68th · 59% liked

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 Mike MacMillan work with?

People who share at least 2 of Mike MacMillan's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Pat Mills shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Producers