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Michael Lurie

Michael Lurie

Producer and writer, also director

Venice award nominee

Michael Lurie has over 15 years of independent film and TV expertise. Having co-founded Automatic Entertainment in 2011 and Storyworks Entertainment in 2016, he has also recently co-formed The Syndicate, a feature film production and global sales company that launched at the Cannes Festival in 2022. In addition to managing licensing and distribution operations, his primary responsibilities include project packaging, marketing and business development.

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Biography from IMDb.

Works as
Producer and writer, also director
Titles
30 on MovieCove · 32 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 8% in 30 days

What are Michael Lurie's films like?

Across their 30 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Genres

Action12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 6th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 10th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Thriller3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 13th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Thriller movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 10th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure 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
28%
Morality
23%
Self
17%
Bonds
15%
Society
12%
Ideas
3%
Power
3%
Survival14 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 30 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 12 · Serious 11 · Dark 7

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

Grounded 13 · Stylized 13 · Heightened 4

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

Gentle 9 · Charged 12 · Intense 9

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

Steady 14 · Shifting 14 · Whiplash 2

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 17 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 5

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

Slow burn 12 · Even-paced 17 · 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 23 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 25 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
21
Dread
8
Thrilling
11
Absurd
7
Joyful
6
Other
21

How their films linger

Unsettling11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy13
  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous10

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 Lurie's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 24 of their 30 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (16).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Michael Lurie'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

32 credits, 30 with a MovieCove page.

  • Pose(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Bang(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • A Tooth Fairy Tale(2025)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • From Darkness to Light(2024)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Hostile Takeover(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Discovering Love(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Lazareth(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • The Holiday List(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Sparkle: A Unicorn Tale(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Good Mother(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Dead Zone(2022)

    Producer · Story

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Harmony in Paradise(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Alone Together(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • House of Darkness(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Jurassic Hunt(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Stolen in Plain Sight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Executive Producer

  • Sinfidelity(2020)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • A Ring for Christmas(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Dragon Soldiers(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Robin Hood: The Rebellion(2018)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Alien Expedition(2018)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Snake Outta Compton(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • The Night Watchmen(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • David and Goliath(2016)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Pound of Flesh(2015)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Walking Deceased(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • American Muscle(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Ninja Apocalypse(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Knight of the Dead(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Battle Force(2012)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Darnell Dawkins: Mouth Guitar Legend(2010)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Motion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 16 titles, 15 of them dated from 2012 to 2026.

Biggest box office

The Good Mother (2023)

$535K worldwide

Highest rated

From Darkness to Light (2024)

Midcredits 81st

Most popular right now

Pose (2025)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing1 of 16: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting5 of 16: 3 only writing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score4thProducing12 of 16: 11 only producing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score13th

By decade

2010s6 · crew2020s9 · 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 Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Awards

Nominated for a Venice award in 2024, Best Documentary on Cinema.

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Michael Lurie's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 12th percentile, the median of all 30; across their 30 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 16th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

16thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 30

Approval · how many liked their films

8thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 30

Reach · how many have seen their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 30

Midcredits score across 30 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th24

Shape of the crowd

20 of their 30 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned4
  • Divisive4
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed20

Most divisive · producer

Darnell Dawkins: Mouth Guitar Legend (2010)

99th percentile spread · 34% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, writer

From Darkness to Light (2024)

Midcredits 81st · 76% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 31/100 and the plot and story 29/100 in their films, across 29 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

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 Michael Lurie's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Sex & Nudity6 titles32–69 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32

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 Michael Lurie work with?

People who share at least 2 of Michael Lurie's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jeffrey Giles shares the most, 30.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles