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Travis Mills

Travis Mills

Director, producer, writer, actor and editor, also cinematographer · Born December 26, 1985 (40) · Quito, Ecuador

Travis Mills was born in Quito, Ecuador. He spent the majority of his early life abroad in Europe and Africa before returning to the United States. In the U.S., he settled in Arizona where he co-founded Running Wild Films in 2010 with playwright Gus Edwards. Since then, they have produced over 25 feature films and more than 100 short film projects. In 2020, he completed production on his most ambitious project yet: 12 feature-length Western films in 12 Months. The next year, he published a book which is available on Amazon about this experience titled The Making of 12 Westerns: Or How I Made a Dozen Movies During a Global Pandemic and Survived. During 2021, Mills also collaborated with producer Dallas Sonnier on the Gina Carano-starring Western, TERROR ON THE PRAIRIE. He collaborated again with Dallas Sonnier as one of the lead producers on the historical/fantasy TV series THE PENDRAGON CYCLE. During 2024, his screenplay THIEVES HIGHWAY was produced as a feature film starring Aaron Eckhart. Also during 2024, Mills directed and produced a new Western titled FRONTIER CRUCIBLE starring William H. Macy, Armie Hammer, and Thomas Jane.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 26, 1985 (40)
From
Quito, Ecuador
Works as
Director, producer, writer, actor and editor, also cinematographer
Titles
24 on MovieCove · 42 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 24% in 30 days

What are Travis Mills' films like?

Across their 24 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.

Genres

Drama11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 24th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 26th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 23rd percentile
: browse their Biography movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 28th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary 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
32%
Self
17%
Morality
15%
Society
15%
Bonds
12%
Power
7%
Ideas
2%
Survival10 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 23 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 16 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 8 · Charged 8 · Intense 7

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

Steady 12 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 19 · 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 14 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 8 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 4

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

Easy watch 5 · Affecting 15 · Heavy 3

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 13 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 5

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 2 of 5 analyzed roles.

Hero
2 of 5
Ally
1 of 5
Herald
1 of 5
Shadow
1 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
18
Melancholic
10
Contemplative
7
Dread
6
Thrilling
4
Other
16

How their films linger

Unsettling8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet8
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous11

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 Travis Mills' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 22 of their 24 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (20).

Subscription and free streaming for Travis Mills' 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

42 credits, 24 with a MovieCove page.

  • Confession (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Producer

  • Run Hide Fight: Infidels(2026)

    Producer · as Officer Cole

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Pendragon Cycle: Rise of the Merlin(2026)

    Show 7 episodes · Producer · as Loeter

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows

  • Frontier Crucible(2025)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Thieves Highway(2025)

    Story · Writer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Death Rally (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director · Producer · as Crucified Surgeon

  • Killin' Jim Kelly(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Legacy of the 12 Westerns(2024)

    Director · Cinematographer · Producer · Actor

  • The Five(2023)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Terror on the Prairie(2022)

    Associate Producer · as Gideon

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Heart of the Gun(2021)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Dolan

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Tales of the Natchez Trace(2021)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Little Harpe

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Wilderness Road(2021)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Little Harpe

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • The Pleasant Valley War(2021)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer · Writer · as Samuel Shull

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Woman Who Robbed the Stagecoach(2021)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Writer · as Joe Boot

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • The New Frontier(2021)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Writer · as He

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

  • A Guide to Gunfighters of the Wild West(2021)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer · as Baptized Gunfighter

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Counting Bullets(2021)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Writer · as Captured Comanchero

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Adventures of Bandit and Wild Wes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Wild Wes

  • She Was the Deputy's Wife(2021)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Client

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Texas Red(2021)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Deputy

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Bastard's Crossing(2021)

    Director · Producer · as Fourth Express Rider

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • 38,600 MPH (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Producer

  • The Deadbeats (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director · as Gun Shop Owner

  • If These Porches Could Talk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Silver Slipper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director · Writer

  • Son of a Gun(2019)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Tree Cutter

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Bride of Violence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director · Writer

  • Cornbread Cosa Nostra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Blood Country(2017)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Curse of the Dragon Sword (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Producer

  • Tombstone-Rashomon(2017)

    Associate Producer · Casting

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Porches and Private Eyes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director · Writer

  • Durant's Never Closes(2016)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Duel at the Mound(2014)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Fyodor Dostoevsky's A Little Hero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • James Joyce's The Sisters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Star Babies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director

  • The Detectives Lover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director · Writer · as Scott Miller

  • The Big Something (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director

  • Don't Forget Me Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

  • That's My Desire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

A full career of 42 titles, 39 of them dated from 2011 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Terror on the Prairie (2022)

$13K worldwide

Highest rated

Terror on the Prairie (2022)

Midcredits 40th

Most popular right now

The Pendragon Cycle: Rise of the Merlin (2026)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting16 of 42: 1 only acting, 15 with another role · typical Midcredits score27thDirecting32 of 42: 4 only directing, 28 with another role · typical Midcredits score25thWriting23 of 42: 1 only writing, 22 with another role · typical Midcredits score27thProducing29 of 42: 4 only producing, 25 with another role · typical Midcredits score24thCinematography3 of 42: 0 only cinematography, 3 with another roleEditing4 of 42: 0 only editing, 4 with another roleOther crew1 of 42: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

42 titles, 32 with more than one role — directing and producing overlap on 21 of them.

By decade

2010s18 · 2 acting · 18 crew2020s21 · 13 acting · 21 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.

How do Travis Mills' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 26th percentile, the median of the 22 of 23 with a score; across their 23 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 20th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

20thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Approval · how many liked their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Reach · how many have seen their films

22ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Midcredits score across 23 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th10

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 23 titles are Divisive.

  • Divisive14
  • Cult Classic1
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor, producer

Run Hide Fight: Infidels (2026)

99th percentile spread · 49% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor, director, writer, producer

The Wilderness Road (2021)

Midcredits 43rd · 40% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 63/100 and the pacing 40/100 in their films, across 18 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.

Is Travis Mills' work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 36 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Travis Mills work with?

People who share at least 2 of Travis Mills' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; John Marrs shares the most, 12.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles