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Michael Tear

Michael Tear

Producer

Michael Tear has extensive experience as a Producer and Executive Producer of television, TVC and government and corporate communications. Michael is currently the President of Screen Producers Association Australia and sits on various boards nationwide. His notable projects, both one-offs and series includes The Story of Australia, New Zealand From Above, The Digger (Gold Dolphin winner at the Cannes Film and Television Awards), Michael was also an Executive Producer on the feature film The Babadook (Official Selection at Sundance Film Festival).

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Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Producer
Titles
21 on MovieCove · 41 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Up 109% in 30 days

What are Michael Tear's films like?

Across their 18 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
32%
Self
20%
Power
17%
Society
14%
Morality
8%
Ideas
7%
Bonds
1%
Survival3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeWar3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeNature3 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 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 3

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 3 · Intense 1

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

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 0 · Heavy 3

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

Tense
11
Contemplative
11
Melancholic
8
Hopeful
6
Dread
4
Other
6

How their films linger

Thought-provoking10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet9
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous5
  • Cyclical1

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 Tear's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 19 of their 21 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (13).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Michael Tear'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

41 credits, 21 with a MovieCove page.

  • Under a Bamboo Sky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Executive Producer

  • Extreme Bugs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 2 episodes · Executive Producer

  • PNG: The Road To Independence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Executive Producer

  • Home Sweet Home - Incredible Animal Habitats (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · as Executive Producers

  • Every Little Thing(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Black Hand(2023)

    Show 3 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Last Daughter(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Stuff the British Stole(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • RIDE: A Brutal Fairytale(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The China Century (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 5 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Nature's Great Divide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 3 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Hating Peter Tatchell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Executive Producer

  • Beyond the Towers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 4 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Living with Hitler(2020)

    Show 3 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Winston Churchill's War(2021)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Searching for Superhuman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 6 episodes · Producer

  • Road to Now (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Herod the Great: The Child Murderer of Bethlehem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Producer

  • The Jewish-Roman Wars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Producer

  • The Fatal Conflict: Judea and Rome(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • World's Greatest Man Made Wonders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Impossible Peace(2017)

    Show 8 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Aussie Mega Mechanics(2018)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • WWII: Total War(2018)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Borneo's Secret Kingdom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 3 episodes · Producer

  • The Amazon of the East (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 3 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Deadly Australians(2017)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Hitler's Propaganda Machine(2017)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • WWII: Battles Won and Lost(2017)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Shadow Trackers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 4 episodes · Executive Producer

  • World's Weirdest Animal Faces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 3 episodes · Producer

  • Beneath New Zealand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 3 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Animals That Changed History (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 6 episodes · Producer

  • Ella(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • World War II: The Price of Empire(2015)

    Show 13 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • ANZAC Battlefields(2015)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Big Red: The Kangaroo King(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Babadook(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Story of Australia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 1 episode · Producer

  • New Zealand from Above(2012)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

Career shape

A full career of 29 titles from 2013 to 2026.

Biggest box office

The Babadook (2014)

$11M worldwide

Highest rated

Every Little Thing (2024)

Midcredits 86th

Most popular right now

The Babadook (2014)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 29: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleProducing28 of 29: 28 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score82nd

By decade

2010s14 · crew2020s15 · 1 acting · 14 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 Michael Tear's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 80th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 85th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

25thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 21 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 21 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Divisive3
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · producer

Stuff the British Stole (2022)

96th percentile spread · 40% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

The Last Daughter (2022)

Midcredits 94th · 85% liked

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 Tear work with?

People who share at least 2 of Michael Tear's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Serge Ou shares the most, 8.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers