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Michael Jefferson

Michael Jefferson

Producer and actor · New York City, New York, USA

Michael Jefferson is an independent producer who splits his time between Salt Lake City and Brisbane. His recent work includes Land of Bad, directed by William Eubank and starring Russell Crowe, Liam Hemsworth, Milo Ventimiglia, Ricky Whittle, and Luke Hemsworth; and Not Without Hope, directed by Joe Carnahan, based on the true survival story of Nick Schuyler, with Zachary Levi and Josh Duhamel. Other credits include One True Loves (Andy Fickman, dir.; Simu Liu, Phillipa Soo, Luke Bracey), Son of the South (exec. produced with Spike Lee; Lucas Till, Lucy Hale, Cedric the Entertainer, the late Brian Dennehy), and Supercell (Alec Baldwin, Skeet Ulrich, the late Anne Heche). Additional productions include Last Survivors, Stowaway, Infamous, Zone 414, The Paper Store, and Let Me Make You a Martyr.

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Biography from IMDb.

From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Producer and actor
Titles
18 on MovieCove · 24 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 25% in 30 days

What are Michael Jefferson's films like?

Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Genres

Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 25th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 17th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 31st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Thriller2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 12th percentile
: browse their Thriller 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
22%
Bonds
22%
Morality
21%
Self
19%
Power
8%
Society
5%
Ideas
3%
Romantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief4 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 16 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 2 · Dark 11

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

Grounded 11 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 7 · Intense 7

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

A split, not a type: Steady 8 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 6 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 2

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 10 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 4

Roles they play

1 analyzed role
  • Heroas Jonathan MacKinlay in Phobia (2013)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
14
Melancholic
8
Dread
6
Thrilling
3
Bittersweet
4
Other
10

How their films linger

Bittersweet10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Bittersweet11
  • Tragic1
  • 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 Jefferson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 18 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Michael Jefferson'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

24 credits, 18 with a MovieCove page.

  • Not Without Hope(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • An Enemy Within(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Land of Bad(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Muzzle(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • One True Loves(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Supercell(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Sam & Kate(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Stowaway(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Last Survivors(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Son of the South(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Zone 414(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Infamous(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Into the Ashes(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Keys to the City(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Blame(2017)

    Line Producer · as Hallway Teacher

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Let Me Make You a Martyr(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Wolf of Wall Street(2013)

    as Wolfpack #1 (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Phobia(2013)

    Producer · as Jonathan MacKinlay

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Sheer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Joe Romanowski

  • Feed A (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Carlton

  • Bluefly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Love Child (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

  • Rachel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Tunnels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

Star power in the 22nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 16 titles, 12 of them dated from 2012 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Land of Bad (2024)

$7M worldwide

Highest rated

Land of Bad (2024)

Midcredits 69th

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting5 of 16: 3 only acting, 2 with another roleProducing13 of 16: 11 only producing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score36th

By decade

2010s6 · 5 acting · 3 crew2020s6 · 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 Jefferson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 25th percentile, the median of all 18; across their 16 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 22nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

22ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Approval · how many liked their films

24thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Reach · how many have seen their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Midcredits score across 18 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th9

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 18 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · producer

Keys to the City (2019)

94th percentile spread · 49% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

Midcredits 99th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 58/100 in their films, across 15 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 36. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

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 Jefferson's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 67 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles12–40 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles66–81 · median 74 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 44 · moderateMedian of all films: 33

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 Jefferson work with?

People who share at least 2 of Michael Jefferson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Adam Beasley shares the most, 9.

Actors

Producers

Mixed roles