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J. Michael Long

Director, actor, writer and producer, also editor

Works as
Director, actor, writer and producer, also editor
Titles
24 on Motif · 51 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Up 23% in 30 days

What are J. Michael Long's films like?

Across their 24 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Ideas and Power.

Themes

share of theme weight
Ideas
59%
Power
19%
Society
11%
Morality
7%
Self
2%
Survival
1%
Truth21 titles, browse their movies with this themeTechnology6 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom5 titles, browse their movies with this themePower4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFate6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFaith3 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 24 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 7 · Serious 7 · Dark 10

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

Grounded 24 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 13 · Charged 10 · Intense 1

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

Steady 23 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 24 · 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 23 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 12 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 1

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 4 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 14

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
18
Tense
12
Dread
9
Cold
4
Melancholic
3
Other
7

How their films linger

Thought-provoking21 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Ambiguous23

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 J. Michael Long's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 24 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (14).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for J. Michael Long's titles on Motif; 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

51 credits, 24 with a Motif page.

  • Ancient Origins of Giants: Myth, Mystery and Evidence (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    Director

  • The Bigfoot Experience: Truth Seekers and Real Encounters (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    Director · as Narrator

  • Demonic Aliens: UFOs From Inner Space (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2023)

    Director

  • Ancient Giants of North America (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2023)

    Director · Writer

  • Aliens, Cryptids and Creatures: Top Ten Real Monsters (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2023)

    Director · Writer · as Narrator

  • Alien Chronicles: USOs and Under Water Alien Bases(2022)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • UAP: Unidentified Aerial Phenomena(2022)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • USO: Aliens and UFOs in the Abyss (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2022)

    Director

  • Bridgewater Triangle: Paranormal Vortex (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2022)

    Director

  • Megalodon!: Great White Godfather (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2021)

    Director · as Self

  • Alien Artifacts: Pyramids, Monoliths and Marvels (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2021)

    Director

  • Alien Artifacts: The Outer Dimensions(2021)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • End Game: Technology(2021)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Aliens & Hippies (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)

    Director

  • Alien Worlds: Giants and Hybrids (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)

    Director

  • Alien Chronicles: Top UFO Encounters(2020)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Project Blue Book Exposed (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)

    Director

  • Alien Contact: The Pascagoula UFO Encounter (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)

    Director · Producer · as Himself (Narrator)

  • Indistinguishable from Magic (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)

    Director

  • Alien Moon(2019)

    Director · as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Alien Agenda (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)

    Director

  • Conspiracy Chronicles: 9/11, Aliens and the Illuminati(2018)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Alien Messiah(2019)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Aliens at the Pentagon(2018)

    Director

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

  • Afterlife (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

    Director

  • Sasquatch Hunters (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

    Director

  • Dark Forces: Shadow People (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

    Director · as Self

  • Ancient Alien America (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

    Director

  • Alien Contact: Outer Space(2017)

    Director · Producer · as Himself (Narrator)

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Angels and Demons Are Real(2017)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Born in Light: Tesla (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    Director

  • Aliens in Egypt(2016)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Forbidden Knowledge - From Giants to Atlantis (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    Director

  • Alien Crash Retrievals(2015)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Aliens and Astronauts: UFO's on the Moon (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    Director · as Narrator

  • A Race of Giants: Our Forbidden History(2015)

    Director · Editor · as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Aliens and Pyramids: Forbidden Knowledge (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    Director

  • Conspiracy of Lies: Flight 370 to 911(2014)

    Director · Producer · as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Ancient Aliens and the New World Order(2014)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Crossfire: The Plot That Killed Kennedy(2014)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Abducted by Aliens: UFO Encounters of the 4th Kind(2014)

    Director · Producer · as Self - Narrator

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • American Monsters: Werewolves, Wildmen and Sea Creatures(2015)

    Director

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

  • American Sasquatch Hunters: Bigfoot in America(2013)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Alien Crash at Roswell: The UFO Truth Lost in Time(2013)

    Editor · Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • American Biker(2015)

    Director · Writer · as Narrator

  • America's Alien Invasion: The Lost UFO Encounters(2012)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Ancient Alien Question: From UFOs to Extraterrestrial Visitations(2012)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • UFOs 1973: Aliens, Abductions and Extraordinary Sightings (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)

    Director · Writer · Actor

  • Bigfooting in Oklahoma (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)

    Director · Producer · Actor

  • Bigfoot Marathon: Epic Sasquatch Encounters Across The World (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Giants Unearthed: The Hidden History of the Nephilim and Gigantic Civilizations (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 48 titles, 46 of them dated from 2007 to 2024.

Most popular right now

Alien Moon (2019)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting8 of 48: 1 only acting, 7 with another roleDirecting47 of 48: 31 only directing, 16 with another role · typical Midcredits score10thWriting7 of 48: 0 only writing, 7 with another roleProducing6 of 48: 0 only producing, 6 with another roleEditing1 of 48: 0 only editing, 1 with another role

48 titles, 16 with more than one role — directing and acting overlap on 7 of them.

By decade

2000s1 · 1 acting · 1 crew2010s28 · 4 acting · 28 crew2020s17 · 2 acting · 17 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 Motif, shown from 5 scored.

How do J. Michael Long's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 12th percentile, the median of the 23 of 24 with a score; across their 23 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 14th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

14thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Approval · how many liked their films

10thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Reach · how many have seen their films

4thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Midcredits score across 23 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th18

Shape of the crowd

17 of their 23 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive4
  • Cult Classic1
  • Mixed17

Most divisive · actor, director

Alien Moon (2019)

97th percentile spread · 53% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor, director

Alien Moon (2019)

Midcredits 23rd · 38% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 35/100 and the pacing 28/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

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 Midcredits 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 J. Michael Long work with?

People who share at least 2 of J. Michael Long's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Warren Croyle shares the most, 23.

Writers

Actors

Producers

  • Warren Croyle23 titles    See newest 12 of 23 shared titles with Warren Croyle

Mixed roles