Skip to content
Motif
Michael Hayes

Michael Hayes

Writer and producer

Works as
Writer and producer
Titles
5 on Motif · 7 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 13% in 30 days

What are Michael Hayes' films like?

Across their 5 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Grounded 3 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 2

Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

A split, not a type: Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 1

Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 2

A split, not a type: Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Dread
3
Thrilling
2
Absurd
1
Melancholic
1

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet1
  • Ambiguous3

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 Hayes' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 5 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Michael Hayes' titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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

7 credits, 5 with a Motif page.

  • The Time Vortex(2025)

    Producer

    Motif score: 8th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Motif score: 15th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Overkill(2024)

    Producer

    Motif score: 4th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Eye for an Eye(2019)

    Producer

    Motif score: 43rd percentile of all films
  • Fire City: End of Days(2015)

    Producer · Writer

    Motif score: 23rd percentile of all films
  • Fire City: King of Miseries (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)

    Writer

  • Minute Mark (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Writer

Career shape

A full career of 3 titles, 2 of them dated from 2013 to 2015.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing3 of 3: 2 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing1 of 3: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Michael Hayes' films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 15th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 10th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

10thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

18thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

22ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Motif score across 5 titles, by percentile

  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th4

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 Motif 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 Michael Hayes work with?

People who share at least 2 of Michael Hayes' Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; George Kaplan shares the most, 4.

Directors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles