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Kyle Misak

Kyle Misak

Director, producer, writer and editor, also cinematographer · Born February 23, 1994 (32) · Lansing, Michigan, USA

Kyle is a writer/director from Mattawan, Michigan. He started making short movies in high school and has since gone on to direct over a dozen films, working with many acclaimed actors, including: Creed Bratton ("The Office"), Larry Hankin (Billy Madison), Carel Struycken (The Addams Family), Jeffrey Weissman (Back to the Future II & III), Richard Riehle (Office Space), Lester Speight ("Terry Tate: Office Linebacker"), Trevor Snarr (Napoleon Dynamite), and many more. Kyle is passionate about making movies and inspiring people through the magic of visual storytelling.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 23, 1994 (32)
From
Lansing, Michigan, USA
Works as
Director, producer, writer and editor, also cinematographer
Titles
4 on MovieCove · 15 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 18% in 30 days

What are Kyle Misak's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Power.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
59%
Power
29%
Society
12%
Self-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 0 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 1 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 1 · Intense 1

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 1

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

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

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Thrilling
2
Contemplative
1
Warm
1
Dread
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Thought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Kyle Misak's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Subscription and free streaming for Kyle Misak'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

15 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page.

  • Bad Haircut(2025)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Just Sally (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director · Editor · Lyricist · Producer · Writer

  • Class of '85(2022)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The Eden Theory(2021)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • The Autumn Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Writer

  • We Love You Not (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Director

  • Sullivan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Writer

  • The Acorn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Writer

  • Crazy Carl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Writer

  • The House on Oak Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Writer

  • Aquaman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • The Million Dollar Nickel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Writer

  • The Silent Silver Screen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director · Writer

  • Bound (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Executive Producer · Writer

  • 2101(2014)

    Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 15 titles from 2014 to 2025.

Most popular right now

Bad Haircut (2025)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing15 of 15: 2 only directing, 13 with another roleWriting12 of 15: 0 only writing, 12 with another roleProducing12 of 15: 0 only producing, 12 with another roleCinematography1 of 15: 0 only cinematography, 1 with another roleEditing10 of 15: 0 only editing, 10 with another role

15 titles, 13 with more than one role — directing and producing overlap on 12 of them.

By decade

2010s9 · crew2020s6 · crew

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

How do Kyle Misak's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 7th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 9th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

9thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

7thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

27thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 4 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 4 titles are Mixed.

  • Mixed4

Most divisive · director, writer, producer, editor

Class of '85 (2022)

85th percentile spread · 59% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, writer, producer

Bad Haircut (2025)

Midcredits 95th · 83% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 51/100 and the pacing 35/100 in their films, across 4 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.

Who does Kyle Misak work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kyle Misak's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Larry Hankin shares the most, 2.

Actors

Composers

Producers

Mixed roles