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Max Polinsky

Max Polinsky

Editor, director and producer · Born May 15, 1985 (41) · Moscow, Russia

Born
May 15, 1985 (41)
From
Moscow, Russia
Works as
Editor, director and producer
Titles
5 on Motif · 21 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 13% in 30 days

What are Max Polinsky's films like?

Across their 5 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Power
25%
Bonds
19%
Survival
19%
Self
13%
Society
13%
Morality
11%

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 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 0

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

Grounded 1 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 0

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

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

A split, not a type: Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Joyful
2
Dread
1
Melancholic
1
Thrilling
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Thought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet1
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1

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 Max Polinsky's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 5 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, on Tubi (1).

Subscription and free streaming for Max Polinsky'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

21 credits, 5 with a Motif page.

  • Silver Spoon 10 Years (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    Director · as self

  • Silver Spoon in Sochi (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2022)

    Creative Producer

  • Ostap Bender: The Final Hustle (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2021)

    Creative Producer

  • Bender: The Beginning (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2021)

    Creative Producer

  • Married Life Scenes (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 8 episodes · Creative Producer · Editor

  • Mazhor. Film(2021)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • The Last Six Degrees of Celebration (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

    Director · Editor

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

    Creative Producer · Editor

  • Trotsky (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 8 episodes · Creative Producer

  • The Translator (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    Editor

  • Heirs (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    Editor

  • Method (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 40 episodes · Creative Producer

  • Silver Spoon (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 48 episodes · Producer

  • Demons(2014)

    Show 4 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Kukhnya v Parizhe(2014)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Some Like It Cold (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)

    Editor

  • LOL (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    Editor

  • Melody of Love (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)

    Editor

  • Dostoevskiy(2011)

    Show Editor

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • The Priest (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)

    Editor

  • 1612: Khroniki smutnogo vremeni(2007)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 19 titles from 2009 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Kukhnya v Parizhe (2014)

$14M worldwide

Highest rated

Kukhnya v Parizhe (2014)

Midcredits 73rd

Most popular right now

Dostoevskiy (2011)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing3 of 19: 1 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting7 of 19: 5 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing2 of 19: 1 only producing, 1 with another roleEditing11 of 19: 8 only editing, 3 with another role

19 titles, 4 with more than one role — editing and writing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

2000s1 · crew2010s12 · crew2020s6 · crew

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

How do Max Polinsky's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 33rd percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 35th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 5 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th3

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 5 titles are Mixed.

  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · director, producer

Mazhor. Film (2021)

63rd percentile spread · 31% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

Kukhnya v Parizhe (2014)

Midcredits 73rd · 64% liked

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 Max Polinsky work with?

People who share at least 2 of Max Polinsky's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Vladimir Khotinenko shares the most, 3.

Directors

Composers and editors

Producers