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Victor Miller

Victor Miller

Writer and producer · Born May 14, 1940 (86) · New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

He was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, raised in Lloyd Neck, Long Island, graduated from Yale University in 1962 (BA, English) and Tulane University in 1967, (MA, Theatre and Speech). He was co-founder of The American Shakespeare Theatre's Center for Theatre Techniques in Education, attended Herbert Berghof's playwriting class in New York City.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
May 14, 1940 (86)
From
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Works as
Writer and producer
Titles
15 on MovieCove
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)

Known for

What are Victor Miller's films like?

Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
63%
Morality
19%
Self
11%
Bonds
4%
Society
3%
Survival11 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma5 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt5 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge3 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 14 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 3 · Serious 4 · Dark 7

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 9 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 12

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 4

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

Casual 7 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 14 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
13
Dread
11
Thrilling
7
Melancholic
2
Absurd
2
Other
3

How their films linger

Unsettling9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous8

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 Victor Miller's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on AMC+ (10).

Subscription and free streaming for Victor Miller'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, 15 with a MovieCove page.

Career shape

Across their 15 MovieCove titles from 1978 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Freddy vs. Jason (2003)

$117M worldwide

Highest rated

Crystal Lake (2026)

Midcredits 89th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing15 of 15: 13 only writing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score27thProducing2 of 15: 0 only producing, 2 with another role

By decade

1970s1 · crew1980s9 · crew2000s3 · crew2010s1 · crew2020s1 · crew

Counts over their MovieCove titles; 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, shown from 5 scored.

How do Victor Miller's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 24th percentile, the median of all 14; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 27th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

27thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Approval · how many liked their films

25thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Reach · how many have seen their films

97thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Midcredits score across 15 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 15 titles are Mixed.

  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed12

Most divisive · writer

Here Come the Tigers (1978)

77th percentile spread · 66% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer, producer

Crystal Lake (2026)

Midcredits 89th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 23/100 and the plot and story 27/100 in their films, across 14 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

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 Victor Miller's work okay for kids?

Across up to 11 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore11 titles80–95 · median 89 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity11 titles46–77 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity11 titles55–86 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs11 titles33–77 · median 57 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense11 titles68–88 · median 81 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

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 Victor Miller work with?

People who share at least 2 of Victor Miller's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sean S. Cunningham shares the most, 12.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles