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Michael Su

Michael Su

Cinematographer and director · Born December 10, 1967 (58) · Taipei, Taiwan

Michael Su was born on December 10, 1967 in Taipei, Taiwan. He is a cinematographer and director, known for Snow White and the Seven Samurai (2024), Bloodthirst (2023) and Death Count (2022).

Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 10, 1967 (58)
From
Taipei, Taiwan
Works as
Cinematographer and director
Titles
43 on MovieCove · 63 credits in all

What are Michael Su's films like?

Across their 37 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 37 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

A split, not a type: Light 16 · Serious 12 · Dark 9

Grounded 23 · Stylized 11 · Heightened 3

Gentle 4 · Charged 20 · Intense 13

Steady 11 · Shifting 24 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced 25 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 2

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 25 · Relentless 4

Casual 20 · Engaged 17 · Full focus 0

Resolved 32 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
31
Thrilling
21
Dread
17
Absurd
11
Melancholic
4
Other
8

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy11
  • Bittersweet18
  • 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 Michael Su's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 33 of their 43 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (26).

Subscription and free streaming for Michael Su'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

63 credits, 43 with a MovieCove page.

  • Scrooge: A Christmas Carol Horror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Cinematographer

  • Street Fighters(2026)

    Director

  • Jurassic Rampage(2026)

    Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Cruel Love(2026)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
  • Alien Storm(2026)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
  • Predator: Wastelands(2025)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
  • The Caretaker(2025)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Deadly Vows(2025)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
  • Ballerina Assassin(2025)

    Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films
  • Airplane 2025(2025)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
  • Earthquake Underground (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Cinematographer

  • Sorority of the Damned(2025)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
  • Devil's Knight(2024)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
  • Alien: Rubicon(2024)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
  • 12 to Midnight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Cinematographer

  • The Twisters(2024)

    Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
  • Arena Wars(2024)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
  • Road Wars: Max Fury(2024)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
  • Snow White and the Seven Samurai(2024)

    Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films
  • Death Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer

  • Bloodthirst(2023)

    Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
  • Dante's Hotel(2023)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
  • Transmorphers: Mech Beasts(2023)

    Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
  • Hell's Coming for You(2023)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
  • Ape vs. Mecha Ape(2023)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
  • The Weapon(2023)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films
  • Bermuda Island(2023)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
  • 2025 Armageddon(2022)

    Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
  • Bleach (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Cinematographer

  • A Belgian Chocolate Christmas(2022)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
  • Night of the Tommyknockers(2022)

    Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
  • Secret Lives of College Escorts(2022)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
  • Shark Side of the Moon(2022)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films
  • Death Count(2022)

    Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
  • Bridge of the Doomed(2022)

    Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
  • Triple Threat(2022)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
  • War of the Worlds: Annihilation(2021)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films
  • Pleasure(2021)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
  • Pretty Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Cinematographer

  • Pool Boy Nightmare(2020)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
  • Attack of the Unknown(2020)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
  • Automation(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
  • Art of the Dead(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
  • Bus Party to Hell(2017)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
  • Interstellar Civil War: Shadows of the Empire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Cinematographer · Producer · VFX Artist

  • Misguided Behavior(2017)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Cyborg Nemesis: The Dark Rift (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Cinematographer · Producer

  • The Perfect Physique(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
  • The Interrogation of Cheryl Cooper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Cinematographer · Producer

  • Road to Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Cinematographer

  • The Saboteur 2: The End of the War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 10 episodes · Stunts

  • Doomed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director · Cinematographer

  • Night Visit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Cinematographer

  • Santa Claus vs. the Taliban Time Travellers from Outer Space (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Cinematographer

  • My Demon Within (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director · Executive Producer · Writer

  • The Revolting Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director · Cinematographer · Screenplay

  • Singles(1992)

    as Ted

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
  • Bikers vs Werewolves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

  • Final Act (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

  • Sorcerers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • The Apex Predators Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 60 titles, 55 of them dated from 1992 to 2026.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 60: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting16 of 60: 4 only directing, 12 with another role · typical Midcredits score11thWriting2 of 60: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing5 of 60: 1 only producing, 4 with another roleCinematography51 of 60: 36 only cinematography, 15 with another role · typical Midcredits score22ndOther crew4 of 60: 2 only other crew, 2 with another role

60 titles, 16 with more than one role — cinematography and directing overlap on 11 of them.

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s7 · crew2010s7 · crew2020s40 · 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 MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Michael Su's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 22nd percentile, the median of the 42 of 43 with a score; across their 37 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 7th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

7thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 37

Approval · how many liked their films

26thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 37

Reach · how many have seen their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 37

Midcredits score across 42 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th14
  • Below 25th22

Shape of the crowd

18 of their 42 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned4
  • Loved with Detractors4
  • Divisive9
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed18

Reviewers score the cinematography 38/100 in their films, across 25 reviewed titles; fans 59, detractors 21. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.

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 Michael Su's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 65 · intenseMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Michael Su work with?

People who share at least 2 of Michael Su's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; David Michael Latt shares the most, 15.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

  • David Michael Latt15 titles
    See newest 12 of 15 shared titles with David Michael Latt
  • David Rimawi15 titles
    See newest 12 of 15 shared titles with David Rimawi
  • Paul Bales15 titles
    See newest 12 of 15 shared titles with Paul Bales
  • Mark Pereira9 titles
    See all 9 shared titles with Mark Pereira

Mixed roles