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Michael Sugar

Michael Sugar

Producer, also actor

Works as
Producer, also actor
Titles
19 on MovieCove · 33 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 16% in 30 days

What are Michael Sugar's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 88th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile
: browse their Documentary movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
26%
Survival
24%
Bonds
13%
Ideas
13%
Power
11%
Society
9%
Self
4%
Justice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 4 · Dark 7

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

Grounded 9 · 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 3 · Charged 4 · Intense 5

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

Steady 10 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 3 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 4

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 7

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Melancholic
7
Dread
4
Contemplative
4
Hopeful
2
Other
6

How their films linger

Thought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous3
  • Other1

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 Sugar's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Michael Sugar'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

33 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page.

  • John Lennon: The Last Interview (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Executive Producer

  • Speak. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Co-Executive Producer

  • To Be Destroyed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Executive Producer

  • Knox Goes Away(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Serving in Secret: Love, Country, and Don't Ask, Don't Tell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Executive Producer

  • Ayenda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Executive Producer

  • Split Screen(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Buried: The 1982 Alpine Meadows Avalanche(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Guerrilla Habeas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Executive Producer

  • Worth(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Wireless (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer

  • When the Streetlights Go On (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 10 episodes · Producer

  • Dickinson(2019)

    Show 30 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • The Laundromat(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Report(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • I Am the Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Maniac(2018)

    Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • 13 Reasons Why(2017)

    Show 49 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • The OA(2016)

    Show 16 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Collateral Beauty(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Spotlight(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Keeping Room(2014)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Knick(2014)

    Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • The Fifth Estate(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Transit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Executive Producer

  • Big Miracle(2012)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Restless(2011)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Girlfriend Experience(2009)

    as 'Sugar'

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Rendition(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Don't Forget Me Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Dr. Rapp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Faun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • The 17th Annual Coral Gables Christmas Caroling Extravaganza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 32 titles, 28 of them dated from 2007 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Spotlight (2015)

$99M worldwide

Highest rated

Spotlight (2015)

Midcredits 99th

Film career

  • 2009Screen debut· The Girlfriend Experience

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 32: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleProducing31 of 32: 31 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score75th

By decade

2000s2 · 1 acting · 1 crew2010s14 · crew2020s12 · 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 Sugar's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 67th percentile, the median of all 14; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 61st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

93rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 19 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th5

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 19 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · producer

Split Screen (2022)

87th percentile spread · 50% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Spotlight (2015)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 73/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 48. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

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 Sugar's work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles19–80 · median 67 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles21–49 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles47–60 · median 55 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles10–38 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles27–70 · median 58 · moderateheavier 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 Michael Sugar work with?

People who share at least 2 of Michael Sugar's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Steven Soderbergh shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Producers