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Steven C. Miller

Steven C. Miller

Director and editor, also producer · Born March 8, 1981 (45) · Decatur, Georgia, USA

Steven C. Miller, born on March 8, 1981, in Decatur, Georgia, is an American film director, screenwriter, and editor. He graduated from Full Sail University in 2005 and gained attention with his feature film debut, Automaton Transfusion (2006), a low-budget horror film that became a cult classic. Miller has directed a variety of films, including the action thriller Extraction (2015) and the horror remake Silent Night (2012). He is known for his collaborations with actors such as Bruce Willis and Nicolas Cage.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 8, 1981 (45)
From
Decatur, Georgia, USA
Works as
Director and editor, also producer
Titles
15 on MovieCove · 21 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 38% in 30 days

What are Steven C. Miller's films like?

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

Genres

Action10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 10th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 22nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 6th percentile
: browse their Horror 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
Survival
34%
Bonds
31%
Morality
23%
Ideas
5%
Power
4%
Society
3%
Survival9 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 15 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 4 · Serious 4 · Dark 7

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

Grounded 10 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 12

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 5

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 11 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 14 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
14
Dread
9
Thrilling
9
Melancholic
3
Warm
1
Other
5

How their films linger

Unsettling8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet7
  • Ambiguous5

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 Steven C. Miller's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Steven C. 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

21 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page.

  • Under Fire(2025)

    Director · Editor

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Werewolves(2024)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Margaux(2022)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Dolphin Island(2021)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Line of Duty(2019)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Escape Plan 2: Hades(2018)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • First Kill(2017)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Arsenal(2017)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Marauders(2016)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Submerged(2016)

    Director · Editor

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Extraction(2015)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Silent Night(2012)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Under the Bed(2012)

    Director · Editor · Producer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The Aggression Scale(2012)

    Director · Editor

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Scream of the Banshee(2011)

    Director · Editor

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Automaton Transfusion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director · Writer

  • The Beast of Bray Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Brad Willson / Bar Patron

  • Frankenstein Reborn: Behind the Scenes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director · Camera Operator

  • Frankenstein Reborn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Editor

  • Suffer or Sacrifice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director · as Narrator

  • Finding Frankie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 21 titles, 20 of them dated from 2004 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Escape Plan 2: Hades (2018)

$18M worldwide

Highest rated

The Aggression Scale (2012)

Midcredits 39th

Most popular right now

Escape Plan 2: Hades (2018)

Film career

  • 2005Screen debut· The Beast of Bray Road

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 21: 1 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting18 of 21: 11 only directing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score9thWriting1 of 21: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing1 of 21: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleEditing6 of 21: 2 only editing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score11thOther crew1 of 21: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

21 titles, 7 with more than one role — directing and editing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

2000s5 · 2 acting · 4 crew2010s11 · crew2020s4 · 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 Steven C. Miller's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 11th percentile, the median of all 15; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 16th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

16thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Approval · how many liked their films

7thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Reach · how many have seen their films

88thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Midcredits score across 15 titles, by percentile

  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th13

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 15 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned6
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · editor

Dolphin Island (2021)

86th percentile spread · 38% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, editor

The Aggression Scale (2012)

Midcredits 39th · 40% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 48/100 and the pacing 44/100 in their films, across 15 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.

Is Steven C. Miller's work okay for kids?

Across up to 9 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 & Gore6 titles68–93 · median 80 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity9 titles5–55 · median 24 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles60–87 · median 67 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles8–70 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles49–73 · median 61 · intenseheavier 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 Steven C. Miller work with?

People who share at least 2 of Steven C. Miller's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Brandon Cox shares the most, 5.

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers