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Buddy Duress

Buddy Duress

Actor · Died November 1, 2023, aged 38 · New York City, New York, USA

Michael Constantine Stathis (May 21, 1985 – November 2023), known by his screen name Buddy Duress, was an American actor best known for his roles in the Safdie brothers films Heaven Knows What (2014) and Good Time (2017).

Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 21, 1985
Died
November 1, 2023 (aged 38)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
8 on MovieCove · 15 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 37 days to Oct 26Up 46% in 30 days

What are Buddy Duress' films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Genres

Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 75th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile
: browse their Drama 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
Self
24%
Survival
20%
Morality
19%
Bonds
18%
Society
18%
Isolation2 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 0 · Dark 5

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 3

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

Steady 0 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 0 · 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 2 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 1 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1

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

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 4

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 1 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles
Ally
1 of 4
Threshold guardian
1 of 4
Hero
1 of 4
Trickster
1 of 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Melancholic
3
Dread
2
Contemplative
2
Cold
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Haunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous3

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 Buddy Duress' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Buddy Duress' 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, 8 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Mass State Lottery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Ivan

  • Funny Pages(2022)

    as Ryan

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Pvt Chat(2020)

    as Larry

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Flinch(2021)

    as James Vaughn

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Victor in Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Eddie

  • Beware of Dog(2020)

    as Mike

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Skull (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Brick Bat

  • The Mountain(2018)

    as Philip Farmer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Great Darkened Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Opponent

  • 86'd (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Max

  • Good Time(2017)

    as Ray

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Person to Person(2017)

    as Paul

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Toback Vs. Mailer: The Incident (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as The Waiter (voice)

  • A Hot Two Weeks: The Making of Heaven Knows What (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • Heaven Knows What(2014)

    as Mike

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 86th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 15 titles from 2015 to 2025; peak year 2016.

Biggest box office

Good Time (2017)

$3.3M worldwide

Highest rated

Good Time (2017)

Midcredits 93rd

Film career

20152025

Peak 2016 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting15 of 15: 15 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score44th

By decade

2010s9 · acting2020s6 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 0% of 6 roles

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. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Buddy Duress' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 44th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 34th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

34thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 25th to 49th6

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 8 titles are Mixed.

  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

Beware of Dog (2020)

76th percentile spread · 17% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Good Time (2017)

Midcredits 93rd · 80% liked

Reviewers score the acting 76/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 83, 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 Buddy Duress' work okay for kids?

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

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 69 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 55 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 92 · severeMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 88 · severeMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 75 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

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

Who does Buddy Duress work with?

People who share at least 2 of Buddy Duress' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Benny Safdie shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Producers