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Director

Michael J. Gallagher

Directing
2012 — present · 4 films
Born
6 December 1988 · age 37
From
San Diego, California, USA

Michael Gallagher was born in San Diego, California. He began his career on YouTube, where he has garnered over 1 million subscribers and was one of the original co-founders of Maker Studios. He is a director and writer, known for Funny Story (2018), Internet Famous (2016), Smiley (2012) and The Thinning franchise.

Career Signature

How Michael J. Gallagher’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they directed.

anxious dread
tightly wound
kinetic urgency
claustrophobic tension
hyper edited

Tuned by the Perfery ranker. Aggregated equal-weight across every directed film.

Tonal kin

Nacho VigalondoNacho Vigalondo7 filmsRCRoger Christian4 filmsDavid S. GoyerDavid S. Goyer3 filmsRenny HarlinRenny Harlin22 filmsSCSteven C. Miller10 filmsDeon TaylorDeon Taylor9 filmsCaradog W. JamesCaradog W. James2 filmsJack SholderJack Sholder10 films

Filmography

The Thinning: New World Order

2018

Internet Famous

2016

The Thinning

2016

Smiley

2012