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Directing

Michael Polish

Career: Active from 1999 to 2026, busiest in 2011 and 2015 with 3 main titles each.

Average score: 44/100

Highest rated: For Lovers Only
71/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 19 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Michael Polish Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Social Commentary
3.9, average 4.9
Historical
1.8, average 2.6
Politics
2.0, average 2.6
Nostalgia
3.3, average 3.8

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Indie Drama 2
Contemporary Setting 2
Psychological Thriller 2
Feel-Good 2
Suspenseful 2
Pop Culture References 2
Small Town 2
Moral Ambiguity 2
Character-Driven 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

24

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

Upcoming

2 titles

There There

Writer, Director

Pawn Shop

Director

2020s

5 titles · average score 37

Kill Me Now

as Sterling

Alarum

21

Director

Terror on the Prairie

64

Director

American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally

35

Director

Force of Nature

30

Director

2010s

10 titles · average score 43

Satanic Panic

53

as Gary Neumieir

Nona

Director, Director of Photography

Hot Bot

33

Director, Co-Writer

90 Minutes in Heaven

38

Director, Screenplay

Amnesiac

34

Director

Some Kind of Hate

37

as Jack Iverson

Big Sur

48

Director, Writer

Stay Cool

28

Director

The Smell of Success

45

Writer, Director

For Lovers Only

71

Director

2000s

5 titles · average score 52

The Astronaut Farmer

58

Screenplay, Producer

The Bridge of San Luis Rey

33

as Esteban

Northfork

55

Director, Screenplay

The Good Thief

68

as Bertram

Jackpot

47

Producer, Writer

1990s

2 titles · average score 50

Twin Falls Idaho

65

as Francis Falls

Hellraiser: Bloodline

35

as Twin Cenobite #1