Michael Shannon
57 titles
Filmography
57 results

Take Shelter
(2011)Plagued by a series of apocalyptic visions, Curtis LaForche, a young husband and father, questions whether to shelter his family from a coming storm, or from himself. As he tries desperately to stay sane, his obsessive actions become ever more erratic, placing his livelihood, his marriage and eventually his health in jeopardy.

Death by Lightning
The story of James Garfield, who rose from obscurity to become America's 20th president β and Charles Guiteau, the man who assassinated him.
Waco
A government raid on a religious community led by David Koresh near Waco, TX led to a 51-day standoff which ended with 76 people dead.

The Iceman
(2012)Based on a shocking true story, a family man goes to great lengths to keep his work as a ruthless assassin a secret from the people he loves.

Midnight Special
(2016)A father (Michael Shannon) goes on the run to protect his young son Alton (Jaeden Lieberher), and uncover the truth behind the boyβs special powers.

Heart of Champions
(2021)When an army vet takes over as coach, the lives of a dysfunctional rowing team are changed forever.

My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
(2010)A detective pieces together the story of a man who began to experience mystifying events that led him to slay his mother with a sword.

The Missing Person
(2009)After a private detective is hired to bring back a man who is not who he appears to be, he finds himself in a complicated ethical dilemma.

Frank & Lola
(2016)A seductive and intense noir romance for our times, FRANK & LOLA is the twisted yet irresistible story of two people locked in a battle of passion and obsession.

A Little White Lie
(2023)A small college, desperate to make a splash in the literary world, thinks they have found Shriver, a famous writer who has been in hiding for 20 years. Unfortunately, the person they have located is a different Shriver, a down-on-his-luck handyman who has never read a book in his life and has trouble telling the difference between his imagination and reality.

Young Ones
(2014)In a grim future where water is scarce, a teenage boy sets out to protect his family from bandits who want to steal everything they have.

Pottersville
(2017)Maynard is a beloved local businessman who is mistaken for the legendary Bigfoot during an inebriated romp through town in a makeshift gorilla costume. The sightings set off an international Bigfoot media spectacle and a windfall of tourism dollars for a simple American town hit by hard times.

The Shape of Water
(2017)A lonely janitor forms a unique relationship with an amphibious creature.

99 Homes
(2015)A newly laid-off construction worker and single dad is forced to take a job working for the real-estate broker who heartlessly evicted his family.

The Current War
(2018)Fuelled by the intense rivalry between electricity titans Thomas Edison (Benedict Cumberbatch) and George Westinghouse (Michael Shannon), THE CURRENT WAR tells the dramatic story of the late 19th century race to light up America and power the world. Rounding out the cast are Nicholas Hoult as Nikola Tesla, Katherine Waterston, Tom Holland and Tuppence Middleton.

12 Strong
(2018)Set in the harrowing days following 9/11 when a U.S. Special Forces team, led by their new Captain, Mitch Nelson (Hemsworth), is chosen to be the first U.S. troops sent into Afghanistan for an extremely dangerous mission. There, in the rugged mountains, they must convince Northern Alliance General Dostum (Navid Negahban) to join forces with them to fight their common adversary.

Premium Rush
(2012)A Manhattan bike messenger's run turns into a life or death chase after a dirty cop becomes desperate to get his hands on the package he carries.

What They Had
(2018)After returning home to help her sick mother, a woman navigates a complicated family dynamic between her stubborn father and brother.

Elvis & Nixon
(2016)On the morning of December 21st 1970 the world's biggest star, Elvis Presley (Michael Shannon) arrived on the White House lawn to request a meeting with the most powerful man in the world, President Richard Nixon (Kevin Spacey). Elvis & Nixon tells the astounding true story of this meeting between two men at the height of their powers.

Bug
(2007)A paranoid, unhinged war veteran who sees insects everywhere holes up with a lonely woman in a spooky Oklahoma motel room.