Michael Smiley
24 titles
Filmography
24 results

The Toll
(2021)A man working shifts in the quietest tollbooth in Wales hides from a criminal past where nobody would ever look, but one day, that all changes.

A Field in England
(2013)When deserters of England’s 17th century Civil War are taken, they soon eat from a mushroom field and descend into psychedelic horror and insanity,

For Those in Peril
(2013)In director Paul Wright's debut drama, the sole survivor of a fishing boat accident struggles to come to terms with his loss. Ostracised by the other members of the small fishing community where he lives for surviving the tragedy that claimed his brother Michael and four other men, Aaron finds himself drifting into a dream-like, fantasy-based reality shaped by the folklore tales his mother told him as a child. As his search for answers unfolds, and heedless of the concerns of his mother Cathy, Aaron, convinced that his brother is still alive, sets out on a journey to find him.

Censor
(2021)Britain, 1985. When film censor Enid discovers an eerie horror that speaks directly to her sister’s mysterious disappearance, she resolves to unravel the puzzle behind the film and its enigmatic director—a quest that will blur the lines between fiction and reality in terrifying ways.

My Name Is Emily
(2016)A teenage girl flees her foster home with her boyfriend. Their goal is to find her father, a brilliant writer who's been institutionalised.

The Belly of the Whale
(2018)Bonded together in misfortune, a pair of down-and-out longtime friends devise a get-rich-quick scheme to rob a small-town amusement arcade.

Orthodox
(2015)A boy bullied for his Jewish faith takes up boxing as a means of self-defense and grows up caught between two worlds, neither of which accept him.

Shell
(2012)Shell is a 17-year-old woman, who lives and works at a petrol station in the desolate Scottish Highlands. Apart from the occasional customers who call by for fuel, and a few regulars who acknowledge and catch up with her, Shell’s only company is her reserved and softly spoken father Pete (Joseph Mawle), to whom she is devoted. A young girl trying to find her place in the world, she is on the cusp of womanhood, struggling to re-imagine her role within her own family and life in general. Pete, meanwhile, is damaged goods. He still keenly feels the absence of his wife, who ran away when Shell was four, while his connection with his daughter is both difficult and disturbing. An assured debut feature starring Joseph Mawle and newcomer Chloe Pirrie, Shell marks the arrival of Scottish writer-director Scott Graham as a distinctive new voice in British cinema.

Bookworm
(2024)12-year-old Mildred's world is turned upside down when her estranged father, the washed-up magician Strawn Wise, comes to look after her and agrees to take her camping to find a mythological beast known as the Canterbury Panther.

Come to Daddy
(2019)After a lifetime of estrangement, a man gets much more than he bargained for when he accepts his father's invitation for a visit at a remote cabin.

Kill List
(2011)In this edge-of-your-seat thriller, a former hitman takes a final job for a mysterious client whose targets are tinged with the supernatural.

Jawbone
(2017)A former youth boxing champion, Jimmy McCabe (Johnny Harris), is a man in search of hope but looking in all the wrong places. When he hits rock bottom he turns to his childhood boxing club and the only family he has left: gym owner Bill (Ray Winstone), corner man Eddie (Michael Smiley) and promoter Joe (Ian McShane).

Madame
(2017)An upscale dinner hosted by a couple in Paris goes rogue when their maid poses as royalty and runs off with one of their guests, leading to a chase.

Glassland
(2015)Looking at unhappy lives with patient tenderness, this absorbing drama acknowledges the strength of people who cannot see it for themselves. In finely tuned performances, Jack Reynor and Toni Collette chart a mother and son’s crooked path from despair to transformative hope.

The Hallow
(2015)After moving to an isolated home in Ireland, a family discovers that they are directly in the crossfires of demonic creatures living in the woods.

Evie
(2023)As she explores the headland, Evie finds a cursed necklace that unleashes a deadly water demon that wants to claim her and those she loves.

Tank 432
(2015)On the run and with nowhere to hide, a group of mercenaries find themselves surrounded by an unidentified enemy. As gunfire hails down and their mysterious pursuers begin to close in, they must keep moving to find safe shelter.

The Lobster
(2015)Starring Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz, Olivia Colman, Ashley Jensen, John C Reilly, Léa Seydoux, Michael Smiley and Ben Whishaw, The Lobster is a darkly funny love story set in a near future where finding love is a matter of life or death... According to the rules of The City, single people are arrested and then transferred to The Hotel. There they are obliged to find a matching mate in 45 days.

Svengali
(2013)A music fanatic discovers an exciting band, becomes their manager and tries to make them the next big thing.

In the Spider's Web
(2007)Backpacking in the jungles of India, a team of hikers stumbles upon a primitive village that’s home to a native cult of spider worshippers.