Michael Chernus
18 titles
Filmography
18 results

Inez & Doug & Kira
(2019)The suicide of a bipolar woman sends her best friend and AA sponsor and pregnant sister on a fact-finding mission to unpack the reasons why.

Birthrite
(2025)When a couple expecting their first child move to a new town hoping for a fresh start, they are confronted by a darkness that threatens to claim their unborn child as they discover their place in the cursed history of their new home.

The Most Hated Woman in America
(2017)This drama follows the controversial life of outspoken atheist Madalyn Murray O'Hair, from her landmark court battles to her infamous abduction.

Köln 75
(2025)Keith Jarrett's legendary performance in January 1975 nearly didn't happen. Conceived and orchestrated by the efforts of a teenage concert promoter, Vera Brandes, she convinced Jarrett to perform when the Bösendorfer Imperial Grand piano he was promised was nowhere to be found. "Köln 75" joyfully captures this unknown backstory that gave us the best-selling solo album in jazz history.

Goodbye to All That
(2014)In this smart, sexy comedy, a divorced dad (Paul Schneider) navigates the good, the bad, and the weird of the 30-something singles scene. Anna Camp and Heather Graham co-star.

Easy
This eclectic, star-studded anthology follows diverse Chicagoans fumbling through the modern maze of love, sex, technology and culture.

The Kindergarten Teacher
(2018)Stuck in an unsatisfying marriage and mundane home life, Lisa Spinelli (Maggie Gyllenhaal) treads water by teaching kindergarten. Seeing great promise in one of her five-year-old students, she goes to unreasonable lengths to protect his talent.

Out of My Mind
(2024)A sixth grader with cerebral palsy shows that what she has to say is greater than how she says it.

He's Way More Famous Than You
(2013)When indie starlet Halley Feiffer loses her boyfriend, her agent and her career in one fell swoop, she realizes that something has to change...she has to become WAY MORE FAMOUS!

People, Places, Things
(2015)A middle-aged graphic novelist must balance two jobs, dating and custody of his young twin daughters when their mother leaves him for a new romance.
Dead Ringers
A modern take on David Cronenberg’s 1988 thriller, Dead Ringers features Rachel Weisz playing the double-lead role of Elliot and Beverly Mantle, twins who share everything: Drugs, lovers, and an unapologetic desire to do whatever it takes—including pushing the boundaries on medical ethics—in an effort to challenge antiquated practices and bring women’s healthcare to the forefront.

Werewolves Within
(2021)After a snowstorm traps residents of a town inside a local inn, a forest ranger must keep the peace while investigating mysterious attacks.

Complete Unknown
(2016)A mysterious woman with a remarkable past revisits a former lover, complicating the settled life he has built for himself and his wife in Complete Unknown, an unsettling exploration of identity from acclaimed filmmaker Joshua Marston (Maria Full of Grace, The Forgiveness of Blood).

Captain Phillips
(2013)The gripping true story of Captain Richard Phillips, whose cargo ship and crew were hijacked by pirates off the coast of Somali in 2009.

Mistress America
(2015)Writer-director Noah Baumbach presents MISTRESS AMERICA, a modern screwball comedy about dream-chasing and score-settling, make-shift families and cat stealing.

Materna
(2020)'Materna’ follows the journeys of four New York women who are isolated by city life, separated by class, politics, race and religion, and yet bound by a shared hunger for identity and connection. With their futures at stake, the characters’ lives are upended by a fateful encounter underground, where their stories of personal transformation become a battle for survival.

The Dinner
(2017)Over an elaborate meal at a fancy restaurant, two sets of parents decide what to do to protect their teenage sons, who committed a shocking crime.

Jack & Diane
(2012)Two teenage girls begin a summer romance, but when their future is threatened, powerful new feelings cause monstrous, unexplainable bodily changes.