Michael Chernus
14 titles
Filmography
14 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.