List of the best Michael Chernus movies: Lovely by Surprise(2007), The Kindergarten Teacher(2018), Inez & Doug & Kira(2019), People, Places, Things(2015), Materna(2020), The Messenger(2009), Mistress America(2015), Captain Phillips(2013), Goodbye to All That(2014), Jack and Diane(2012), The Most Hated Woman in America(2017), Glass Chin(2014) ... ...
Comedy, Drama
USA
2007
98 Minutes
Carrie Preston Michael Chernus Austin Pendleton Dallas Roberts Reg Rogers Kate Burton Richard Masur Lena Lamer
A truly unique and visually stunning take on meta-fiction, Lovely By Surprise follows the journey of novelist Marian Walker as she attempts to finish her first novel.
Drama
USA|Israel|UK|Canada
2018
96 Minutes
Grant Spinelli
Maggie Gyllenhaal Gael García Bernal Michael Chernus Anna Baryshnikov Rosa Salazar Daisy Tahan Ajay Naidu Parker Sevak
A kindergarten teacher in New York becomes obsessed with one of her students whom she believes is a child prodigy.
Drama
2019
97 Minutes
Doug
Tawny Cypress Louis Cancelmi Michael Chernus Gibson Frazier Asher Grodman Juanita Howard Bob Jaffe Armand Schultz
When a bipolar woman kills herself, her sister and her sister's fiance become entangled in an attempt to discover what pushed her to the brink.
Comedy
USA
2015
86 Minutes
Gary
Jemaine Clement Regina Hall Stephanie Allynne Michael Chernus Jessica Williams Aundrea Gadsby Gia Gadsby Derrick Arthur Celia Au
love interest daughter comic book artist student father ex-wife touching amusing heartwarming classroom city apartment failed marriage affair separation new love self-discovery broken heart love 2010s
Will Henry is a newly single graphic novelist balancing parenting his young twin daughters and a classroom full of students while exploring and navigating the rich complexities of new love and letting go of the woman who left him.
Drama
USA
2020
105 Minutes
Kate Lyn Sheil Lindsay Burdge Jade Eshete Assol Abdullina Michael Chernus Sturgill Simpson Rory Culkin Jake Katzman Cassandra Freeman
A closely observed psychological portrait of four women, whose lives are bound together by an incident on the New York City subway.
Romance, War, Drama
USA
2009
112 Minutes
Alan
Ben Foster Woody Harrelson Samantha Morton Jena Malone Steve Buscemi Michael Chernus Halley Feiffer Peter Friedman Kevin Hagan Jenny Kirlin Sam Kitchin
soldier officer veteran girlfriend mentor widow engaging melodramatic sad hospital office house gym suburb dining room military life returning home post-traumatic stress disorder new life unlikely romance
An American soldier struggles with an ethical dilemma when he becomes involved with a widow of a fallen officer.
Comedy
USA
2015
84 Minutes
Dylan
Greta Gerwig Lola Kirke Matthew Shear Jasmine Cephas Jones Heather Lind Michael Chernus Cindy Cheung Dean Wareham
mistress girl stepsister amusing future big city life schemes loneliness transformation future
A lonely college freshman's life is turned upside-down by her impetuous, adventurous stepsister-to-be.
Mystery & Thriller, Action, Drama
USA
2013
133 Minutes
Shane Murphy
Tom Hanks Catherine Keener Barkhad Abdi Barkhad Abdirahman Faysal Ahmed Mahat M. Ali Michael Chernus Corey Johnson Max Martini Chris Mulkey Yul Vazquez
navy seal captain wife seaman hostage gunman dark emotional tense intense somalia coast cargo ship boat airport lifeboat hijacking kidnapping rescue terrorism
The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the U.S.-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2014
87 Minutes
Freddie
Paul Schneider Melanie Lynskey Heather Graham Anna Camp Ashley Hinshaw Amy Sedaris Michael Chernus Celia Weston Heather Lawless
When his wife unexpectedly informs him that she wants a divorce, well-meaning but oblivious husband Otto Wall finds himself thrust back into bachelorhood, where he searches for the real thing amidst a string of one night stands.
Horror, Romance, Gay & Lesbian, Drama
USA
2012
93 Minutes
Jaimie
Juno Temple Riley Keough Cara Seymour Kylie Minogue Dane DeHaan Leo Fitzpatrick Michael Chernus Jen Ponton
Diane's feelings for Jack -- the girl she met over the summer -- begin to manifest themselves in terrifying ways when she learns that her friend will soon be moving away.
Biography, Drama
USA
2017
91 Minutes
Jon Garth Murray
Melissa Leo Juno Temple Adam Scott Peter Fonda Vincent Kartheiser Josh Lucas Rory Cochrane Michael Chernus Brandon Smith Jose Zuniga Alex Frost
The life of Madelyn Murray O'Hair, the outspoken activist and founder of American Atheists.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
2014
88 Minutes
Brian Colby
Katherine Waterston Billy Crudup Kelly Lynch Yul Vazquez Corey Stoll Marin Ireland Elizabeth Rodriguez Michael Chernus Brendan Sexton III Ron Cephas Jones
A down-on-his-luck former boxing champ is forced to make a choice between friendship and ambition when he is framed for murder.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
2017
120 Minutes
Dylan Heinz
Richard Gere Laura Linney Steve Coogan Rebecca Hall Chloë Sevigny Charlie Plummer Adepero Oduye Michael Chernus Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick Joel Bissonnette Robert McKay
teacher governor husband woman brother child emotional profound shocking unrestrained gripping restaurant family feud children vs. adults authority criminology violence 2010s
Two sets of wealthy parents meet for dinner to decide what to do about a crime their sons have committed.
Comedy, Drama
2015
106 Minutes
Kenny
Nicole Kidman Jason Bateman Christopher Walken Maryann Plunkett Jason Butler Harner Harris Yulin Linda Emond Alexandra Wentworth Michael Chernus Marin Ireland Danny Burstein
An actress (Nicole Kidman) and her brother (Jason Bateman) investigate the mysterious disappearance of their parents, two performance artists known for their elaborate hoaxes.
Comedy
USA
2014
85 Minutes
Chernus
Caitlin Fitzgerald Cheyenne Jackson Peter Scanavino Michael Stahl-David Christina Cole Jennifer Lafleur Ross Partridge Annika Peterson Devin Burnam Michael Chernus Shannon Esper
Surprise parties rarely go well. This one is no different, as a group of 30-somethings head through life, love and a day in New York City.
Drama
USA
2010
100 Minutes
Danny
James Badge Dale Gillian Jacobs Barry Corbin Darren E. Burrows James McCaffrey Jamie Harrold Jennifer Ferrin Lindsey Kraft Alexandra Neil Michael Chernus Bill Heck
About a tight group of friends living in a small, forgotten, Wisconsin town. The story revolves around Kevin and his fight to find a new life for himself after 30 years of going nowhere.
Drama
USA
2011
114 Minutes
Vera Farmiga Josh Leonard John Hawkes Dagmara Dominczyk Norbert Leo Butz Donna Murphy Bill Irwin Ebon Moss-Bachrach Nina Arianda Boyd Holbrook Michael Chernus
woman musician pastor minister spirited church pregnancy discovery 1970s
A chronicle of one woman's lifelong struggle with her faith.
Action, Mystery & Thriller
USA|Japan
2012
135 Minutes
Jeremy Renner Rachel Weisz Edward Norton Stacy Keach Dennis Boutsikaris Oscar Isaac Joan Allen Albert Finney David Strathairn Scott Glenn Donna Murphy
cia agent spy scientist cia director doctor assassin crafty tense thrilling intense suspenseful cia office city philippines united states new york city alaska espionage assassination on the run
An expansion of the universe from Robert Ludlum's novels, centered on a new hero whose stakes have been triggered by the events of the previous three films.
Sci-Fi, Comedy, Action
USA|United Arab Emirates
2012
104 Minutes
Will Smith Tommy Lee Jones Josh Brolin Jemaine Clement Michael Stuhlbarg Emma Thompson Alice Eve Bill Hader David Rasche Mike Colter Lenny Venito
government agent alien secretary criminal andy warhol scientist hilarious spectacular playful new york city government building laboratory skyscraper alien invasion time travel saving the world assassination changing the past pursuit escape
Agent J travels in time to M.I.B.'s early days in 1969 to stop an alien from assassinating his friend Agent K and changing history.
Fantasy, Comedy, Action, Adventure
USA
2017
133 Minutes
Tom Holland Michael Keaton Robert Downey Jr. Marisa Tomei Jon Favreau Gwyneth Paltrow Zendaya Donald Glover Jacob Batalon Laura Harrier Tony Revolori
spider-man aunt iron man superhero supervillain cheeky confident incredible rousing new york city high school house neighborhood street office super powers superhuman abilities work-life balance high school terrorism
Peter Parker balances his life as an ordinary high school student in Queens with his superhero alter-ego Spider-Man, and finds himself on the trail of a new menace prowling the skies of New York City.