List of the best Michael Fassbender movies: Hunger(2008), Fish Tank(2009), Steve Jobs(2015), Shame(2011), The Light Between Oceans(2016), Slow West(2015), Macbeth(2015), Centurion(2010), Alien: Covenant(2017), Trespass Against Us(2016), Assassin's Creed(2016), The Counselor(2013) ... ...
Drama, History
Ireland|UK
2008
92 Minutes
Bobby Sands
Michael Fassbender Liam Cunningham Stuart Graham Brian Milligan Liam McMahon Helena Bereen Laine Megaw Lalor Roddy
inmate officer terrorist mother priest orderly bleak uneasy prison ireland hunger strike prison life irish republican army death politics protest fall discovery 1980s
Irish republican Bobby Sands leads the inmates of a Northern Irish prison in a hunger strike.
Drama
Netherlands|UK
2009
124 Minutes
Connor
Michael Fassbender Katie Jarvis Kierston Wareing Harry Treadaway Charlotte Collins Jason Maza Chelsea Chase Jack Gordon Sarah Counsell Brooke Hobby Rebecca Griffiths
teen girl mother sister boyfriend bleak gritty emotional apartment abandoned building essex, england school party mother/daughter relationship neglect poverty dance rebellion relationships discovery rivalry
Everything changes for 15-year-old Mia when her mum brings home a new boyfriend.
Biography, Drama
UK|USA
2015
121 Minutes
Steve Jobs
Michael Fassbender Kate Winslet Seth Rogen Jeff Daniels Michael Stuhlbarg Katherine Waterston John Ortiz Sarah Snook Adam Shapiro Makenzie Moss Ripley Sobo
visionary computer programmer partner ex-girlfriend daughter genius brash brooding confident california office house auditorium stage car computers business ambition reunion success
Steve Jobs takes us behind the scenes of the digital revolution, to paint a portrait of the man at its epicenter. The story unfolds backstage at three iconic product launches, ending in 1998 with the unveiling of the iMac.
Drama
UK|Canada|USA
2011
99 Minutes
Brandon
Michael Fassbender Carey Mulligan James Badge Dale Nicole Beharie Alex Manette Lucy Walters Mari-Ange Ramirez Elizabeth Masucci
sex addict sister singer boss hedonistic gripping emotional new york city office bar apartment brother/sister relationship sex addiction double life promiscuity wretched excess transformation 2010s
A sex addict's carefully cultivated private life falls apart after his sister arrives for an indefinite stay.
Romance, Drama
UK|New Zealand|USA|India|Australia
2016
133 Minutes
Michael Fassbender Alicia Vikander Rachel Weisz Bryan Brown Jack Thompson Emily Barclay Caren Pistorius Florence Clery Thomas Unger Jane Menelaus Garry McDonald
lighthouse keeper wife dead person baby friend family member brooding emotional intense lighthouse house boat bedroom yard island love miscarriage loss second chance secrets
A lighthouse keeper and his wife living off the coast of Western Australia raise a baby they rescue from a drifting rowing boat.
Mystery & Thriller, Western
UK|New Zealand
2015
91 Minutes
Executive Producer
Michael Fassbender Kodi Smit-McPhee Ben Mendelsohn Caren Pistorius Rory McCann Andrew Robertt Edwin Wright Kalani Queypo
teenager bounty hunter aristocrat gory colorado wild west search secret lost love love 19th century
A young Scottish man travels across America in pursuit of the woman he loves, attracting the attention of an outlaw who is willing to serve as a guide.
Drama
UK|France|USA
2015
113 Minutes
Michael Fassbender Marion Cotillard Paddy Considine Sean Harris Jack Reynor Elizabeth Debicki David Thewlis David Hayman Maurice Roeves Ross Anderson Barrie Martin
tyrant wife ruler engaging scotland guilt paranoia victory rise 11th century
Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders his king and takes the throne for himself.
Adventure, Drama, History, Action, Mystery & Thriller
UK|France|USA
2010
97 Minutes
Michael Fassbender Dominic West Olga Kurylenko JJ Feild Lee Ross David Morrissey Ulrich Thomsen Ryan Atkinson Paul Freeman Liam Cunningham Noel Clarke
roman survivor general leader governor british soldier fiery spirited suspenseful thrilling dark frightening scotland fort village forest army camp revenge roman empire war
A splinter group of Roman soldiers fight for their lives behind enemy lines after their legion is devastated in a guerrilla attack.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Horror
USA|UK
2017
122 Minutes
David, Walter
Michael Fassbender Katherine Waterston Billy Crudup Danny McBride Demián Bichir Carmen Ejogo Jussie Smollett Callie Hernandez Amy Seimetz Nathaniel Dean Alexander England
space traveler colonist robot alien chilling frightening gripping suspenseful spaceship alien planet space alien life-forms cyborgs space exploration space travel discovery mystery quest adventure future
The crew of a colony ship, bound for a remote planet, discover an uncharted paradise with a threat beyond their imagination, and must attempt a harrowing escape.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
UK
2016
100 Minutes
Chad Cutler
Michael Fassbender Brendan Gleeson Sean Harris Lyndsey Marshal Rory Kinnear Killian Scott Barry Keoghan Gerard Kearns Tony Way Kingsley Ben-Adir
family police officer bleak brooding disturbing engaging gritty tense england crime father/son relationship heist fresh start loyalty escape 2010s
A man looks to find a way to escape the criminal ways of his outlaw family.
Action, Adventure
USA|France|UK|Hong Kong|Taiwan|Malta|Spain|Canada
2016
116 Minutes
Michael Fassbender Marion Cotillard Jeremy Irons Brendan Gleeson Charlotte Rampling Michael Kenneth Williams Denis Menochet Ariane Labed Khalid Abdalla Essie Davis Matias Varela
assassin doctor mercenary soldier archer swordsman priest brutal cool engaging gory powerful spectacular spain church laboratory video game dungeon castle assassination
Callum Lynch explores the memories of his ancestor Aguilar de Nerha and gains the skills of a Master Assassin, before taking on the secret Templar society.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
UK|USA
2013
117 Minutes
Counselor
Michael Fassbender Penélope Cruz Cameron Diaz Javier Bardem Brad Pitt Bruno Ganz Rosie Perez Sam Spruell Toby Kebbell Edgar Ramírez Ruben Blades
lawyer lover drug dealer fiancé nightclub owner gritty uneasy hedonistic mexico amsterdam hotel texas border drug smuggling cocaine trade bad behavior drug trade wretched excess revenge rivalry
A lawyer finds himself in over his head when he gets involved in drug trafficking.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
UK|USA|China|Sweden|Japan
2017
119 Minutes
Harry Hole
Michael Fassbender Rebecca Ferguson Charlotte Gainsbourg Jonas Karlsson J.K. Simmons Val Kilmer David Dencik Toby Jones Chloë Sevigny James D'Arcy Sofia Helin
detective snowman serial killer murder suspect murder victim sociopath brutal gory gripping suspenseful disturbing intense barn cabin field house mountain horror murder investigation serial murders
Detective Harry Hole investigates the disappearance of a woman whose scarf is found wrapped around an ominous-looking snowman.
Drama, Comedy
2014
95 Minutes
Frank
Michael Fassbender Domhnall Gleeson Maggie Gyllenhaal Scoot McNairy Carla Azar François Civil
songwriter suicidal person musician mentally ill person dark amusing small town concert stage england ireland texas musicians band rise to fame suicide mask rise fall 21st century
An aspiring musician (Domhnall Gleeson) finds himself way out of his element after he joins a pop group led by an enigmatic figure (Michael Fassbender) who wears a giant fake head.
Drama
2004
96 Minutes
Lt. Harry Colebourn
Michael Fassbender Gil Bellows Stephen Fry David Suchet Jonathon Young Ted Atherton Aaron Ashmore Robert Gauvin
Biography, Drama, History
USA|UK
2013
134 Minutes
Chiwetel Ejiofor Michael Fassbender Benedict Cumberbatch Paul Dano Garret Dillahunt Paul Giamatti Scoot McNairy Lupita Nyong'o Adepero Oduye Sarah Paulson Brad Pitt
slave slave trader abolitionist master african-american love interest dark powerful gripping touching gritty new york state american south plantation hideout secret hideout slave market slavery abolitionism underground railroad
In the antebellum United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery.
Romance, Drama
UK|USA
2011
118 Minutes
Edward Rochester
Mia Wasikowska Michael Fassbender Jamie Bell Judi Dench Sally Hawkins Holliday Grainger Tamzin Merchant Imogen Poots Amelia Clarkson Freya Parks Romy Settbon Moore
governess young girl boss housekeeper aunt cleric bleak engaging england estate house school running away secret abuse friendship underdog escape mystery discovery
A mousy governess who softens the heart of her employer soon discovers that he's hiding a terrible secret.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Horror
USA|UK
2012
123 Minutes
David
Noomi Rapace Michael Fassbender Charlize Theron Idris Elba Guy Pearce Logan Marshall-Green Sean Harris Rafe Spall Emun Elliott Benedict Wong Kate Dickie
scientist space traveler archaeologist love interest businesswoman captain suspenseful eerie spaceship outer space space travel exploration extraterrestrial life saving the planet discovery rescue future
Following clues to the origin of mankind, a team finds a structure on a distant moon, but they soon realize they are not alone.
Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
USA
2016
143 Minutes
James McAvoy Michael Fassbender Jennifer Lawrence Oscar Isaac Nicholas Hoult Rose Byrne Evan Peters Tye Sheridan Sophie Turner Olivia Munn Kodi Smit-McPhee
mutant professor x magneto villain raven president brooding emotional intense mansion white house office street lair headquarters mutants revolution apocalypse danger survival
In the 1980s the X-Men must defeat an ancient all-powerful mutant, En Sabah Nur, who intends to thrive through bringing destruction to the world.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
UK
2008
91 Minutes
Finn Atkins Michael Fassbender James Gandhi Thomas Gill Jack O'Connell Kelly Reilly Thomas Turgoose Bronson Webb
couple teenager gang leader brooding brutal chilling dark disturbing gory intense quarry countryside england lake woods horror crime violence pursuit fall
Refusing to let anything spoil their romantic weekend break, a young couple confront a gang of loutish youths with terrifyingly brutal consequences.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
Ireland|USA
2011
92 Minutes
Gina Carano Michael Fassbender Ewan McGregor Bill Paxton Channing Tatum Antonio Banderas Michael Douglas Michael Angarano Anthony Brandon Wong Aaron Cohen
agent hostage agency contact father journalist thrilling gripping new york state dublin barcelona, spain diner covert operations double-cross father/daughter relationship rescue chase pursuit revenge 2010s
A black ops super soldier seeks payback after she is betrayed and set up during a mission.
Crime, Drama
2011
13 Minutes
Michael
Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
2011
126 Minutes
Erik Lehnsherr
James McAvoy Michael Fassbender Rose Byrne Jennifer Lawrence January Jones Nicholas Hoult Oliver Platt Jason Flemyng Lucas Till Edi Gathegi Kevin Bacon
nazi cia agent friend mutant magneto professor x gripping emotional profound thrilling germany new york city cia office airship mansion russia nuclear war unlikely friendship cuban missile crisis genetics
Charles Xavier (James McAvoy) and Erik Lehnsherr (Michael Fassbender) work with other mutants to prevent a nuclear nightmare, but a situation soon tears the close friends apart.
Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
2019
114 Minutes
James McAvoy Michael Fassbender Jennifer Lawrence Nicholas Hoult Sophie Turner Tye Sheridan Alexandra Shipp Evan Peters Kodi Smit-McPhee Jessica Chastain Scott Shepherd
psychic professor mutant student superhero thrilling intense brooding rousing outer space mansion church suburbia field evil dark arts infighting mystery fall pursuit
During a rescue mission, Jean Grey is hit by a cosmic force that makes her infinitely more powerful, but far more unstable. The X-Men must now unite to save her soul and battle aliens that want to utilize Grey's mysterious new abilities.
Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
USA|UK|Canada
2014
131 Minutes
Young Erik Lehnsherr, Magneto
Hugh Jackman James McAvoy Michael Fassbender Jennifer Lawrence Halle Berry Elliot Page Peter Dinklage Ian McKellen Patrick Stewart Anna Paquin Evan Peters
mutant doctor professor wolverine villain superhero brooding chilling emotional past mansion field airplane bar street genocide mutants struggle extinction battle
The X-Men send Wolverine to the past in a desperate effort to change history and prevent an event that results in doom for both humans and mutants.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
UK|Germany|Canada|USA
2011
99 Minutes
Carl Jung
Keira Knightley Viggo Mortensen Michael Fassbender Sarah Gadon Vincent Cassel André Hennicke Arndt Schwering-Sohnrey Wladimir Matuchin Jost Grix Severin von Hoensbroech Torsten Knippertz
psychiatrist psychoanalyst patient colleague wife lover intense dark brooding vienna country house lake office garden sigmund freud carl jung psychoanalysis sex adultery lust
A look at how the intense relationship between Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud gives birth to psychoanalysis.
Romance, Drama, Music
USA
2017
129 Minutes
Cook
Ryan Gosling Rooney Mara Michael Fassbender Natalie Portman Cate Blanchett Holly Hunter Bérénice Marlohe Val Kilmer Lykke Li Olivia Grace Applegate Dana Falconberry
couple songwriter mogul waitress confident creative engaging passionate austin, texas club house office diner romance music business seduction betrayal discovery fall forbidden love
Two intersecting love triangles. Obsession and betrayal set against the music scene in Austin, Texas.
Adventure, Action, Mystery & Thriller, Fantasy, Western
USA
2010
81 Minutes
Burke
Josh Brolin John Malkovich Megan Fox Michael Fassbender Will Arnett John Gallagher Jr. Tom Wopat Michael Shannon Wes Bentley Julia Jones Luke James Fleischmann
bounty hunter ulysses s. grant terrorist prostitute military officer tense brooding battlefield small town washington, d.c. georgia terrorism armed conflict crime pursuit revenge 1870s
The U.S. military makes a scarred bounty hunter with warrants on his own head an offer he cannot refuse: in exchange for his freedom, he must stop a terrorist who is ready to unleash Hell on Earth.
Romance, Drama
2007
119 Minutes
Esmé
Romola Garai Sam Neill Lucy Russell Michael Fassbender Charlotte Rampling Jacqueline Tong Christopher Benjamin Una Stubbs Jemma Powell Simon Woods Seymour Matthews
writer mother publisher secretary painter husband melodramatic inspiring powerful england family home grocery store office mansion rags to riches writing feminism ambition narcissism world war i
A self-centered British woman (Romola Garai) gains money and fame by writing romantic novels in the early 20th century.
Drama, War, Comedy
USA|Germany
2009
152 Minutes
Lt. Archie Hicox
Brad Pitt Mélanie Laurent Christoph Waltz Eli Roth Michael Fassbender Diane Kruger Daniel Brühl Til Schweiger Gedeon Burkhard Jacky Ido B.J. Novak
soldier colonel adolf hitler mercenary heroine filmmaker thrilling gritty france theater bar restaurant farm forest violence betrayal military daunting task espionage dangerous assignment
In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a plan to assassinate Nazi leaders by a group of Jewish U.S. soldiers coincides with a theatre owner's vengeful plans for the same.
Action, Adventure, Drama
USA|Canada|Bulgaria|Australia
2006
117 Minutes
Stelios
Gerard Butler Lena Headey David Wenham Dominic West Rodrigo Santoro Vincent Regan Michael Fassbender Tom Wisdom Andrew Pleavin Andrew Tiernan Giovani Antonio Cimmino
king military officer soldier warrior queen thrilling engaging crafty greece castle mountain ship battle ambition violence betrayal politics massacre underdog rise
King Leonidas of Sparta and a force of 300 men fight the Persians at Thermopylae in 480 B.C.