Directing
Michael Polish
Oct 30, 1970 (55 years) El Centro, California, USA
Michael Polish (born October 30, 1970 in El Centro, CA) is an American actor, writer and director, best known for his work with his identical twin brother Mark, including "Twin Falls Idaho" (1999), "Northfork" (2003) and "The Astronaut Farmer" (2006). In the early 2010s, after their work together on "For Lovers Only" (2011), the Polish brothers turned to focus on their separate solo careers, with Michael going on to direct "Big Sur" (2013), "Amnesiac" (2015) and "Force of Nature" (2020), among others.
Known for
5.1
Force of Nature
Director
5.6
Alarum
Director
6.3
The Astronaut Farmer
Producer, Screenplay, Director
5.9
90 Minutes in Heaven
Screenplay, Director
4.3
Hot Bot
Co-Writer, Director, Director of Photography
4.6
Amnesiac
Director
6.1
Terror on the Prairie
Director
5.5
American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally
Director
6.0
Northfork
Director, Screenplay
4.8
Stay Cool
Director
6.9
Twin Falls Idaho
Director
4.9
Big Sur
Writer, Director
5.6
The Smell of Success
Writer, Director
6.4
For Lovers Only
Director
5.4
Nona
Director, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography
Filmography
There There
Director, Writer
Kill Me Now
2026 · Sterling
5.6
Alarum
2025 · Director
5.8
Bring on the Dancing Horses
2023 · Director, Creator
6.1
Terror on the Prairie
2022 · Director
5.5
American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally
2021 · Director
5.1
Force of Nature
2020 · Director
5.3
Satanic Panic
2019 · Gary Neumieir
5.4
Nona
2017 · Director, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography
4.3
Hot Bot
2016 · Co-Writer, Director, Director of Photography
4.7
Some Kind of Hate
2015 · Jack Iverson
5.9
90 Minutes in Heaven
2015 · Screenplay, Director
4.6
Amnesiac
2015 · Director
4.9
Big Sur
2013 · Writer, Director
4.8
Stay Cool
2011 · Director
5.6
The Smell of Success
2011 · Writer, Director
6.4
For Lovers Only
2011 · Director
6.3
The Astronaut Farmer
2007 · Producer, Screenplay, Director
5.2
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
2004 · Esteban
6.1
The Good Thief
2003 · Bertram
6.0
Northfork
2003 · Director, Screenplay
6.7
Jackpot
2001 · Director, Writer, Producer
6.9
Twin Falls Idaho
1999 · Francis Falls
5.3
Hellraiser: Bloodline
1996 · Twin Cenobite #1