Michael Polish

Michael Polish

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.

  • Title: Michael Polish
  • Popularity: 0.4814
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1970-10-30
  • Place of Birth: El Centro, California, USA
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  • Also Known As: The Polish Brothers, Polish Brothers, Polish Bros., Michael J. Polish, Ted Smith, Larry Smith
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Michael Polish Movies

  • 1996
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    Hellraiser: Bloodline

    Hellraiser: Bloodline

    5.294 1996 HD

    Three generations of the same family deal with the consequences of unleashing the forces of hell.

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  • 1999
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    Twin Falls Idaho

    Twin Falls Idaho

    6.9 1999 HD

    Francis and Blake Falls are Siamese twins who live in a neat little room in a rundown hotel. While sharing some organs, Blake is always fit and Francis is very sickly. Into their world comes a young lady, who turns their world upside down. She gets involved with Blake, and convinces the two to attend a Halloween party, where they can pass themselves off as wearing a costume. Eventually Francis becomes really ill, and they have to be separated. They then face the physical and mental strains that come from their proposed separation.

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  • 2003
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    The Good Thief

    The Good Thief

    6.1 2003 HD

    An aging gambler on a losing streak attempts to rob a casino in Monte Carlo. But someone's already tipped off the cops before he even makes a move.

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  • 2013
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    How We Made Love: The Making of For Lovers Only

    How We Made Love: The Making of For Lovers Only

    2 2013 HD

    A short documentary on the making of "For Lovers Only" (2011).

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  • 2015
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    Some Kind of Hate

    Some Kind of Hate

    4.7 2015 HD

    When troubled teen Lincoln is subjected to severe bullying, he accidentally conjures the vengeful ghost of Moira Karp. Once a teenage girl pushed to suicide, Moira is now an unstoppable force on a mission of gruesome retribution. But when she goes too far, Lincoln must prevent her from spiraling out of control.

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  • 1970
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    There There

    There There

    1 1970 HD

    Identical twin brothers, separated for 40 years, live unaware of each other until fate intervenes, forcing them to confront a long-hidden truth. For this project, each of the Polish brothers will write and direct one half of the movie without one knowing anything about the other's work, resulting in two separate storylines that will be interwoven into a single feature-length film. This approach will enable each brother to explore the nature of the twin relationship from their own unique perspective without being influenced or constrained by the other's vision.

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  • 2004
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    The Bridge of San Luis Rey

    The Bridge of San Luis Rey

    5.1 2004 HD

    In 1714 Peru, a friar is tried by the Spanish Inquisition for questioning God's intentions when five die in the collapse of an Andean rope bridge.

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  • 2003
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    Bare Knuckle Filming: The Construction of Northfork

    Bare Knuckle Filming: The Construction of Northfork

    1 2003 HD

    A short behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of "Northfork" (2003).

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  • 2019
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    Satanic Panic

    Satanic Panic

    5.304 2019 HD

    A pizza delivery girl is suddenly in for the fight of her young life when encountering a group of Satanists in need of a virgin to ritually sacrifice.

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  • 2007
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    The Astronaut Farmer

    The Astronaut Farmer

    6.247 2007 HD

    Texan Charles Farmer left the Air Force as a young man to save the family ranch when his dad died. Like most American ranchers, he owes his bank. Unlike most, he's an astrophysicist with a rocket in his barn - one he's built and wants to take into space. It's his dream. The FBI puts him under surveillance when he tries to buy rocket fuel, and the FAA stalls him when he files a flight plan – but Charles is undeterred.

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  • 2007
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    The Astronaut Farmer

    The Astronaut Farmer

    6.247 2007 HD

    Texan Charles Farmer left the Air Force as a young man to save the family ranch when his dad died. Like most American ranchers, he owes his bank. Unlike most, he's an astrophysicist with a rocket in his barn - one he's built and wants to take into space. It's his dream. The FBI puts him under surveillance when he tries to buy rocket fuel, and the FAA stalls him when he files a flight plan – but Charles is undeterred.

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  • 2007
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    The Astronaut Farmer

    The Astronaut Farmer

    6.247 2007 HD

    Texan Charles Farmer left the Air Force as a young man to save the family ranch when his dad died. Like most American ranchers, he owes his bank. Unlike most, he's an astrophysicist with a rocket in his barn - one he's built and wants to take into space. It's his dream. The FBI puts him under surveillance when he tries to buy rocket fuel, and the FAA stalls him when he files a flight plan – but Charles is undeterred.

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  • 2011
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    Stay Cool

    Stay Cool

    4.858 2011 HD

    A successful author is forced to confront an unrequited high school crush when he returns home to deliver a commencement address to graduating seniors. Shasta O'Neil, a sexy high school senior flirts with the visiting author and invites him to the prom.

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  • 2003
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    Northfork

    Northfork

    5.9 2003 HD

    The year is 1955, and a great flood is coming to Northfork, Montana. A new hydroelectric dam is about to be installed in the mountains above the town, ready to submerge the valley in the name of progress. It is the responsibility of a six-man Evacuation Committee to relocate the townsfolk to higher ground. Most have duly departed, but a few stubborn stragglers remain – among them a priest caring for a sickly orphan, a boy whose fevered visions are leading him to believe he is a member of a roaming band of lost angels desperately searching for a way home.

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  • 2003
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    Northfork

    Northfork

    5.9 2003 HD

    The year is 1955, and a great flood is coming to Northfork, Montana. A new hydroelectric dam is about to be installed in the mountains above the town, ready to submerge the valley in the name of progress. It is the responsibility of a six-man Evacuation Committee to relocate the townsfolk to higher ground. Most have duly departed, but a few stubborn stragglers remain – among them a priest caring for a sickly orphan, a boy whose fevered visions are leading him to believe he is a member of a roaming band of lost angels desperately searching for a way home.

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  • 1999
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    Twin Falls Idaho

    Twin Falls Idaho

    6.9 1999 HD

    Francis and Blake Falls are Siamese twins who live in a neat little room in a rundown hotel. While sharing some organs, Blake is always fit and Francis is very sickly. Into their world comes a young lady, who turns their world upside down. She gets involved with Blake, and convinces the two to attend a Halloween party, where they can pass themselves off as wearing a costume. Eventually Francis becomes really ill, and they have to be separated. They then face the physical and mental strains that come from their proposed separation.

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  • 2011
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    The Smell of Success

    The Smell of Success

    5.58 2011 HD

    When a tragic accident ends the life of Mr. Rose, the genius behind Rose's Manure Company, the livelihood of its loyal fleet of salesmen threatens to go, as they say, into the toilet. Enter estranged daughter Rosemary, a high-class- cosmetics salesgirl, who steps in to take control. She is not sure she has a nose for the family business, but she is determined to make foul into profit. Little does she know that a ruthless, slick-talking fertilizer rep is plotting a takeover. Whether she likes it or not, she must trust her top salesman, Patrick Fitzpatrick, to devise a plan to regain Rose's rightful position on top of the heap.

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  • 2011
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    The Smell of Success

    The Smell of Success

    5.58 2011 HD

    When a tragic accident ends the life of Mr. Rose, the genius behind Rose's Manure Company, the livelihood of its loyal fleet of salesmen threatens to go, as they say, into the toilet. Enter estranged daughter Rosemary, a high-class- cosmetics salesgirl, who steps in to take control. She is not sure she has a nose for the family business, but she is determined to make foul into profit. Little does she know that a ruthless, slick-talking fertilizer rep is plotting a takeover. Whether she likes it or not, she must trust her top salesman, Patrick Fitzpatrick, to devise a plan to regain Rose's rightful position on top of the heap.

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  • 2011
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    For Lovers Only

    For Lovers Only

    6.36 2011 HD

    An American photographer runs into an old flame while on assignment in Paris.

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  • 2013
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    Big Sur

    Big Sur

    4.6 2013 HD

    Big Sur is a film adaptation of the Jack Kerouac autobiographical novel of the same name.

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  • 2013
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    Big Sur

    Big Sur

    4.6 2013 HD

    Big Sur is a film adaptation of the Jack Kerouac autobiographical novel of the same name.

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  • 2001
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    Jackpot

    Jackpot

    6.6 2001 HD

    Sunny Holiday, a middle-aged country singer with dreams of stardom, walks out on his wife and child and hits the road with his manager in a desperate search for fame and fortune... and to get far away from the past he's left behind.

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  • 2001
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    Jackpot

    Jackpot

    6.6 2001 HD

    Sunny Holiday, a middle-aged country singer with dreams of stardom, walks out on his wife and child and hits the road with his manager in a desperate search for fame and fortune... and to get far away from the past he's left behind.

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  • 2022
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    Terror on the Prairie

    Terror on the Prairie

    6.069 2022 HD

    A pioneering family fights back against a gang of vicious outlaws that is terrorizing them on their newly-built farm on the plains of Montana.

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  • 2015
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    90 Minutes in Heaven

    90 Minutes in Heaven

    5.924 2015 HD

    A man involved in a horrific car crash is pronounced dead, only to come back to life an hour and a half later, claiming to have seen Heaven.

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  • 2015
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    90 Minutes in Heaven

    90 Minutes in Heaven

    5.924 2015 HD

    A man involved in a horrific car crash is pronounced dead, only to come back to life an hour and a half later, claiming to have seen Heaven.

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  • 2015
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    Amnesiac

    Amnesiac

    4.601 2015 HD

    The story of a man who wakes up in bed suffering from memory loss after being in an accident, only to begin to suspect that his wife may not be his real wife and that a web of lies and deceit deepen inside the house where he soon finds himself a prisoner.

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  • 2016
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    Hot Bot

    Hot Bot

    4.3 2016 HD

    Hot Bot is the hilarious journey of two sexually repressed and unpopular teenage geeks who accidentally discover a life-like super-model sex bot.

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  • 2016
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    Hot Bot

    Hot Bot

    4.3 2016 HD

    Hot Bot is the hilarious journey of two sexually repressed and unpopular teenage geeks who accidentally discover a life-like super-model sex bot.

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  • 2025
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    Alarum

    Alarum

    5.7 2025 HD

    Two married spies caught in the crosshairs of an international intelligence network will stop at nothing to obtain a critical asset. Joe and Lara are agents living off the grid whose quiet retreat at a winter resort is blown to shreds when members of the old guard suspect the two may have joined an elite team of rogue spies, known as Alarum.

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  • 1970
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    There There

    There There

    1 1970 HD

    Identical twin brothers, separated for 40 years, live unaware of each other until fate intervenes, forcing them to confront a long-hidden truth. For this project, each of the Polish brothers will write and direct one half of the movie without one knowing anything about the other's work, resulting in two separate storylines that will be interwoven into a single feature-length film. This approach will enable each brother to explore the nature of the twin relationship from their own unique perspective without being influenced or constrained by the other's vision.

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  • 1970
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    There There

    There There

    1 1970 HD

    Identical twin brothers, separated for 40 years, live unaware of each other until fate intervenes, forcing them to confront a long-hidden truth. For this project, each of the Polish brothers will write and direct one half of the movie without one knowing anything about the other's work, resulting in two separate storylines that will be interwoven into a single feature-length film. This approach will enable each brother to explore the nature of the twin relationship from their own unique perspective without being influenced or constrained by the other's vision.

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  • 2017
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    Nona

    Nona

    5.5 2017 HD

    A girl from Honduras meets Hecho, who promises to get her safely to America to reunite with her mother. Instead, Nona faces a perilous journey when he doesn't deliver on that promise.

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  • 2017
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    Nona

    Nona

    5.5 2017 HD

    A girl from Honduras meets Hecho, who promises to get her safely to America to reunite with her mother. Instead, Nona faces a perilous journey when he doesn't deliver on that promise.

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  • 2017
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    Nona

    Nona

    5.5 2017 HD

    A girl from Honduras meets Hecho, who promises to get her safely to America to reunite with her mother. Instead, Nona faces a perilous journey when he doesn't deliver on that promise.

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  • 2020
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    Force of Nature

    Force of Nature

    5.167 2020 HD

    A gang of thieves plan a heist during a hurricane and encounter trouble when a disgraced cop tries to force everyone in the building to evacuate.

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  • 2021
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    American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally

    American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally

    5.5 2021 HD

    The life of American woman Mildred Gillars and her lawyer, who struggles to redeem her reputation. Dubbed “Axis Sally” for broadcasting Nazi propaganda to American troops during World War II, Mildred’s story exposes the dark underbelly of the Third Reich's hate-filled propaganda machine, her eventual capture in Berlin, and subsequent trial for treason against the United States after the war.

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  • 2016
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    Hot Bot

    Hot Bot

    4.3 2016 HD

    Hot Bot is the hilarious journey of two sexually repressed and unpopular teenage geeks who accidentally discover a life-like super-model sex bot.

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  • 2017
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    Nona

    Nona

    5.5 2017 HD

    A girl from Honduras meets Hecho, who promises to get her safely to America to reunite with her mother. Instead, Nona faces a perilous journey when he doesn't deliver on that promise.

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  • 1970
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    5.75 1970 HD

    A modern-day western drama that tells the story of an assassin (Kate Bosworth) who is out to complete her list of targets and exact her own brand of poetic justice.

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  • 1970
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    5.75 1970 HD

    A modern-day western drama that tells the story of an assassin (Kate Bosworth) who is out to complete her list of targets and exact her own brand of poetic justice.

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