Michael Almereyda

Career Overview

Michael Almereyda has 84 screen credits in a career dating back to 1985. Signature works include Tesla, Experimenter, Cymbeline. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For: Directing
Gender: male
Known Credits: 84
Birth Date: 1959-04-07
Birth Place: Overland Park, Kansas, USA

Known For

Frequent Collaborators

Ethan Hawke (2 collaborations)
Jim Gaffigan (2 collaborations)
Donnie Keshawarz (2 collaborations)
Josh Hamilton (2 collaborations)
John Palladino (2 collaborations)
Hannah Gross (2 collaborations)
Karl Geary (2 collaborations)
Lois Smith (2 collaborations)
Tom Farrell (2 collaborations)
Peter Sarsgaard (2 collaborations)

Credits

directing (36 credits)
- Tonight at Noon
  director
  
  directing
  
  2026
- Zero K
  director
  
  directing
  
  2026
- John Lilly and the Earth Coincidence Control Office
  director
  
  directing
  
  2025
- Tesla
  director
  
  directing
  
  2020
- The Lonedale Operator
  director
  
  directing
  
  2020
- To the Unknown
  director
  
  directing
  
  2018
- The North Wind's Gift
  director
  
  directing
  
  2018
- Escapes
  director
  
  directing
  
  2017
- Marjorie Prime
  director
  
  directing
  
  2017
- Three for the Road
  director
  
  directing
  
  2016
- Experimenter
  director
  
  directing
  
  2015
- Cymbeline
  director
  
  directing
  
  2014
- Giving Up the Ghost
  director
  
  directing
  
  2013
- The Man Who Came Out Only at Night
  director
  
  directing
  
  2013
- Table Scraps: Notes on Babette's Feast
  director
  
  directing
  
  2013
- Skinningrove
  director
  
  directing
  
  2013
- The Ogre's Feathers
  director
  
  directing
  
  2012
- What Is Cinema?
  director
  
  directing
  
  2012
- The Great Gatsby in Five Minutes
  director
  
  directing
  
  2011
- Paradise
  director
  
  directing
  
  2008
- New Orleans, Mon Amour
  director
  
  directing
  
  2008
- A Damn Fool Scheme
  director
  
  directing
  
  2007
- William Eggleston in the Real World
  director
  
  directing
  
  2005
- Deadwood
  
  - E.B. Was Left Out (2005) ... director directing
  
  2004
- A Brief History of Surrealism
  director
  
  directing
  
  2003
- This So-Called Disaster
  director
  
  directing
  
  2003
- Happy Here and Now
  director
  
  directing
  
  2002
- Hamlet
  director
  
  directing
  
  2000
- The Eternal
  director
  
  directing
  
  1998
- The Rocking Horse Winner
  director
  
  directing
  
  1997
- Nadja
  director
  
  directing
  
  1995
- At Sundance
  director
  
  directing
  
  1995
- Aliens
  director
  
  directing
  
  1993
- Another Girl Another Planet
  director
  
  directing
  
  1992
- Twister
  director
  
  directing
  
  1989
- A Hero of Our Time
  director
  
  directing
  
  1985
writing (25 credits)
- Tonight at Noon
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2026
- Zero K
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2026
- The Man with Kaleidoscope Eyes
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2026
- John Lilly and the Earth Coincidence Control Office
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2025
- Tesla
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2020
- The North Wind's Gift
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2018
- Escapes
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2017
- Marjorie Prime
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2017
- Experimenter
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2015
- Cymbeline
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2014
- Giving Up the Ghost
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2013
- The Man Who Came Out Only at Night
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2013
- Table Scraps: Notes on Babette's Feast
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2013
- The Ogre's Feathers
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2012
- The Great Gatsby in Five Minutes
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2011
- New Orleans, Mon Amour
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2008
- William Eggleston in the Real World
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2005
- Happy Here and Now
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2002
- Hamlet
  adaptation
  
  writing
  
  2000
- The Eternal
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  1998
- Nadja
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1995
- Search and Destroy
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  1995
- Another Girl Another Planet
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1992
- Twister
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1989
- Cherry 2000
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  1987
production (12 credits)
- Zero K
  producer
  
  production
  
  2026
- Tesla
  producer
  
  production
  
  2020
- The Lonedale Operator
  producer
  
  production
  
  2020
- The North Wind's Gift
  producer
  
  production
  
  2018
- Escapes
  producer
  
  production
  
  2017
- Experimenter
  producer
  
  production
  
  2015
- The Man Who Came Out Only at Night
  producer
  
  production
  
  2013
- Skinningrove
  producer
  
  production
  
  2013
- Paradise
  producer
  
  production
  
  2008
- William Eggleston in the Real World
  producer
  
  production
  
  2005
- Another Girl Another Planet
  producer
  
  production
  
  1992
- A Hero of Our Time
  producer
  
  production
  
  1985
actors (5 credits)
- Nightmare Paint
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2023
- Three for the Road
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2016
- Giving Up the Ghost
  Narrator
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2013
- William Eggleston in the Real World
  Self - Narrator (voice)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2005
- At Sundance
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1995
camera (4 credits)
- To the Unknown
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  2018
- Paradise
  camera operator
  
  camera
  
  2008
- Noise
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  2006
- William Eggleston in the Real World
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  2005
editing (1 credits)
- Three for the Road
  editor
  
  editing
  
  2016
crew (1 credits)
- Until the End of the World
  additional writing
  
  crew
  
  1991