Michael Fassbender

Michael Fassbender
Date of Birth: 02 Apr 1977
Country: Germany
Total Credits at Criticker: 56 (Actor)
Biography submitted by norval_jones
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Band of Brothers
Band of Brothers (2001) - TV Mini-Series
A 10 episode mini series that follows Easy Company of the 101st Airborne from pre-D Day training through 2 long years of fighting in France, Holland, and Germany. You really learn to respect and love these men. Be sure and watch the Reunion disc with the real men of Easy Company. (DuaneNeitzel)
300
A ferocious retelling of the ancient Battle of Thermopylae in which King Leonidas (Butler) and 300 Spartans fought to the death against Xerxes and his massive Persian army. Facing insurmountable odds, their valor and sacrifice inspire all of Greece to unite against their Persian enemy, drawing a line in the sand for democracy.
Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking
A serial killer stalking the teen-aged daughters of the aristocracy brings Sherlock Holmes out of his drug-filled semi-retirement. (imdb)
Angel
Based on the book by Elizabeth Taylor, "Angel", this is the story of a young woman with incredible imagination who refuses to accept the world around her, and creates her own realities. (imdb)
Eden Lake
Refusing to let anything spoil their romantic weekend break, a young couple confront a gang of loutish youths with terrifyingly brutal consequences. (imdb)
Hunger
The last six weeks of the life of the Irish republican hunger striker Bobby Sands. (imdb)
Inglourious Basterds
In Nazi-occupied France during WW2, a group of Jewish-American soldiers known as "The Basterds" are chosen specifically to spread fear throughout the Third Reich by scalping and killing Nazis.
Fish Tank
The life of hot-tempered teen outcast Mia (Katie Jarvis) takes an unexpected turn when her mother (Kierston Wareing) brings home a handsome and mysterious boyfriend named Connor (Michael Fassbender), who pledges to bring sweeping positive changes to the household.
Blood Creek
A man and his brother on a mission of revenge become trapped in a harrowing occult experiment dating back to the Third Reich. (imdb)
The Devil\
The Devil's Whore (2008) - TV Mini-Series
Set between the years 1642 and 1660, "The Devil's Whore" charts the progress of the English Civil War through the eyes of the a 17 year old girl, the fictional Angelica Fanshawe. (imdb)
Centurion
A splinter group of Roman soldiers fight for their lives behind enemy lines after their legion is decimated in a devastating guerrilla attack.
Wedding Belles
A darkly humorous look at the lives and loves of four modern women, each with their own remarkable, intriguing and often tragic stories. (imdb)
Jonah Hex
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.
Our Hidden Lives
Based on the best-selling book by award-winning writer Simon Garfield, four stories from Britain's 'lost decade' (1945 - 1955) are presented from the diaries of four very distinct people. In his book, Garfield selected some of the most expressive diarists, and focused on the post-war years giving a vivid portrait of how Britain coped in the post-war years and how little, or how much, attitudes have changed over the past 60 years. (imdb)
A Bear Named Winnie
Based on the true story of a Canadian soldier, enroute to World War I from Winnipeg, who adopts an orphaned bear cub at White River Ontario. It is namned Winnie (for Winnipeg) and eventually ends up at the London Zoo where it became the inspiration for A.A.Milne's Winnie The Pooh stories (imdb)
Gunpowder, Treason & Plot
Mini series depicting the turbulent and bloody reigns of Scottish monarchs Mary, Queen of Scots and her son King James VI of Scotland who became King James I of England and foiled the Gunpowder Plot. (imdb)
Carla
Carla (2003) - TV Movie
The meeting of the quiet Helen North and the charismatic Carla on a beautiful Greek island leads to tragic consequences. (imdb)
The Case of Charles Bravo
Julian Fellowes hosts this re-creation of the unsolved murder of Charles Bravo, a newly-married barrister, on April 18, 1876. Bravo is determined to have dies from poisoning, but just who was the killer? (imdb)
Jane Eyre
A mousy governess who softens the heart of her employer soon discovers that he's hiding a terrible secret.
Haywire
A black ops super soldier seeks payback after she is betrayed and set up during a mission. (imdb)
A Dangerous Method
On the eve of WWI, Zurich and Vienna are the setting for a dark tale of sexual and intellectual discovery. Drawn from true-life events, the film takes a glimpse into the turbulent relationships between fledgling psychiatrist Carl Jung (Fassbender), his mentor Sigmund Freud (Mortensen), and Sabina Spielrein (Knightley), the troubled but beautiful young woman who comes between them. Into the mix comes Otto Gross (Cassel), a debauched patient who is determined to push the boundaries. (beyondhollywood.com)
X-Men: First Class
In this exciting prequel to the X-Men series, Charles Xavier (James McAvoy) and Erik Lehnsherr (Michael Fassbender) -- the future Professor X and Magneto -- are best friends dedicated to harnessing their powers and promoting the education of fellow mutants during the turbulent 1960s. The duo works together to stop a powerful adversary that threatens mankind, but their ideological differences drive them apart and turn them into ferocious enemies.
Shame
A drama centered on 30-something Brandon, his myriad sexual escapades, and what happens when his wayward younger sister moves in with him. (imdb)
Prometheus
A team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a journey to the darkest corners of the universe. There, they must fight a terrifying battle to save the future of the human race. (imdb)
12 Years a Slave
In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. (imdb)
1
Set in the golden era of Grand Prix Racing '1' tells the story of a generation of charismatic drivers who raced on the edge, risking their lives during Formula 1's deadliest period, and the men who stood up and changed the sport forever. (imdb)
The Counselor
A lawyer finds himself in over his head when he gets involved in drug trafficking.
Pitch Black Heist
Liam (Liam Cunningham) and Michael (Michael Fassbender) are professional safe crackers who meet on a simple job to relieve an office safe from its contents. The catch is a light activated alarm system impelling the men to embark on a pitch black heist. (imdb)
Frank
A comedy about a young wannabe musician, Jon (Domhnall Gleeson), who discovers he's bitten off more than he can chew when he joins an eccentric pop band led by the mysterious and enigmatic Frank (Michael Fassbender). (imdb)
X-Men: Days of Future Past
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. (imdb)
Slow West
'Slow West' follows a 16-year-old boy on a journey across 19th Century frontier America in search of the woman he loves, while accompanied by mysterious traveler Silas. (imdb)
Macbeth
Macbeth, a duke of Scotland, 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. (imdb)
Steve Jobs
Set backstage at three iconic product launches and ending in 1998 with the unveiling of the iMac, Steve Jobs takes us behind the scenes of the digital revolution to paint an intimate portrait of the brilliant man at its epicenter. (official movie site)
Song to Song
Two intersecting love triangles. Obsession and betrayal set against the music scene in Austin, Texas (imdb)
The Light Between Oceans
A lighthouse keeper and his wife living off the coast of Western Australia raise a baby they rescue from an adrift rowboat. (imdb)
Trespass Against Us
A man looks to find a way to escape the criminal ways of his outlaw family (imdb)
X-Men: Apocalypse
With the emergence of the world's first mutant, Apocalypse, the X-Men must unite to defeat his extinction level plan. (imdb)
Assassin\
When Callum Lynch explores the memories of his ancestor Aguilar and gains the skills of a Master Assassin, he discovers he is a descendant of the secret Assassins society.
Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Last Supper
The 'Last Supper' is a direct prequel to Alien: Covenant. Set aboard the Covenant, a colonization ship on its way to a remote planet to form a new human settlement, the main crew (all couples) and their android, Walter, enjoy their final meal together before cryosleep.
Alien: Covenant
The crew of the colony ship Covenant, bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, discovers what they think is an uncharted paradise, but is actually a dark, dangerous world. When they uncover a threat beyond their imagination, they must attempt a harrowing escape (imdb)
The Snowman
When an elite crime squad's lead detective investigates the disappearance of a victim on the first snow of winter, he fears an elusive serial killer may be active again. With the help of a brilliant recruit, the cop must connect decades-old cold cases to the brutal new one if he hopes to outwit this unthinkable evil before the next snowfall. (İmdb)
Alien: Covenant - Advent
Advent is a sequel to Alien: Covenant in which David sends a transmission from the Covenant to Weyland-Yutani on Earth, elaborating upon the genetic experimentation he has been conducting on Planet 4. (imdb)
Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Phobos
Computer program tests the feelings and reactions of the Covenant crew.
Alien: Covenant - Prologue: The Crossing
Dr. Elizabeth Shaw repairs David on an abandoned Engineer vessel as they continue their search for humanity's creators.
Alien: Covenant - Meet Walter
An "in universe" advertisement for the latest synthetic by Weyland-Yutani.
The Peter Weyland Files: Happy Birthday, David
An introduction to the 8th generation android, David, who explains what he thinks about and what makes him sad.
The Peter Weyland Files: \
A collection of pre-mission interviews with the crew of the Prometheus spacecraft.
Take Flight - The New York Times
The year's best actors lift off in a series of tributes to the ultimate Hollywood magic trick. (imdb)
X-Men: Dark Phoenix
Jean Grey begins to develop incredible powers that corrupt and turn her into a Dark Phoenix. Now the X-Men will have to decide if the life of a team member is worth more than all the people living in the world.
Hex
Hex (2004) - TV Series
Cassie is a shy college girl who wants to be accepted by others, but is only truly loved by her best friend Thelma. Cassie later discovers that she possesses dangerous powers, and is being drawn into a world thats far beyond her control. And the man that she should fear the most manages to find a way into her heart.
Michael Fassbender: Road to Le Mans
German Actor Michael Fassbender wants to race at Le Mans, a dream shared by so many yet achieved by so few. Fassbender is an avid racing fan who wants to take his passion for motorsport and attempt to compete at the very highest level of racing. A seat on Porsche's Le Mans racing team is hard to achieve, no matter who you are. It takes incredible skill and determination to represent this hugely successful brand at Le Mans and Fassbender is doing everything he can to fulfill his dream.
Next Goal Wins
Story of the American Samoa soccer team, who suffered the worst loss in World Cup history, losing to Australia 31-0 in 2001. With the 2014 World Cup approaching, the team recruits a down on his luck, maverick coach (Fassbender) to help turn their fate around. (imdb)
The Killer
In the heart of a world shrouded in darkness, an enigmatic assassin known only as "The Killer" meticulously executes his assignments, leaving no trace of his deadly presence. His life is one of precision, solitude, and detachment, his mind a fortress impenetrable to emotions. However, when a carefully orchestrated hit goes awry, The Killer's carefully constructed world begins to crumble.
Kneecap
There are 80,000 native Irish speakers in Ireland. 6,000 live in the North of Ireland. Three of them became a rap group called Kneecap. This anarchic Belfast trio becomes the unlikely figurehead of a civil rights movement to save the mother tongue.
The Agency
The Agency (2024) - TV Series
Follows a world of even deeper intrigue and subterfuge, with characters fighting their own battles as they grapple with existential threats to the nation and the world. (imdb)
Black Bag
When intelligence agent Kathryn Woodhouse is suspected of betraying the nation, her husband - also a legendary agent - faces the ultimate test of whether to be loyal to his marriage, or his country. (imdb)