Mike Figgis

Directing

Mike Figgis

Born

1948-02-28 (78)

Place of birth

Cumberland, England, UK

Known for

Directing

Credits

51 titles

Michael Figgis (born 28 February 1948) is an English film director, screenwriter, and composer. He received two Academy Award nominations for Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay for his work on "Leaving Las Vegas" (1995). Figgis was the founding patron of the independent filmmakers' online community Shooting People.

Known for

The Oscars poster
7.1

An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuette, officially the Academy Award of Merit, that is better known by its nickname Oscar.

The Oscars

1953

Leaving Las Vegas poster
7.2

Ben Sanderson, an alcoholic Hollywood screenwriter who lost everything because of his drinking, arrives in Las Vegas to drink himself to death. There, he meets and forms an uneasy friendship and non-interference pact with prostitute Sera.

Leaving Las Vegas

1995

Cold Creek Manor poster
5.3

A family moves from New York into an old mansion in the countryside, still filled with the previous owner's things. As they begin to make it their own, a series of events begin to occur that makes them believe that the former inhabitants are not yet gone.

Cold Creek Manor

2003

One Night Stand poster
5.6

In Los Angeles, Max Carlyle makes a good living directing commercials and has a happy home life with his wife, Mimi, and two children. When Carlyle travels to New York City to visit his friend Charlie, who has been diagnosed with AIDS, he has repeat run-ins with a beautiful woman, Karen, and eventually sleeps with her. Though he goes home the next day and doesn't return until a year later, Carlyle's infidelity still lingers.

One Night Stand

1997

Internal Affairs poster
6.4

Keen young Raymold Avila joins the Internal Affairs Department of the Los Angeles police. He and partner Amy Wallace are soon looking closely at the activities of cop Dennis Peck whose financial holdings start to suggest something shady. Indeed Peck is involved in any number of dubious or downright criminal activities. He is also devious, a womaniser, and a clever manipulator, and he starts to turn his attention on Avila.

Internal Affairs

1990

Mr. Jones poster
5.8

The story about the relationship between a manic depressive man, Mr. Jones, and the female doctor who takes more than a professional interest in his treatment.

Mr. Jones

1993

Film credits

2010s · 3 titles

2000s · 2 titles

1990s · 4 titles

Leaving Las Vegas poster
7.2

Ben Sanderson, an alcoholic Hollywood screenwriter who lost everything because of his drinking, arrives in Las Vegas to drink himself to death. There, he meets and forms an uneasy friendship and non-interference pact with prostitute Sera.

Leaving Las Vegas

1995

One Night Stand poster
5.6

In Los Angeles, Max Carlyle makes a good living directing commercials and has a happy home life with his wife, Mimi, and two children. When Carlyle travels to New York City to visit his friend Charlie, who has been diagnosed with AIDS, he has repeat run-ins with a beautiful woman, Karen, and eventually sleeps with her. Though he goes home the next day and doesn't return until a year later, Carlyle's infidelity still lingers.

One Night Stand

1997

Internal Affairs poster
6.4

Keen young Raymold Avila joins the Internal Affairs Department of the Los Angeles police. He and partner Amy Wallace are soon looking closely at the activities of cop Dennis Peck whose financial holdings start to suggest something shady. Indeed Peck is involved in any number of dubious or downright criminal activities. He is also devious, a womaniser, and a clever manipulator, and he starts to turn his attention on Avila.

Internal Affairs

1990

Pictures of Europe poster
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What makes European cinema so special? Find out in Paul Joyce’s feature-length documentary, Pictures of Europe, which examines the differences between American independent and Hollywood movies and films from European directors. Featuring luminary iconoclasts from European cinema such as Agnes Varda, Bernardo Bertolucci and Pedro Almodovar, as well as American counterpoints from Paul Schrader, and those who have crossed back and forth, such as Paul Verhoeven

Pictures of Europe

1990

Series credits

Behind the camera

Leaving Las Vegas poster
7.2

Ben Sanderson, an alcoholic Hollywood screenwriter who lost everything because of his drinking, arrives in Las Vegas to drink himself to death. There, he meets and forms an uneasy friendship and non-interference pact with prostitute Sera.

Leaving Las Vegas

1995

Leaving Las Vegas poster
7.2

Ben Sanderson, an alcoholic Hollywood screenwriter who lost everything because of his drinking, arrives in Las Vegas to drink himself to death. There, he meets and forms an uneasy friendship and non-interference pact with prostitute Sera.

Leaving Las Vegas

1995

Cold Creek Manor poster
5.3

A family moves from New York into an old mansion in the countryside, still filled with the previous owner's things. As they begin to make it their own, a series of events begin to occur that makes them believe that the former inhabitants are not yet gone.

Cold Creek Manor

2003

Cold Creek Manor poster
5.3

A family moves from New York into an old mansion in the countryside, still filled with the previous owner's things. As they begin to make it their own, a series of events begin to occur that makes them believe that the former inhabitants are not yet gone.

Cold Creek Manor

2003

One Night Stand poster
5.6

In Los Angeles, Max Carlyle makes a good living directing commercials and has a happy home life with his wife, Mimi, and two children. When Carlyle travels to New York City to visit his friend Charlie, who has been diagnosed with AIDS, he has repeat run-ins with a beautiful woman, Karen, and eventually sleeps with her. Though he goes home the next day and doesn't return until a year later, Carlyle's infidelity still lingers.

One Night Stand

1997

One Night Stand poster
5.6

In Los Angeles, Max Carlyle makes a good living directing commercials and has a happy home life with his wife, Mimi, and two children. When Carlyle travels to New York City to visit his friend Charlie, who has been diagnosed with AIDS, he has repeat run-ins with a beautiful woman, Karen, and eventually sleeps with her. Though he goes home the next day and doesn't return until a year later, Carlyle's infidelity still lingers.

One Night Stand

1997

One Night Stand poster
5.6

In Los Angeles, Max Carlyle makes a good living directing commercials and has a happy home life with his wife, Mimi, and two children. When Carlyle travels to New York City to visit his friend Charlie, who has been diagnosed with AIDS, he has repeat run-ins with a beautiful woman, Karen, and eventually sleeps with her. Though he goes home the next day and doesn't return until a year later, Carlyle's infidelity still lingers.

One Night Stand

1997

Internal Affairs poster
6.4

Keen young Raymold Avila joins the Internal Affairs Department of the Los Angeles police. He and partner Amy Wallace are soon looking closely at the activities of cop Dennis Peck whose financial holdings start to suggest something shady. Indeed Peck is involved in any number of dubious or downright criminal activities. He is also devious, a womaniser, and a clever manipulator, and he starts to turn his attention on Avila.

Internal Affairs

1990

Mr. Jones poster
5.8

The story about the relationship between a manic depressive man, Mr. Jones, and the female doctor who takes more than a professional interest in his treatment.

Mr. Jones

1993

Stormy Monday poster
5.7

When a corrupt American businessman tries to strong arm his way into businesses in Newcastle, England, he is thwarted by a club attendant and his waitress girlfriend.

Stormy Monday

1988

Stormy Monday poster
5.7

When a corrupt American businessman tries to strong arm his way into businesses in Newcastle, England, he is thwarted by a club attendant and his waitress girlfriend.

Stormy Monday

1988

Timecode poster
5.6

A production company begins casting for its next feature, and an up-and-coming actress named Rose tries to manipulate her filmmaker boyfriend, Alex, into giving her a screen test. Alex's wife, Emma, knows about the affair and is considering divorce, while Rose's girlfriend secretly spies on her and attempts to sabotage the relationship. The four storylines in the film were each shot in one take and are shown simultaneously, each taking up a quarter of the screen.

Timecode

2000

Timecode poster
5.6

A production company begins casting for its next feature, and an up-and-coming actress named Rose tries to manipulate her filmmaker boyfriend, Alex, into giving her a screen test. Alex's wife, Emma, knows about the affair and is considering divorce, while Rose's girlfriend secretly spies on her and attempts to sabotage the relationship. The four storylines in the film were each shot in one take and are shown simultaneously, each taking up a quarter of the screen.

Timecode

2000

Timecode poster
5.6

A production company begins casting for its next feature, and an up-and-coming actress named Rose tries to manipulate her filmmaker boyfriend, Alex, into giving her a screen test. Alex's wife, Emma, knows about the affair and is considering divorce, while Rose's girlfriend secretly spies on her and attempts to sabotage the relationship. The four storylines in the film were each shot in one take and are shown simultaneously, each taking up a quarter of the screen.

Timecode

2000

Miss Julie poster
5.8

A footman seduces a count's daughter. Adaptation of August Strindberg's famous play.

Miss Julie

1999

Miss Julie poster
5.8

A footman seduces a count's daughter. Adaptation of August Strindberg's famous play.

Miss Julie

1999

The Loss of Sexual Innocence poster
5.6

The story of the sexual development of a filmmaker through three stages of his life.

The Loss of Sexual Innocence

1999

The Loss of Sexual Innocence poster
5.6

The story of the sexual development of a filmmaker through three stages of his life.

The Loss of Sexual Innocence

1999

The Loss of Sexual Innocence poster
5.6

The story of the sexual development of a filmmaker through three stages of his life.

The Loss of Sexual Innocence

1999

Megadoc poster
6.7

Presenting a behind-the-scenes account of a visionary at work. From Oscar-nominated Mike Figgis, Megadoc gives audiences an unfiltered and intimate look at the making of Francis Ford Coppola’s epic sci-fi drama Megalopolis.

Megadoc

2025

42 One Dream Rush poster
6.0

An omnibus project bringing together acclaimed directors from around the world, each contributing a 42-second short inspired by a dream. Produced by 42 Below vodka, the collection blends surreal, poetic, and experimental visions into a mosaic of oneiric cinema.

42 One Dream Rush

2010

Liebestraum poster
5.4

A man returns to his hometown and a series of dark secrets are revealed.

Liebestraum

1991

Liebestraum poster
5.4

A man returns to his hometown and a series of dark secrets are revealed.

Liebestraum

1991

The Browning Version poster
6.4

Andrew Crocker-Harris is an embittered and disliked teacher of Greek and Latin at a British prep school. After nearly 20 years of service, he is being forced to retire for 'health reasons', and perhaps may not even be given a pension. The boys regard him as a Hitler, with some justification. His unfaithful wife Laura tries to hurt him in any way she can. Andrew must come to terms with his failed life and at least regain his own self-esteem.

The Browning Version

1994

Suspension of Disbelief poster
4.1

Martin is a screenwriter, who finds himself in one of his own plays: A young woman is found dead in the Thames and no one really knows, what has happened to her.

Suspension of Disbelief

2012

Suspension of Disbelief poster
4.1

Martin is a screenwriter, who finds himself in one of his own plays: A young woman is found dead in the Thames and no one really knows, what has happened to her.

Suspension of Disbelief

2012

The Four Dreams of Miss X poster
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Shadows, Scale, Exhibitionist, and Narcissus. These films are intensely intimate: a beautiful woman's private dream experiences enticing viewers into the dusky world of Miss X.

The Four Dreams of Miss X

2007

Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules poster
4.1

Three short stories about women & men relationship.

Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules

1991

Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules poster
4.1

Three short stories about women & men relationship.

Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules

1991

Somebody Up There Likes Me poster
7.4

Mike Figgis' enthralling documentary about the turbulent life and career of Ronnie Wood, legendary rock guitarist and long-time member of The Rolling Stones.

Somebody Up There Likes Me

2020

Ten Minutes Older: The Cello poster
6.6

Collection of short films the summaries of which include; a foreign man moving to Italy, getting married and having a child; a four split scene short involving plot-less images of old people with television sets for heads, a beautiful woman having sex, and overall confusion; and an old man reminiscing over his youth.

Ten Minutes Older: The Cello

2002

Ten Minutes Older: The Cello poster
6.6

Collection of short films the summaries of which include; a foreign man moving to Italy, getting married and having a child; a four split scene short involving plot-less images of old people with television sets for heads, a beautiful woman having sex, and overall confusion; and an old man reminiscing over his youth.

Ten Minutes Older: The Cello

2002

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2.0

A British car racer meets a suicidal woman while in Istanbul for the Gumball Rally.

Love Live Long

2008

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2.0

A British car racer meets a suicidal woman while in Istanbul for the Gumball Rally.

Love Live Long

2008

No artwork available
2.0

A British car racer meets a suicidal woman while in Istanbul for the Gumball Rally.

Love Live Long

2008

Hotel poster
3.4

A sex worker, a hired killer, and a movie crew cross paths in a Venice hotel where human meat is on the menu.

Hotel

2001

Hotel poster
3.4

A sex worker, a hired killer, and a movie crew cross paths in a Venice hotel where human meat is on the menu.

Hotel

2001

Hotel poster
3.4

A sex worker, a hired killer, and a movie crew cross paths in a Venice hotel where human meat is on the menu.

Hotel

2001

The House poster
5.7

Set in 1884, and based on the assumption that Britain is one of the Baltic states between Russia and Latvia, making it part of Europe instead of an off-shore island. It is winter 1884. To gain access to the sea, England has declared war on Latvia and believes herself to be winning. But Russia has sided with Latvia and England is doomed. The action takes place on New Year’s Eve in a country house on the Anglo-Latvian border. The guests are a cross section of the ruling classes.

The House

1984

The House poster
5.7

Set in 1884, and based on the assumption that Britain is one of the Baltic states between Russia and Latvia, making it part of Europe instead of an off-shore island. It is winter 1884. To gain access to the sea, England has declared war on Latvia and believes herself to be winning. But Russia has sided with Latvia and England is doomed. The action takes place on New Year’s Eve in a country house on the Anglo-Latvian border. The guests are a cross section of the ruling classes.

The House

1984