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Michael Benjamin Bay (born February 17, 1965) is an American film director and producer. He is best known for making big-budget, high-concept action films with fast cutting, stylistic cinematography and visuals, and extensive use of special effects, including frequent depictions of explosions. The films he has directed include Bad Boys (1995) an... more

Michael Benjamin Bay (born February 17, 1965) is an American film director and producer. He is best known for making big-budget, high-concept action films with fast cutting, stylistic cinematography and visuals, and extensive use of special effects, including frequent depictions of explosions. The films he has directed include Bad Boys (1995) and its sequel Bad Boys II (2003), The Rock (1996), Armageddon (1998), Pearl Harbor (2001), the first five films in the Transformers film series, 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016), 6 Underground (2019), and Ambulance (2022). His films have grossed over US$7.8 billion worldwide, making him one of history's most commercially successful directors.

He is co-founder of the production house the Institute and co-owns Platinum Dunes, a production house that has remade horror films, including The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003), The Amityville Horror (2005), The Hitcher (2007), Friday the 13th (2009), and A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010).

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The Island
(2005)
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Thriller
In 2019, Lincoln Six-Echo is a resident of a seemingly "Utopian" but contained facility. Like all of the inhabitants of this carefully-controlled environment, Lincoln hopes to be chosen to go to The Island — reportedly the last uncontaminated location on the planet. But Lincoln soon discovers that everything about his existence is a lie.
Runtime:
136 min
Director:
Michael Bay
Cast:
Ewan McGregor, Ewan McGregor, Scarlett Johansson, Scarlett Johansson, Djimon Hounsou
6.8
40%
50
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Armageddon
(1998)
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Thriller
When an asteroid threatens to collide with Earth, NASA honcho Dan Truman determines the only way to stop it is to drill into its surface and detonate a nuclear bomb. This leads him to renowned driller Harry Stamper, who agrees to helm the dangerous space mission provided he can bring along his own hotshot crew. Among them is the cocksu...
Runtime:
151 min
Director:
Michael Bay
Cast:
Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, Billy Bob Thornton, Ben Affleck, Liv Tyler
6.7
38%
42
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Pain & Gain
(2013)
Action, Comedy, Crime
Daniel Lugo, manager of the Sun Gym in 1990s Miami, decides that there is only one way to achieve his version of the American dream: extortion. To achieve his goal, he recruits musclemen Paul and Adrian as accomplices. After several failed attempts, they abduct rich businessman Victor Kershaw and convince him to sign over all his asset...
Runtime:
130 min
Director:
Michael Bay
Cast:
Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne Johnson, Anthony Mackie, Tony Shalhoub, Ed Harris
6.5
50%
45
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Transformers: Dark of the Moon
(2011)
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
The Autobots continue to work for NEST, now no longer in secret. But after discovering a strange artifact during a mission in Chernobyl, it becomes apparent to Optimus Prime that the United States government has been less than forthright with them.
Runtime:
154 min
Director:
Michael Bay
Cast:
Shia LaBeouf, John Malkovich, Ken Jeong, Frances McDormand, Josh Duhamel
6.3
35%
42
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The Purge: Anarchy
(2014)
Horror, Thriller
One night per year, the government sanctions a 12-hour period in which citizens can commit any crime they wish -- including murder -- without fear of punishment or imprisonment. Leo, a sergeant who lost his son, plans a vigilante mission of revenge during the mayhem. However, instead of a death-dealing avenger, he becomes the unexpecte...
Runtime:
104 min
Director:
James DeMonaco
Cast:
Frank Grillo, Carmen Ejogo, Zach Gilford, Kiele Sanchez, Zoë Borde
6.5
56%
50
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Pearl Harbor
(2001)
Action, Drama, History, Romance, War
The lifelong friendship between Rafe McCawley and Danny Walker is put to the ultimate test when the two ace fighter pilots become entangled in a love triangle with beautiful Naval nurse Evelyn Johnson. But the rivalry between the friends-turned-foes is immediately put on hold when they find themselves at the center of Japan's devastati...
Runtime:
183 min
Director:
Michael Bay
Cast:
Ben Affleck, Ben Affleck, Kate Beckinsale, Josh Hartnett, Josh Hartnett
6.2
24%
44
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I Am Number Four
(2011)
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Thriller
A teenage fugitive with an incredible secret races to stay one step ahead of the mysterious forces seeking destroy him in this sci-fi action thriller. With three dead and one on the run, the race to find the elusive Number Four begins. Outwardly normal teen John Smith never gets too comfortable in the same identity, and along with his ...
Runtime:
109 min
Director:
D.J. Caruso
Cast:
Alex Pettyfer, Timothy Olyphant, Teresa Palmer, Dianna Agron, Garrett M. Brown
6.1
33%
36
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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
(2003)
Horror
After picking up a traumatized young hitchhiker, five friends find themselves stalked and hunted by a chainsaw-wielding killer and his family of equally psychopathic killers.
Runtime:
98 min
Director:
Marcus Nispel
Cast:
Jessica Biel, Jonathan Tucker, Erica Leerhsen, Mike Vogel, Eric Balfour
6.2
37%
38
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Project Almanac
(2015)
Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller
A group of teens discover secret plans of a time machine, and construct one. However, things start to get out of control.
Runtime:
106 min
6.4
N/A
47
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The Amityville Horror
(2005)
Horror
This hair-raising remake of the 1979 horror hit depicts the ordeal of the Lutz clan, whose new home has a gory past and a legacy of demons. Before long, the family patriarch is plagued by nightmares and his daughter is seeing phantoms.
Runtime:
90 min
Director:
Andrew Douglas
Cast:
Ryan Reynolds, Melissa George, Jesse James, Chloë Grace Moretz, Jimmy Bennett
6.0
23%
33
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
(2014)
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction
When a kingpin threatens New York City, a group of mutated turtle warriors must emerge from the shadows to protect their home.
Runtime:
101 min
5.8
N/A
31
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The Purge
(2013)
Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller
Given the country's overcrowded prisons, the U.S. government begins to allow 12-hour periods of time in which all illegal activity is legal. During one of these free-for-alls, a family must protect themselves from a home invasion.
Runtime:
86 min
Director:
James DeMonaco
Cast:
Lena Headey, Ethan Hawke, Max Burkholder, Adelaide Kane, Rhys Wakefield
5.7
38%
41
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
(2016)
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Science Fiction
After supervillain Shredder escapes custody, he joins forces with mad scientist Baxter Stockman and two dimwitted henchmen, Bebop and Rocksteady, to unleash a diabolical plan to take over the world. As the Turtles prepare to take on Shredder and his new crew, they find themselves facing an even greater evil with similar intentions: the...
Runtime:
112 min
Director:
Dave Green
Cast:
Megan Fox, Stephen Amell, Will Arnett, Alessandra Ambrosio
6.0
37%
40
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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
(2006)
Horror, Thriller
Chrissie and her friends set out on a road trip for a final fling before one is shipped off to Vietnam. Along the way, bikers harass the foursome and cause an accident that throws Chrissie from the vehicle. The lawman who arrives on the scene kills one of the bikers and brings Chrissie's friends to the Hewitt homestead, where young Lea...
Runtime:
91 min
Director:
Jonathan Liebesman
Cast:
Jordana Brewster, Taylor Handley, Diora Baird, Matt Bomer, R. Lee Ermey
5.8
14%
30
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The Predator
(2018)
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction
When a young child accidentally triggers extraterrestrial hunters to return to Earth, a ragtag crew of ex-soldiers and scientists join forces to prevent the end of the human race.
Runtime:
107 min
Director:
Shane Black
Cast:
Boyd Holbrook, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Olivia Munn, Danny Glover, Jacob Tremblay
5.4
32%
48
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The Hitcher
(2007)
Action, Crime, Horror, Thriller
While driving through the New Mexico Desert during a rainy night, the college students Jim Halsey and his girlfriend Grace Andrews give a ride to the hitchhiker John Ryder. While in their car, the stranger proves to be a psychopath threatening the young couple with a knife, but Jim succeeds to throw him out of the car on the road. On t...
Runtime:
84 min
Director:
Dave Meyers
Cast:
Sean Bean, Sean Bean, Sophia Bush, Zachary Knighton, Neal McDonough
5.6
19%
28
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Transformers: The Last Knight
(2017)
Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction
Autobots and Decepticons are at war, with humans on the sidelines. Optimus Prime is gone. The key to saving our future lies buried in the secrets of the past, in the hidden history of Transformers on Earth.
Runtime:
154 min
Cast:
Mark Wahlberg, Mark Wahlberg, Josh Duhamel, Nicola Peltz, Josh Duhamel
5.2
15%
27
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A Nightmare on Elm Street
(2010)
Horror, Mystery, Thriller
The film that brings back horror icon Freddy Krueger as a darker and more sinister character than ever before. While Freddy is on the prowl, a group of teenagers being stalked soon learn they all have a common factor making them targets for this twisted killer.
Runtime:
95 min
Director:
Samuel Bayer
Cast:
Jackie Earle Haley, Katie Cassidy, Kyle Gallner, Kellan Lutz, Thomas Dekker
5.2
15%
35
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Horsemen
(2009)
Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A recently widowed detective still grieving over his wife's death discovers a shocking connection between himself and the suspects in a serial killing spree linked to the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
Runtime:
90 min
Director:
Jonas Åkerlund
Cast:
Dennis Quaid, Zhang Ziyi, Lou Taylor Pucci, Clifton Collins Jr., Barry Shabaka Henley
5.6
33%
N/A
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The Unborn
(2009)
Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A young woman fights the spirit that is slowly taking possession of her.
Runtime:
87 min
Director:
David S. Goyer
Cast:
Odette Annable, Gary Oldman, Meagan Good, Gary Oldman, Cam Gigandet
4.8
10%
30
Ouija
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Ouija
(2012)
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Ghost Adventures: The Adventure Begins
Action, Horror
Director:
James S. Dean
Cast:
Robbie Amell, Darce Montgomery, Grant Gustin, James S. Dean
N/A
N/A
N/A
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War of Alrich County
(2019)
Action, Comedy, Drama, Romance, Thriller
An action/drama/comedy/romance film written and directed by Shia LaBeouf.
N/A
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Transformers: Optimus Prime
A Character Spinoff film set in the Live Action Transformers Cinematic Universe.
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