Known for Production
Michael Schaefer is a German film producer best known for the 2015 film The Martian.
Filmography
33 films, 6 shows


The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
2025 · 1h 45m
country: United States
Suburban couple Caitlin and Miguel hire the seemingly sweet Polly to take care of their newborn baby. But Polly's true motives have little to do with singing lullabies.


Blitz
2024 · 2h
country: United Kingdom
In World War II London, nine-year-old George is evacuated to the countryside by his mother, Rita, to escape the bombings. Defiant and determined to return to his family, George embarks on an epic, perilous journey back home as Rita searches for him.


Murder on the Orient Express
2017 · 1h 54m
country: United States
Genius Belgian detective Hercule Poirot investigates the murder of an American tycoon aboard the Orient Express train.


Newness
2017 · 1h 52m
country: Canada
In contemporary Los Angeles, two millennials navigating a social media–driven hookup culture begin a relationship that pushes both emotional and physical boundaries.


Alien: Covenant
2017 · 2h 2m
country: United States
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.


Morgan
2016 · 1h 32m
country: United Kingdom
A corporate risk-management consultant must determine whether or not to terminate an artificial being's life that was made in a laboratory environment.


The Martian
2015 · 2h 21m
country: United States
During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew. But Watney has survived and finds himself stranded and alone on the hostile planet. With only meager supplies, he must draw upon his ingenuity, wit and spirit to subsist and find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive.


Equals
2015 · 1h 42m
country: Indonesia
A futuristic love story set in a world where emotions have been eradicated.


Child 44
2015 · 2h 17m
country: United States
Set in Stalin-era Soviet Union, a disgraced MGB agent is dispatched to investigate a series of child murders -- a case that begins to connect with the very top of party leadership.


Exodus: Gods and Kings
2014 · 2h 30m
country: Spain
The defiant leader Moses rises up against the Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses, setting 400,000 slaves on a monumental journey of escape from Egypt and its terrifying cycle of deadly plagues.


No Regrets
2001 · 1h 44m
country: Germany
This teenage drama deals with the emotional chaos of a high school graduate at the beginning of a new period of his life. 19-year-old Daniel is frustrated: he wants his great love Luca to be the "first" woman in his life, but she seems to be unreachable, so he is still a virgin. During his community service as a male nurse, his boss Anna falls in love with him and they finally have sex. Suddenly Luca is interested in Daniel...
Mouse
Mouse
2001 · 8m
country: Poland
A man and a mouse move to a village by the sea where everyone has a pet. Their first morning in town, the man puts the mouse in his shirt-front pocket and sets out on a walk. People with parrots on their heads or leading a cow, a camel, or a whale all shun him once they see the mouse. So, the man returns home, puts the mouse in a box, closes the lid, and builds himself a new animal companion. He takes it for a walk. Is the mouse forgotten?