Known for Directing
Mike Flanagan (born May 20, 1978) is an American filmmaker best known for his horror work. Flanagan wrote, directed, produced, and edited the horror films Absentia (2011), Oculus (2013), Hush, Before I Wake, Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016), Gerald's Game (2017), and Doctor Sleep (2019). He created, wrote, produced, and served as showrunner on the Netflix horror series The Haunting of Hill House (2018), The Haunting of Bly Manor (2020), Midnight Mass (2021), The Midnight Club (2022), and The Fall of the House of Usher (2023), also directing and editing some if not all episodes of each. Flanagan is married to actress Kate Siegel, who has been featured in most of his works since Oculus. They also wrote the screenplay of Hush together. Other frequent collaborators include Carla Gugino, Henry Thomas, Samantha Sloyan, Rahul Kohli, Bruce Greenwood, Zach Gilford, Michael Trucco, Annalise Basso, Lulu Wilson, Annabeth Gish, Katie Parker and Alex Essoe. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mike Flanagan (filmmaker), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Born
May 20, 1978 (age 48)
Birthplace
Salem, Massachusetts, USA
Filmography
71 films, 32 shows
showing 12 of 13 films


The Life of Chuck
2025 · 1h 51m
country: United States
In this extraordinary story of an ordinary man, Charles 'Chuck' Krantz experiences the wonder of love, the heartbreak of loss, and the multitudes contained in all of us.


Doctor Sleep
2019 · 2h 32m
country: United States
Still scarred by the trauma he endured as a child at the Overlook Hotel, Dan Torrance faces the ghosts of the past when he meets Abra, a courageous teen who desperately needs his help -- and who possesses a powerful extrasensory ability called the "shine".


Gerald's Game
2017 · 1h 44m
country: United States
When her husband's sex game goes wrong, Jessie (who is handcuffed to a bed in a remote lake house) faces warped visions, dark secrets and a dire choice.


Ouija: Origin of Evil
2016 · 1h 39m
country: United States
In 1967 Los Angeles, a widowed mother and her two daughters add a new stunt to bolster their séance scam business and unwittingly invite authentic evil into their home. When the youngest daughter is overtaken by the merciless spirit, this small family confronts unthinkable fears to save her and send her possessor back to the other side.


Before I Wake
2016 · 1h 37m
country: United States
An orphaned child's dreams—and nightmares—manifest physically as he sleeps.


Hush
2016 · 1h 22m
country: United States
A deaf woman is stalked by a psychotic killer in her secluded home.


Oculus
2014 · 1h 44m
country: United States
A woman tries to exonerate her brother's murder conviction by proving that the crime was committed by a supernatural phenomenon.


Absentia
2011 · 1h 31m
country: United States
Tricia's husband has been missing for seven years. Her younger sister Callie comes to live with her as the pressure mounts to finally declare him 'dead in absentia'. Tricia is reluctant, always holding out hope, but Callie is practical and wants her to move on. As Tricia sifts through the wreckage and tries to move on with her life, Callie finds herself drawn to an ominous tunnel near the house.


Oculus: Chapter 3 – The Man with the Plan
2006 · 32m
country: United States
A man sets out to prove an antique mirror is haunted.


Ghosts of Hamilton Street
2003 · 1h 46m
country: United States
In this award-winning student film, a troubled writer questions his sanity as people in his life vanish without a trace - and it seems he's the only one who realizes it. Each disappearance catapults him into a version of the world in which that person never existed at all, and once he realizes the specific order to this phenomenon, he must try to save the people he loves from forces he may never understand. (Note: This early work is not currently known to be publicly available for viewing.)


Still Life
2001 · 1h 30m
country: United States
Four photography students must redo their final project after a cheating scandal. When one catches his fiancée's infidelity on camera, they decide to photograph people at their most vulnerable, leading to dire consequences. (Note: This early work is not currently known to be publicly available for viewing.)


Makebelieve
2000 · 1h 30m
country: United States
Coming of age drama focusing on the loves, lives, and infidelities of four college friends, all while working in a production of Romeo and Juliet. (Note: This early work is not currently known to be publicly available for viewing.)