Known for Art
Beth Mickle is a production designer. Raised in Douglassville, Pennsylvania, she began her creative journey making short films with her brother, director Jim Mickle. She later moved to New York to study at Columbia University, where she continued collaborating on Jim’s NYU projects. Mickle gained early recognition through her collaboration with directors Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden on Half Nelson, which earned Ryan Gosling an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. In 2009, she teamed up with director Nicolas Winding Refn for Drive, earning an Art Directors Guild nomination for Excellence in Production Design. Their partnership continued with Only God Forgives, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2013. She reunited with Gosling on his directorial debut, Lost River, also a Cannes selection. She has since brought her design expertise to high-profile films, including Focus, 2 Guns, and Arbitrage. On television, she worked on the first season of HBO’s The Deuce, created by David Simon and George Pelecanos. Her accolades include a BAFTA nomination for An Englishman in New York, recognition in Glamour magazine’s “Under 35” women in film to watch, and inclusion in Variety’s Below-the-Line Impact Report in 2013. With a strong international portfolio, Mickle has worked on locations across Argentina, Russia, Thailand, the Dominican Republic, and Europe. She resides in Hudson, New York, with her partner, fellow production designer Russell Barnes, and continues collaborating creatively with her brother. Jasan Pagni represents Mickle at WME.
Filmography
36 films
showing 31 of 32 films


Superman
2025 · 2h 10m
country: United States
Superman, a journalist in Metropolis, embarks on a journey to reconcile his Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing as Clark Kent.


Megalopolis
2024 · 2h 18m
country: United States
In a futuristic New York known as New Rome, visionary architect Cesar Catilina dreams of building "Megalopolis," a utopian city that redefines society’s limits. Opposing him is the corrupt Mayor Franklyn Cicero, who clings to power and profit. Between them stands Julia, the mayor’s daughter, whose love for Cesar forces her to choose between loyalty, ambition, and the fate of humanity.


Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
2023 · 2h 30m
country: United States
Peter Quill, still reeling from the loss of Gamora, must rally his team around him to defend the universe along with protecting one of their own. A mission that, if not completed successfully, could quite possibly lead to the end of the Guardians as we know them.


The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
2022 · 45m
country: United States
On a mission to make Christmas unforgettable for Quill, the Guardians head to Earth in search of the perfect present.


Dear Evan Hansen
2021 · 2h 17m
country: United States
Evan Hansen, a high schooler with social anxiety, unintentionally gets caught up in a lie after the family of a classmate who committed suicide mistakes one of Hansen’s letters for their son’s suicide note.


The Suicide Squad
2021 · 2h 12m
country: United States
Supervillains Harley Quinn, Bloodsport, Peacemaker and a collection of nutty cons at Belle Reve prison join the super-secret, super-shady Task Force X as they are dropped off at the remote, enemy-infused island of Corto Maltese.


Motherless Brooklyn
2019 · 2h 25m
country: United States
New York City, 1957. Lionel Essrog, a private detective living with Tourette syndrome, tries to solve the murder of his mentor and best friend, armed only with vague clues and the strength of his obsessive mind.


Collateral Beauty
2016 · 1h 37m
country: United States
Retreating from life after a tragedy, a man questions the universe by writing to Love, Time and Death. Receiving unexpected answers, he begins to see how these things interlock and how even loss can reveal moments of meaning and beauty.


The Family Fang
2016 · 1h 46m
country: United States
A brother and sister return to their family home in search of their world famous parents who have disappeared.


Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
2016 · 1h 52m
country: United States
Stuck in a rut, reporter Kim Baker decides to shake things up by leaving her desk job in New York and taking a dangerous assignment in Afghanistan. Far from home and completely out of her comfort zone, a culture-shocked Kim befriends an adventurous reporter Tanya Vanderpoel, a stern Colonel, and a charming photojournalist to help her navigate this crazy new world.


Lost River
2015 · 1h 35m
country: United States
Billy, a single mother of two, is led into a macabre underworld while her teenage son, Bones, discovers a secret road leading to an underwater town. Both Billy and Bones must dive deep into the mystery if their family is to survive.


Focus
2015 · 1h 45m
country: United States
Nicky, an accomplished con artist, gets romantically involved with his disciple Jess but later ends their relationship. Years later, she returns as a femme fatale to spoil his plans.


Thanks for Sharing
2013 · 1h 52m
country: United States
A romantic comedy that brings together three disparate characters who are learning to face a challenging and often confusing world as they struggle together against a common demon—sex addiction.


2 Guns
2013 · 1h 49m
country: United States
A DEA agent and an undercover Naval Intelligence officer who have been tasked with investigating one another find they have been set up by the mob -- the very organization the two men believe they have been stealing money from.


Only God Forgives
2013 · 1h 29m
country: Denmark
Julian, who runs a Thai boxing club as a front organization for his family's drug smuggling operation, is forced by his mother Crystal to find and kill the individual responsible for his brother's recent death.


Arbitrage
2012 · 1h 47m
country: United States
A troubled hedge fund magnate, desperate to complete the sale of his trading empire, makes an error that forces him to turn to an unlikely person for help.


The Son of No One
2011 · 1h 30m
country: United States
A rookie cop is assigned to the 118 Precinct in the same district where he grew up. The Precinct Captain starts receiving letters about two unsolved murders that happened many years ago in the housing projects when the rookie cop was just a kid. These letters bring back bad memories and old secrets that begin to threaten his career and break up his family.


Drive
2011 · 1h 40m
country: United States
Driver is a skilled Hollywood stuntman who moonlights as a getaway driver for criminals. Though he projects an icy exterior, lately he's been warming up to a pretty neighbor named Irene and her young son, Benicio. When Irene's husband gets out of jail, he enlists Driver's help in a million-dollar heist. The job goes horribly wrong, and Driver must risk his life to protect Irene and Benicio from the vengeful masterminds behind the robbery.


The Speed of Thought
2011 · 1h 34m
country: United States
Joshua Lazarus (Nick Stahl) is a telepath who has been raised in a NSA foster home. Lazarus helps the government by using his abilities. He is told by the agency that the telepathy is a side effect of Widmann's Disease, and that he will become insane in time and eventually die from the illness. However, Lazarus meets a woman with similar powers (Mía Maestro) who does not have any sign of the disease, launching Lazarus to confront the lies he has been told


Night Catches Us
2010 · 1h 30m
country: United States
After growing up during the tumultuous 1960s, ex-Black Panther Marcus returns to his home in Philadelphia in 1976 and reconnects with Pat, the widow of a Panther leader. Marcus befriends Pat's young daughter and attempts to conquer his demons. Interfering with Marcus's good intentions are the neighborhood's continuing racial and social conflicts, as well as old enemies and friends -- both with scores to settle.


It's Kind of a Funny Story
2010 · 1h 42m
country: United States
A clinically depressed teenager gets a new start after he checks himself into an adult psychiatric ward.


Tenure
2010 · 1h 29m
country: United States
Despite his outstanding intellect, associate professor Charlie Thurber is a chronic underachiever and has never received university tenure. Aided by his nutty best friend, Charlie launches a final effort to make the grade at Gray College. But a beautiful new teacher whose ascending star threatens to eclipse him shakes up Charlie's plans.


Cold Souls
2009 · 1h 41m
country: United States
Paul is agonising over his interpretation of 'Uncle Vanya' and, paralysed by anxiety, stumbles upon a solution via a New Yorker article about a high-tech company promising to alleviate suffering by extracting souls. He enlists their services—only to discover that his soul is the shape and size of a chickpea.


Sugar
2008 · 1h 54m
country: Dominican Republic
Like many young men in the Dominican Republic, 19-year-old Miguel "Sugar" Santos dreams of winning a slot on an American baseball team. Indeed, his talents as a pitcher eventually land him a slot on a single-A team in Iowa, but culture shock, racism and other curveballs threaten to turn Sugar's dream sour.


The Last Lullaby
2008 · 1h 33m
country: United States
Price, a former hitman, is struggling to cope with retirement. He left the assassination business to live the "easy life." However, retirement arrived with its own agenda. It was not the instant peace and calm that Price expected. Rather, it was emptiness, boredom, and, worst of all, restlessness. The Last Lullaby plummets Price back into his old life and forces him into a corner from which he may never escape. Price's old ways no longer work for him when his heart opens, and he finds life beyond his profession. The tension finally boils, as Price must decide to close himself off again or open himself up to a world beyond his control.


Steam
2007 · 2h
country: United States
Three women — a young coed, a forty-something single mother, and one a senior-aged widow — meet in the sauna of the local gym, where they gradually get to know one another and bond over their respective trials and tribulations.


The Killing Floor
2007 · 1h 34m
country: United States
A literary agent moves into a penthouse apartment. Soon after the move, he receives crime scene photographs that seem to have taken place in his new apartment. Next he receives a series of stalker videotapes that document his every move.


Half Nelson
2006 · 1h 47m
country: United States
Despite his dedication to the junior-high students who fill his classroom, idealistic teacher Dan Dunne leads a secret life of addiction that the majority of his students will never know. But things change when a troubled student Drey makes a startling discovery of his secret life, causing a tenuous bond between the two that could either end disastrously or provide a catalyst of hope.


Mulberry Street
2006 · 1h 24m
country: United States
A deadly infection breaks out in Manhattan, causing humans to devolve into blood-thirsty rat creatures. Six recently evicted tenants must survive the night and protect their downtown apartment building as the city quickly spirals out of control.


Alchemy
2005 · 1h 26m
country: United States
Can an university computer scientist (Cavanagh) make a woman fall in love with his interactive computer before she succumbs to a well-known professor?


Madness and Genius
2003 · 1h 43m
country: United States
Jordan relies on his ability to recall information to get good grades, but he still needs someone else to do his homework. Nigel is this someone else. He also gets high marks but unlike Jordan, Nigel understands the mathematical equations.