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  • Fassbender's fears over Inglourious role - 2 September 2009
    -Michael Fassbender was convinced he'd wrecked his chance to appear in Inglourious Basterds after clashing with director Quentin Tarantino during his audition.- -The actor spent hours practising for the role of Colonel Hans Landa in the World War II drama, and was dismayed


  • Fassbender directed Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs in Ireland - 11 August 2009
    -German-born actor Michael Fassbender, one of the stars of Quentin Tarantino's new movie Inglourious Basterds, once staged and starred in a charity theatrical adaptation of the moviemaker's breakthrough film Reservoir Dogs.- -Fassbender, who plays Lt. Archie Hicox in the ne

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Michael Fassbender - filmography


  • Inglourious Basterds (2009)
    Starring: Brad Pitt,  Diane Kruger,  Melanie Laurent
    Director: Quentin Tarantino
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    *This title is unavailable for rental.* Inglourious Basterds begins in German-occupied France, where Shoshanna Dreyfus (Mélanie Laurent) witnesses the execution of her family at the hand of Nazi Colonel Hans Landa (Christoph Waltz). Shosanna narrowly escapes and flees to Paris, where she forges ..read more »
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 81% from 1,079 member
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  • Fish Tank (2009)
    Starring: Michael Fassbender,  Harry Treadaway,  Kierston Wareing
    Director: Andrea Arnold
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    In Fish Tank, 15 year old Mia's life is turned on its head when her mum brings home a new boyfriend. Director Andrea Arnold casts the same unflinching, unprejudiced gaze and touches on the themes of her Oscar-winning short Wasp to create an original and unsettling tale for our age. Following his ..read more »
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 76% from 114 members
    Due for release on 25th January 2010
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  • Town Creek (2009)
    Starring: Dominic Purcell,  Henry Cavill,  Michael Fassbender
    Director: Joel Schumacher
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    In 1936, the Wollners--a German family living in rural Town Creek, Maryland--are contacted by the Third Reich to host a visiting scholar, Professor Ricard Wirth. In need of money, they accept Wirth into their home. Wirth's grand occult project seals the Wollners off from the rest of the world and ..read more »
    Rate this: 2 stars out of 5 40% from 3 members
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  • Hunger on DVD (2008)
    Starring: Michael Fassbender,  Stuart Graham,  Helena Bereen
    Director: Steve McQueen
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Hunger follows life in the Maze Prison, Northern Ireland with an interpretation of the highly emotive events surrounding the 1981 IRA Hunger Strike, led by Bobby Sands. With an epic eye for detail, the film provides a timely exploration of what happens when body and mind are pushed to the uttermost ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 66% from 9,197 members
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  • 300 - HD DVD Version (2007)
    Starring: Gerard Butler,  Vincent Regan,  Lena Headey
    Director: Zack Snyder
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Based on the graphic novel by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley, 300 takes over the screen like an invading horde. With all the gushing blood of a horror movie and the scope of a classic epic, the second film from Zack Snyder (who helmed the 2004 remake of DAWN OF THE DEAD) is an impressive visual ..read more »
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 76% from 1,395 member
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  • 300 on DVD (2006)
    Starring: Gerard Butler,  Lena Headey,  Andrew Pleavin
    Director: Zack Snyder
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Based on the graphic novel by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley, 300 takes over the screen like an invading horde. With all the gushing blood of a horror movie and the scope of a classic epic, the second film from Zack Snyder (who helmed the 2004 remake of DAWN OF THE DEAD) is an impressive visual ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 59,720 members
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  • A Bear Named Winnie (2004)
    Starring: Michael Fassbender,  Gil Bellows,  David Suchet
    Director: John Kent Harrison
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Based on the true story of a Canadian soldier, enroute to World War I from Winnipeg, who adopts an orphaned bear cub at White River Ontario. It is namned Winnie (for Winnipeg) and eventually ends up at the London Zoo where it became the inspiration for A.A.Milne's Winnie The Pooh stories.
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 40% from 4 members
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Michael Fassbender facts

5 most recent films

Inglourious Basterds - BLU-RAY Version - 4.0 stars
Inglourious Basterds - 4.0 stars
Fish Tank - 4.0 stars
Town Creek - 2.0 stars
Eden Lake - 3.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

Inglourious Basterds - 4.0 stars
300 - HD DVD Version - 4.0 stars
300 - BLU-RAY Version - 4.0 stars
Fish Tank - 4.0 stars
300 - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Town Creek - 2.0 stars
A Bear Named Winnie - 2.5 stars
Inglourious Basterds - BLU-RAY Version - 4.0 stars
Angel - 2.5 stars
Hex - Season 1 - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Dominic West - 6 times - show films
Peter Capaldi - 3 times - show films
Lena Headey - 3 times - show films
Gerard Butler - 3 times - show films
Andrew Pleavin - 3 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Marc Munden - 3 times - show films
Zack Snyder - 3 times - show films
Quentin Tarantino - 2 times - show films
James Watkins - 2 times - show films
Brian Grant - 2 times - show films