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Michael Bay - news / articles


  • Bay signs on for new Transformers sequel - 14 February 2012
    -Director Michael Bay is revving up for a fourth installment of the Transformers franchise.-The filmmaker announced on Tuesday (14Feb12) that he had signed a two-picture deal with Paramount Pictures, which will include a new take on the Transformers brand - although


  • Huntington-Whiteley defends Bay - 6 June 2011
    -Rosie Huntington-Whiteley has come to the defence of Transformers director Michael Bay, insisting she never felt "uncomfortable" while shooting with him.-Bay was rumoured to have fallen out with the franchise's former female lead Megan Fox, who exited after two film


  • Bay: 'Transformers 2 was no good' - 7 March 2011
    -Moviemaker Michael Bay has accepted his Transformers sequel was "c**p, insisting the 2007/2008 writers strike turned the film into a rushed mess.- -Bay is back in the director's chair for the third Transformers film, Dark of the Moon, and he insists that's a must-se

Michael Bay - what members say


  • Armageddon
  • Armageddon review by from Redditch England
    Rated - 5.0 stars Grrrrrreeeat! 16 January 2004
    ...st remember its not real...... honestly some people. Pure entertainment. All of Michael Bay pictures should be like this, just not the same storyline....ahem! you know wha...   Read customer review
  • Pearl Harbor
  • Pearl Harbor review by from England
    Rated - 1.0 stars Pearl Jam 25 April 2005
    ... being patronising, is what the producer/director team of Jerry Bruckheimer and Michael Bay (The Rock, Armageddon) always misjudge. But this time it's serious. ...   Read customer review
  • Bad Boys
  • Bad Boys review by from Abydos
    Rated - 3.0 stars Love or Hate it, you can't ignore it.. 7 January 2004
    ...ly when viewed with a large percentage of taste temporarily deadened by lager. Michael Bay films are never subtle, and this early effort is no exception - this was like h...   Read customer review

Michael Bay - filmography


  • A Man's Story on DVD (2010)
    Starring: Ozwald Boateng,  Giorgio Armani,  Michael Bay
    Director: Varon Bonicos
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Tailor to Hollywood's A-list, and a superstar in his own right, Ozwald Boateng is a dynamic force of energy, passion and colour. 1998: already celebrated as one of the most talented menswear designers in the world, Ozwald Boateng is about to go bankrupt and divorce his first wife. Through luck and ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 35 members
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  • Transformers - Blu-ray (2007)
    Starring: Shia LaBeouf,  Megan Fox,  Josh Duhamel
    Director: Michael Bay
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Based on the Hasbro toy line that initially captivated kids in the 1980s, director Michael Bay's TRANSFORMERS finds two warring bands of shape-shifting alien robots renewing their intergalactic conflict on Earth. While the Decepticons, followers of the malevolent Megatron (voiced by Hugo Weaving), ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 77% from 7,124 members
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  • Transformers - The Movie - HD (2007)
    Starring: Shia LaBeouf,  Megan Fox,  Josh Duhamel
    Director: Michael Bay
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Based on the Hasbro toy line that initially captivated kids in the 1980s, director Michael Bay's TRANSFORMERS finds two warring bands of shape-shifting alien robots renewing their intergalactic conflict on Earth. While the Decepticons, followers of the malevolent Megatron (voiced by Hugo Weaving), ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 77% from 1,814 member
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  • The Island - Blu-ray (2005)
    Starring: Ewan McGregor,  Scarlett Johansson,  Djimon Hounsou
    Director: Michael Bay
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Watch now: Unavailable
    In this action thriller from director Michael Bay (PEARL HARBOR, ARMAGEDDON), survivors of global contamination live in a sterile, self-contained world where their every move is monitored. The rules are easy: be pleasant, refrain from asking questions, and don't rock the boat. Everything they need ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 4,232 members
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  • The Island - HD (2005)
    Starring: Ewan McGregor,  Scarlett Johansson,  Djimon Hounsou
    Director: Michael Bay
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Watch now: Unavailable
    In this action thriller from director Michael Bay (PEARL HARBOR, ARMAGEDDON), survivors of global contamination live in a sterile, self-contained world where their every move is monitored. The rules are easy: be pleasant, refrain from asking questions, and don't rock the boat. Everything they need ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 735 members
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  • The Island on DVD (2005)
    Starring: Ewan McGregor,  Scarlett Johansson,  Djimon Hounsou
    Director: Michael Bay
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Watch now: Unavailable
    In this action thriller from director Michael Bay (Pearl Harbour, Armageddon), survivors of global contamination live in a sterile, self-contained world where their every move is monitored. The rules are easy: be pleasant, refrain from asking questions, and don't rock the boat. Everything they need ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 63% from 104,092 members
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  • Bad Boys 2 on DVD (2003)
    Starring: Will Smith,  Martin Lawrence,  Gabrielle Union
    Director: Michael Bay
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Marcus Burnett (Martin Lawrence) and Mike Lowrey (Will Smith) return as partners on the Miami Tactical Narcotics Team in director Michael Bay's (PEARL HARBOR, ARMAGEDDON) sequel to the 1995 blockbuster BAD BOYS. Car chases and shoot outs are daily occurences as the two try to track down a big time ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 66% from 36,781 members
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  • Pearl Harbor on DVD (2001)
    Starring: Ben Affleck,  Kate Beckinsale,  Jon Voight
    Director: Michael Bay
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Watch now: Unavailable
    Director Michael Bay (ARMAGEDDON, THE ROCK) uses a tragic romantic triangle to set the stage for the infamous Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in this epic tale of love, loss, and patriotism. When Evelyn (Kate Beckinsale), a beautiful Navy nurse, meets dashing ace Army fighter pilot Rafe (Ben ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 61% from 10,624 members
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  • Pearl Harbor - Blu-ray (2001)
    Starring: Ben Affleck,  Kate Beckinsale,  Jon Voight
    Director: Michael Bay
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Watch now: Unavailable
    Director Michael Bay (ARMAGEDDON, THE ROCK) uses a tragic romantic triangle to set the stage for the infamous Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in this epic tale of love, loss, and patriotism. When Evelyn (Kate Beckinsale), a beautiful Navy nurse, meets dashing ace Army fighter pilot Rafe (Ben ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 63% from 2,620 members
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  • Armageddon - Blu-ray (1998)
    Starring: Bruce Willis,  Billy Bob Thornton,  Liv Tyler
    Director: Michael Bay
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Watch now: Unavailable
    A low earth orbit space station is in the middle of a repair mission with the space shuttle when an unforeseen meteor shower obliterates them both. This sudden event sends fireballs hurtling to Earth and scientists scurrying to telescopes. An amateur astronomer is the first to spy a gigantic ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 73% from 2,253 members
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  • Armageddon on DVD (1998)
    Starring: Bruce Willis,  Billy Bob Thornton,  Liv Tyler
    Director: Michael Bay
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Watch now: Unavailable
    NASA's executive director discovers that the Earth has only eighteen days before it is obliterated by a meteor the size of Texas. He has only one option - to drop a handful of rougheck oil drillers onto the asteroid and get them to drop a nuclear warhead into its core...
    3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 31,769 members
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  • The Rock - Blu-ray (1996)
    Starring: Sean Connery,  Nicolas Cage,  Ed Harris
    Director: Michael Bay
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Watch now: Unavailable
    In Michael Bay's THE ROCK, gung-ho general Francis Hummel (Ed Harris), armed with deadly chemical rockets and aided by violent cohorts, takes over the island of Alcatraz, holding 81 tourists hostage. Hummel promises to deploy the missiles over San Francisco if Washington doesn't make amends to ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 78% from 3,253 members
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  • The Rock on DVD (1996)
    Starring: Sean Connery,  Nicolas Cage,  Ed Harris
    Director: Michael Bay
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Watch now: Unavailable
    In Michael Bay's THE ROCK, gung-ho general Francis Hummel (Ed Harris), armed with deadly chemical rockets and aided by violent cohorts, takes over the island of Alcatraz, holding 81 tourists hostage. Hummel promises to deploy the missiles over San Francisco if Washington doesn't make amends to ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 35,862 members
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  • Bad Boys - Blu-ray (1995)
    Starring: Martin Lawrence,  Will Smith,  Tea Leoni
    Director: Michael Bay
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Marcus Burnett (Martin Lawrence) is a happily married family man. Mike Lowrey (Will Smith) is a smooth-talking, freewheeling bachelor. Both are cops in the narcotics division of the Miami police department. When $100 million dollars worth of seized heroin is stolen from their police station, the ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 76% from 2,142 members
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  • Bad Boys on DVD (1995)
    Starring: Martin Lawrence,  Will Smith,  Tea Leoni
    Director: Michael Bay
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Marcus Burnett (Martin Lawrence) is a happily married family man. Mike Lowrey (Will Smith) is a smooth-talking, freewheeling bachelor. Both are cops in the narcotics division of the Miami police department. When $100 million dollars worth of seized heroin is stolen from their police station, the ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 26,305 members
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Michael Bay facts

5 most recent films

Transformers 3 - The Dark of the Moon - 3.5 stars
Transformers - Dark Of The Moon - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
Transformers - Dark Of The Moon - 3D Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
A Man's Story - 3.5 stars
Transformers 2 - Revenge of the Fallen - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

The Rock - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
Transformers - The Movie - HD - 4.0 stars
Transformers - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
Bad Boys - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
Transformers - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

A Man's Story - 3.5 stars
Pearl Harbor - 3.0 stars
Pearl Harbor - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars
The Island - 3.0 stars
Bad Boys 2 - 3.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Tyrese Gibson - 14 times - show films
Josh Duhamel - 14 times - show films
Shia LaBeouf - 14 times - show films
John Turturro - 14 times - show films
Megan Fox - 11 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Varon Bonicos - 1 times - show films