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Michael J. Murphy
Director 1951 - 2015

Michael J. Murphy

Directed Films

Every film this person directed

25 titles
The Return of Alan Strange

The Return of Alan Strange

Michael J. Murphy 2015 1h 21m 5.0

With a planned movie reboot of the 60s time travelling detective show "Alan Strange" down at heel actor Peter Hennessey (who originated the role) receives an invitation to a New Year's Eve party with a difference.

Nekros

Nekros

Michael J. Murphy 2014 1h 34m 4.0

The end of the tourist season on the beautiful island of Nekros turns into a nightmare for tour rep Ellie after a series of gruesome murders. Realizing she can't trust anyone she begins to doubt her own sanity. Is she losing her mind or is she somehow involved in the bizarre world she now finds herself in?

Zk3

Zk3

Michael J. Murphy 2012 1h 16m 3.0

A respected journalist manages to obtain an interview with a reclusive author. But as the interview progresses, the reality between the writer's latest novel and the world around her begin to blur.

Skare

Skare

Michael J. Murphy 2007 1h 22m 3.0

An inmate at a high security criminal insane asylum escapes and ends up at a country club run by a woman with interesting culinary tastes. She offers the guy a 'safe' place to lay low until its safe to move on. Of course, things are not what they seem, including a drink she makes the guy have everyday.

Roxi

Roxi

Michael J. Murphy 2005 1h 36m 4.0

A remote Greek island is the perfect place for a long a waited family reunion. But when Roxi's stepson, Sean, arrives without his father, her disappointment soon turns to fear as she realises he is not there for a holiday.

Tristan

Michael J. Murphy 1999 1h 44m 3.0

The classic tale of forbidden love between a Cornish knight and an Irish princess.

The Rite of Spring

The Rite of Spring

Michael J. Murphy 1995 1h 26m 4.0

A priest is called to a rural farming community that hides an ancient secret.

Road to Nowhere

Road to Nowhere

Michael J. Murphy 1993 1h 30m 4.0

A man who has a strange obsession with his younger sister escapes from jail and immediately heads for the home where she is being cared for, with plans to abduct her.

Second Sight

Second Sight

Michael J. Murphy 1991 1h 27m 3.0

A celebrated horror novelist and his wife's lives are in danger when her abusive ex-husband suddenly appears.

Torment

Torment

Michael J. Murphy 1990 1h 30m 6.0

When pop star Anna Bell retreats to her country cottage for a much-needed respite, she soon finds herself entangled in a web of manipulation and murder.

Atlantis

Atlantis

Michael J. Murphy 1990 1h 20m 3.0

When a raiding party from the city of Atlantis kidnaps a man and his two daughters for slavery, he contrives to bring about the destruction of the ruling class utilizing the powers of the mysterious crystal child.

Moonchild

Moonchild

Michael J. Murphy 1989 1h 25m 4.0

A young woman takes a position as an assistant to an author in a sleepy English village not realizing that she will become embroiled in a complex plot involving madness and murder.

Avalon

Avalon

Michael J. Murphy 1989 1h 20m 3.0

The adventure begins when a muscle bound hero rescues a woman from some Druids. He offers to help track down her lover who has been enslaved by the evil Morgana. They set of on their quest, accompanied by a cowardly thief.

Death Run

Death Run

Michael J. Murphy 1987 1h 10m 4.0

A scientist places her son and his girlfriend into a cryogenic sleep so they can survive the coming apocalypse. They wake 25 years later in a world dominated by neo-Nazi like ruler, called the Messiah who holds the "Death Run".

Legend of a Hero

Legend of a Hero

Michael J. Murphy 1986 1h 49m 4.0

An adaptation of the Tristan and Iseult saga.

Bloodstream

Bloodstream

Michael J. Murphy 1985 1h 20m 6.0

After a low-budget horror filmmaker is swindled by a home video distributor, he decides to make a snuff film where he murders all those who have wronged him.

The Hereafter

The Hereafter

Michael J. Murphy 1983 1h 24m 3.0

A man inherits his father's fortune but must live in the haunted family home and run the sawmill to keep his inheritance, where unexplained events test his sanity.

The Last Night

The Last Night

Michael J. Murphy 1982 52m 6.0

Two psychos escape from the maximum security wing of Broadmoor Prison and sneak in the backdoor of a theatre to hide away while a performance of a stage play titled "Murder in the Dark" stages its final night.

Stay

Stay

Michael J. Murphy 1982 56m 4.0

A married landlord has an affair with a young man renting out one of her apartments in Greece.

Invitation to Hell

Invitation to Hell

Michael J. Murphy 1982 44m 5.0

A young girl attends her high school reunion, but when it's discovered she is still a virgin, she is taken prisoner and planned to be used as a sacrifice in a Druid ceremony for the spring equinox.

Death in the Family

Death in the Family

Michael J. Murphy 1981 51m 5.0

A family gathering in Greece devolves into deception, incest, and quite a lot of murder.

Almost a Movie

Almost a Movie

Michael J. Murphy 1979 47m 5.0

A young man meets up with his new stepmother at a villa, but his father never appears. Suspicious of his step-mother, he then proceeds to keep her a prisoner in the villa as he forces her to reveal details of her hidden past.

Secrets

Secrets

Michael J. Murphy 1977 1h 24m 5.0

A woman is menaced in a house on a Greek island.

Happy Ever After

Happy Ever After

Michael J. Murphy 1974 48m 4.0

A low-budget film production on a Greek island turns tumultuous.

Tristan & Iseult

Tristan & Iseult

Michael J. Murphy 1970 1h 3.0

An adaptation of the medieval tale of the romance between the Cornish knight Tristan and the Irish princess Iseult.

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