Michael Bay

Michael Bay

1965-02-17 Los Angeles, California, USA 86 Credits

Biography

Michael Benjamin Bay (born February 17, 1965) is an American film director and producer. He is best known for making big-budget, high-concept action films with fast cutting, stylistic cinematography and visuals, and extensive use of special effects, including frequent depictions of explosions. The films he has directed include Bad Boys (1995) and its sequel Bad Boys II (2003), The Rock (1996), Armageddon (1998), Pearl Harbor (2001), the first five films in the Transformers film series, 13 Hours:...

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Drop

Drop

2025

Producer

6.5
Producing

Violet, a widowed mother on her first date in years, arrives at an upscale restaurant where she is relieved that her date, Henry, is more charming and...

We Are Storror

We Are Storror

2025

Director, Producer

Directing Producing

At the peak of their death-defying careers, the seven friends of parkour team Storror embark on what could be their final project: a globetrotting que...

Apartment 7A

Apartment 7A

2024

Producer

6.2
Producing

A struggling young dancer finds herself drawn in by dark forces when a peculiar, well-connected older couple promise her a shot at fame.

Transformers One

Transformers One

2024

Producer

8.1
Producing

The untold origin story of Optimus Prime and Megatron, better known as sworn enemies, but once were friends bonded like brothers who changed the fate ...

Bad Boys: Legacy

Bad Boys: Legacy

2024

as Self

6.0
Acting

Take an epic lookback at 30 years of making the Bad Boys franchise with a 22-minute retrospective. Go behind the scenes of the all-new movie with an e...

A Quiet Place: Day One

A Quiet Place: Day One

2024

Producer

6.7
Producing

As New York City is invaded by alien creatures who hunt by sound, a woman named Sam fights to survive with her cat.

Bad Boys: Ride or Die

Bad Boys: Ride or Die

2024

as Porsche Driver

7.4
Acting

After their late former Captain is framed, Lowrey and Burnett try to clear his name, only to end up on the run themselves.

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

2023

Producer

7.2
Producing

When a new threat capable of destroying the entire planet emerges, Optimus Prime and the Autobots must team up with a powerful faction known as the Ma...

Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life

Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life

2023

as Self

Acting

A short film tribute about the musician Meat Loaf, released by his family in 2023 on the anniversary of his death.

Ambulance

Ambulance

2022

Director, Producer

6.7
Directing Producing

Decorated veteran Will Sharp, desperate for money to cover his wife's medical bills, asks for help from his adoptive brother Danny. A charismatic care...

The Forever Purge

The Forever Purge

2021

Producer

6.9
Producing

All the rules are broken as a sect of lawless marauders decides that the annual Purge does not stop at daybreak and instead should never end as they c...

A Quiet Place Part II

A Quiet Place Part II

2021

Producer

7.5
Producing

Following the events at home, the Abbott family now face the terrors of the outside world. Forced to venture into the unknown, they realize that the c...

Songbird

Songbird

2020

Producer

6.2
Producing

During a pandemic lockdown, Nico, a young man with rare immunity, must overcome martial law, murderous vigilantes and a powerful family to reunite wit...

Bad Boys for Life

Bad Boys for Life

2020

as Wedding MC

7.1
Acting

Marcus and Mike are forced to confront new threats, career changes, and midlife crises as they join the newly created elite team AMMO of the Miami pol...

6 Underground

6 Underground

2019

as Reporter #4 (voice) (uncredited)

6.3
Acting

After faking his death, a tech billionaire recruits a team of international operatives for a bold and bloody mission to take down a brutal dictator.

6 Underground

6 Underground

2019

Director, Producer

6.3
Directing Producing

After faking his death, a tech billionaire recruits a team of international operatives for a bold and bloody mission to take down a brutal dictator.

Bumblebee

Bumblebee

2018

Producer

6.7
Producing

On the run in the year 1987, Bumblebee finds refuge in a junkyard in a small Californian beach town. Charlie, on the cusp of turning 18 and trying to ...

The First Purge

The First Purge

2018

Producer

6.0
Producing

To push the crime rate below one percent for the rest of the year, the New Founding Fathers of America test a sociological theory that vents aggressio...

A Quiet Place

A Quiet Place

2018

Producer

7.4
Producing

A family is forced to live in silence while hiding from creatures that hunt by sound.

Transformers: The Last Knight

Transformers: The Last Knight

2017

Director, Executive Producer

6.1
Directing Producing

Humans and Transformers are at war. Optimus Prime is gone. The key to saving our future lies buried in the secrets of the past, in the hidden history ...

Ouija: Origin of Evil

Ouija: Origin of Evil

2016

Producer

6.1
Producing

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 evi...

The Purge: Election Year

The Purge: Election Year

2016

Producer

6.4
Producing

Two years after choosing not to kill the man who killed his son, former police sergeant Leo Barnes has become head of security for Senator Charlene Ro...

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows

2016

Producer

6.0
Producing

After supervillain Shredder escapes custody, he joins forces with mad scientist Baxter Stockman and two dimwitted henchmen, Bebop and Rocksteady, to u...

13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi

13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi

2016

Director, Producer

7.3
Directing Producing

An American Ambassador is killed during an attack at a U.S. compound in Libya as a security team struggles to make sense out of the chaos.

Project Almanac

Project Almanac

2015

Producer

6.8
Producing

A group of teens discover secret plans of a time machine, and construct one. However, things start to get out of control.

Ouija

Ouija

2014

Producer

5.1
Producing

A group of friends must confront their most terrifying fears when they awaken the dark powers of an ancient spirit board.

Evolution Within Extinction

Evolution Within Extinction

2014

as Self

7.7
Acting

The definitive feature-length documentary on the creation of "Transformers: Age of Extinction".

T.J. Miller: Farm Hippie

2014

as Self

9.0
Acting

T.J. Miller never imagined he'd be part of a massive franchise like Transformers so he sets off armed with (awkward) gifts to thank the people who mad...

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

2014

Producer

5.9
Producing

When a kingpin threatens New York City, a group of mutated turtle warriors must emerge from the shadows to protect their home.

The Purge: Anarchy

The Purge: Anarchy

2014

Producer

6.6
Producing

One night per year, the government sanctions a 12-hour period in which citizens can commit any crime they wish -- including murder -- without fear of ...

Transformers: Age of Extinction

Transformers: Age of Extinction

2014

as Truck Passenger (uncredited)

5.9
Acting

As humanity picks up the pieces after the battle of Chicago, a shadowy group reveals itself in an attempt to control the direction of history…while an...

Transformers: Age of Extinction

Transformers: Age of Extinction

2014

Director, Executive Producer

5.9
Directing Producing

As humanity picks up the pieces after the battle of Chicago, a shadowy group reveals itself in an attempt to control the direction of history…while an...

The Purge

The Purge

2013

Producer

6.3
Producing

Given the country's overcrowded prisons, the U.S. government begins to allow 12-hour periods of time in which all illegal activity is legal. During on...

Pain & Gain

Pain & Gain

2013

Director, Producer

6.3
Directing Producing

Daniel Lugo, manager of the Sun Gym in 1990s Miami, decides that there is only one way to achieve his version of the American dream: extortion. To ach...

Uncharted Territory: NASA's Future Then and Now

2012

as Self

Acting

A brief discussion on the history of the space program, its evolution and the possibilities in store for future astronauts.

Above and Beyond: Exploring Dark of the Moon

Above and Beyond: Exploring Dark of the Moon

2012

6.0
Acting

The all-access feature-length documentary on the making of Michael Bay's blockbuster "Transformers: Dark of the Moon," including interviews with the c...

A Man's Story

A Man's Story

2011

as Self

6.9
Acting

Documentary about British fashion designer Ozwald Boateng.

Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Transformers: Dark of the Moon

2011

Director, Executive Producer

6.2
Directing Producing

The Autobots continue to work for NEST, now no longer in secret. But after discovering a strange artifact during a mission in Chernobyl, it becomes ap...

I Am Number Four

I Am Number Four

2011

Producer

6.2
Producing

A teenage fugitive with an incredible secret races to stay one step ahead of the mysterious forces seeking destroy him in this sci-fi action thriller....

A Nightmare on Elm Street

A Nightmare on Elm Street

2010

Producer

5.5
Producing

The film that brings back horror icon Freddy Krueger as a darker and more sinister character than ever before. While Freddy is on the prowl, a group o...

The Human Factor: Exacting Revenge of the Fallen

The Human Factor: Exacting Revenge of the Fallen

2009

as Self

6.8
Acting

The definitive feature-length documentary on the creation of "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen".

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

2009

Director, Executive Producer

6.2
Directing Producing

Sam Witwicky leaves the Autobots behind for a normal life. But when his mind is filled with cryptic symbols, the Decepticons target him and he is drag...

Friday the 13th

Friday the 13th

2009

Producer

5.8
Producing

A group of young adults visit a boarded up campsite named Crystal Lake where they soon encounter the mysterious Jason Voorhees and his deadly intentio...

Horsemen

Horsemen

2009

Producer

5.9
Producing

A recently widowed detective still grieving over his wife's death discovers a shocking connection between himself and the suspects in a serial killing...

The Unborn

The Unborn

2009

Producer

5.2
Producing

A young woman fights the spirit that is slowly taking possession of her.

Transformers

Transformers

2007

as Guy Flicked by Megatron (uncredited)

6.8
Acting

Young teenager Sam Witwicky becomes involved in the ancient struggle between two extraterrestrial factions of transforming robots – the heroic Autobot...

Transformers

Transformers

2007

Director, Executive Producer

6.8
Directing Producing

Young teenager Sam Witwicky becomes involved in the ancient struggle between two extraterrestrial factions of transforming robots – the heroic Autobot...

Down to the Bone: Anatomy of a Prequel

2007

as Himself

Acting

Documentary about the making of "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning" featuring interviews with producer Michael Bay, Brad Fuller and Andrew Fo...

The Hitcher

The Hitcher

2007

Producer

5.9
Producing

While driving through the New Mexico Desert during a rainy night, college students Jim Halsey and his girlfriend Grace Andrews give a ride to a hitchh...

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning

2006

Producer

6.2
Producing

Chrissie and her friends set out on a road trip for a final fling before one is shipped off to Vietnam. Along the way, bikers harass the foursome and ...

The Island

The Island

2005

Director, Producer

6.7
Directing Producing

In 2019, Lincoln Six-Echo is a resident of a seemingly "Utopian" but contained facility. Like all of the inhabitants of this carefully-controlled envi...

The Amityville Horror

The Amityville Horror

2005

Producer

6.1
Producing

George Lutz, his wife Kathy, and their three children have just moved into a beautiful, and improbably cheap, Dutch colonial mansion nestled in the sl...

Chainsaw Redux: Making a Massacre

Chainsaw Redux: Making a Massacre

2004

as Self

6.0
Acting

Feature length documentary about the making of the film featuring interviews with producer Michael Bay, director Marcus Nispel, executive producers Br...

Bad Boys II

Bad Boys II

2003

as Crappy Car Driver

6.7
Acting

Detectives Marcus Burnett and Mike Lowrey of the Miami Narcotics Task Force are tasked with stopping the flow of the drug Ecstasy into Miami. They tra...

Bad Boys II

Bad Boys II

2003

Director

6.7
Directing

Detectives Marcus Burnett and Mike Lowrey of the Miami Narcotics Task Force are tasked with stopping the flow of the drug Ecstasy into Miami. They tra...

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

2003

Producer

6.3
Producing

After picking up a traumatized young hitchhiker, five friends find themselves stalked and hunted by a chainsaw-wielding killer and his family of equal...

Great White: My...My...My...

Great White: My...My...My...

2002

Director

3.5
Directing

Relive the 1980s with hair metal band Great White through this hard-rocking music video collection, which includes such monster hits as "Once Bitten, ...

Pearl Harbor

Pearl Harbor

2001

Producer, Director

6.9
Producing Directing

The lifelong friendship between Rafe McCawley and Danny Walker is put to the ultimate test when the two ace fighter pilots become entangled in a love ...

Coyote Ugly

Coyote Ugly

2000

as Photographer

6.3
Acting

Graced with a velvet voice, 21-year-old Violet Sanford heads to New York to pursue her dream of becoming a songwriter only to find her aspirations sid...

Putting the Boom & Bang in 'Bad Boys'

Putting the Boom & Bang in 'Bad Boys'

2000

as Self

6.0
Acting

Bad Boys featurette.

Mystery Men

Mystery Men

1999

as Frat Boy

5.8
Acting

When Champion City's hero Captain Amazing is kidnapped by the recently paroled supervillain Casanova Frankenstein, a trio of average, everyday superhe...

Armageddon

Armageddon

1998

as NASA Scientist (uncredited)

6.8
Acting

When an asteroid threatens to collide with Earth, NASA honcho Dan Truman determines the only way to stop it is to drill into its surface and detonate ...

Armageddon

Armageddon

1998

Director, Producer

6.8
Directing Producing

When an asteroid threatens to collide with Earth, NASA honcho Dan Truman determines the only way to stop it is to drill into its surface and detonate ...

Armageddon: Target Earth

Armageddon: Target Earth

1998

as Self

Acting

Host Leonard Nimoy explores the science behind the film Armageddon.

The Rock

The Rock

1996

Director

7.1
Directing

When vengeful General Francis X. Hummel seizes control of Alcatraz Island and threatens to launch missiles loaded with deadly chemical weapons into Sa...

Bad Boys

Bad Boys

1995

Director

6.8
Directing

Marcus Burnett is a henpecked family man. Mike Lowrey is a footloose and fancy free ladies' man. Both Miami policemen, they have 72 hours to reclaim a...

I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)

I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)

1993

Director

7.0
Directing

A take on "Beauty and The Beast" and "Phantom of the Opera" in which Meatloaf pursues a beautiful woman as he's chased by the cops.

Indecent Proposal

Indecent Proposal

1993

Second Unit

6.4

John Gage offers a down-on-his-luck yuppie husband $1 million for the opportunity to spend the night with the man's wife.

Vengeance: The Story of Tony Cimo

Vengeance: The Story of Tony Cimo

1986

as Sled Agent

6.0
Acting

A true story of the lives of a family from South Carolina torn apart after the murder of Bill and Myrtle Moon. Although the killer is caught the judic...

Raiders of the Lost Ark

Raiders of the Lost Ark

1981

Production Intern

7.9

When Dr. Indiana Jones – the tweed-suited professor who just happens to be a celebrated archaeologist – is hired by the government to locate the legen...

The Rising

N/A

Producer

Producing

Wolf Night

N/A

Producer

Producing

After watching a horror movie, eight year old Miles suffers from nightmares, where werewolves attack him. When marks begin appearing on his body, Mile...

Untitled Transformers/G.I. Joe Crossover Movie

N/A

Producer

Producing

Following the events of "Transformers: Rise of the Beasts," the Autobots team up with the G.I. Joes to go against their archenemies, the Decepticons a...

Lure

N/A

Producer

Producing

While plot details are being kept under wraps, the story is based on the haunting of the real-life King’s Tavern, considered to be the most haunted bu...

Life on Mars

N/A

Producer

Producing

The story centers on a woman who is among a handful of descendants of a Martian colony long-abandoned by Earth following a cataclysm. The woman one da...

The Birds

N/A

Producer

Producing

A remake of Alfred Hitchcock's 1963 horror film about a flock of birds that take over a quiet Northern California town.

I Am Yours

N/A

Producer

Producing

Logline is under wraps besides that it involves a stalking element in the vein of “Fatal Attraction.”

Meet Jimmy

N/A

Producer

Producing

A mysterious podcast causes horrific consequences once listened.

Inherit the Earth

N/A

Producer

Producing

A servant protector robot is tasked to protect a young girl.

Fast and Loose

N/A

Director

Directing

A man wakes up in Tijuana after being left for dead with absolutely no memory. As he follows a string of clues to uncover his identity, he discovers h...

Big Rig

N/A

Producer

Producing

Plot TBA. Based on the graphic novel, described as Evil Dead meets Mad Max: Fury Road.

OutRun

N/A

Director, Producer

Directing Producing

Based on the SEGA arcade driving game where the player must avoid traffic and reach one of five destinations before time runs out. Plot TBA.

Sponsor

N/A

Producer

Producing

A drunk driver's court-ordered recovery program introduces him to an enigmatic 12-step guru — one who slowly drags him into a living hell.

Untitled Skibidi Toilet Film

N/A

Director

Directing

An adaptation of the viral Skibidi Toilet internet series.

Untitled Transformers Film

N/A

Director, Producer

Directing Producing

Saturation Point

N/A

Producer

Producing

Dr. Jasmine Marks leads a search and rescue mission into ‘The Zone’, a section of rainforest along the equator with a climate inhospitable to intellig...