--- name: "Michael Mohan" canonical: "https://film.one/person/michael-mohan" fi1m_id: "michael-mohan" imdb_id: "nm2278537" tmdb_id: 856440 wikidata_id: "Q61920480" roles: ["Director"] born: "29 August 1986" reviewed_on_fi1m: 2 average_fi1m_score: 63 average_as: "director" average_over: 2 updated: "2026-09-23T11:21:32.075893+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Michael Mohan ## Identity Michael Mohan - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/michael-mohan - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** michael-mohan - **IMDb ID:** nm2278537 - **TMDB ID:** 856440 - **Wikidata ID:** Q61920480 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Mohan, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61920480, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2278537/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/856440 Director. Born 29 August 1986 in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.. ## Details - **Work:** Director - **Born:** 29 August 1986, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. - **Active:** 2021–present - **Also known as:** Майкл Мохан - **Frequently works with:** [Sydney Sweeney](https://film.one/person/sydney-sweeney.md) - **Average Fi1m score:** 63, as director, over 2 titles - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Mohan, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61920480, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2278537/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/856440 ## Streaming the US now - **Netflix:** [*Immaculate*](https://film.one/film/immaculate.md) (64) - **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Voyeurs*](https://film.one/film/the-voyeurs.md) (62) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Fi1m on Michael Mohan > Michael Mohan takes desire seriously and gets committed work from Sydney Sweeney. We find his genre films worth a qualified look, but his attention to actors is too often undermined by busy plotting and mechanical scares. In *The Voyeurs* (2021), Michael Mohan lets the sex scenes be pleasurable. The wish to keep watching matters, and he gives desire attention rather than hurrying past it to the next complication. This is where we find him most persuasive: close to his actors, taking their appetites seriously. His genre films offer enough for enthusiasts, though the writing and pacing give us reservations. His early features were *One Too Many Mornings* (2010) and *Save the Date* (2012). *Save the Date* established his independent comedy-drama work; with *The Voyeurs* and *Immaculate* (2024), he moved into erotic thrillers and religious horror. It is a direction that makes sense for someone willing to let actors communicate through desire or fear, rather than simply explain themselves. With Sweeney and Justice Smith, *The Voyeurs* has a couple whose shared curiosity makes the spying inviting. We were frustrated when Mohan's screenplay kept interrupting their chemistry to make the plot more complicated. The dialogue explains what their performances have already made clear, and the characters become harder to care about as the plotting grows busier. Enthusiasts may forgive the contrivance; we would have preferred more time with the couple. In *Immaculate*, Sweeney's Cecilia arrives at an Italian convent to take her vows and care for elderly sisters. Mohan benefits from her decision to play Cecilia's faith without a wink: the welcome becomes troubling because she accepts it so sincerely. Andrew Lobel's script is largely predictable, but Sweeney gives the character enough conviction to keep us interested. Benedetta Porcaroli, as the impatient Sister Gwen, also makes the scenes livelier whenever she appears. The difficulty is Mohan's reliance on jump scares. Christian Masini's brisk editing keeps *Immaculate* moving but rarely lets a scene settle into dread, while Will Bates's score is repeatedly called upon to supply the shock. Bates's organ, plainsong and electronic noise suggest something more unsettling than the scheduled jolts allow. Mohan can get committed work from his performers, but he needs to give their unease time to reach us. Next time, we would like him to leave a scene alone long enough for us to become afraid. ## Biography Michael Mohan is an American director and screenwriter. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, he is known for directing the feature films *Save the Date* (2012), *The Voyeurs* (2021) and *Immaculate* (2024). He also created, wrote and directed the Netflix series *Everything Sucks!* (2018). Mohan directed an episode of the children's series *Ghostwriter* (2019) and received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Directing for a Children's or Young Adult Program. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (2) - *Immaculate* (2024), Fi1m 64, Director — [page](https://film.one/film/immaculate.md) - *The Voyeurs* (2021), Fi1m 62, Director, Writer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-voyeurs.md) ## Complete filmography (16) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Companion* (2025), Thanks — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/companion.md) - *Immaculate* (2024), Director — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/immaculate.md) - *The Voyeurs* (2021), Writer, Director — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/the-voyeurs.md) - *Ghostwriter* (2019), series, Director - *Everything Sucks!* (2018), series, Director, Writer, Executive Producer, Creator - *People You May Know* (2017), Story - *Pink Grapefruit* (2015), Writer, Director - *This Is How You Die* (2013), Director, Screenplay, Music - *Save the Date* (2012), Director, Writer - *Ex-Sex* (2011), Writer, Director - *One Too Many Mornings* (2010), Director, Writer - *Casual Encounters* (2007), Writer, Director, Editor - *Initiation* (2006), Director, Writer - *La Dentista* (2004), Writer, Director - *Trick* (2003), Writer, Director - *An Innocent Girl*, Story, Screenplay --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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