Tim McCann

Tim McCann (born June 21, 1965) is an American film director and a professor of film at his alma mater, the State University of New York at Purchase. McCann was born in Spring Valley, New York, and grew up in Nyack, New York. His parents divorced when he was 3. At 15, McCann wanted to make films, and in 1987 graduated from the film school at the State University of New York at Purchase. He then spent four years in Brooklyn, New York City, working odd jobs and directing low-budget commercials. By early 1996, he was an audio-visual specialist at the Chappaqua Library, in Chappaqua, New York.

Desolation Angels (1995)

Returning home from a trip to visit his mother, Nick discovers that a good friend of his, Sid, has apparently raped his girlfriend, Mary. More concerned with his own wounded pride than with Mary's lingering feelings of guilt, pain and betrayal, Nick vows revenge.  (more)

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Returning home from a trip to visit his mother, Nick discovers that a good friend of his, Sid, has apparently raped his girlfriend, Mary. More concerned with his own wounded pride than with Mary's lingering feelings of guilt, pain and betrayal, Nick vows revenge.  (more)

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The Poker Club (2008)

Four friends discover and accidentally kill a burglar -- who may not be alone -- in the kitchen during their weekly poker night.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tim McCann
CAST:  Michael Risley  •  Johnathon Schaech  •  Lori Heuring  •  Loren Dean

Four friends discover and accidentally kill a burglar -- who may not be alone -- in the kitchen during their weekly poker night.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tim McCann
CAST:  Michael Risley  •  Johnathon Schaech  •  Lori Heuring  •  Loren Dean

Revolution #9 (2002)

A handsome and successful young man with a lovely fiancée, James Jackson seems to have everything going for him, but his life begins to unravel when he develops an acute sense of paranoia. At first, he notices little things at his office that he takes as signs that ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tim McCann
CAST:  Michael Risley  •  Adrienne Shelly  •  Spalding Gray  •  Callie Thorne

A handsome and successful young man with a lovely fiancée, James Jackson seems to have everything going for him, but his life begins to unravel when he develops an acute sense of paranoia. At first, he notices little things at his office that he takes as signs that ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tim McCann
CAST:  Michael Risley  •  Adrienne Shelly  •  Spalding Gray  •  Callie Thorne

Nowhere Man (2005)

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DIRECTION:  Tim McCann
CAST:  Michael Rodrick  •  Debbie Rochon  •  Frank Olivier  •  Lloyd Kaufman

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DIRECTION:  Tim McCann
CAST:  Michael Rodrick  •  Debbie Rochon  •  Frank Olivier  •  Lloyd Kaufman

Runaway (2005)

Michael Adler has run away from his suburban home with his little brother Dylan. Hiding out in a quiet, rural town, Michael's convinced he can make a better life for both of them. While Dylan stays holed up in a cheap motel all day, Michael works at a convenience ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tim McCann
CAST:  Aaron Stanford  •  Robin Tunney  •  Peter Gerety  •  Melissa Leo

Michael Adler has run away from his suburban home with his little brother Dylan. Hiding out in a quiet, rural town, Michael's convinced he can make a better life for both of them. While Dylan stays holed up in a cheap motel all day, Michael works at a convenience ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tim McCann
CAST:  Aaron Stanford  •  Robin Tunney  •  Peter Gerety  •  Melissa Leo

White Rabbit (2013)

A bullied student sees visions of a rabbit he was forced to kill as a child, and those visions propel him into a state where his imagination causes him to carry out violent acts.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tim McCann
CAST:  Britt Robertson  •  Sam Trammell  •  Ryan Lee  •  Nick Krause

A bullied student sees visions of a rabbit he was forced to kill as a child, and those visions propel him into a state where his imagination causes him to carry out violent acts.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tim McCann
CAST:  Britt Robertson  •  Sam Trammell  •  Ryan Lee  •  Nick Krause

All Mistakes Buried (2015)

A lone, struggling addict takes on a dangerous underground criminal ring in his small Southern town to retrieve a stolen pendant he believes will save his marriage.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tim McCann
CAST:  Vanessa Ferlito  •  Sam Trammell  •  Nick Loeb  •  Missy Yager

A lone, struggling addict takes on a dangerous underground criminal ring in his small Southern town to retrieve a stolen pendant he believes will save his marriage.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tim McCann
CAST:  Vanessa Ferlito  •  Sam Trammell  •  Nick Loeb  •  Missy Yager

Another Zero in the System (2013)

A vigilante ex-con is determined to clean up his crime-infested community. As he avenges the death of his sister, he begins a series of actions that may lead to his own destruction.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tim McCann
CAST:  Mike Simmons  •  Tabitha Holbert

A vigilante ex-con is determined to clean up his crime-infested community. As he avenges the death of his sister, he begins a series of actions that may lead to his own destruction.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tim McCann
CAST:  Mike Simmons  •  Tabitha Holbert

No Beast So Fierce (2016)

Released after 20 years in prison, ex-con Charlie Sundstrom (Bailey Chase) returns to his home town to find that his estranged son, who has disappeared into the criminal underworld, is being hunted by a ruthless gang leader. Charlie enlists the help of a rogue ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tim McCann
CAST:  Kathryn Erbe  •  Dylan Baker  •  Bailey Chase  •  Amy Spanger

Released after 20 years in prison, ex-con Charlie Sundstrom (Bailey Chase) returns to his home town to find that his estranged son, who has disappeared into the criminal underworld, is being hunted by a ruthless gang leader. Charlie enlists the help of a rogue ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tim McCann
CAST:  Kathryn Erbe  •  Dylan Baker  •  Bailey Chase  •  Amy Spanger

American Exit (2019)

A dying father takes a road trip with his son to try to rebuild his relationship before he dies.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tim McCann  •  Ingo Vollkammer
CAST:  Dane Cook  •  Levi Miller  •  Udo Kier  •  Claire van der Boom

A dying father takes a road trip with his son to try to rebuild his relationship before he dies.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tim McCann  •  Ingo Vollkammer
CAST:  Dane Cook  •  Levi Miller  •  Udo Kier  •  Claire van der Boom