Morgan Pehme

Director, producer, writer and actor · Born May 5, 1978 (48) · New York City, New York, USA

Morgan Pehme is an award-winning director, writer and producer, best known for the Netflix Original documentary Get Me Roger Stone (2017). He also co-directed, wrote and produced "Nothing Sacred", a fantasy horror film starring William Sadler, Thierry Lhermitte, Philippe Nahon, Eric Godon, Debbie Rochon, Naama Kates and Alan Barnes Netherton. Previously, Pehme co-wrote and produced the movie "Nightmare", a psychological thriller which was awarded the jury prize for Best Screenplay at Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas. The film was released in the United States by IFC Films. The first film Pehme produced was "Exist", directed by Esther Bell, which The New York Times hailed as "an antidote to the whimsy and solipsism endemic to much of what passes for independent film making." In addition to his work as a filmmaker, Pehme is also an accomplished journalist and commentator on television and radio. He serves as an on-camera political analyst for PIX11 in New York City and the co-host of Effective Radio on AM970. As a child, he was featured in the documentary "Chess Kids" and portrayed as the character "Morgan" in the film "Searching for Bobby Fischer".

What are Morgan Pehme's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight

Power

65%

Morality

19%

Self

9%

Ideas

7%

Corruption2 Greed2 Deception2

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

3

Cold

2

Dread

1

Absurd

1

How their films linger

Thought-provoking3 Infuriating2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Morgan Pehme's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 4 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Morgan Pehme's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

9 credits, 4 with a Motif page.

Inheritance (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)
Executive Producer
The Men Who Sold the World Cup(2021)
Show 2 episodes · Director · Creator · Producer · as Self
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows
Trump A.C./D.C. (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)
Director · Producer
The Swamp(2020)
Director · Producer · Writer
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Dirty Money(2018)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
Get Me Roger Stone(2017)
Director · Producer · Writer
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Nothing Sacred (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)
Director · Writer
Nightmare (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)
Producer · Writer · Actor
The Vesuvius Challenge (not in the Motif catalog yet)
Director · Producer