Brian De Palma
🎬 Director

Brian De Palma

🎂 Born 11 September 1940 (age 85)📍 Newark, New Jersey, USA
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Popularity Score
31
Acting Credits
37
Directed

Brian Russell De Palma is an American film director and writer. In a career spanning over forty years, he is probably best known for his suspense and crime thriller films. De Palma was a leading member of the New Hollywood generation of film directors. His direction often makes use of quotations from other films or cinematic styles, and bears the influence of filmmakers such as Alfred Hitchcock, Jean-Luc Godard, and Michelangelo Antonioni. His work has been criticized for its violence and sexual content, but has also been championed by American critics such as Roger Ebert and Pauline Kael.

Known For

Ennio
★ 8.3
Ennio
2022
Self
The Black Dahlia
★ 5.6
The Black Dahlia
2006
Elizabeth's Screen Test Director (voice) (uncredited)
Spielberg
★ 7.6
Spielberg
2017
Self
De Palma
★ 7.0
De Palma
2016
Self

Directed Films(37)

Scarface
★ 8.2
Scarface
1983
Director
Mission: Impossible
★ 7.0
Mission: Impossible
1996
Director
The Untouchables
★ 7.8
The Untouchables
1987
Director
Carlito's Way
★ 7.8
Carlito's Way
1993
Director
Carrie
★ 7.3
Carrie
1976
Director
Snake Eyes
★ 6.2
Snake Eyes
1998
Director
Femme Fatale
★ 6.2
Femme Fatale
2002
Director
Blow Out
★ 7.4
Blow Out
1981
Director
Body Double
★ 6.8
Body Double
1984
Director
Dressed to Kill
★ 7.0
Dressed to Kill
1980
Director
Obsession
★ 6.7
Obsession
1976
Director
The Black Dahlia
★ 5.6
The Black Dahlia
2006
Director
Mission to Mars
★ 6.0
Mission to Mars
2000
Director
Casualties of War
★ 7.2
Casualties of War
1989
Director
The Fury
★ 6.3
The Fury
1978
Director
Phantom of the Paradise
★ 7.5
Phantom of the Paradise
1974
Director
The Bonfire of the Vanities
★ 5.6
The Bonfire of the Vanities
1990
Director
Raising Cain
★ 6.1
Raising Cain
1992
Director
Passion
★ 5.2
Passion
2013
Director
Hi, Mom!
★ 6.3
Hi, Mom!
1970
Director
Wise Guys
★ 5.4
Wise Guys
1986
Director
Sisters
★ 6.7
Sisters
1973
Director
Redacted
★ 6.0
Redacted
2007
Director
Domino
★ 4.6
Domino
2019
Director
Home Movies
★ 5.6
Home Movies
1980
Director
The Wedding Party
★ 4.4
The Wedding Party
1969
Director
Greetings
★ 5.5
Greetings
1968
Director
Murder à la Mod
★ 4.6
Murder à la Mod
1968
Director
Get to Know Your Rabbit
★ 5.0
Get to Know Your Rabbit
1972
Director
Dionysus in '69
★ 6.2
Dionysus in '69
1970
Director
Bruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000
★ 6.2
Bruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000
2001
Director
Jennifer
★ 8.0
Jennifer
1964
Director
Woton's Wake
★ 6.4
Woton's Wake
1963
Director
The Responsive Eye
★ 5.8
The Responsive Eye
1965
Director
To Bridge This Gap
★ 7.0
To Bridge This Gap
1969
Director
Show Me a Strong Town and I'll Show You a Strong Bank
★ 7.0
Show Me a Strong Town and I'll Show You a Strong Bank
1966
Director
660124: The Story of an IBM Card
★ 8.0
660124: The Story of an IBM Card
1961
Director

Full Filmography(31 films)

YearTitleRating
2022Ennio★ 8.32006The Black Dahlia★ 5.62017Spielberg★ 7.62016De Palma★ 7.02011The 'Scarface' Phenomenon★ 7.01988Movies Are My Life★ 6.81998The Making of 'Scarface'★ 8.02003Femme Fatale: Dream Within a Dream★ 8.71990The Scorsese Machine★ 8.01995Ennio Morricone★ 6.81994Quentin Tarantino: Hollywood's Boy Wonder★ 6.02001Acting 'Carrie'★ 7.52023Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy★ 5.02006Paradise Regained: Brian de Palma's 'Phantom of the Paradise'★ 5.52004The Untouchables: The Script, the Cast★ 7.32001'Obsession' Revisited★ 7.32003The Making of 'Carlito's Way'★ 6.02010Godard Made in USA—1999Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius★ 8.52001Visualizing 'Carrie'★ 6.52004The Untouchables: Re-Inventing the Genre★ 7.52004The Autopsy★ 10.02005Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood★ 7.42004The Untouchables: Production Stories★ 7.32001The Making of 'Dressed to Kill'★ 7.02004Black Dahlia Confidential★ 8.02004The Untouchables: The Classic★ 6.52002Brian De Palma : Les Années 60—2001Slashing 'Dressed to Kill'★ 6.72001The Making of 'Casualties of War'★ 7.02022Brian De Palma par Brian De Palma Leçon de cinéma—
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