Directed credits
37
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
Brian De Palma
Directing
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1.4
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Directed movies: 37Directed series: 0All crew credits: 43
TMDB ID: 1150
IMDb ID: nm0000361
Known for: Directing
Born: September 11, 1940
Age: 85
Place of birth: Newark, New Jersey, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1961 - 2025
Years active: 65
Average TMDB rating: 6.37
Wikidata: Q189526
Also known as
Brian Russell De Palma
Frequent jobs
Director (37)Thanks (3)Original Story (2)Editor (1)
Biography
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.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Brian De Palma.
4.6
Domino
Director
2019 Movie
5.2
Passion
Director
2013 Movie
6.0
Redacted
Director
2007 Movie
5.6
The Black Dahlia
Director
2006 Movie
6.2
Femme Fatale
Director
2002 Movie
5.0
Bruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000
Director
2001 Movie
6.0
Mission to Mars
Director
2000 Movie
6.2
Snake Eyes
Director
1998 Movie
7.0
Mission: Impossible
Director
1996 Movie
7.8
Carlito's Way
Director
1993 Movie
6.1
Raising Cain
Director
1992 Movie
5.6
The Bonfire of the Vanities
Director
1990 Movie
7.1
Casualties of War
Director
1989 Movie
7.8
The Untouchables
Director
1987 Movie
5.4
Wise Guys
Director
1986 Movie
6.8
Body Double
Director
1984 Movie
8.2
Scarface
Director
1983 Movie
7.4
Blow Out
Director
1981 Movie
7.0
Dressed to Kill
Director
1980 Movie
5.6
Home Movies
Director
1980 Movie
6.3
The Fury
Director
1978 Movie
7.3
Carrie
Director
1976 Movie
6.7
Obsession
Director
1976 Movie
7.5
Phantom of the Paradise
Director
1974 Movie
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Brian De Palma.
8.3
Ennio
as Self
2022 Movie
8.2
Scarface
Director
1983 Movie
7.8
Carlito's Way
Director
1993 Movie
7.8
The Untouchables
Director
1987 Movie
7.6
Spielberg
as Self
2017 Movie
7.5
Phantom of the Paradise
Director
1974 Movie
7.4
Blow Out
Director
1981 Movie
7.3
Carrie
Director
1976 Movie
7.1
Casualties of War
Director
1989 Movie
7.0
De Palma
as Self
2016 Movie
7.0
Mission: Impossible
Director
1996 Movie
7.0
Dressed to Kill
Director
1980 Movie
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Brian De Palma.
8.2
Scarface
Director
1983 Movie
7.0
Mission: Impossible
Director
1996 Movie
7.3
Carrie
Director
1976 Movie
6.8
Body Double
Director
1984 Movie
7.8
The Untouchables
Director
1987 Movie
6.0
Redacted
Director
2007 Movie
7.8
Carlito's Way
Director
1993 Movie
6.2
Femme Fatale
Director
2002 Movie
7.4
Blow Out
Director
1981 Movie
5.5
Greetings
Director
1968 Movie
7.0
Dressed to Kill
Director
1980 Movie
5.6
The Black Dahlia
Director
2006 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Brian De Palma.
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Brian De Palma.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Brian De Palma.
5.8
Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy
as Self
2023 Movie
Brian De Palma par Brian De Palma Leçon de cinéma
as Brian De Palma
2022 Movie
8.3
Ennio
as Self
2022 Movie
7.6
Spielberg
as Self
2017 Movie
7.0
De Palma
as Self
2016 Movie
7.0
The 'Scarface' Phenomenon
as Self
2011 Movie
Godard Made in USA
as Self
2010 Movie
5.6
The Black Dahlia
as Elizabeth's Screen Test Director (voice) (uncredited)
2006 Movie
5.5
Paradise Regained: Brian de Palma's 'Phantom of the Paradise'
as Himself
2006 Movie
7.3
Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood
2005 Movie
The Autopsy
as Self
2004 Movie
Black Dahlia Confidential
2004 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Brian De Palma.