Directed credits
30
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
Robert Zemeckis
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
2.2
Moderate attention
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Directed movies: 27Directed series: 3All crew credits: 72
TMDB ID: 24
IMDb ID: nm0000709
Known for: Directing
Born: May 14, 1951
Age: 74
Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1953 - 2025
Years active: 73
Average TMDB rating: 6.82
Wikidata: Q187364
Also known as
Bob Zemeckis • Robert Lee Zemeckis
Frequent jobs
Director (30)Executive Producer (17)Producer (12)Thanks (5)Writer (3)Story (2)Characters (1)Creator (1)Screenplay (1)
Biography
Robert Lee Zemeckis (born May 14, 1952) is an American filmmaker known for directing and producing a range of successful and influential movies. He often blends cutting-edge visual effects with storytelling. He has received several accolades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award, as well as nominations for five British Academy Film Awards and a Daytime Emmy Award. Zemeckis started his career directing the comedy films I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978), Used Cars (1980), and Romancing the Stone (1984). He gained prominence directing the science-fiction comedy Back to the Future trilogy (1985–1990), the fantasy comedy Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), and the comedy-drama Forrest Gump (1994), the latter of which won Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Director. He has also directed the satirical black comedy Death Becomes Her (1992), the science fiction film Contact (1997), and the drama films Cast Away (2000), Flight (2012), The Walk (2015), and Allied (2016). His exploration of motion capture techniques can be seen in the animated films The Polar Express (2004) and A Christmas Carol (2009), as well as the action fantasy drama Beowulf (2007) and the drama Welcome to Marwen (2018). He has collaborated with film composer Alan Silvestri since 1984 and directed Tom Hanks in five films. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Zemeckis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Photos
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Robert Zemeckis.
6.3
Roald Dahl's The Witches
Director
2020 Movie
6.5
Welcome to Marwen
Director
2018 Movie
6.8
Allied
Director
2016 Movie
6.3
Doc Brown Saves the World
Director
2015 Movie
7.0
The Walk
Director
2015 Movie
6.9
Flight
Director
2012 Movie
6.9
A Christmas Carol
Director
2009 Movie
5.9
Beowulf
Director
2007 Movie
8.0
Le court des grands
Director
2005 Movie
6.7
The Polar Express
Director
2004 Movie
7.7
Cast Away
Director
2000 Movie
6.4
What Lies Beneath
Director
2000 Movie
The Pursuit of Happiness
Director
1999 Movie
8.7
Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection
Director
1999 Movie
7.4
Contact
Director
1997 Movie
8.5
Forrest Gump
Director
1994 Movie
6.8
Death Becomes Her
Director
1992 Movie
5.0
Two-Fisted Tales
Director
1992 Movie
7.5
Back to the Future Part III
Director
1990 Movie
7.8
Back to the Future Part II
Director
1989 Movie
7.5
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Director
1988 Movie
6.5
Amazing Stories
Director
1986 Movie
8.3
Back to the Future
Director
1985 Movie
6.8
Romancing the Stone
Director
1984 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Robert Zemeckis.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Robert Zemeckis.
8.5
Forrest Gump
Director
1994 Movie
8.3
Back to the Future
Director
1985 Movie
7.8
Finch
Executive Producer
2021 Movie
7.8
Back to the Future Part II
Director
1989 Movie
7.7
Cast Away
Director
2000 Movie
7.6
Spielberg
as Self
2017 Movie
7.5
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Director
1988 Movie
7.5
Back to the Future Part III
Director
1990 Movie
7.4
Contact
Director
1997 Movie
7.2
Last Holiday
Executive Producer
2006 Movie
7.2
Waking Sleeping Beauty
as Self (archive footage)
2009 Movie
7.1
Real Steel
Executive Producer
2011 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Robert Zemeckis.
8.1
Project Blue Book
Executive Producer • 12 eps
2019 Series
8.0
Tales from the Crypt
Director • 3 eps
1989 Series
7.8
Tales from the Cryptkeeper
Producer • 39 eps
1993 Series
7.6
Manifest
Executive Producer • 62 eps
2018 Series
7.5
Amazing Stories
Director • 1 eps
1985 Series
7.1
The Oscars
as Self • 2 eps
1953 Series
7.0
MADtv
as Self • 1 eps
1995 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Robert Zemeckis.
8.5
Forrest Gump
Director
1994 Movie
8.3
Back to the Future
Director
1985 Movie
7.1
Real Steel
Executive Producer
2011 Movie
7.7
Cast Away
Director
2000 Movie
7.8
Back to the Future Part II
Director
1989 Movie
7.5
Back to the Future Part III
Director
1990 Movie
6.3
Pinocchio
Screenplay
2022 Movie
7.4
Contact
Director
1997 Movie
6.3
Roald Dahl's The Witches
Director
2020 Movie
7.5
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Director
1988 Movie
6.7
The Polar Express
Director
2004 Movie
6.0
House of Wax
Producer
2005 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Robert Zemeckis.
6.2
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self • 1 eps
2015 Series
7.6
Manifest
Executive Producer • 62 eps
2018 Series
8.0
Tales from the Crypt
Director • 3 eps
1989 Series
7.5
Amazing Stories
Director • 1 eps
1985 Series
7.1
The Oscars
as Self • 2 eps
1953 Series
8.1
Project Blue Book
Executive Producer • 12 eps
2019 Series
7.3
Parker Lewis Can't Lose
as Robert Zemeckis • 1 eps
1990 Series
7.7
LIGHT & MAGIC
as Self - Director, Back to the Future • 1 eps
2022 Series
6.4
WHAT / IF
Executive Producer • 10 eps
2019 Series
6.1
Back to the Future
Characters • 27 eps
1991 Series
7.8
Tales from the Cryptkeeper
Producer • 39 eps
1993 Series
5.6
Perversions of Science
Executive Producer • 8 eps
1997 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Robert Zemeckis.
6.5
Here
Producer
2024 Movie
6.3
Pinocchio
Screenplay
2022 Movie
7.8
Finch
Executive Producer
2021 Movie
6.6
I'm Thinking of Ending Things
Thanks
2020 Movie
8.5
Project 88: Back to the Future Too
Creator
2020 Movie
Back to the future the Musical
Writer
2020 Movie
6.0
Elemental: Hydrogen vs. Hindenburg
Executive Producer
2017 Movie
5.9
Bound by Flesh
Executive Producer
2012 Movie
5.7
Plaga zombie: zona mutante: revolución tóxica
Thanks
2012 Movie
7.1
Real Steel
Executive Producer
2011 Movie
5.9
Mars Needs Moms
Producer
2011 Movie
4.9
Behind the Burly Q
Executive Producer
2010 Movie
7.3
Looking Back to the Future
Thanks
2009 Movie
5.7
The Reaping
Producer
2007 Movie
6.7
Monster House
Executive Producer
2006 Movie
7.2
Last Holiday
Executive Producer
2006 Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Robert Zemeckis.
6.4
WHAT / IF
Executive Producer • 10 eps
2019 Series
8.1
Project Blue Book
Executive Producer • 12 eps
2019 Series
7.6
Manifest
Executive Producer • 62 eps
2018 Series
5.6
Perversions of Science
Executive Producer • 8 eps
1997 Series
7.8
Tales from the Cryptkeeper
Producer • 39 eps
1993 Series
Tales from the Crypt - Uncut
Producer • 32 eps
1992 Series
6.1
Back to the Future
Characters • 27 eps
1991 Series
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Robert Zemeckis.
7.4
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
as Self
2025 Movie
You Know: Uncovering What Lies Beneath
as Self
2025 Movie
5.5
Tom Hanks: The Nomad
as Self (archive footage)
2023 Movie
7.6
Spielberg
as Self
2017 Movie
6.5
Back in Time
as Self
2015 Movie
7.6
Back To the Present: The Special
2015 Movie
7.0
Milius
as Self
2013 Movie
8.0
Persistence of Vision
as Himself
2012 Movie
7.0
Brian May's Brief History of 3D
as Self
2011 Movie
6.7
Tales from the Future
as Self
2010 Movie
7.2
Waking Sleeping Beauty
as Self (archive footage)
2009 Movie
7.3
Looking Back to the Future
as Self
2009 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Robert Zemeckis.
7.7
LIGHT & MAGIC
as Self - Director, Back to the Future • 1 eps
2022 Series
5.5
Reunited Apart
as Self • 1 eps
2020 Series
6.2
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self • 1 eps
2015 Series
7.0
The Director's Chair
as Self • 1 eps
2014 Series
7.0
MADtv
as Self • 1 eps
1995 Series
7.3
Parker Lewis Can't Lose
as Robert Zemeckis • 1 eps
1990 Series
7.1
The Oscars
as Self • 2 eps
1953 Series