Brian De Palma

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Brian De Palma

Directing 86 September 11, 1940

Newark, New Jersey, USA

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 Palm…

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The Godfather Part II

The Godfather Part II

8.6 1974 Movie
Scarface

Scarface

8.2 1983 Movie
Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

7.0 1996 Movie
The Untouchables

The Untouchables

7.8 1987 Movie
Carrie

Carrie

7.3 1976 Movie
Carlito's Way

Carlito's Way

7.8 1993 Movie
Blow Out

Blow Out

7.4 1981 Movie
Mission to Mars

Mission to Mars

6.0 2000 Movie
Snake Eyes

Snake Eyes

6.2 1998 Movie
Stir of Echoes

Stir of Echoes

6.7 1999 Movie
The Black Dahlia

The Black Dahlia

5.6 2006 Movie
Dressed to Kill

Dressed to Kill

6.9 1980 Movie

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    Short Cuts : Scarface de Brian de Palma

    Movie Original Film Writer

  2. 2025
    Mr. Scorsese

    TV show Self

  3. 2023
    Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy

    Movie Self

  4. 2022
    Brian De Palma par Brian De Palma Leçon de cinéma

    Movie Brian De Palma

  5. 2022
    Ennio

    Movie Self

  6. 2019
    Domino

    Movie Director

  7. 2017
    Spielberg

    Movie Self

  8. 2016
    De Palma

    Movie Self

  9. 2013
    Passion

    Movie Director

  10. 2012
    Walk of Fame

    Movie Thanks

  11. 2011
    The 'Scarface' Phenomenon

    Movie Self

  12. 2010
    Godard Made in USA

    Movie Self

  13. 2010
    Mission: Remarkable - 40 Years of Creating the Impossible

    Movie Self

  14. 2007
    Redacted

    Movie Director

  15. 2006
    Sisters

    Movie Original Story

  16. 2006
    The Black Dahlia

    Movie Screen Test Director (voice) (uncredited)

More credits
  1. 2006
    Paradise Regained: Brian de Palma's 'Phantom of the Paradise'

    Movie Himself

  2. 2005
    Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood

    Movie

  3. 2004
    The Autopsy

    Movie Self

  4. 2004
    Black Dahlia Confidential

    Movie

  5. 2004
    The Untouchables: Production Stories

    Movie Self

  6. 2004
    The Untouchables: The Script, the Cast

    Movie Self

  7. 2004
    The Untouchables: Re-Inventing the Genre

    Movie Self

  8. 2004
    The Untouchables: The Classic

    Movie Self

  9. 2004
    Kulturplatz

    TV show Self

  10. 2004
    Leçon de Cinéma

    TV show Self

  11. 2003
    The Making of 'Carlito's Way'

    Movie Self

  12. 2003
    Femme Fatale: Dream Within a Dream

    Movie Self

  13. 2002
    Femme Fatale

    Movie Director

  14. 2002
    Brian De Palma : Les Années 60

    Movie

  15. 2001
    The Making of 'Casualties of War'

    Movie Self

  16. 2001
    Visualizing 'Carrie'

    Movie Self

  17. 2001
    Acting 'Carrie'

    Movie Self

  18. 2001
    The Making of 'Dressed to Kill'

    Movie Self

  19. 2001
    'Obsession' Revisited

    Movie Self

  20. 2001
    Bruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000

    Movie Director

  21. 2001
    Slashing 'Dressed to Kill'

    Movie Self

  22. 2000
    Mission to Mars

    Movie Director

  23. 1999
    Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius

    Movie Self

  24. 1999
    Stir of Echoes

    Movie Thanks