Jonathan Demme

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Jonathan Demme

Directing February 22, 1944

Baldwin, Long Island, New York, USA

Robert Jonathan Demme (February 22, 1944 – April 26, 2017) was an American filmmaker, producer and screenwriter. He was best known for directing The Silence of the Lambs, which wo…

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The Silence of the Lambs

The Silence of the Lambs

8.3 1991 Movie
Philadelphia

Philadelphia

7.7 1993 Movie
Phantom Thread

Phantom Thread

7.3 2017 Movie
Adaptation.

Adaptation.

7.3 2002 Movie
Suspiria

Suspiria

6.9 2018 Movie
Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

6.9 1975 TV Show
Columbo

Columbo

8.1 1971 TV Show
The Manchurian Candidate

The Manchurian Candidate

6.5 2004 Movie
Oz

Oz

8.1 1997 TV Show
The Killing

The Killing

7.8 2011 TV Show
That Thing You Do!

That Thing You Do!

6.9 1996 Movie
Ricki and the Flash

Ricki and the Flash

5.8 2015 Movie

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Robert Jonathan Demme (February 22, 1944 – April 26, 2017) was an American filmmaker, producer and screenwriter. He was best known for directing The Silence of the Lambs, which won him the Academy Award for Best Director. He also directed the acclaimed films Something Wild (1986), Married to the Mob (1988), Philadelphia (1993), and Rachel Getting Married (2008), as well as the Talking Heads concert film Stop Making Sense (1984), which is widely considered to be one of the greatest concert films of all time.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2024
    The Many Miracles of Household Saints

    Movie Self

  2. 2021
    Jodie Foster: Hollywood Under the Skin

    Movie Self

  3. 2021
    Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  4. 2018
    Suspiria

    Movie In Memory Of

  5. 2018
    Vox Lux

    Movie In Memory Of

  6. 2018
    Seven Seconds

    TV show Director

  7. 2017
    Phantom Thread

    Movie In Memory Of

  8. 2017
    The Power of Rock

    Movie Director

  9. 2017
    Shots Fired

    TV show Director

  10. 2016
    Protection Not Protest: The People of Standing Rock

    Movie Director

  11. 2016
    Justin Timberlake + The Tennessee Kids

    Movie Director

  12. 2016
    Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny

    Movie Self

  13. 2016
    The New Yorker Presents

    TV show Director

  14. 2015
    Ricki and the Flash

    Movie Director

  15. 2015
    Another Telepathic Thing

    Movie Director

  16. 2015
    I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!!

    Movie Narrator (voice)

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  1. 2015
    Deep Time

    Movie Executive Producer

  2. 2015
    The Center

    Movie Executive Producer

  3. 2015
    What's Motivating Hayes

    Movie Director

  4. 2014
    A Master Builder

    Movie Director

  5. 2014
    Song One

    Movie Producer

  6. 2013
    Enzo Avitabile Music Life

    Movie Producer

  7. 2012
    Pablo

    Movie Self

  8. 2012
    Gimme the Loot

    Movie Presenter

  9. 2012
    Neil Young Journeys

    Movie Director

  10. 2011
    Corman's World

    Movie Self - Filmmaker

  11. 2011
    Enlightened

    TV show Director

  12. 2011
    A Gifted Man

    TV show Director

  13. 2011
    I'm Carolyn Parker

    Movie Cinematography

  14. 2011
    The Killing

    TV show Director

  15. 2010
    Inside Story - The Silence of the Lambs

    Movie Self

  16. 2010
    Joe and Linda Flooded Out of Holy Cross

    Movie Director of Photography

  17. 2009
    Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB

    Movie Self

  18. 2009
    Neil Young Trunk Show

    Movie Producer

  19. 2009
    Crude Independence

    Movie Executive Producer

  20. 2008
    Rachel Getting Married

    Movie Director

  21. 2007
    Jimmy Carter Man from Plains

    Movie Self

  22. 2006
    Neil Young: Heart of Gold

    Movie Director

  23. 2005
    The Silence of the Lambs: Making Silence of the Lambs

    Movie Self

  24. 2005
    The Silence of the Lambs: Breaking the Silence

    Movie Self