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David Cronenberg
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
David Paul Cronenberg (born 15 March 1943) is a Canadian film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. He is a principal originator of the body horror genre, with his films exp…
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David Paul Cronenberg (born 15 March 1943) is a Canadian film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. He is a principal originator of the body horror genre, with his films exploring visceral bodily transformation, infectious diseases, and the intertwining of the psychological, physical, and technological. Cronenberg is best known for exploring these themes through sci-fi horror films such as Shivers (1975), Scanners (1981), Videodrome (1983), and The Fly (1986). However, he has also directed dramas, psychological thrillers, and gangster films. Cronenberg's films have polarized critics and audiences; he has earned critical acclaim and sparked controversy for his depictions of gore and violence. The Village Voice called him "the most audacious and challenging narrative director in the English-speaking world". His films have won numerous awards, including the Special Jury Prize for Crash at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival, a unique award that is distinct from the Jury Prize as it is not given annually but only at the request of the official jury, who in this case gave the award "for originality, for daring, and for audacity". From the 2000s to the 2020s, Cronenberg collaborated on several films with Viggo Mortensen, including A History of Violence (2005), Eastern Promises (2007), A Dangerous Method (2011) and Crimes of the Future (2022). Seven of his films were selected to compete for the Palme d'Or, the most recent being The Shrouds (2024), which was screened at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Cronenberg, licensed under CC-BY-SA, is a full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Movies and shows, newest first
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2026
Music, Fashion, Film
Movie Self
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2026
Ready or Not: Here I Come
Movie Chester Danforth
- 2025
- 2025
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2025
Sangre del Toro
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2025
The Shrouds
Movie Director
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2024
Humane
Movie D.O.C.S. Commercials Narrator
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2023
Leo
Movie Original Film Writer
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2023
Room 999
Movie Self
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2023
Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma
TV show Self - Guest
- 2023
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2023
The Death of David Cronenberg
Movie David Cronenberg
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2022
Crimes of the Future
Movie Director
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2021
Slasher: Flesh & Blood
TV show Spencer Galloway
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2020
Falling
Movie Dr. Klausner
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2020
Disappearance at Clifton Hill
Movie Walter
More credits
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2019
Rabid
Movie Original Film Writer
- 2019
- 2019
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2019
L’inquiétante absence
Movie Self
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2019
The Dead Don't Die
Movie Thanks
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2019
The Drema
Movie Thanks
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2017
Alias Grace
TV show Reverend Verrenger
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2017
Star Trek: Discovery
TV show Dr. Kovich
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2016
Ape Sodom
Movie Narrator
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2016
Tomorrow's Shadows
Movie G.O.D. (voice)
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2016
Slasher
TV show Spencer
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2015
Pig Goat Banana Cricket
TV show Dr. Cronenbird (voice)
- 2014
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2014
Maps to the Stars
Movie Director
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2014
Mental Saboteur
Movie Thanks
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2014
The Double
Movie Thanks
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2014
Nosferatu vs. Father Pipecock & Sister Funk
Movie Thanks
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2013
Tales from the Organ Trade
Movie Narrator
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2013
Candy
Movie Thanks
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2013
The Nest
Movie Dr. Molnar (voice)
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2013
Rewind
Movie Rourke
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2013
Pacific Rim
Movie Thanks
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2012
Citizens of Cosmopolis
Movie Self
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2012
Cosmopolis
Movie Director
