Abel Ferrara

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Abel Ferrara

Directing 75 July 19, 1951

The Bronx, New York, USA

Abel Ferrara (Italian: [ferˈraːra]; born July 19, 1951) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for the provocative and often controversial content in his movies and his use an…

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Marty Supreme

Marty Supreme

7.4 2025 Movie
Miami Vice

Miami Vice

7.4 1984 TV Show
Bad Lieutenant

Bad Lieutenant

7.0 1992 Movie
King of New York

King of New York

6.8 1990 Movie
Black Butterfly

Black Butterfly

6.2 2017 Movie
Body Snatchers

Body Snatchers

6.2 1993 Movie
Ms .45

Ms .45

6.7 1981 Movie
The Addiction

The Addiction

6.5 1995 Movie
Zeros and Ones

Zeros and Ones

4.7 2021 Movie
Pasolini

Pasolini

5.7 2014 Movie
Crime Story

Crime Story

8.0 1986 TV Show
The Funeral

The Funeral

6.8 1996 Movie

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Abel Ferrara (Italian: [ferˈraːra]; born July 19, 1951) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for the provocative and often controversial content in his movies and his use and redefinition of neo-noir imagery. A long-time independent filmmaker, some of his best known movies include the New York-set, gritty crime thrillers The Driller Killer (1979), Ms .45 (1981), King of New York (1990), Bad Lieutenant (1992), and The Funeral (1996), chronicling violent crime in urban settings with spiritual overtones. Ferrara also worked in a wide array of genres, including the sci-fi remake Body Snatchers (1993), cyberpunk thriller New Rose Hotel (1998), the religious drama Mary (2005), the black comedy Go Go Tales (2007), and the biopic Pasolini (2014), as well as in several documentary filmmaking projects.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    Cabaret Boys

    Movie

  2. 2025
    Marty Supreme

    Movie Ezra Mishkin

  3. 2025
    Judas' Gospel

    Movie King Herodes

  4. 2024
    The Passion According to Béatrice

    Movie Self

  5. 2024
    Turn in the Wound

    Movie Director

  6. 2023
    The Sweet East

    Movie Thanks

  7. 2022
    Padre Pio

    Movie Director

  8. 2022
    Soldato sotto la luna

    Movie Anicio

  9. 2022
    Please Leave a Message: Anthology Film Archives Voicemails Through the Ages

    Movie

  10. 2022
    Buon Lavoro

    Movie

  11. 2021
    Zeros and Ones

    Movie Director

  12. 2021
    The Night Burns

    Movie Abel

  13. 2021
    Bleedings

    Movie

  14. 2020
    Sportin' Life

    Movie Self

  15. 2020
    Siberia

    Movie Screenplay

  16. 2020
    Tommaso

    Movie Director

More credits
  1. 2019
    The App

    Movie

  2. 2019
    The Projectionist

    Movie Self

  3. 2018
    Alive in France

    Movie Self

  4. 2018
    Talking with the Vampires

    Movie

  5. 2018
    A Talent For Trouble

    Movie Self

  6. 2018
    Wiara

    Movie Self

  7. 2017
    Plankton Salesmen

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  8. 2017
    Piazza Vittorio

    Movie Himself

  9. 2017
    Black Butterfly

    Movie Pat

  10. 2017
    Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life

    Movie Self

  11. 2017
    Ultima Chiamata

    Movie

  12. 2016
    Sculpt

    Movie

  13. 2015
    Searching for Padre Pio

    Movie Director

  14. 2014
    Pasolini

    Movie Director

  15. 2014
    Welcome to New York

    Movie Director

  16. 2014
    Don Peyote

    Movie Taxi Cab Driver

  17. 2013
    Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown

    TV show Self

  18. 2013
    Balkan Spirit

    Movie Self - Director

  19. 2012
    Home Sweet Home

    Movie

  20. 2012
    4:44 Last Day on Earth

    Movie Writer

  21. 2012
    Abel Ferrara in Lucca

    Movie

  22. 2011
    Happy Life

    Movie Executive Producer

  23. 2010
    42 One Dream Rush

    Movie Director

  24. 2010
    Mulberry St.

    Movie Self