Abel Ferrara
Directing
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.
Known for
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movieTurn in the Wound
2024
Director
moviePadre Pio
2023
Director
movieZeros and Ones
2021
Director
movieSportin' Life
2020
Director
movieSiberia
2020
Director
movieTommaso
2020
Director
movieThe Projectionist
2019
Director
movieAlive in France
2018
Director
moviePiazza Vittorio
2017
Director
movieSearching for Padre Pio
2015
Director
moviePasolini
2014
Director
movieWelcome to New York
2014
Director
movie4:44 Last Day on Earth
2012
Director
movie42 One Dream Rush
2010
Director
movieMulberry St.
2010
Director
movieNapoli, Napoli, Napoli
2010
Director
movieGo Go Tales
2008
Director
movieChelsea on the Rocks
2008
Director
movieMary
2005
Director
movie'R Xmas
2001
Director
movieNew Rose Hotel
1999
Director
movieSubway Stories
1997
Director
movieThe Blackout
1997
Director
movieThe Funeral
1996
Director
movieThe Addiction
1995
Director
movieDangerous Game
1993
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movieBody Snatchers
1993
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movieBad Lieutenant
1992
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movieKing of New York
1990
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movieCat Chaser
1989
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movieChina Girl
1987
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tvCrime Story
1986
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movieCrime Story: Pilot
1986
Director
movieThe Gladiator
1986
Director
tvMiami Vice
1984
Director
movieFear City
1984
Director
movieMs .45
1981
Director
movieThe Driller Killer
1979
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movie9 Lives of a Wet Pussy
1976
Director
movieCould This Be Love
1973
Director
movieThe Hold Up
1972
Director
movieAmerican Nails
Director
Acting44
movieMarty Supreme
2025
Ezra Mishkin
movieJudas' Gospel
2025
Herodes
movieThe Projectionist
2019
Himself
movieWiara
2018
Self
moviePlankton Salesmen
2017
Self (archive footage)
moviePiazza Vittorio
2017
Himself
movieDon Peyote
2014
Taxi Cab Driver / Manhattan Cab Driver
movieBalkan Spirit
2013
Self - Director
movieDaddy Longlegs
2010
Robber
movieExes
2006
Caïn
movieMs .45
1981
1st Rapist
movieThe Driller Killer
1979
Reno Miller
Nicky's Film
1971
Man in junkyard
Writing19
moviePadre Pio
2023
Writer
movieZeros and Ones
2021
Screenplay
movieSiberia
2020
Screenplay
movieTommaso
2020
Screenplay
movieWelcome to New York
2014
Screenplay
movieGo Go Tales
2008
Screenplay
movieMary
2005
Story
movie'R Xmas
2001
Screenplay
movieNew Rose Hotel
1999
Screenplay
movieThe Blackout
1997
Screenplay
movieMylène Farmer: California
1996
Screenplay
movieBad Lieutenant
1992
Screenplay
movieThe Hold Up
1972
Writer
movieAmerican Nails
Writer
Production3
Sound3
movieAlive in France
2018
Original Music Composer
Crew2
movieThe Sweet East
2023
Thanks
Nicky's Film
1971
Cinematography