Paul Schrader
Writing
Paul Joseph Schrader (/ˈʃreɪdər/; born July 22, 1946) is an American screenwriter, film director, and film critic. He first became known for writing the screenplay of Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver (1976). He later continued his collaboration with Scorsese, writing or co-writing Raging Bull (1980), The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), and Bringing Out the Dead (1999). Schrader has also worked extensively as a director: his 23 films include Blue Collar (1978), Hardcore (1979), American Gigolo (1980), Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985), Light Sleeper (1992), Affliction (1997), and First Reformed (2017), with the last of these earning him his first Academy Award nomination. Schrader's work frequently depicts "man in a room" stories which feature isolated, troubled men confronting an existential crisis. Raised in a strict Calvinist family, Schrader attended Calvin College before pursuing film studies at UCLA on the encouragement of film critic Pauline Kael. He then worked as a film scholar and critic, publishing the book Transcendental Style in Film: Ozu, Bresson, Dreyer (1972) before transitioning to screenwriting in 1974. The success of Taxi Driver in 1976 brought greater attention to his work, and Schrader began directing his own films, beginning with Blue Collar (co-written with his brother, Leonard Schrader). Schrader has described three of his recent films as a loose trilogy: First Reformed (2017), The Card Counter (2021), and Master Gardener (2022). Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Schrader, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Writing34
movieOh, Canada
2024
Screenplay
movieMaster Gardener
2023
Writer
tvAmerican Gigolo
2022
Characters
movieThere Are No Saints
2022
Screenplay
movieFirst Reformed
2018
Writer
movieDying of the Light
2014
Screenplay
movieThe Walker
2007
Screenplay
movieBringing Out the Dead
1999
Screenplay
movieForever Mine
1999
Writer
movieAffliction
1998
Screenplay
movieTouch
1997
Screenplay
movieCity Hall
1996
Writer
movieLight Sleeper
1992
Writer
movieThe Last Temptation of Christ
1988
Screenplay
movieLight of Day
1987
Screenplay
movieThe Mosquito Coast
1986
Screenplay
movieCat People
1982
Screenplay
movieRaging Bull
1980
Screenplay
movieAmerican Gigolo
1980
Writer
movieOld Boyfriends
1979
Writer
movieHardcore
1979
Writer
movieBlue Collar
1978
Screenplay
movieRolling Thunder
1977
Original Story, Screenplay
movieObsession
1976
Screenplay, Story
movieTaxi Driver
1976
Writer
movieThe Yakuza
1974
Screenplay
Bait
Screenplay
Acting48
Masterclass di Paul Schrader al Laceno d'Oro 48
2025
Self - filmmaker, guest
movieDog Eat Dog
2016
El Greco
movieKen San
2016
Self
tvLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Self - Guest
movieVenice 70: Future Reloaded
2013
Self (segment Paul Schrader)
movieMilius
2013
Self
movieUntitled: New Blue
1995
Himself (uncredited)
Directing28
movieOh, Canada
2024
Director
movieMaster Gardener
2023
Director
movieThe Card Counter
2021
Director
movieFirst Reformed
2018
Director
movieDog Eat Dog
2016
Director
movieDying of the Light
2014
Director
movieThe Canyons
2013
Director
movieAdam Resurrected
2008
Director
movieThe Walker
2007
Director
movieAuto Focus
2002
Director
movieForever Mine
1999
Director
movieAffliction
1998
Director
movieTouch
1997
Director
movieUntitled: New Blue
1995
Director
movieWitch Hunt
1994
Director
movieLight Sleeper
1992
Director
moviePatty Hearst
1988
Director
movieLight of Day
1987
Director
movieCat People
1982
Director
movieAmerican Gigolo
1980
Director
movieHardcore
1979
Director
movieBlue Collar
1978
Director
Crew4
Production3
tvAmerican Gigolo
2022
Executive Consultant
movieThere Are No Saints
2022
Executive Producer
movieOld Boyfriends
1979
Executive Producer