Highest rated as cast or director
Carrie
1976
The Untouchables
1987
Blow Out
1981
Scarface
1983
Carlito's Way
1993
Dressed to Kill
1980
Brian De Palma's 6 titles from the 1980s have a median Balasaur Score of 76, led by The Untouchables (79) and Blow Out (79), against 67 for those from the 1970s.
Biography
Brian Russell De Palma is an American film director and writer. In a career spanning over forty years, he is probably best known for his suspense and crime thriller films. De Palma was a leading member of the New Hollywood generation of film directors. His direction often makes use of quotations from other films or cinematic styles, and bears the influence of filmmakers such as Alfred Hitchcock, Jean-Luc Godard, and Michelangelo Antonioni. His work has been criticized for its violence and sexual content, but has also been championed by American critics such as Roger Ebert and Pauline Kael.
Directed 38
2010s
- 2019
- 2013
2000s
- 2007
- 2006
- 2002
- 2001
Bruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000
Director
- 2000
1990s
- 1998
- 1996
- 1993
- 1992
- 1990
1980s
- 1989
- 1987
- 1986
Wise Guys
Director
- 1984
- 1983
- 1981
- 1980
Home Movies
Director
1970s
- 1978
- 1976
- 1974
- 1973
- 1972
- 1970
Dionysus in '69
Director
1960s
- 1969
To Bridge This Gap
Director
- 1968
Murder à la Mod
Director
- 1966
Show Me a Strong Town and I'll Show You a Strong Bank
Director
- 1965
The Responsive Eye
Director
- 1964
- 1963
Woton's Wake
Director
- 1961
660124: The Story of an IBM Card
Director
No release date
Sweet Vengeance
Director
Wrote 20
2020s
- 2026
Short Cuts : Scarface de Brian de Palma
Original Film Writer
2010s
- 2013
2000s
- 2007
- 2006
Sisters
Original Story, Screenplay
- 2002
1990s
- 1998
- 1993
Pehla Nasha
Original Story
- 1992
1980s
- 1984
- 1981
- 1980
Home Movies
Story
1970s
- 1976
- 1974
- 1973
- 1970
1960s
- 1969
- 1968
Murder à la Mod
Writer
- 1963
Woton's Wake
Writer
No release date
Sweet Vengeance
Writer
Acted in 6
2020s
- 2022
Brian De Palma par Brian De Palma Leçon de cinéma
Brian De Palma
2010s
- 2014
Brian De Palma Backstage at the Paradise
Movie
2000s
- 2006
- 2005
Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood
Movie
- 2004
Black Dahlia Confidential
Movie
- 2002
Brian De Palma : Les Années 60
Movie
Edited 5
1970s
- 1970
Dionysus in '69
Editor
1960s
- 1969
- 1968
Murder à la Mod
Editor
- 1965
The Responsive Eye
Editor
Produced 5
1990s
- 1998
- 1990
1980s
- 1984
- 1980
Home Movies
Producer
1960s
- 1969
Camera 2
1970s
- 1970
Dionysus in '69
Director of Photography
1960s
- 1965
The Responsive Eye
Director of Photography
Sound 1
1970s
- 1974
Appearances31
2020s
- 2025
- 2023
Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy
Self
- 2022
2010s
- 2017
- 2016
- 2011
The 'Scarface' Phenomenon
Self
- 2010
Godard Made in USA
Self
2000s
- 2006
Paradise Regained: Brian de Palma's 'Phantom of the Paradise'
Himself
- 2004
The Autopsy
Self
The Untouchables: Production Stories
Self
The Untouchables: Re-Inventing the Genre
Self
The Untouchables: The Script, the Cast
Self
The Untouchables: The Classic
Self
- 2003
The Making of 'Carlito's Way'
Self
Femme Fatale: Dream Within a Dream
Self
- 2001
The Making of 'Casualties of War'
Self
Visualizing 'Carrie'
Self
The Making of 'Dressed to Kill'
Self
'Obsession' Revisited
Self
Slashing 'Dressed to Kill'
Self
1990s
- 1999
Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius
Self
- 1998
The Making of 'Scarface'
Self
- 1997
Scene by Scene
Self · 1 episode
- 1995
A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies
Self · 3 episodes
Ennio Morricone
Self
- 1994
Quentin Tarantino: Hollywood's Boy Wonder
Self
- 1990
The Scorsese Machine
Self
1980s
- 1988
Thanked in the credits3
2010s
- 2012
Walk of Fame
Thanks
1990s
- 1999
- 1990
A Boy And His Car
Thanks
