Highest rated as cast or director
Biography
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.
Directed 45
2020s
- 2024
Turn in the Wound
Director
- 2022
- 2021
- 2020
Sportin' Life
Director
Tommaso
Director
2010s
- 2019
The Projectionist
Director
- 2018
Alive in France
Director
Talking with the Vampires
Director
- 2017
Piazza Vittorio
Director
- 2015
Searching for Padre Pio
Director
- 2014
Pasolini
Director
- 2012
- 2010
42 One Dream Rush
Director
Mulberry St.
Director
Napoli, Napoli, Napoli
Director
2000s
- 2008
Go Go Tales
Director
Chelsea on the Rocks
Director
- 2006
Mylène Farmer : Music Videos IV
Director
- 2005
- 2001
Mylene Farmer: Music Videos II & III
Director
1990s
- 1999
- 1997
Subway Stories
Director
- 1996
The Funeral
Director
- 1995
- 1993
- 1992
- 1990
1980s
- 1989
Cat Chaser
Director
- 1987
- 1986
Crime Story: Pilot
Director
- 1984
- 1981
1970s
- 1979
- 1976
9 Lives of a Wet Pussy
Director
- 1973
Could This Be Love
Director
- 1972
The Hold Up
Director
No release date
Acted in 21
2020s
- 2025
Judas' Gospel
King Herodes
- 2022
Soldato sotto la luna
Anicio
- 2021
The Night Burns
Abel
Bleedings
Movie
- 2020
My Big-Assed Mother
Charles Bukowski
2010s
- 2019
- 2018
Talking with the Vampires
Movie
- 2017
- 2016
Sculpt
Movie
- 2014
- 2012
Home Sweet Home
Movie
Abel Ferrara in Lucca
Movie
- 2010
2000s
- 2006
- 2005
Odyssey in Rome
Movie
1980s
- 1981
1970s
- 1979
- 1976
9 Lives of a Wet Pussy
Old Man
Wrote 18
2020s
- 2022
- 2021
- 2020
Tommaso
Screenplay
2010s
- 2014
Pasolini
Idea
- 2012
- 2010
Napoli, Napoli, Napoli
Writer
2000s
- 2008
Go Go Tales
Screenplay
Chelsea on the Rocks
Writer
- 2005
- 2001
1990s
- 1999
- 1997
- 1992
1970s
- 1973
Could This Be Love
Writer
- 1972
The Hold Up
Writer
No release date
Produced 3
2010s
- 2011
Happy Life
Executive Producer
2000s
- 2009
Bandaged
Producer
- 2002
White Boy
Producer
Sound 3
2010s
- 2018
Alive in France
Original Music Composer
1990s
- 1997
1970s
- 1979
Edited 2
1970s
- 1979
- 1976
9 Lives of a Wet Pussy
Editor
Appearances20
2020s
- 2024
The Passion According to Béatrice
Self
- 2020
Sportin' Life
Self
2010s
- 2019
The Projectionist
Self
- 2018
Alive in France
Self
A Talent For Trouble
Self
Wiara
Self
- 2017
Piazza Vittorio
Himself
Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life
Self
- 2013
Balkan Spirit
Self - Director
- 2010
Mulberry St.
Self
Uncle Bob
Self
2000s
- 2008
Chelsea on the Rocks
Self
- 2007
Cannes: All Access
Self
- 2004
Nice to Meet You, Please Don't Love Me!
Self
- 2003
Abel Ferrara: Not Guilty
Self
1990s
- 1998
- 1995
At Sundance
Self
No release date
Betrayal and Retribution - The Spawn of the Last House on the Left
Self
Thanked in the credits2
2020s
- 2023
2000s
- 2007
