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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.
Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Birthday
July 19, 1951
Age
75 years old
Place of Birth
The Bronx, New York, USA
Popularity Score
1.2
Filmography
Judas' Gospel
Herodes
2025Movie
Marty Supreme
Ezra Mishkin
2025Movie
The Passion According to Béatrice
Self
2024Movie
Turn in the Wound
Director
2024Movie
The Sweet East
Thanks
2023Movie
Soldato sotto la luna
Anicio
2022Movie
Please Leave a Message: Anthology Film Archives Voicemails Through the Ages
2022Movie
Buon Lavoro
2022Movie
Padre Pio
Director
2022Movie
Padre Pio
Writer
2022Movie
The Night Burns
Abel
2021Movie
Bleedings
2021Movie
Zeros and Ones
Director
2021Movie
Zeros and Ones
Screenplay
2021Movie
Sportin' Life
Self
2020Movie
Tommaso
Director
2020Movie
Tommaso
Screenplay
2020Movie
Siberia
Screenplay
2020Movie
Siberia
Director
2020Movie
Sportin' Life
Director
2020Movie
The Projectionist
Himself
2019Movie
The App
2019Movie
The Projectionist
Director
2019Movie
A Talent For Trouble
Self
2018Movie
Alive in France
Self
2018Movie
Wiara
Self
2018Movie
Talking with the Vampires
2018Movie
Alive in France
Director
2018Movie
Talking with the Vampires
Director
2018Movie
Alive in France
Original Music Composer
2018Movie
Black Butterfly
Pat
2017Movie
Piazza Vittorio
Himself
2017Movie
Ultima Chiamata
2017Movie
Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life
Self
2017Movie
Plankton Salesmen
Self (archive footage)
2017Movie
Piazza Vittorio
Director
2017Movie
Sculpt
2016Movie
Searching for Padre Pio
Director
2015Movie
Don Peyote
Taxi Cab Driver
2014Movie
Welcome to New York
Director
2014Movie
Pasolini
Director
2014Movie
Pasolini
Idea
2014Movie
Welcome to New York
Writer
2014Movie
Balkan Spirit
Self - Director
2013Movie
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
Self
2013TV
Abel Ferrara in Lucca
2012Movie
Home Sweet Home
2012Movie
4:44 Last Day on Earth
Writer
2012Movie
4:44 Last Day on Earth
Director
2012Movie
Happy Life
Executive Producer
2011Movie
Mulberry St.
Self
2010Movie
Uncle Bob
Self
2010Movie
Daddy Longlegs
Robber
2010Movie
Napoli, Napoli, Napoli
Director
2010Movie
Mulberry St.
Director
2010Movie
Napoli, Napoli, Napoli
Writer
2010Movie
42 One Dream Rush
Director
2010Movie
Bandaged
Producer
2009Movie
Chelsea on the Rocks
Self
2008Movie
Go Go Tales
Director
2008Movie
Chelsea on the Rocks
Director
2008Movie
Go Go Tales
Screenplay
2008Movie
Chelsea on the Rocks
Writer
2008Movie
Cannes: All Access
Self
2007Movie
Exes
Caïn
2006Movie
Mylène Farmer : Music Videos IV
Director
2006Movie
Odyssey in Rome
2005Movie
Mary
Director
2005Movie
Mary
Story
2005Movie
Nice to Meet You, Please Don't Love Me!
Himself
2004Movie
Abel Ferrara: Not Guilty
Self
2003Movie
White Boy
Producer
2002Movie
'R Xmas
Director
2001Movie
Mylene Farmer: Music Videos II & III
Director
2001Movie
'R Xmas
Screenplay
2001Movie
New Rose Hotel
Director
1999Movie
New Rose Hotel
Screenplay
1999Movie
Abel/Asia
Self
1998Movie
The Blackout
Director
1997Movie
Subway Stories
Director
1997Movie
The Blackout
Screenplay
1997Movie
The Blackout
Songs
1997Movie
The Funeral
Director
1996Movie
At Sundance
Self
1995Movie
The Addiction
Director
1995Movie
Body Snatchers
Director
1993Movie
Dangerous Game
Director
1993Movie
Bad Lieutenant
Director
1992Movie
Bad Lieutenant
Screenplay
1992Movie
King of New York
Director
1990Movie
Cat Chaser
Director
1989Movie
China Girl
Director
1987Movie
The Gladiator
Director
1986Movie
Crime Story: Pilot
Director
1986Movie
Crime Story
Director
1986TV
Fear City
Director
1984Movie
Miami Vice
Director
1984TV
Ms .45
1st Rapist
1981Movie
Ms .45
Director
1981Movie
The Driller Killer
Reno Miller
1979Movie
The Driller Killer
Director
1979Movie
The Driller Killer
Editor
1979Movie
The Driller Killer
Songs
1979Movie
9 Lives of a Wet Pussy
Old Man
1976Movie
9 Lives of a Wet Pussy
Director
1976Movie
9 Lives of a Wet Pussy
Editor
1976Movie
Could This Be Love
Writer
1973Movie
Could This Be Love
Director
1973Movie
The Hold Up
Director
1972Movie
The Hold Up
Writer
1972Movie
Nicky's Film
Man in junkyard
1971Movie
Nicky's Film
Director
1971Movie
Nicky's Film
Cinematography
1971Movie
Siegfriedsdorf
—Movie
Embryo: Beyond the Door
—Movie
The Night Burns
—Movie
American Nails
Writer
—Movie
American Nails
Director
—Movie