Brian De Palma

Known for: Directing

Born: 1940-09-11 (age 85)

From: Newark, New Jersey, USA

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.

Filmography (37)

TV★ 8.1
Mr. Scorsese
2025
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.0
Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy
2023
as Self
MOVIE
Brian De Palma par Brian De Palma Leçon de cinéma
2022
as Brian De Palma
MOVIE★ 8.3
Ennio
2022
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.6
Spielberg
2017
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.0
De Palma
2016
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.0
The 'Scarface' Phenomenon
2011
as Self
MOVIE
Godard Made in USA
2010
as Self
MOVIE
Mission: Remarkable - 40 Years of Creating the Impossible
2010
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.6
The Black Dahlia
2006
as Elizabeth's Screen Test Director (voice) (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.5
Paradise Regained: Brian de Palma's 'Phantom of the Paradise'
2006
as Himself
MOVIE★ 7.4
Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood
2005
MOVIE★ 10.0
The Autopsy
2004
as Self
MOVIE★ 8.0
Black Dahlia Confidential
2004
MOVIE★ 7.3
The Untouchables: Production Stories
2004
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.5
The Untouchables: Re-Inventing the Genre
2004
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.3
The Untouchables: The Script, the Cast
2004
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Untouchables: The Classic
2004
as Self
TV★ 6.0
Kulturplatz
2004
as Self
TV★ 7.0
Leçon de Cinéma
2004
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Making of 'Carlito's Way'
2003
as Self
MOVIE★ 8.7
Femme Fatale: Dream Within a Dream
2003
as Self
MOVIE
Brian De Palma : Les Années 60
2002
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Making of 'Casualties of War'
2001
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.5
Acting 'Carrie'
2001
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.5
Visualizing 'Carrie'
2001
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Making of 'Dressed to Kill'
2001
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.3
'Obsession' Revisited
2001
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.7
Slashing 'Dressed to Kill'
2001
as Self
MOVIE★ 8.5
Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius
1999
as Self
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Making of 'Scarface'
1998
as Self
TV★ 6.0
Scene by Scene
1997
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.8
Ennio Morricone
1995
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.0
Rotwang Must Go!
1994
as Famous American Movie Director
MOVIE★ 6.0
Quentin Tarantino: Hollywood's Boy Wonder
1994
as Self
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Scorsese Machine
1990
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.8
Movies Are My Life
1988
as Self