Directing
Brian De Palma
Sep 11, 1940 (86 years) 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.
Known for
8.6
The Godfather Part II
Musician
8.2
Scarface
Director
7.0
Mission: Impossible
Director
7.8
The Untouchables
Director
7.3
Carrie
Director
7.8
Carlito's Way
Director
7.3
Blow Out
Director, Writer
6.0
Mission to Mars
Director
6.9
Dressed to Kill
Director, Writer
6.7
Stir of Echoes
Thanks
5.6
The Black Dahlia
Director
6.2
Snake Eyes
Director, Producer, Story
6.7
Body Double
Producer, Director, Screenplay, Story
7.2
Casualties of War
Director
7.5
Phantom of the Paradise
Director, Writer
Filmography
Sweet Vengeance
Writer, Director
3.0
Short Cuts : Scarface de Brian de Palma
2026 · Original Film Writer
8.1
Mr. Scorsese
2025 · Self
5.1
Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy
2023 · Self
8.3
Ennio
2022 · Self
Brian De Palma par Brian De Palma Leçon de cinéma
2022 · Brian De Palma
4.6
Domino
2019 · Director
7.5
Spielberg
2017 · Self
7.0
De Palma
2016 · Self
5.2
Passion
2013 · Director, Writer
2.0
Walk of Fame
2012 · Thanks
7.0
The 'Scarface' Phenomenon
2011 · Self
Godard Made in USA
2010 · Self
5.9
Redacted
2007 · Director, Writer
5.6
The Black Dahlia
2006 · Screen Test Director (voice) (uncredited)
5.5
Paradise Regained: Brian de Palma's 'Phantom of the Paradise'
2006 · Himself
4.0
Sisters
2006 · Original Story, Screenplay
7.4
Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood
2005
7.3
The Untouchables: The Script, the Cast
2004 · Self
7.3
The Untouchables: Production Stories
2004 · Self
6.5
The Untouchables: The Classic
2004 · Self
7.5
The Untouchables: Re-Inventing the Genre
2004 · Self
8.0
Black Dahlia Confidential
2004
10.0
The Autopsy
2004 · Self
6.0
The Making of 'Carlito's Way'
2003 · Self
8.7
Femme Fatale: Dream Within a Dream
2003 · Self
Brian De Palma : Les Années 60
2002
6.2
Femme Fatale
2002 · Director, Writer
7.5
Acting 'Carrie'
2001 · Self
6.5
Visualizing 'Carrie'
2001 · Self