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Robert Zemeckis

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Robert Zemeckis

Born May 14, 1951 in Chicago, Illinois, USA31 films

Robert Lee Zemeckis (born May 14, 1952) is an American filmmaker known for directing and producing a range of successful and influential movies. He often blends cutting-edge visual effects with storytelling. He has received several accolades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award, as well as nominations for five British Academy Film Awards and a Daytime Emmy Award.

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Zemeckis started his career directing the comedy films I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978), Used Cars (1980), and Romancing the Stone (1984). He gained prominence directing the science-fiction comedy Back to the Future trilogy (1985–1990), the fantasy comedy Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), and the comedy-drama Forrest Gump (1994), the latter of which won Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Director.

He has also directed the satirical black comedy Death Becomes Her (1992), the science fiction film Contact (1997), and the drama films Cast Away (2000), Flight (2012), The Walk (2015), and Allied (2016). His exploration of motion capture techniques can be seen in the animated films The Polar Express (2004) and A Christmas Carol (2009), as well as the action fantasy drama Beowulf (2007) and the drama Welcome to Marwen (2018). He has collaborated with film composer Alan Silvestri since 1984 and directed Tom Hanks in five films.

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Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Back to the Future poster8.3Back to the Future1985Back to the Future Part II poster7.8Back to the Future Part II1989Cast Away poster7.7Cast Away2000Back to the Future Part III poster7.5Back to the Future Part III1990Who Framed Roger Rabbit poster7.5Who Framed Roger Rabbit1988Contact poster7.5Contact1997Flight poster6.9Flight2012The Polar Express poster6.7The Polar Express2004

Filmography

31 films as director
  1. TBAThe Last Mrs. ParrishDirector
  2. 2024HereDirector
  3. 2022PinocchioDirector
  4. 2020Roald Dahl's The WitchesDirector
  5. 2018Welcome to MarwenDirector
  6. 2016AlliedDirector
  7. 2015Doc Brown Saves the WorldDirector
  8. 2015The WalkDirector
  9. 2012FlightDirector
  10. 2009A Christmas CarolDirector
  11. 2007BeowulfDirector
  12. 2005Le court des grandsDirector
  13. 2004The Polar ExpressDirector
  14. 2000Cast AwayDirector
  15. 2000What Lies BeneathDirector
  16. 1999The Pursuit of HappinessDirector
  17. 1999Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis CollectionDirector
  18. 1997ContactDirector
  19. 1994Forrest GumpDirector
  20. 1992Death Becomes HerDirector
  21. 1992Two-Fisted TalesDirector
  22. 1990Back to the Future Part IIIDirector
  23. 1989Back to the Future Part IIDirector
  24. 1988Who Framed Roger RabbitDirector
  25. 1986Amazing StoriesDirector
  26. 1985Back to the FutureDirector
  27. 1984Romancing the StoneDirector
  28. 1980Used CarsDirector
  29. 1978I Wanna Hold Your HandDirector
  30. 1973A Field of HonorDirector
  31. 1972The LiftDirector