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Abel Ferrara

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Abel Ferrara

Born July 19, 1951 in The Bronx, New York, USA45 films

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.

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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.

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Bad Lieutenant posterFirst watchBad Lieutenant19927.0While investigating a young nun's rape, a corrupt New York City police detective, with a serious drug and gambling addiction, tries to change his ways and find forgiveness.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
King of New York poster6.8King of New York1990Ms .45 poster6.7Ms .451981Body Snatchers poster6.2Body Snatchers1993The Addiction poster6.5The Addiction1995The Funeral poster6.8The Funeral1996Pasolini poster5.7Pasolini2014The Driller Killer poster5.2The Driller Killer1979'R Xmas poster6.2'R Xmas2001

Filmography

45 films as director
  1. TBAAmerican NailsDirector
  2. TBANot Guilty: For Keith RichardsDirector
  3. 2024Turn in the WoundDirector
  4. 2022Padre PioDirector
  5. 2021Zeros and OnesDirector
  6. 2020Sportin' LifeDirector
  7. 2020SiberiaDirector
  8. 2020TommasoDirector
  9. 2019The ProjectionistDirector
  10. 2018Alive in FranceDirector
  11. 2018Talking with the VampiresDirector
  12. 2017Piazza VittorioDirector
  13. 2015Searching for Padre PioDirector
  14. 2014PasoliniDirector
  15. 2014Welcome to New YorkDirector
  16. 20124:44 Last Day on EarthDirector
  17. 201042 One Dream RushDirector
  18. 2010Mulberry St.Director
  19. 2010Napoli, Napoli, NapoliDirector
  20. 2008Go Go TalesDirector
  21. 2008Chelsea on the RocksDirector
  22. 2006Mylène Farmer : Music Videos IVDirector
  23. 2005MaryDirector
  24. 2001'R XmasDirector
  25. 2001Mylene Farmer: Music Videos II & IIIDirector
  26. 1999New Rose HotelDirector
  27. 1997Subway StoriesDirector
  28. 1997The BlackoutDirector
  29. 1996The FuneralDirector
  30. 1995The AddictionDirector
  31. 1993Dangerous GameDirector
  32. 1993Body SnatchersDirector
  33. 1992Bad LieutenantDirector
  34. 1990King of New YorkDirector
  35. 1989Cat ChaserDirector
  36. 1987China GirlDirector
  37. 1986Crime Story: PilotDirector
  38. 1986The GladiatorDirector
  39. 1984Fear CityDirector
  40. 1981Ms .45Director
  41. 1979The Driller KillerDirector
  42. 19769 Lives of a Wet PussyDirector
  43. 1973Could This Be LoveDirector
  44. 1972The Hold UpDirector
  45. 1971Nicky's FilmDirector