Abel Ferrara
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.
Filmography (41 titles)
7.4MovieMarty Supreme
Ezra Mishkin · 2025
5.0MovieJudas' Gospel
Herodes · 2025
7.0MovieThe Passion According to Béatrice
Self · 2024
1.0MovieSoldato sotto la luna
Anicio · 2022
Please Leave a Message: Anthology Film Archives Voicemails Through the Ages
2022
4.0MovieBuon Lavoro
2022
7.0MovieThe Night Burns
Abel · 2021
MovieBleedings
2021
4.2MovieSportin' Life
Self · 2020
3.0MovieThe App
2019
6.0MovieThe Projectionist
Himself · 2019
7.7MovieAlive in France
Self · 2018
5.0MovieTalking with the Vampires
2018
1.0MovieA Talent For Trouble
Self · 2018
MovieWiara
Self · 2018
MoviePlankton Salesmen
Self (archive footage) · 2017
6.5MoviePiazza Vittorio
Himself · 2017
6.2MovieBlack Butterfly
Pat · 2017
5.2MovieWater and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life
Self · 2017
MovieUltima Chiamata
2017
1.0MovieSculpt
2016
3.8MovieDon Peyote
Taxi Cab Driver · 2014
7.7ShowAnthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
Self · 2013
6.6MovieBalkan Spirit
Self - Director · 2013
MovieHome Sweet Home
2012
MovieAbel Ferrara in Lucca
2012
6.0MovieMulberry St.
Self · 2010
4.3MovieUncle Bob
Self · 2010
6.6MovieDaddy Longlegs
Robber · 2010
5.6MovieChelsea on the Rocks
Self · 2008