Abel Ferrara
Directing
1951-07-19 · The Bronx, New York, USA
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
Marty Supreme
2025 · Movie
Judas' Gospel
2025 · Movie
The Passion According to Béatrice
2024 · Movie
Turn in the Wound
2024 · Movie
The Sweet East
2023 · Movie
Padre Pio
2022 · Movie
Soldato sotto la luna
2022 · Movie
Please Leave a Message: Anthology Film Archives Voicemails Through the Ages
2022 · Movie
Buon Lavoro
2022 · Movie
Zeros and Ones
2021 · Movie
The Night Burns
2021 · Movie
Bleedings
2021 · Movie
Sportin' Life
2020 · Movie
Siberia
2020 · Movie
Tommaso
2020 · Movie
The App
2019 · Movie
The Projectionist
2019 · Movie
Alive in France
2018 · Movie
Talking with the Vampires
2018 · Movie
A Talent For Trouble
2018 · Movie
Wiara
2018 · Movie
Plankton Salesmen
2017 · Movie
Piazza Vittorio
2017 · Movie
Black Butterfly
2017 · Movie
Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life
2017 · Movie
Ultima Chiamata
2017 · Movie
Sculpt
2016 · Movie
Searching for Padre Pio
2015 · Movie
Pasolini
2014 · Movie
Welcome to New York
2014 · Movie
Don Peyote
2014 · Movie
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
2013 · Series
Balkan Spirit
2013 · Movie
Home Sweet Home
2012 · Movie
4:44 Last Day on Earth
2012 · Movie
Abel Ferrara in Lucca
2012 · Movie
Happy Life
2011 · Movie
42 One Dream Rush
2010 · Movie
Mulberry St.
2010 · Movie
Uncle Bob
2010 · Movie
Daddy Longlegs
2010 · Movie
Napoli, Napoli, Napoli
2010 · Movie
Bandaged
2009 · Movie
Go Go Tales
2008 · Movie
Chelsea on the Rocks
2008 · Movie
Cannes: All Access
2007 · Movie
Exes
2006 · Movie
Mylène Farmer : Music Videos IV
2006 · Movie
Mary
2005 · Movie
Odyssey in Rome
2005 · Movie
Nice to Meet You, Please Don't Love Me!
2004 · Movie
Abel Ferrara: Not Guilty
2003 · Movie
White Boy
2002 · Movie
'R Xmas
2001 · Movie
Mylene Farmer: Music Videos II & III
2001 · Movie
New Rose Hotel
1999 · Movie
Abel/Asia
1998 · Movie
Subway Stories
1997 · Movie
The Blackout
1997 · Movie
The Funeral
1996 · Movie
The Addiction
1995 · Movie
At Sundance
1995 · Movie
Dangerous Game
1993 · Movie
Body Snatchers
1993 · Movie
Bad Lieutenant
1992 · Movie
King of New York
1990 · Movie
Cat Chaser
1989 · Movie
China Girl
1987 · Movie
Crime Story
1986 · Series
Crime Story: Pilot
1986 · Movie
The Gladiator
1986 · Movie
Miami Vice
1984 · Series
Fear City
1984 · Movie
Ms .45
1981 · Movie
The Driller Killer
1979 · Movie
9 Lives of a Wet Pussy
1976 · Movie
Could This Be Love
1973 · Movie
The Hold Up
1972 · Movie
Nicky's Film
1971 · Movie
The Night Burns
Movie
Siegfriedsdorf
Movie
American Nails
Movie
Embryo: Beyond the Door
Movie