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Brian De Palma

Personal Information

Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birth DateSep 11, 1940 (86 years old)
Zodiac Sign♍Virgo
Place of BirthNewark, New Jersey, USA
Career Span1961 – Present (66 yrs)
Known Credits80 Titles
Official Links
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DirectingPopularity Score 2.6

Brian De Palma

Also known as:Brian Russell De Palma
Total Works

80

76 movies • 4 shows

Avg Rating

6.4 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#3

TMDB star index

Biography

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

The Godfather Part II
8.6
Role: Musician
Scarface
8.2
Scarface
1983•movie
Role: Director
Mission: Impossible
7.0
Role: Director
The Untouchables
7.8
The Untouchables
1987•movie
Role: Director

Photos & Headshots11

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 80 titles featuring Brian De Palma

The Godfather Part II
8.6

Role: Musician

Scarface
8.2
Scarface
1983•movie

Role: Director

Mission: Impossible
7.0

Role: Director

The Untouchables
7.8
The Untouchables
1987•movie

Role: Director

Carrie
7.3
Carrie
1976•movie

Role: Director

Carlito's Way
7.8
Carlito's Way
1993•movie

Role: Director

Blow Out
7.3
Blow Out
1981•movie

Role: Director

Mission to Mars
6.0
Mission to Mars
2000•movie

Role: Director

Snake Eyes
6.2
Snake Eyes
1998•movie

Role: Producer

Stir of Echoes
6.7
Stir of Echoes
1999•movie

Role: Thanks

The Black Dahlia
5.6
The Black Dahlia
2006•movie

as Screen Test Director (voice) (uncredited)

Dressed to Kill
6.9
Dressed to Kill
1980•movie

Role: Director

Casualties of War
7.2
Casualties of War
1989•movie

Role: Director

Body Double
6.7
Body Double
1984•movie

Role: Director

Phantom of the Paradise
7.5

Role: Director

Femme Fatale
6.2
Femme Fatale
2002•movie

Role: Writer

The Bonfire of the Vanities
5.6

Role: Director

Passion
5.2
Passion
2013•movie

Role: Director

Sisters
6.7
Sisters
1973•movie

Role: Screenplay

The Fury
6.3
The Fury
1978•movie

Role: Director

Raising Cain
6.0
Raising Cain
1992•movie

Role: Screenplay

Ennio
8.3
Ennio
2022•movie

as Self

Obsession
6.7
Obsession
1976•movie

Role: Director

Spielberg
7.5
Spielberg
2017•movie

as Self

Domino
4.6
Domino
2019•movie

Role: Director

Hi, Mom!
6.2
Hi, Mom!
1970•movie

Role: Director

Redacted
5.9
Redacted
2007•movie

Role: Director

De Palma
7.0
De Palma
2016•movie

as Self

Wise Guys
5.4
Wise Guys
1986•movie

Role: Director

Greetings
5.5
Greetings
1968•movie

Role: Director

Sisters
4.0
Sisters
2006•movie

Role: Original Story

The Wedding Party
4.3
The Wedding Party
1969•movie

Role: Writer

Mr. Scorsese
8.1
5 eps
Mr. Scorsese
2025•series

as Self

Home Movies
5.4
Home Movies
1980•movie

Role: Director

Murder à la Mod
4.8
Murder à la Mod
1968•movie

Role: Director

Get to Know Your Rabbit
5.0

Role: Director

Dionysus in '69
6.0
Dionysus in '69
1970•movie

Role: Director

The Making of 'Scarface'
8.0

as Self

The Responsive Eye
5.8
The Responsive Eye
1965•movie

Role: Editor

Woton's Wake
6.4
Woton's Wake
1963•movie

Role: Director

Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood
7.4
The Making of 'Carlito's Way'
6.0

as Self

Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy
5.1

as Self

Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius
8.5

as Self

Bruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000
6.2

Role: Director

The 'Scarface' Phenomenon
7.0

as Self

Acting 'Carrie'
7.5
Acting 'Carrie'
2001•movie

as Self

Visualizing 'Carrie'
6.5

as Self

5.0
Rotwang Must Go!
1994•movie

as Famous American Movie Director

Movies Are My Life
6.8
Movies Are My Life
1988•movie

as Self

'Obsession' Revisited
7.2

as Self

The Making of 'Dressed to Kill'
7.0

as Self

Ennio Morricone
6.8
Ennio Morricone
1995•movie

as Self

Pehla Nasha
5.5
Pehla Nasha
1993•movie

Role: Original Story

Slashing 'Dressed to Kill'
6.7

as Self

The Untouchables: Production Stories
7.3

as Self

The Untouchables: The Script, the Cast
7.3

as Self

Femme Fatale: Dream Within a Dream
8.7

as Self

Quentin Tarantino: Hollywood's Boy Wonder
6.0

as Self

Scene by Scene
6.0
1 eps
Scene by Scene
1997•series

as Self

The Untouchables: Re-Inventing the Genre
7.5

as Self

The Untouchables: The Classic
6.5

as Self

The Scorsese Machine
8.0

as Self

Paradise Regained: Brian de Palma's 'Phantom of the Paradise'
5.5

as Himself

Short Cuts : Scarface de Brian de Palma
3.0

Role: Original Film Writer

The Autopsy
10.0
The Autopsy
2004•movie

as Self

The Making of 'Casualties of War'
7.0

as Self

Black Dahlia Confidential
8.0
Leçon de Cinéma
7.0
1 eps
Leçon de Cinéma
2004•series

as Self

Kulturplatz
6.0
1 eps
Kulturplatz
2004•series

as Self

Jennifer
8.0
Jennifer
1964•movie

Role: Director

660124: The Story of an IBM Card
8.0

Role: Director

To Bridge This Gap
7.0
To Bridge This Gap
1969•movie

Role: Director

Show Me a Strong Town and I'll Show You a Strong Bank
7.0

Role: Director

Walk of Fame
2.0
Walk of Fame
2012•movie

Role: Thanks

Brian De Palma par Brian De Palma Leçon de cinéma

as Brian De Palma

Brian De Palma : Les Années 60
Godard Made in USA
Godard Made in USA
2010•movie

as Self

Sweet Vengeance

Role: Writer

A Boy And His Car
A Boy And His Car
1990•movie

Role: Thanks