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.
47 directing credits · 44 acting credits
Directing · 47
Miami Vice
1984
Crime Story
1986
King of New York
1990
Ms .45
1981
Bad Lieutenant
1992
Body Snatchers
1993
The Funeral
1996
Subway Stories
1997
New Rose Hotel
1999
The Addiction
1995
Fear City
1984
42 One Dream Rush
2010
Zeros and Ones
2021
4:44 Last Day on Earth
2012
Dangerous Game
1993
Padre Pio
2023
China Girl
1987
Cat Chaser
1989
The Driller Killer
1979
Pasolini
2014
Mary
2005
Siberia
2020
Go Go Tales
2008
Welcome to New York
2014
Crime Story: Pilot
1986
The Gladiator
1986
Chelsea on the Rocks
2008
'R Xmas
2001
The Blackout
1997
Tommaso
2020
Sportin' Life
2020
Mulberry St.
2010
Piazza Vittorio
2017
Mylene Farmer: Music Videos II & III
2001
Mylène Farmer : Music Videos IV
2006
Talking with the Vampires
2018
American Nails
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Napoli, Napoli, Napoli
2010
The Projectionist
2019
Alive in France
2018
The Hold Up
1972
Turn in the Wound
2024
Could This Be Love
1973
Mylène Farmer: California
1996
Nicky's Film
1971
9 Lives of a Wet Pussy
1976
Searching for Padre Pio
2015
Acting · 44
Marty Supreme
2025
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
2013
Ms .45
1981
Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life
2017
Black Butterfly
2017
Plankton Salesmen
2017
Don Peyote
2014
The Driller Killer
1979
Cannes: All Access
2007
At Sundance
1995
Daddy Longlegs
2010
Chelsea on the Rocks
2008
Balkan Spirit
2013
Buon Lavoro
2022
Sportin' Life
2020
A Talent For Trouble
2018
Judas' Gospel
2025
Mulberry St.
2010
Odyssey in Rome
2005
Piazza Vittorio
2017
Nice to Meet You, Please Don't Love Me!
2004
Sculpt
2016
Talking with the Vampires
2018
The App
2019
Abel Ferrara: Not Guilty
2003
Embryo: Beyond the Door
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The Passion According to Béatrice
2024
Wiara
2018
Abel/Asia
1998
Exes
2006
The Projectionist
2019
Alive in France
2018
Uncle Bob
2010
Soldato sotto la luna
2022
Please Leave a Message: Anthology Film Archives Voicemails Through the Ages
2022
Nicky's Film
1971
The Night Burns
2021
Ultima Chiamata
2017
Home Sweet Home
2012
Abel Ferrara in Lucca
2012
Bleedings
2021
9 Lives of a Wet Pussy
1976
Siegfriedsdorf
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The Night Burns
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