Robert Lee Zemeckis (born May 14, 1952) is an American filmmaker known for directing and producing a range of successful and influential movies. He often blends cutting-edge visual effects with storytelling. He has received several accolades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award, as well as nominations for five British Academy Film Awards and a Daytime Emmy Award.
Robert Lee Zemeckis (born May 14, 1952) is an American filmmaker known for directing and producing a range of successful and influential movies. He often blends cutting-edge visual effects with storytelling. He has received several accolades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award, as well as nominations for five British Academy Film Awards and a Daytime Emmy Award.
Zemeckis started his career directing the comedy films I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978), Used Cars (1980), and Romancing the Stone (1984). He gained prominence directing the science-fiction comedy Back to the Future trilogy (1985–1990), the fantasy comedy Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), and the comedy-drama Forrest Gump (1994), the latter of which won Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Director.
He has also directed the satirical black comedy Death Becomes Her (1992), the science fiction film Contact (1997), and the drama films Cast Away (2000), Flight (2012), The Walk (2015), and Allied (2016). His exploration of motion capture techniques can be seen in the animated films The Polar Express (2004) and A Christmas Carol (2009), as well as the action fantasy drama Beowulf (2007) and the drama Welcome to Marwen (2018). He has collaborated with film composer Alan Silvestri since 1984 and directed Tom Hanks in five films.
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Filmography (Movies)
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
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Release Date:20/06/2025
You Know: Uncovering What Lies Beneath
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Release Date:06/05/2025
Tom Hanks: The Nomad
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Release Date:20/05/2023
Spielberg
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Release Date:05/10/2017
Back in Time
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Release Date:20/10/2015
Back To the Present: The Special
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Release Date:18/10/2015
Milius
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Release Date:09/03/2013
Persistence of Vision
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Release Date:04/10/2012
Brian May's Brief History of 3D
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Release Date:04/08/2011
Tales from the Future
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Release Date:26/10/2010
Waking Sleeping Beauty
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Release Date:05/09/2009
Looking Back to the Future
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Release Date:10/02/2009
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
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Release Date:12/10/2004
Behind the Ears: The True Story of Roger Rabbit
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Release Date:25/03/2003
Back to the Future: Making the Trilogy
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Release Date:17/12/2002
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic
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Release Date:15/06/1999
The Making of 'The Frighteners'
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Release Date:24/11/1998
The Making of '1941'
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Release Date:28/05/1996
Through the Eyes of Forrest Gump
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Release Date:01/10/1994
The Secrets of the 'Back to the Future' Trilogy
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Release Date:12/06/1990
Back to the Future (Part II): Behind-the-Scenes Special Presentation
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Release Date:17/11/1989
First Works
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Release Date:10/10/1989
Citizen Steve
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Release Date:01/01/1987
The Making of Back to the Future
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Release Date:25/10/1986
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