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.
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.
External links
IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/nm0001206
Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q262608
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Filmography (Movies)
Marty Supreme
Character:Ezra Mishkin
Release Date:19/12/2025
Judas' Gospel
Character:Herodes
Release Date:11/08/2025
The Passion According to Béatrice
Character:Self
Release Date:07/08/2024
Soldato sotto la luna
Character:Anicio
Release Date:30/09/2022
Please Leave a Message: Anthology Film Archives Voicemails Through the Ages
Character:
Release Date:21/09/2022
Buon Lavoro
Character:
Release Date:07/06/2022
The Night Burns
Character:Abel
Release Date:09/11/2021
Missing Pictures
Character:Self
Release Date:09/06/2021
Bleedings
Character:
Release Date:21/03/2021
Sportin' Life
Character:Self
Release Date:06/09/2020
The App
Character:
Release Date:26/12/2019
The Projectionist
Character:Himself
Release Date:28/04/2019
Alive in France
Character:Self
Release Date:15/08/2018
Talking with the Vampires
Character:
Release Date:26/06/2018
A Talent For Trouble
Character:Self
Release Date:06/04/2018
Wiara
Character:Himself
Release Date:14/01/2018
Plankton Salesmen
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:29/10/2017
Piazza Vittorio
Character:Himself
Release Date:09/09/2017
Black Butterfly
Character:Pat
Release Date:26/05/2017
Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life
Character:Self
Release Date:27/04/2017
Ultima Chiamata
Character:
Release Date:01/01/2017
Sculpt
Character:
Release Date:16/08/2016
Don Peyote
Character:Taxi Cab Driver
Release Date:01/05/2014
Don Peyote
Character:Manhattan Cab Driver
Release Date:01/05/2014
Balkan Spirit
Character:Self - Director
Release Date:08/04/2013
Home Sweet Home
Character:
Release Date:26/11/2012
Abel Ferrara in Lucca
Character:
Release Date:24/02/2012
Mulberry St.
Character:Self
Release Date:17/07/2010
Uncle Bob
Character:Self
Release Date:26/06/2010
Daddy Longlegs
Character:Robber
Release Date:28/04/2010
Chelsea on the Rocks
Character:Self
Release Date:23/05/2008
Cannes: All Access
Character:Self
Release Date:27/10/2007
Exes
Character:Caïn
Release Date:04/10/2006
Odyssey in Rome
Character:
Release Date:30/09/2005
Nice to Meet You, Please Don't Love Me!
Character:Himself
Release Date:01/03/2004
Abel Ferrara: Not Guilty
Character:Himself
Release Date:12/09/2003
Abel/Asia
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1998
At Sundance
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1995
Ms .45
Character:1st Rapist
Release Date:24/04/1981
The Driller Killer
Character:Reno Miller
Release Date:15/06/1979
9 Lives of a Wet Pussy
Character:Old Man
Release Date:20/08/1976
Nicky's Film
Character:Man in junkyard
Release Date:01/01/1971
Television Appearances
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