Directed credits
32
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
Brian De Palma
Directing
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2.2
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Directed movies: 32Directed series: 0All crew credits: 45
TMDB ID: 1150
IMDb ID: nm0000361
Known for: Directing
Born: September 11, 1940
Age: 86
Place of birth: Newark, New Jersey, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1961 - 2026
Years active: 66
Average TMDB rating: 6.44
Wikidata: Q189526
Also known as
Brian Russell De Palma
Frequent jobs
Director (32)Thanks (3)Original Story (2)Producer (2)Screenplay (2)Editor (1)Musician (1)Original Film Writer (1)Writer (1)
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.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Brian De Palma.
Domino
Director
2019 Movie
Passion
Director
2013 Movie
Redacted
Director
2007 Movie
The Black Dahlia
Director
2006 Movie
Femme Fatale
Director
2002 Movie
Bruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000
Director
2001 Movie
Mission to Mars
Director
2000 Movie
Snake Eyes
Director
1998 Movie
Mission: Impossible
Director
1996 Movie
Carlito's Way
Director
1993 Movie
Casualties of War
Director
1989 Movie
The Untouchables
Director
1987 Movie
Wise Guys
Director
1986 Movie
Scarface
Director
1983 Movie
Blow Out
Director
1981 Movie
Dressed to Kill
Director
1980 Movie
Home Movies
Director
1980 Movie
The Fury
Director
1978 Movie
Carrie
Director
1976 Movie
Obsession
Director
1976 Movie
Phantom of the Paradise
Director
1974 Movie
Get to Know Your Rabbit
Director
1972 Movie
Hi, Mom!
Director
1970 Movie
Dionysus in '69
Director
1970 Movie
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Brian De Palma.
The Godfather Part II
Musician
1974 Movie
Ennio
as Self
2022 Movie
Scarface
Director
1983 Movie
Carlito's Way
Director
1993 Movie
The Untouchables
Director
1987 Movie
Phantom of the Paradise
Director
1974 Movie
Spielberg
as Self
2017 Movie
Blow Out
Director
1981 Movie
Carrie
Director
1976 Movie
Casualties of War
Director
1989 Movie
Mission: Impossible
Director
1996 Movie
De Palma
as Self
2016 Movie
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Brian De Palma.
The Godfather Part II
Musician
1974 Movie
Scarface
Director
1983 Movie
Mission: Impossible
Director
1996 Movie
The Untouchables
Director
1987 Movie
Carrie
Director
1976 Movie
Carlito's Way
Director
1993 Movie
Stir of Echoes
Thanks
1999 Movie
Dressed to Kill
Director
1980 Movie
Blow Out
Director
1981 Movie
Body Double
Producer
1984 Movie
Femme Fatale
Director
2002 Movie
Mission to Mars
Director
2000 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Brian De Palma.
Kulturplatz
as Self • 1 eps
2004 Series
Mr. Scorsese
as Self • 5 eps
2025 Series
Leçon de Cinéma
as Self • 1 eps
2004 Series
Scene by Scene
as Self • 1 eps
1997 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Brian De Palma.
Short Cuts : Scarface de Brian de Palma
Original Film Writer
2026 Movie
Walk of Fame
Thanks
2012 Movie
Sisters
Original Story
2006 Movie
Stir of Echoes
Thanks
1999 Movie
Pehla Nasha
Original Story
1993 Movie
Raising Cain
Screenplay
1992 Movie
The Bonfire of the Vanities
Producer
1990 Movie
A Boy And His Car
Thanks
1990 Movie
Body Double
Producer
1984 Movie
The Godfather Part II
Musician
1974 Movie
Sisters
Screenplay
1973 Movie
Sweet Vengeance
Writer
Movie
The Responsive Eye
Editor
1965 Movie
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Brian De Palma.
Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy
as Self
2023 Movie
Brian De Palma par Brian De Palma Leçon de cinéma
as Brian De Palma
2022 Movie
Ennio
as Self
2022 Movie
Spielberg
as Self
2017 Movie
De Palma
as Self
2016 Movie
The 'Scarface' Phenomenon
as Self
2011 Movie
Godard Made in USA
as Self
2010 Movie
The Black Dahlia
as Screen Test Director (voice) (uncredited)
2006 Movie
Paradise Regained: Brian de Palma's 'Phantom of the Paradise'
as Himself
2006 Movie
Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood
2005 Movie
The Autopsy
as Self
2004 Movie
Black Dahlia Confidential
2004 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Brian De Palma.
Mr. Scorsese
as Self • 5 eps
2025 Series
Kulturplatz
as Self • 1 eps
2004 Series
Leçon de Cinéma
as Self • 1 eps
2004 Series
Scene by Scene
as Self • 1 eps
1997 Series