Directed credits
26
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
Robert Zemeckis
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
4.0
Moderate attention
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Directed movies: 22Directed series: 4All crew credits: 73
TMDB ID: 24
IMDb ID: nm0000709
Known for: Directing
Born: May 14, 1951
Age: 75
Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1953 - 2025
Years active: 73
Average TMDB rating: 6.82
Wikidata: Q187364
Also known as
Bob Zemeckis • Robert Lee Zemeckis
Frequent jobs
Director (26)Executive Producer (19)Producer (13)Thanks (5)Screenplay (4)Story (2)Writer (2)Characters (1)Creator (1)
Biography
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Zemeckis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Photos
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Robert Zemeckis.
Welcome to Marwen
Director
2018 Movie
Allied
Director
2016 Movie
Beowulf
Director
2007 Movie
Le court des grands
Director
2005 Movie
Cast Away
Director
2000 Movie
What Lies Beneath
Director
2000 Movie
The Pursuit of Happiness
Director
1999 Movie
Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection
Director
1999 Movie
Contact
Director
1997 Movie
Forrest Gump
Director
1994 Movie
Death Becomes Her
Director
1992 Movie
Two-Fisted Tales
Director
1992 Movie
Back to the Future Part III
Director
1990 Movie
Back to the Future Part II
Director
1989 Movie
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Director
1988 Movie
Amazing Stories
Director
1986 Movie
Back to the Future
Director
1985 Movie
Romancing the Stone
Director
1984 Movie
Used Cars
Director
1980 Movie
I Wanna Hold Your Hand
Director
1978 Movie
A Field of Honor
Director
1973 Movie
The Lift
Director
1972 Movie
Directed Series
Series directed by Robert Zemeckis.
Back to the Future: The Hill Valley Chronicles
Director • 11 eps
2018 Series
Johnny Bago
Director • 1 eps
1993 Series
Tales from the Crypt
Director • 3 eps
1989 Series
Amazing Stories
Director • 1 eps
1985 Series
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Robert Zemeckis.
Forrest Gump
Director
1994 Movie
Back to the Future
Director
1985 Movie
Finch
Executive Producer
2021 Movie
Back to the Future Part II
Director
1989 Movie
Cast Away
Director
2000 Movie
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Director
1988 Movie
Spielberg
as Self
2017 Movie
Back to the Future Part III
Director
1990 Movie
Contact
Director
1997 Movie
Last Holiday
Executive Producer
2006 Movie
Waking Sleeping Beauty
as Self (archive footage)
2010 Movie
Real Steel
Executive Producer
2011 Movie
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Robert Zemeckis.
Project Blue Book
Executive Producer • 12 eps
2019 Series
Tales from the Crypt
Director • 3 eps
1989 Series
Tales from the Cryptkeeper
Producer • 39 eps
1993 Series
Manifest
Executive Producer • 62 eps
2018 Series
Amazing Stories
Director • 1 eps
1985 Series
Parker Lewis Can't Lose
as Robert Zemeckis • 1 eps
1990 Series
MADtv
as Self • 1 eps
1995 Series
The Oscars
as Self • 2 eps
1953 Series
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Robert Zemeckis.
Real Steel
Executive Producer
2011 Movie
Forrest Gump
Director
1994 Movie
Back to the Future Part II
Director
1989 Movie
Back to the Future
Director
1985 Movie
Monster House
Executive Producer
2006 Movie
The Polar Express
Screenplay
2004 Movie
Cast Away
Director
2000 Movie
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Director
1988 Movie
Back to the Future Part III
Director
1990 Movie
Roald Dahl's The Witches
Screenplay
2020 Movie
Death Becomes Her
Director
1992 Movie
Thir13en Ghosts
Producer
2001 Movie
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Robert Zemeckis.
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self • 1 eps
2015 Series
The South Bank Show
1 eps
1978 Series
Manifest
Executive Producer • 62 eps
2018 Series
Tales from the Crypt
Director • 3 eps
1989 Series
Amazing Stories
Director • 1 eps
1985 Series
The Oscars
as Self • 2 eps
1953 Series
Project Blue Book
Executive Producer • 12 eps
2019 Series
Parker Lewis Can't Lose
as Robert Zemeckis • 1 eps
1990 Series
LIGHT & MAGIC
as Self - Director, Back to the Future • 1 eps
2022 Series
WHAT / IF
Executive Producer • 10 eps
2019 Series
Back to the Future
Characters • 27 eps
1991 Series
Tales from the Cryptkeeper
Producer • 39 eps
1993 Series
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Robert Zemeckis.
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Producer
2024 Movie
Pinocchio
Producer
2022 Movie
Finch
Executive Producer
2021 Movie
Roald Dahl's The Witches
Screenplay
2020 Movie
I'm Thinking of Ending Things
Thanks
2020 Movie
Project 88: Back to the Future Too
Creator
2020 Movie
Elemental: Hydrogen vs. Hindenburg
Executive Producer
2017 Movie
Doc Brown Saves the World
Writer
2015 Movie
The Walk
Screenplay
2015 Movie
Bound by Flesh
Executive Producer
2012 Movie
Plaga zombie: zona mutante: revolución tóxica
Thanks
2012 Movie
Flight
Producer
2012 Movie
Real Steel
Executive Producer
2011 Movie
Mars Needs Moms
Producer
2011 Movie
Behind the Burly Q
Executive Producer
2010 Movie
A Christmas Carol
Screenplay
2009 Movie
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Robert Zemeckis.
WHAT / IF
Executive Producer • 10 eps
2019 Series
Project Blue Book
Executive Producer • 12 eps
2019 Series
Manifest
Executive Producer • 62 eps
2018 Series
Perversions of Science
Executive Producer • 8 eps
1997 Series
Tales from the Cryptkeeper
Producer • 39 eps
1993 Series
Back to the Future
Characters • 27 eps
1991 Series
Arrivals: A New Manifest Mystery
Executive Producer • 1 eps
Series
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Robert Zemeckis.
A Future on Stage
as Self
2025 Movie
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
as Self
2025 Movie
You Know: Uncovering What Lies Beneath
as Self
2025 Movie
Tom Hanks: The Nomad
as Self (archive footage)
2023 Movie
Spielberg
as Self
2017 Movie
Back in Time
as Self
2015 Movie
Back To the Present: The Special
2015 Movie
Milius
as Self
2013 Movie
Persistence of Vision
as Himself
2012 Movie
Brian May's Brief History of 3D
as Self
2011 Movie
Tales from the Future
as Self
2010 Movie
Waking Sleeping Beauty
as Self (archive footage)
2010 Movie
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Robert Zemeckis.
LIGHT & MAGIC
as Self - Director, Back to the Future • 1 eps
2022 Series
Reunited Apart
as Self • 1 eps
2020 Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self • 1 eps
2015 Series
The Director's Chair
as Self • 1 eps
2014 Series
MADtv
as Self • 1 eps
1995 Series
Parker Lewis Can't Lose
as Robert Zemeckis • 1 eps
1990 Series
The South Bank Show
1 eps
1978 Series
The Oscars
as Self • 2 eps
1953 Series