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Brian De Palma
Director 85 years old

Brian De Palma

Newark, New Jersey, USA

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... Read full bio →

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Domino

Domino

Brian De Palma 2019 1h 29m 2.5

Seeking justice for his partner’s murder by an ISIS member, a Copenhagen police officer finds himself caught in a cat and mouse game with a duplicitous CIA agent who is using the killer as a pawn to trap other ISIS members.

Passion

Passion

Brian De Palma 2012 1h 41m 6.0

The rivalry between the manipulative boss of an advertising agency and her talented protégée escalates from stealing credit to public humiliation to murder.

Redacted

Redacted

Brian De Palma 2007 1h 30m 7.6

Redacted is a film written and directed by Brian De Palma that is a fictional drama loosely based on the Mahmudiyah killings in Iraq.

The Black Dahlia

The Black Dahlia

Brian De Palma 2006 2h 1m 6.4

Two policemen see their personal and professional lives fall apart in the wake of the "Black Dahlia" murder investigation.

Femme Fatale

Femme Fatale

Brian De Palma 2002 1h 54m 6.0

A woman tries to straighten out her life, even as her past as a con-woman comes back to haunt her.

Mission to Mars

Mission to Mars

Brian De Palma 2000 1h 54m 6.6

When contact is lost with the crew of the first Mars expedition, a rescue mission is launched to discover their fate.

Snake Eyes

Snake Eyes

Brian De Palma 1998 1h 38m 6.5
Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

Brian De Palma 1996 1h 51m 7.3

When Ethan Hunt, the leader of a crack espionage team whose perilous operation has gone awry with no explanation, discovers that a mole has penetrated the CIA, he's surprised to learn that he's the No. 1 suspect. To clear his name, Hunt now must ferret out the real double agent and, in the process, even the score.

Carlito's Way

Carlito's Way

Brian De Palma 1993 2h 24m 8.3

A Puerto-Rican ex-con, just released from prison, pledges to stay away from drugs and violence despite the pressure around him and lead on to a better life outside of NYC.

Raising Cain

Raising Cain

Brian De Palma 1992 1h 32m 6.7
The Bonfire of the Vanities

The Bonfire of the Vanities

Brian De Palma 1990 2h 5m 6.8

Take one Wall Street tycoon, his Fifth Avenue mistress, a reporter hungry for fame, and make the wrong turn in The Bronx...then sit back and watch the sparks fly.

Casualties of War

Casualties of War

Brian De Palma 1989 1h 53m 7.6
The Untouchables

The Untouchables

Brian De Palma 1987 1h 59m 8.3

Elliot Ness, an ambitious prohibition agent, is determined to take down Al Capone. In order to achieve this goal, he forms a group given the nickname “The Untouchables”.

Wise Guys

Wise Guys

Brian De Palma 1986 1h 32m 4.3

Harry Valentini and Moe Dickstein are both errand boys for the Mob. When they lose $250,000, they are set up to kill each other. But they run off to Atlantic City and comedy follows.

Body Double

Body Double

Brian De Palma 1984 1h 54m 7.9
Scarface

Scarface

Brian De Palma 1983 2h 50m 8.5

A remake of a classic gangster film of the same name from Howard Hanks in 1932. Scarface tells the rise and fall of the gangster and drug dealer Tony Montana who came to Miami as a refugee from Cuba in the 1980’s. A cult film and one of the most celebrated films of all time.

Blow Out

Blow Out

Brian De Palma 1981 1h 48m 8.2

A soundman accidentally records the evidence that proves a car "accident" was murder, and consequently finds himself in danger.

Dressed to Kill

Dressed to Kill

Brian De Palma 1980 1h 45m 8.0
Home Movies

Home Movies

Brian De Palma 1979 1h 30m 4.0

A cult guru urges a shy disciple to make life a movie and be its star.

The Fury

The Fury

Brian De Palma 1978 1h 58m 6.9

A government agent is determined to come to his son's rescue, when a sinister official kidnaps him to harness his extremely powerful psychic abilities.

Obsession

Obsession

Brian De Palma 1976 1h 39m 7.1

New Orleans businessman Michael Courtland’s life is shattered when his wife and daughter are tragically killed in a botched kidnap rescue attempt. Many years later whilst visiting Italy he meets and falls in in love with Sandra Portinari, who bears a striking resemblance to his wife.

Carrie

Carrie

Brian De Palma 1976 1h 38m 7.9

Carrie may be ostracized, but the shy teen has the ability to move objects with her mind. So when the high school "in crowd" torments her with a sick joke at the prom, she lashes out with devastating -- and deadly -- power.

Phantom of the Paradise

Phantom of the Paradise

Brian De Palma 1974 1h 32m 8.6
Sisters

Sisters

Brian De Palma 1972 1h 33m 7.3
Hi, Mom!

Hi, Mom!

Brian De Palma 1970 1h 27m 6.8

A Vietnam vet moves into an apartment and views in other people's windows across the street, meets one of the women, and discovers black theater.

Dionysus in '69

Dionysus in '69

Brian De Palma, Bruce Joel Rubin 1970 1h 25m 6.0

Filmed stageplay based on the ancient greek play The Bacchae written by Euripides. This play is performed by members of The Performance Group, an NYC experimental theater group who has made their own personal adaptation of this ancient text. Filmed by Brian DePalma.

Murder à la Mod

Murder à la Mod

Brian De Palma 1968 1h 20m 7.0

Naive young Karen wants to help her struggling amateur filmmaker boyfriend Christopher raise enough money so he can divorce his wife. Meanwhile, jolly psycho-prankster Otto stalks the building where Christopher is shooting a low-grade adult movie in order to keep himself afloat.

Greetings

Greetings

Brian De Palma 1968 1h 27m 6.0

An offbeat, episodic film about three friends, Paul, a shy love-seeker, Lloyd, a vibrant conspiracy nut, and Jon, an aspiring filmmaker and peeping tom. The film satirizes free-love, the Kennedy assassination, Vietnam, and amateur film-making.

The Responsive Eye

The Responsive Eye

Brian De Palma 1966 30m 5.0

Documentary about an artwork opening at The Museum of Modern Art.

Woton's Wake

Woton's Wake

Brian De Palma 1963 27m 7.0

Woton Wretchichevsky has a disfigured face, dresses in cloak and mask and stalks couples to burn them with a blowtorch. He is also a sculptor of steel and garbage installations. One day one of his creations comes alive in the form of a young woman. She flees him when he tries to express his love by pointing the blowtorch at her.

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