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Brian De Palma
Writer 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 →

Filmography

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16 titles
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.

Sisters

Sisters

Douglas Buck 2006 1h 32m 7.0

A reporter witnesses a brutal murder and becomes entangled in a mystery involving a pair of Siamese twins who were separated at birth, one of them forced to live under the eye of a watchful, controlling psychiatrist.

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.

Snake Eyes

Snake Eyes

Brian De Palma 1998 1h 38m 6.5
Raising Cain

Raising Cain

Brian De Palma 1992 1h 32m 6.7
Body Double

Body Double

Brian De Palma 1984 1h 54m 7.9
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.

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.

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.

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.

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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