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Born July 19, 1951 · The Bronx, New York, USA
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.

Turn in the Wound
2024

Padre Pio
2023

Zeros and Ones
2021

Sportin' Life
2020

Siberia
2020

Tommaso
2020

The Projectionist
2019

Alive in France
2018

Talking with the Vampires
2018

Piazza Vittorio
2017

Searching for Padre Pio
2015

Pasolini
2014

Welcome to New York
2014

4:44 Last Day on Earth
2012

42 One Dream Rush
2010

Mulberry St.
2010

Napoli, Napoli, Napoli
2010

Go Go Tales
2008

Chelsea on the Rocks
2008

Mylène Farmer : Music Videos IV
2006

Mary
2005

'R Xmas
2001

Mylene Farmer: Music Videos II & III
2001

New Rose Hotel
1999

Subway Stories
1997

The Blackout
1997

Mylène Farmer: California
1996

The Funeral
1996

The Addiction
1995

Dangerous Game
1993

Body Snatchers
1993

Bad Lieutenant
1992

King of New York
1990

Cat Chaser
1989

China Girl
1987

Crime Story: Pilot
1986

The Gladiator
1986

Fear City
1984

Ms .45
1981

The Driller Killer
1979

9 Lives of a Wet Pussy
1976

Could This Be Love
1973

The Hold Up
1972
Nicky's Film
1971

American Nails

Marty Supreme
2025

Judas' Gospel
2025

The Passion According to Béatrice
2024

Soldato sotto la luna
2022
Please Leave a Message: Anthology Film Archives Voicemails Through the Ages
2022

Buon Lavoro
2022

The Night Burns
2021

Bleedings
2021

Sportin' Life
2020

The App
2019

The Projectionist
2019

Alive in France
2018

Talking with the Vampires
2018

A Talent For Trouble
2018

Wiara
2018

Plankton Salesmen
2017

Piazza Vittorio
2017

Black Butterfly
2017

Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life
2017

Ultima Chiamata
2017

Sculpt
2016

Don Peyote
2014

Balkan Spirit
2013

Home Sweet Home
2012

Abel Ferrara in Lucca
2012

Mulberry St.
2010

Uncle Bob
2010

Daddy Longlegs
2010

Chelsea on the Rocks
2008