Abel Ferrara
Directing • Born 1951-07-19
Biography
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.
Filmography
44 credits
Ms .45
Movie • 1981
1st Rapist
The Night Burns
Movie • 2021
Abel
Siegfriedsdorf
Movie
Abel Ferrara: Not Guilty
Movie • 2003
Himself
Exes
Movie • 2006
Caïn
Don Peyote
Movie • 2014
Taxi Cab Driver
Mulberry St.
Movie • 2010
Self
Uncle Bob
Movie • 2010
Self
Soldato sotto la luna
Movie • 2022
Anicio
Please Leave a Message: Anthology Film Archives Voicemails Through the Ages
Movie • 2022
Odyssey in Rome
Movie • 2005
The Passion According to Béatrice
Movie • 2024
Self
Nicky's Film
Movie • 1971
Man in junkyard
9 Lives of a Wet Pussy
Movie • 1976
Old Man
A Talent For Trouble
Movie • 2018
Self
Black Butterfly
Movie • 2017
Pat
Abel/Asia
Movie • 1998
Self
At Sundance
Movie • 1995
Self
Daddy Longlegs
Movie • 2010
Robber
Nice to Meet You, Please Don't Love Me!
Movie • 2004
Himself
Cannes: All Access
Movie • 2007
Self
Balkan Spirit
Movie • 2013
Self - Director
Abel Ferrara in Lucca
Movie • 2012
Alive in France
Movie • 2018
Self
The Projectionist
Movie • 2019
Himself
The App
Movie • 2019
The Driller Killer
Movie • 1979
Reno Miller
Wiara
Movie • 2018
Self
Chelsea on the Rocks
Movie • 2008
Self
Piazza Vittorio
Movie • 2017
Himself
Sportin' Life
Movie • 2020
Self
Home Sweet Home
Movie • 2012
Ultima Chiamata
Movie • 2017
Bleedings
Movie • 2021
Talking with the Vampires
Movie • 2018
Judas' Gospel
Movie • 2025
Herodes
Buon Lavoro
Movie • 2022
Embryo: Beyond the Door
Movie
Sculpt
Movie • 2016
Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life
Movie • 2017
Self
Don Peyote
Movie • 2014
Manhattan Cab Driver
Plankton Salesmen
Movie • 2017
Self (archive footage)
Marty Supreme
Movie • 2025
Ezra Mishkin
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
TV • 2013
Self