
Robert Zemeckis
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.
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Acting (23 movies)

Citizen Steve
1987

The Secrets of the 'Back to the Future' Trilogy
1990

Persistence of Vision
2012

The Making of '1941'
1996

Tom Hanks: The Nomad
2023

Milius
2013

Through the Eyes of Forrest Gump
1994

Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009

The Making of 'The Frighteners'
1998

Brian May's Brief History of 3D
2011

Back in Time
2015

Behind the Ears: The True Story of Roger Rabbit
2003

Back To the Present: The Special
2015

Back to the Future: Making the Trilogy
2002

Looking Back to the Future
2009

Spielberg
2017

Back to the Future (Part II): Behind-the-Scenes Special Presentation
1989

First Works
1989

The Making of Back to the Future
1986

From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic
1999

Tales from the Future
2010

You Know: Uncovering What Lies Beneath
2025

Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
2025
Directing (31 movies)

Forrest Gump
1994

Back to the Future
1985

Back to the Future Part II
1989

Back to the Future Part III
1990

Beowulf
2007

Contact
1997

What Lies Beneath
2000

Who Framed Roger Rabbit
1988

The Polar Express
2004

Cast Away
2000

Romancing the Stone
1984

Death Becomes Her
1992

Used Cars
1980

A Christmas Carol
2009

I Wanna Hold Your Hand
1978

Flight
2012
The Lift
1972

Two-Fisted Tales
1992

A Field of Honor
1973

The Walk
2015

Le court des grands
2005

Here
2024

Welcome to Marwen
2018

Allied
2016

Roald Dahl's The Witches
2020

Doc Brown Saves the World
2015

Amazing Stories
1986

Pinocchio
2022

Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection
1999

The Pursuit of Happiness
1999

Tales from the Crypt: You, Murderer
1995
| Title | Year | Job | 
|---|---|---|
| A Field of Honor | 1973 | Writer | 
| I Wanna Hold Your Hand | 1978 | Writer | 
| 1941 | 1979 | Screenplay | 
| Used Cars | 1980 | Writer | 
| Back to the Future | 1985 | Writer | 
| Back to the Future: The Ride | 1991 | Executive Producer | 
| Two-Fisted Tales | 1992 | Executive Producer | 
| Death Becomes Her | 1992 | Producer | 
| The Public Eye | 1992 | Executive Producer | 
| Trespass | 1992 | Writer | 
| Trespass | 1992 | Executive Producer | 
| Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight | 1995 | Executive Producer | 
| W.E.I.R.D. World | 1995 | Executive Producer | 
| The Frighteners | 1996 | Executive Producer | 
| Bordello of Blood | 1996 | Executive Producer | 
| Contact | 1997 | Producer | 
| House on Haunted Hill | 1999 | Producer | 
| What Lies Beneath | 2000 | Producer | 
| Cast Away | 2000 | Producer | 
| Thir13en Ghosts | 2001 | Producer | 
| Ritual | 2002 | Producer | 
| Ghost Ship | 2002 | Producer | 
| Matchstick Men | 2003 | Executive Producer | 
| Gothika | 2003 | Producer | 
| The Polar Express | 2004 | Screenplay | 
| The Polar Express | 2004 | Producer | 
| House of Wax | 2005 | Producer | 
| The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio | 2005 | Producer | 
| Last Holiday | 2006 | Executive Producer | 
| Monster House | 2006 | Executive Producer | 
| The Reaping | 2007 | Producer | 
| Beowulf | 2007 | Producer | 
| Beowulf | 2007 | Writer | 
| A Christmas Carol | 2009 | Screenplay | 
| A Christmas Carol | 2009 | Producer | 
| Behind the Burly Q | 2010 | Executive Producer | 
| Mars Needs Moms | 2011 | Producer | 
| Real Steel | 2011 | Executive Producer | 
| Flight | 2012 | Producer | 
| Bound by Flesh | 2012 | Executive Producer | 
| The Walk | 2015 | Screenplay | 
| The Walk | 2015 | Producer | 
| Doc Brown Saves the World | 2015 | Writer | 
| Allied | 2016 | Producer | 
| Elemental: Hydrogen vs. Hindenburg | 2017 | Executive Producer | 
| Welcome to Marwen | 2018 | Screenplay | 
| Welcome to Marwen | 2018 | Producer | 
| Roald Dahl's The Witches | 2020 | Screenplay | 
| Roald Dahl's The Witches | 2020 | Producer | 
| Finch | 2021 | Executive Producer | 
| Pinocchio | 2022 | Screenplay | 
| Pinocchio | 2022 | Producer | 
| Here | 2024 | Producer | 
| Here | 2024 | Screenplay |