
Abel Ferrara
Biography
Abel Ferrara (Italian: [ferˈraːra]; born July 19, 1951)[1] 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.
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Acting (40 movies)

Ms .45
1981

The Night Burns
2021

Abel Ferrara: Not Guilty
2003

Exes
2006

Don Peyote
2014

Mulberry St.
2010

Uncle Bob
2010

Soldato sotto la luna
2022

Odyssey in Rome
2005

The Passion According to Béatrice
2024

Missing Pictures
2021

9 Lives of a Wet Pussy
1976

A Talent For Trouble
2018

Black Butterfly
2017

Abel/Asia
1998

At Sundance
1995

Daddy Longlegs
2010

Nice to Meet You, Please Don't Love Me!
2004

Cannes: All Access
2007

Balkan Spirit
2013

Abel Ferrara in Lucca
2012

Alive in France
2018

The Projectionist
2019

The App
2019

The Driller Killer
1979

Wiara
2018

Chelsea on the Rocks
2008

Piazza Vittorio
2017

Sportin' Life
2020

Home Sweet Home
2012

Ultima Chiamata
2017

Bleedings
2021

Talking with the Vampires
2018

Judas' Gospel
2025

Buon Lavoro
2022

Marty Supreme
2025

Sculpt
2016

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

Don Peyote
2014

Plankton Salesmen
2017
Directing (44 movies)

Body Snatchers
1993

New Rose Hotel
1999

The Funeral
1996

Ms .45
1981

The Blackout
1997

Bad Lieutenant
1992

King of New York
1990

The Driller Killer
1979

The Addiction
1995

Cat Chaser
1989

Mary
2005

China Girl
1987

'R Xmas
2001

Fear City
1984

Dangerous Game
1993

Go Go Tales
2007

Napoli, Napoli, Napoli
2010

Mulberry St.
2010

Chelsea on the Rocks
2008

4:44 Last Day on Earth
2012

The Gladiator
1986
Nicky's Film
1971

Welcome to New York
2014

Padre Pio
2023

Could This Be Love
1973

9 Lives of a Wet Pussy
1976

Pasolini
2014

Mylene Farmer: Music Videos II & III
2001

The Hold Up
1972

Subway Stories
1997

Turn in the Wound
2024

Searching for Padre Pio
2015

Alive in France
2018

Piazza Vittorio
2017

Mylène Farmer : Music Videos IV
2006

42 One Dream Rush
2010

Crime Story: Pilot
1986

Talking with the Vampires
2018

Tommaso
2020

The Projectionist
2019

Siberia
2020

Sportin' Life
2020

Zeros and Ones
2021

Mylène Farmer: California
1996
| Title | Year | Job | 
|---|---|---|
| The Hold Up | 1972 | Writer | 
| Could This Be Love | 1973 | Writer | 
| Bad Lieutenant | 1992 | Screenplay | 
| Mylène Farmer: California | 1996 | Screenplay | 
| The Blackout | 1997 | Screenplay | 
| New Rose Hotel | 1999 | Screenplay | 
| 'R Xmas | 2001 | Screenplay | 
| White Boy | 2002 | Producer | 
| Go Go Tales | 2007 | Screenplay | 
| Chelsea on the Rocks | 2008 | Writer | 
| Bandaged | 2009 | Producer | 
| Napoli, Napoli, Napoli | 2010 | Writer | 
| Happy Life | 2011 | Executive Producer | 
| 4:44 Last Day on Earth | 2012 | Writer | 
| Welcome to New York | 2014 | Screenplay | 
| Alive in France | 2018 | Original Music Composer | 
| Tommaso | 2020 | Screenplay | 
| Siberia | 2020 | Screenplay | 
| Zeros and Ones | 2021 | Screenplay | 
| Padre Pio | 2023 | Writer |