Abel Ferrara
Directing
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Acting Credits
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Directed
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 spiritua...
Known For
Filmography
Cabaret Boys
2026
Judas' Gospel
2025
as King Herodes
Marty Supreme
2025
as Ezra Mishkin
The Passion According to Béatrice
2024
as Self
Soldato sotto la luna
2022
as Anicio
Please Leave a Message: Anthology Film Archives Voicemails Through the Ages
2022
Buon Lavoro
2022
The Night Burns
2021
as Abel
Bleedings
2021
Sportin' Life
2020
as Self
The Projectionist
2019
as Self
The App
2019
A Talent For Trouble
2018
as Self
Alive in France
2018
as Self
Wiara
2018
as Self
Talking with the Vampires
2018
Black Butterfly
2017
as Pat
Piazza Vittorio
2017
as Himself
Ultima Chiamata
2017
Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life
2017
as Self
Plankton Salesmen
2017
as Self (archive footage)
Sculpt
2016
Don Peyote
2014
as Taxi Cab Driver
Don Peyote
2014
as Manhattan Cab Driver
Balkan Spirit
2013
as Self - Director
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
2013
as Self
Abel Ferrara in Lucca
2012
Home Sweet Home
2012
Mulberry St.
2010
as Self
Uncle Bob
2010
as Self
Daddy Longlegs
2010
as Robber
Chelsea on the Rocks
2008
as Self
Cannes: All Access
2007
as Self
Exes
2006
as Caïn
Odyssey in Rome
2005
Nice to Meet You, Please Don't Love Me!
2004
as Himself
Abel Ferrara: Not Guilty
2003
as Self
Abel/Asia
1998
as Self
At Sundance
1995
as Self
Ms .45
1981
as First Rapist (as Jimmy Laine)
The Driller Killer
1979
as Reno Miller (as Jimmy Laine)
9 Lives of a Wet Pussy
1976
as Old Man (as Jimmy Laine)
Nicky's Film
1971
as Man in junkyard