AF
Photo of Abel Ferrara

Abel Ferrara

Director, Actor, Writer, Editor, Producer, Composer, Additional CreditsBorn July 19, 1951 (74 years)
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.

Known For

  • Bad Lieutenant
  • King of New York
  • Body Snatchers
  • The Funeral
  • Ms .45
  • The Addiction
  • New Rose Hotel
  • The Driller Killer
  • 4:44 Last Day on Earth
  • Pasolini
  • Mary
  • Dangerous Game
  • Fear City
  • Welcome to New York
  • Black Butterfly
  • Zeros and Ones
  • The Blackout
  • Siberia
  • China Girl
  • 'R Xmas
  • Tommaso
  • Padre Pio
  • Go Go Tales
  • Cat Chaser

Filmography

Take Plex everywhere

Watch free anytime, anywhere, on almost any device.
See the full list of supported devices