Abel Ferrara
Abel Ferrara
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Abel Ferrara

Director 1951-07-19 The Bronx, New York, USA

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. Ferrar...

Known for

FILMOGRAPHY
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Marty Supreme

Marty Supreme

2025 · Ezra Mishkin

Black Butterfly

Black Butterfly

2017 · Pat

Ms .45

Ms .45

1981 · First Rapist (as Jimmy Laine)

The Driller Killer

The Driller Killer

1979 · Reno Miller (as Jimmy Laine)

The App

The App

2019 · Movie

Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown

Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown

2013 · Self

Daddy Longlegs

Daddy Longlegs

2010 · Robber

9 Lives of a Wet Pussy

9 Lives of a Wet Pussy

1976 · Old Man (as Jimmy Laine)

Don Peyote

Don Peyote

2014 · Taxi Cab Driver

Chelsea on the Rocks

Chelsea on the Rocks

2008 · Self

Piazza Vittorio

Piazza Vittorio

2017 · Himself

Mulberry St.

Mulberry St.

2010 · Self

Uncle Bob

Uncle Bob

2010 · Self

Balkan Spirit

Balkan Spirit

2013 · Self - Director

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

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

2017 · Self

Cannes: All Access

Cannes: All Access

2007 · Self

Alive in France

Alive in France

2018 · Self

At Sundance

At Sundance

1995 · Self

The Projectionist

The Projectionist

2019 · Self