Directing · The Bronx, New York, USA · Born July 19, 1951
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.
MovieMarty Supreme
2025
as Ezra Mishkin
MovieJudas' Gospel
2025
as Herodes
MovieThe Passion According to Béatrice
2024
as Self
MovieSoldato sotto la luna
2022
as Anicio
Please Leave a Message: Anthology Film Archives Voicemails Through the Ages
2022
MovieBuon Lavoro
2022
MovieThe Night Burns
2021
as Abel
MovieBleedings
2021
MovieSportin' Life
2020
as Self
MovieThe App
2019
MovieThe Projectionist
2019
as Himself
MovieAlive in France
2018
as Self
MovieTalking with the Vampires
2018
MovieA Talent For Trouble
2018
as Self
MovieWiara
2018
as Self
MoviePlankton Salesmen
2017
as Self (archive footage)
MoviePiazza Vittorio
2017
as Himself
MovieBlack Butterfly
2017
as Pat
MovieWater and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life
2017
as Self
MovieUltima Chiamata
2017
MovieSculpt
2016
MovieDon Peyote
2014
as Taxi Cab Driver
TVAnthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
2013
as Self
MovieBalkan Spirit
2013
as Self - Director
MovieHome Sweet Home
2012
MovieAbel Ferrara in Lucca
2012
MovieMulberry St.
2010
as Self
MovieUncle Bob
2010
as Self
MovieDaddy Longlegs
2010
as Robber
MovieChelsea on the Rocks
2008
as Self
MovieCannes: All Access
2007
as Self
MovieExes
2006
as Caïn
MovieOdyssey in Rome
2005
MovieNice to Meet You, Please Don't Love Me!
2004
as Himself
MovieAbel Ferrara: Not Guilty
2003
as Self
MovieAbel/Asia
1998
as Self
MovieAt Sundance
1995
as Self
MovieMs .45
1981
as 1st Rapist
MovieThe Driller Killer
1979
as Reno Miller
Movie9 Lives of a Wet Pussy
1976
as Old Man
Nicky's Film
1971
as Man in junkyard
Siegfriedsdorf
Embryo: Beyond the Door
The Night Burns
