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.
40 movies · 1 shows
Marty Supreme
2025·7.4
Judas' Gospel
2025·5.0
The Passion According to Béatrice
2024·7.0
Soldato sotto la luna
2022·1.0
Please Leave a Message: Anthology Film Archives Voicemails Through the Ages
2022·0.0
Buon Lavoro
2022·4.0
The Night Burns
2021·7.0
Bleedings
2021·0.0
Sportin' Life
2020·4.2
The App
2019·3.0
The Projectionist
2019·6.0
Alive in France
2018·7.7
Talking with the Vampires
2018·5.0
A Talent For Trouble
2018·1.0
Wiara
2018·0.0
Plankton Salesmen
2017·0.0
Piazza Vittorio
2017·6.5
Black Butterfly
2017·6.2
Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life
2017·5.2
Ultima Chiamata
2017·0.0
Sculpt
2016·1.0
Don Peyote
2014·3.8
Balkan Spirit
2013·6.6
Home Sweet Home
2012·0.0
Abel Ferrara in Lucca
2012·0.0
Mulberry St.
2010·6.0
Uncle Bob
2010·4.3
Daddy Longlegs
2010·6.6
Chelsea on the Rocks
2008·5.6
Cannes: All Access
2007·3.2
Exes
2006·4.6
Odyssey in Rome
2005·7.0
Nice to Meet You, Please Don't Love Me!
2004·9.0
Abel Ferrara: Not Guilty
2003·8.0
Abel/Asia
1998·9.0
At Sundance
1995·5.8
Ms .45
1981·6.7
The Driller Killer
1979·5.1
9 Lives of a Wet Pussy
1976·5.1
Nicky's Film
1971·6.8