Abel Ferrara
Abel Ferrara is an American filmmaker and actor. 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.
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Marty Supreme
actor
2025
Judas' Gospel
actor
2025
Padre Pio
director
2023
Padre Pio
writer
2023
Zeros and Ones
writer
2021
Zeros and Ones
director
2021
Siberia
director
2020
Siberia
writer
2020
The App
actor
2019
Piazza Vittorio
director
2017
Piazza Vittorio
actor
2017
Black Butterfly
actor
2017
Pasolini
director
2014
Pasolini
writer
2014
Welcome to New York
director
2014
Welcome to New York
writer
2014
Don Peyote
actor
2014
4:44 Last Day on Earth
director
2012
4:44 Last Day on Earth
writer
2012
42 One Dream Rush
director
2010
Uncle Bob
actor
2010
Daddy Longlegs
actor
2010
Go Go Tales
director
2008
Go Go Tales
writer
2008
Chelsea on the Rocks
actor
2008
Chelsea on the Rocks
writer
2008
Chelsea on the Rocks
director
2008
Cannes: All Access
actor
2007
Mary
writer
2005
Mary
director
2005
Abel Ferrara: Not Guilty
actor
2003
'R Xmas
director
2001
'R Xmas
writer
2001
New Rose Hotel
writer
1999
New Rose Hotel
director
1999
Subway Stories
director
1997
The Blackout
writer
1997
The Blackout
director
1997
Mylène Farmer: California
writer
1996
Mylène Farmer: California
director
1996
The Funeral
director
1996
The Addiction
director
1995
At Sundance
actor
1995
Dangerous Game
director
1993
Body Snatchers
director
1993
Bad Lieutenant
writer
1992
Bad Lieutenant
director
1992
King of New York
director
1990
Cat Chaser
director
1989
China Girl
director
1987
Crime Story: Pilot
director
1986
Fear City
director
1984
Ms .45
actor
1981
Ms .45
director
1981
The Driller Killer
actor
1979
The Driller Killer
director
1979
The Night Burns
actor