Abel Ferrara
American film director
2.36body-of-work score · ranked #453 of 2631 directors · 7 films in our library
A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.
- Born
- July 19, 1951 · The Bronx
- Nationality
- United States
- Work
- film director, actor, screenwriter, film actor
Films in our library, ranked
Ranked by composite canon score across 20+ authoritative lists, awards and polls — our ordering, with every placement citing its evidence on the film's page.
- 1
1992 · United States · crime, drama
Cahiers du Cinéma annual top 10 1993 #9 · Hoberman's annual top 10 1992 #6 · Ebert's annual top 10 1992 #10
0.744 citations - 2
2011 · France / United States / Switzerland · sci-fi, fantasy, drama
Cahiers du Cinéma annual top 10 2012 #4
0.431 citation - 3
1995 · United States · horror, drama, fantasy
Empire 500 (2008) #205 · Hoberman's annual top 10 1995 #9
0.352 citations - 40.331 citation
- 50.291 citation
- 60.111 citation
- 70.111 citation
Complete filmography
All 38 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.
- 1971Nicky's Film
- 1973Could This Be Love
- 19769 Lives of a Wet Pussy
- 1979The Driller Killer
- 1981Ms. 45
- 1984Fear City
- 1986Crime Story
- 1986The Gladiator
- 1987China Girl (1987 film)
- 1988The Loner
- 1989Cat Chaser
- 1990King of New York
- 1992Bad Lieutenant
- 1993Body Snatchers
- 1993Dangerous Game
- 1995The Addiction
- 1996The Funerals
- 1997Subway Stories
- 1997The Blackout
- 1998New Rose Hotel
- 2001'R Xmas
- 2005Mary
- 2007Go Go Tales
- 2008Chelsea on the Rocks
- 200942 One Dream Rush
- 2009Napoli, Napoli, Napoli
- 2010Mulberry St.
- 20114:44 Last Day on Earth
- 2014Pasolini
- 2014Welcome to New York
- 2018Alive in France
- 2019Tommaso
- 2020Siberia
- 2020Sportin' Life
- 2021Zeros and Ones
- 2022Padre Pio
- 2024Turn in the Wound
- —The Projectionist