List of the best Abel Ferrara movies: Bad Lieutenant(1992), King of New York(1990), The Funeral(1996), The Addiction(1995), The Projectionist(2019), Napoli, Napoli, Napoli(2009), Tommaso(2019), Alive in France(2017), Welcome to New York(2014), The Driller Killer(1979), Siberia(2019), New Rose Hotel(1998) ... ...
Crime, Drama
USA
1992
98 Minutes
Director
Harvey Keitel Frankie Thorn Zoë Lund Anthony Ruggiero Eddie Daniels Bianca Hunter Vickie Bastel Robin Burrows Victor Argo Paul Hipp Fernando Velez
police officer nun storekeeper thug mobster bookie shocking bleak emotional new york city apartment church chinatown car store drugs adultery corruption redemption gambling
While investigating a young nun's rape, a corrupt New York City police detective, with a serious drug and gambling addiction, tries to change his ways and find forgiveness and redemption.
Crime, Drama
Italy
1990
104 Minutes
Director
Christopher Walken David Caruso Laurence Fishburne Victor Argo Wesley Snipes Janet Julian Joey Chin Giancarlo Esposito Paul Calderon
crime boss ex-convict drug lord dark market hospital economy money drug trade transformation 1990s
A drug kingpin is released from prison and seeks to take total control of the criminal underworld in order to give back to the community.
Crime, Drama
USA
1996
98 Minutes
Director
Christopher Walken Chris Penn Vincent Gallo Benicio Del Toro Annabella Sciorra Isabella Rossellini Gretchen Mol John Ventimiglia Paul Hipp
gangster hot head socialist union organizer mobster wife brooding emotional fiery unrestrained funeral new york city violence revenge organized crime union rivalry pursuit quest 1930s
After the funeral of one of their own, a criminal family decides to embark on an emotionally unnerving journey in an attempt to exact bloody revenge.
Horror
USA
1995
82 Minutes
Director
Lili Taylor Christopher Walken Annabella Sciorra Edie Falco Paul Calderon Fredro Starr Kathryn Erbe Michael Imperioli Jamal "Redrum" Simmons
A New York philosophy grad student turns into a vampire after getting bitten by one, and then tries to come to terms with her new lifestyle and frequent craving for human blood.
Documentary
Greece|USA
2019
81 Minutes
Director
The film director converses with the proprietor of a Cinema complex in Queens about the 1970s era of film making and exhibition in New York City, when things were edgier and sleazier than they are in today's cleaned up scene.
Drama
Italy
2009
102 Minutes
Director
Luigi Maria Burruano Peppe Lanzetta Luca Lionello Ernesto Mahieux Anita Pallenberg Salvatore Ruocco Salvatore Striano Shanyn Leigh Benedito Sicca
With his crooked face and rough demeanor Abel Ferrara looks and acts like he could have been born in Naples, Italy, the subject and location of his raw and hyper reality film Naples Naples ... See full summary »
Drama
Italy|UK|USA|Greece
2019
115 Minutes
Director
Willem Dafoe Cristina Chiriac Anna Ferrara Stella Mastrantonio Lorenzo Piazzoni Alessandro Prato Alessandra Scarci
The story of an American artist living in Rome with his young European wife Nikki and their 3-year-old daughter, Dee Dee.
Documentary
France
2017
79 Minutes
Director
Abel Ferrara headlines a film retrospective and a series of concerts in France dedicated to songs and music from his films. Preparations with his family and friends will form the material ... See full summary »
Drama
USA|France
2014
125 Minutes
Director
Gérard Depardieu Jacqueline Bisset Paul Calderon Paul Hipp Ronald Guttman Anh Duong Anna Lakomy Marie Mouté Elizabeth Kemp Joe Lawless Pamela Afesi
politician chambermaid emotional dark hotel room manhattan power trial sexual abuse underdog
Mr. Devereaux is a powerful man. A man who handles billions of dollars every day. A man who controls the economic fate of nations. A man driven by a frenzied and unbridled sexual hunger. A ... See full summary »
Horror
USA
1979
96 Minutes
Director
Abel Ferrara Carolyn Marz Baybi Day
artist girlfriend alcoholic homeless person punk rocker father tense frightening shocking disturbing new york city city apartment street big city subway rock club anger downward spiral evil murderous rampage
An artist slowly goes insane while struggling to pay his bills, work on his paintings, and care for his two female roommates, which leads him taking to the streets of New York after dark and randomly killing derelicts with a power drill.
Horror, Fantasy, Drama
Italy|Germany|Greece|Mexico
2019
92 Minutes
Director
Willem Dafoe Dounia Sichov Simon McBurney Cristina Chiriac Daniel Giménez Cacho Anna Ferrara Phil Neilson Trish Osmond Fabio Pagano Laurent Arnatsiaq Valentina Rozumenko
An exploration into the language of dreams.
Drama
USA
1998
92 Minutes
Director
Christopher Walken Willem Dafoe Asia Argento Yoshitaka Amano Annabella Sciorra Gretchen Mol John Lurie Ryuichi Sakamoto
Two businessmen are hired to steal secrets from a rival, and decide to use a beautiful call girl to do so.
Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Drama
USA|Switzerland|France
2011
84 Minutes
Director
Willem Dafoe Shanyn Leigh Natasha Lyonne Paul Hipp Anita Pallenberg Dierdra McDowell Paz de la Huerta Triana Jackson Trung Nguyen José Solano Judith Salazar
A look at how a painter and a successful actor spend their last day together before the world comes to an end.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
2005
86 Minutes
Director
Juliette Binoche Forest Whitaker Matthew Modine Heather Graham Marion Cotillard Stefania Rocca Marco Leonardi Luca Lionello
actress mary magdalene director emotional jerusalem new york city transformation plays search transformation
An actress (Juliette Binoche) undergoes a spiritual transformation after playing Mary Magdalene in a film.
Documentary
2008
88 Minutes
Director
Vito Acconci Donald Baechler Stanley Bard Sathima Bea Benjamin Jamie Burke William S. Burroughs Ira Cohen Sherry Cosovic Quentin Crisp Walter Cronkite Robert Crumb
Gay & Lesbian, Drama, Biography
2014
85 Minutes
Director
Willem Dafoe Maria de Medeiros Riccardo Scamarcio Ninetto Davoli Valerio Mastandrea Adriana Asti
A chronicle of the last days of life of Italian film director and writer Pier Paolo Pasolini, whose body was found on the beaches of Ostia on the morning of Nov. 3, 1975.
Mystery & Thriller
1981
82 Minutes
Director
Zoë Lund S. Edward Singer Jack Thibeau Peter Yellen Darlene Stuto Editta Sherman Albert Sinkys Abel Ferrara
A twice-raped New York garment worker (Zoë Tamerlis) becomes a violent agent of revenge for wronged women.
Crime, Drama
1986
100 Minutes
Director
Ken Wahl Robert Culp Nancy Allen Stan Shaw Rick Dees Harry Beer
An angry car customizer (Ken Wahl) patrols the highways to disable bad drivers before they kill someone.
Horror, Drama, Documentary
USA
2011
131 Minutes
Reno Miller
Emily Fradenburgh Andrew Martin Abel Ferrara Carolyn Marz Drew Ailes Anissa Siobhan Brazill Chris Bakke Paul Reyburn Steven Senger
Invincible Force is a detailed chronicle of one man's meticulous transformation from slovenly man-child to infallible titan.
Mystery & Thriller
Spain|USA|Italy
2017
93 Minutes
Pat
Antonio Banderas Jonathan Rhys-Meyers Piper Perabo Abel Ferrara Vincent Riotta Nathalie Rapti Gomez Randall Paul Katie McGovern
screenwriter drifter girlfriend sheriff brooding disturbing intense dark cabin small town diner car woods writing isolation captivity hostage situation discovery mystery quest
A reclusive screenwriter takes in a lonely drifter, who is determined to repay his kindness by helping him finish his story.
Mystery & Thriller
1981
82 Minutes
Director
Zoë Lund S. Edward Singer Jack Thibeau Peter Yellen Darlene Stuto Editta Sherman Albert Sinkys Abel Ferrara
A twice-raped New York garment worker (Zoë Tamerlis) becomes a violent agent of revenge for wronged women.