
July 19, 1951 · 74 years old
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…

Marty Mauser, a young man with a dream no one respects, goes to hell and back in pursuit of greatness.

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.

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.

A teenage girl and her father discover alien clones are replacing humans on a remote U.S. military base in Alabama.

A reclusive screenwriter takes in a mysterious drifter who is determined to repay his kindness by helping him finish his latest story.

After being attacked and raped twice in one day, a timid, mute seamstress goes insane, takes to the streets of New York City after dark, and randomly shoots men with a .45 caliber pistol.

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.

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.

Two businessmen are hired to steal secrets from a rival, and decide to use a beautiful call girl to do so.

A look at how a painter and a successful actor spend their last day together before the world comes to an end.

A kaleidoscopic look at the last day of Italian filmmaker Pier Paolo Pasolini in 1975.

Strippers in Manhattan are being stalked and maimed by a psycho-killer. A conflicted ex-boxer-turned-talent-manager and his business partner and friend, who represent some of the girls, set out to find him before he strikes again.

A New York City film director working on his latest movie in Los Angeles begins to reflect the actions in his movie and real life, especially when he begins an affair with the lead actress.

A high-powered financial titan who controls global markets struggles with his inner demons while grappling with uncontrollable personal urges and mounting fears.

An American soldier stationed in Rome with the Vatican blown up, embarks on a hero's journey to uncover and defend against an unknown enemy threatening the entire world.

A father juggling his kids with the rest of his responsibilities is ultimately faced with the choice of being their father or their friend.

A debauched Hollywood movie actor tries to piece together one wild night in Miami years earlier which remains a drug-induced blur, and soon finds out that some questions about his past are best left unanswered.

A modern day Romeo & Juliet story is told in New York when an Italian boy and a Chinese girl become lovers, causing a tragic conflict between ethnic gangs.

The story of an American artist living in Rome with his young European wife Nikki and their 3-year-old daughter, Dee Dee.

WWI has ended but events surrounding the first free election in Italy threaten to tear the village apart. Padre Pio struggles with his own personal demons, ultimately emerging to become one of Catholicism's most venerated figures.