Paul Schrader
July 22, 1946 · 79 years old
Paul Joseph Schrader (born July 22, 1946) is an American screenwriter, film director, and film critic. He first became widely known for writing the screenplay of Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver (1976). He later continued his collaboration with Scorsese, writing or co-writing Raging Bull (1980), The La…
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20 titles
Taxi Driver
A mentally unstable veteran works as a nighttime taxi driver in New York City, where the perceived decadence and sleaze fuels his urge for violent action.
Raging Bull
The life of boxer Jake LaMotta, whose violence and temper that led him to the top in the ring destroyed his life outside of it.
Bringing Out the Dead
Haunted by the patients he failed to save, a monumentally burned-out Manhattan ambulance paramedic fights to maintain his sanity over three increasingly turbulent nights.
The Last Temptation of Christ
The life of Jesus Christ, his journey through life as he faces the struggles all humans do, and his final temptation on the cross.
First Reformed
A minister of a small congregation in upstate New York grapples with mounting despair brought on by tragedy, worldly concerns and a tormented past.
The Card Counter
William Tell is an ex-military interrogator living under the radar as a low-stakes gambler. When he encounters a young man looking to commit revenge against a mutual enemy, he takes him on the casino circuit to set him on a new path.
The Mosquito Coast
An inventor spurns his city life and moves his family into the jungles of Central America to make a utopia.
American Gigolo
Los Angeles escort Julian Kay is accused of a murder which he did not commit.
Cat People
A woman who was orphaned from a young age finally reunites with her older brother. Matters start to go awry when she slowly discovers the true nature of her family.
City Hall
The accidental shooting of a boy in New York leads to an investigation by the Deputy Mayor, and unexpectedly far-reaching consequences.
Affliction
A deeply troubled small-town cop investigates a suspicious hunting death while other events jeopardize his sanity.
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
A fictionalized account in four chapters of the life of celebrated Japanese writer Yukio Mishima.
Hardcore
A religious businessman from Michigan has to venture into the world of pornography in California, desperately searching for his runaway teenage daughter.
Auto Focus
The life of TV star Bob Crane and his strange friendship with electronics expert John Henry Carpenter.
Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist
Decades before Father Merrin helped save Regan MacNeil's soul, he first encounters the demon Pazuzu in Kenya. Merrin's initial battle with Pazuzu leads to the rediscovery of his faith.
Rolling Thunder
A recently-returned Vietnam POW loses his family and his right hand during a violent home invasion, and seeks retribution against those responsible.
Master Gardener
A meticulous horticulturist is devoted to tending the grounds of a beautiful estate and pandering to his employer, the wealthy dowager.
Obsession
A wealthy New Orleans businessman becomes obsessed with a young woman who resembles his late wife.
The Canyons
When Christian, an LA trust-fund kid with casual ties to Hollywood, learns of a secret affair between Tara and the lead of his film project, Ryan, he spirals out of control, and his cruel mind games escalate into an act of bloody ...
Dying of the Light
When a devastating illness threatens to end Evan Lake's career in the C.I.A., he goes rogue to hunt down a terrorist who tortured him during a mission gone awry years ago.