Movies by Brian De Palma
As part of the cast:
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Sisters (2006)
Cast: Chloë Sevigny, Stephen Rea, Lou Doillon …
Directed by: Douglas Buck
Grace (Chloe Sevigny), a diligent journalist, is trying to write a story about Dr. Philip Lacan (Stephen Rea), a physician known for his controversial methods. But the more digging Grace…
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Gangland: Bullets Over Hollywood (2005)
Cast: James Caan, Paul Sorvino, Chazz Palminteri …
Directed by: Elaina Archer
Exploring Tinseltown's portrayal of the underworld, this made-for-cable documentary is packed with film clips, interviews and archival footage featuring bona fide gangsters. Boasting…
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Redacted (2007)
Cast: Patrick Carroll, Rob Devaney, Izzy Diaz …
Directed by: Brian De Palma
Written and directed by Brian De Palma, this docudrama about the war in Iraq uses news broadcast footage, trial coverage and video blogs shot by soldiers and civilians to illustrate the…
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The Black Dahlia (2006)
Cast: Josh Hartnett, Scarlett Johansson, Aaron Eckhart …
Directed by: Brian De Palma
Two Los Angeles cops uncover corruption and conspiracy within the force while searching for the killer of a Tinseltown hopeful. To crack the high-profile case, they venture into…
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Femme Fatale (2002)
Cast: Rebecca Romijn, Antonio Banderas, Peter Coyote …
Directed by: Brian De Palma
Laure Ash (Rebecca Romijn-Stamos), a master of manipulation and guile, takes part in one last jewel theft and then abruptly leaves behind her life of crime. Reinvented in the guise of a…
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Mission to Mars (2000)
Cast: Gary Sinise, Tim Robbins, Don Cheadle …
Directed by: Brian De Palma
It's the year 2020, and man has successfully landed on Mars. But something goes awry, and all contact with the mission and its commander is lost. Two co-pilots embark on a rescue…
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Snake Eyes (1998)
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Gary Sinise, John Heard …
Directed by: Brian De Palma
When corrupt homicide cop Rick Santoro witnesses a murder during a boxing match, it's up to him and his lifelong friend Kevin Dunne -- a naval intelligence agent -- to uncover the…
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Mission: Impossible (1996)
Cast: Tom Cruise, Jon Voight, Emmanuelle Béart …
Directed by: Brian De Palma
When Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise), the leader of a crack espionage team whose perilous operation has gone awry with no explanation, discovers that a mole has penetrated the CIA, he's…
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Carlito's Way (1993)
Cast: Al Pacino, Sean Penn, Penelope Ann Miller …
Directed by: Brian De Palma
Sprung from prison on a technicality, Carlito Brigante (Al Pacino) vows to use his unexpected second chance to his best advantage. But every time he tries to get out of the rackets, the bad…
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Raising Cain (1992)
Cast: John Lithgow, Lolita Davidovich, Frances Sternhagen …
Directed by: Brian De Palma
When neighborhood kids begin vanishing, Jenny (Lolita Davidovich) suspects her child psychologist husband, Carter, may be resuming the deranged experiments his father performed on Carter when…
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The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)
Cast: Bruce Willis, Tom Hanks, Melanie Griffith …
Directed by: Brian De Palma
Brian De Palma (Scarface) directs the film version of Tom Wolfe's satire about race, politics and greed in 1980s New York. In it, Tom Hanks stars as Sherman McCoy, a wealthy Wall Street…
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Casualties of War (1989)
Cast: Sean Penn, Michael J. Fox, Don Harvey …
Directed by: Brian De Palma
In director Brian De Palma's Vietnam-era war drama, a young soldier (Michael J. Fox) suffers a crisis of conscience when the men on his patrol callously rape and murder a Vietnamese girl…
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The Untouchables (1987)
Cast: Kevin Costner, Sean Connery, Charles Martin Smith …
Directed by: Brian De Palma
G-Man Eliot Ness (Kevin Costner) will stop at nothing to take down legendary gangster Al Capone (Robert De Niro) -- even if it means bending some rules -- in director Brian De Palma's…
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Wise Guys (1986)
Cast: Danny DeVito, Joe Piscopo, Harvey Keitel …
Directed by: Brian De Palma
When petty crooks Harry Valentini (Danny DeVito) and Moe Dickstein (Joe Piscopo) "borrow" a large sum of cash from a Mafia boss (Dan Hedaya), they head to the track to multiply their stolen…
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Body Double (1984)
Cast: Craig Wasson, Melanie Griffith, Gregg Henry …
Directed by: Brian De Palma
In a nasty double-whammy, struggling actor Jake loses his girlfriend and then witnesses a brutal murder in a neighbor's apartment. When a young porn actress befriends Jake, the two join…
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Scarface (1983)
Cast: Al Pacino, Steven Bauer, Michelle Pfeiffer …
Directed by: Brian De Palma
Brian De Palma's crime drama stars Al Pacino as Cuban refugee Tony Montana, who becomes a drug kingpin in 1980s Miami but makes the fatal mistake of getting high on his own cocaine supply.
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Blow Out (1981)
Cast: John Travolta, Nancy Allen, John Lithgow …
Directed by: Brian De Palma
B-movie soundman Jack Terri (John Travolta) has heard it all in his line of work -- until he accidentally records a murder. He follows the sound of a blown-out tire and finds a sinking car…
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Dressed to Kill (1980)
Cast: Michael Caine, Angie Dickinson, Nancy Allen …
Directed by: Brian De Palma
Brian De Palma directs this 1980 murder mystery. When a middle-aged wife and mother (Angie Dickinson) begins to doubt her own attractiveness, she turns to her therapist (Michael Caine), who…
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Home Movies (1980)
Cast: Nancy Allen, Mary Davenport, Kirk Douglas …
Directed by: Brian De Palma
Struggling to find his identity, Denis Byrd (Keith Gordon) enlists in a course called Star Therapy, led by an eccentric professor named Dr. Tuttle (Kirk Douglas) who encourages his students…
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The Fury (1978)
Cast: Kirk Douglas, John Cassavetes, Carrie Snodgress …
Directed by: Brian De Palma
Two years after the debut of Carrie, director Brian De Palma delivers another bloody tale of psychic teenagers. When telekinetic teens Robin (Andrew Stevens, son of Stella) and Gillian (Amy…
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Carrie (1976)
Cast: Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie, Amy Irving …
Directed by: Brian De Palma
Mousy teen Carrie White may be ostracized, but she has the ability to move objects with her mind. When the high school "in crowd" torments her with a sick joke at the prom, she lashes out…
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Obsession (1976)
Cast: Cliff Robertson, Geneviève Bujold, John Lithgow …
Directed by: Brian De Palma
While vacationing in Italy, Michael Courtland (Cliff Robinson) spots a mysterious woman (Genevive Bujold) bearing an eerie resemblance to his late wife -- who, along with his daughter, was…
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Phantom of the Paradise (1974)
Cast: William Finley, Paul Williams, Jeffrey Commanor …
Directed by: Brian De Palma
Writer-director Brian De Palma pumps 1970s decadence into &NFi;The Phantom of the Opera&NFi_; story with a rock opera that replaces divas with pop stars. After being injured in a record…
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Sisters (1973)
Cast: Margot Kidder, Jennifer Salt, Charles Durning …
Directed by: Brian De Palma
Reporter Grace Collier (Jennifer Salt) sees model Danielle Breton (Margot Kidder) commit murder in the apartment across the way and promptly alerts the police -- who find no corpse or other…
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Hi, Mom! (1970)
Cast: Robert De Niro, Charles Durnham, Abraham Goren …
Directed by: Brian De Palma
Brian De Palma helms this film about Vietnam veteran John Rubin (Robert De Niro), who takes up residence in a dingy New York apartment and tries to jump-start a movie-directing career in the…
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The Wedding Party (1969)
Cast: Valda Setterfield, Raymond McNally, John Braswell …
Directed by: Brian De Palma
One of director Brian De Palma's earliest movies, The Wedding Party features Robert De Niro and Jill Clayburgh in their film debuts. The offbeat comedy follows the misadventures of…
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Greetings (1968)
Cast: Robert De Niro, Jonathan Warden, Gerrit Graham …
Directed by: Brian De Palma
Robert De Niro stars in his first leading film role in this satirical comedy set in 1960s New York City. The story follows the antics of three counterculture friends (Jonathan Warden, Gerrit…
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Murder a La Mod / The Moving Finger (1968)
Cast: William Finley, Barry Newman, Lionel Stander …
Directed by: Brian De Palma
Get ready for an action-packed doubleheader. In Murder a la Mod, the mistress (Margo Norton) of a pornographer (Jared Martin) steals some cash to help her lover, only to end up on the…