FILM DIRECTOR

Abel Ferrara

1951 - Today

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Abel Ferrara ([ferˈraːra]; born July 19, 1951) is an American filmmaker, actor, musician, and songwriter. He is best known for the provocative and often controversial content in his movies and his use and redefinition of neo-noir imagery. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Abel Ferrara has received more than 1,893,546 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Abel Ferrara is the 496th most popular film director (up from 500th in 2019), the 3,131st most popular biography from United States (up from 3,218th in 2019) and the 129th most popular American Film Director.

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  • 54.56

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  • 28

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  • 3.93

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  • 3.15

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Abel Ferrara ranks 496 out of 2,041. Before him are John Waters, Curtis Hanson, Alf Sjöberg, Alexander Kluge, Richard Thorpe, and Pierre Woodman. After him are Jean-Daniel Cadinot, Jan Troell, Hiroshi Inagaki, Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Ernst Marischka, and Gleb Panfilov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Abel Ferrara ranks 141. Before him are Sydne Rome, Myint Swe, Fabrice Luchini, Tommy Bolin, Jan Fischer, and Arkady Rotenberg. After him are Danilo Medina, Sally Ride, Enki Bilal, Rajnath Singh, Matti Pellonpää, and Jean Smart.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Abel Ferrara ranks 3,131 out of 20,380. Before him are Karch Kiraly (1960), Maggie Gyllenhaal (1977), Richard Thorpe (1896), Philip Baker Hall (1931), DMX (1970), and Lauren Hutton (1943). After him are James Montgomery Flagg (1877), Richard Wright (1908), John Marshall (1755), Coretta Scott King (1927), Edwin Moses (1955), and Allan Kaprow (1927).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Abel Ferrara ranks 129. Before him are Richard Lester (1932), Edward Zwick (1952), Jim Abrahams (1944), John Waters (1946), Curtis Hanson (1945), and Richard Thorpe (1896). After him are John Milius (1944), Sam Wood (1883), Clarence Brown (1890), Jennifer Lee (1971), Philip Kaufman (1936), and Kenneth Anger (1927).

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Filmography

Bad Lieutenant
Director
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.
Nov 20o 19927.019 / 10
King of New York
Director
A former drug lord returns from prison determined to wipe out all his competition and distribute the profits of his operations to New York's poor and lower classes in this stylish and ultra violent modern twist on Robin Hood.
Jul 18o 19906.705 / 10
Miami Vice
Director
The story of the Miami Police Department's vice squad and its efforts to end drug trafficking and prostitution, centered on the unlikely partnership of Sonny Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs - who first meet when Tubbs is undercover in a drug cartel.
7.465 / 10