Director
Brian De Palma
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Blow Out (1981)
Praised as an elite technician, puzzle master, sensualist, and likely auteur of the film's masterpiece-level craft.
About 8 minBody Double (1984)
Praised as a master filmmaker, a stylish provocateur, and an unapologetic interview subject whose movies are highly cinematic.
About 0 minGoodfellas (1990)
Joked about as a rival whose own 1990 film Bonfire of the Vanities was crushed by Goodfellas.
About 64 minMission: Impossible (1996)
Praised as an incredible filmmaker whose visual style and set-piece control make the movie sing.
About 0 minSnake Eyes (1998)
Admired as a stylish, perverse technician whose signature camera moves and set pieces define the film.
About 8 minThe Truman Show (1998)
Mentioned as an early attached director whose version would have been darker and more paranoid.
About 104 minThe Untouchables (1987)
Celebrated as a visual stylist who makes the movie feel dynamic and unmistakably cinematic.
About 8 minWhat Lies Beneath (2000)
Suggested as a director who would have made the movie much more overtly sensual and thriller-heavy.
About 64 minFatal Attraction (1987)
Mentioned as having signed on briefly before departing because he wanted Michael Douglas out.
About 64 minStar Wars (1977)
Mentioned as a Lucas peer who helped cast and shape the era's filmmaking orbit.
About 152 minEVERY MATCH