Movies directed by Brian De Palma

Sisters (1973)

93 mins     Horror, Mystery, Thriller      

Sisters (1973) Jennifer Salt stars as the reporter convinced she witnessed a murder and takes it upon herself to investigate...

Carrie (1976)

98 mins     Drama, Horror      

Maybe it's me, but I find Brian De Palma's "Carrie", the first of Stephen King's novels to be adapted to the big screen, rather dull and not in the least bit as scary as I hoped it would be. In fact it's not really scary at a...

The Fury (1978)

118 mins     Drama, Thriller      

The Fury: Kirk Douglas stars as the father trying to track down his son who has been kidnapped due to his psychic abilities...

Dressed to Kill (1980)

105 mins     Mystery, Thriller      

Dressed to Kill (1980) Nancy Allen is the witness to a brutal murder but also the main suspect forcing her to try and find the real killer...

Scarface (1983)

170 mins     Crime, Drama, Thriller      

Brian De Palma's remake of "Scarface" is held in such high esteem that for many the thought of it ever being remade is a travesty. But to be blunt is it really that good, is it that great a gangster movie that to remake it or...

Body Double (1984)

114 mins     Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller      

Watching Brian De Palma's 1984 thriller "Body Double" one thing becomes very apparent and that is he loves Hitchcock. Now that's not a bad thing, Hitchcock was the master of suspense and Brian De Palma includes many Hitchcock...

The Untouchables (1987)

119 mins     Crime, Drama, Thriller      

I have always had a penchant for gangster movies, especially those that are based in era's past rather than in a modern setting, so it is no surprise that I am particularly fond of Brian De Palma's exceptional masterpiece "Th...

Carlito's Way (1993)

144 mins     Crime, Drama, Thriller      

10 years after the united to give us "Scarface", one of the most popular gangster movies in cinema's history, Brian De Palma and Al Pacino reunited to give us another gangster style movie with "Carlito's Way". But "Carlito's ...

Mission: Impossible (1996)

110 mins     Action , Adventure , Thriller      

On one hand "Mission: Impossible" is a disappointment it is an unfaithful adaptation of the original TV series to the big screen and as such it goes for big, big names, big action, big scenes all to replace the missing intrig...

Snake Eyes (1998)

98 mins     Crime, Mystery, Thriller      

Snake Eyes (1998) Nicolas Cage stars as Ricky Santora, a corrupt cop who finds himself investigatin an assassination at a boxing match...

Mission to Mars (2000)

114 mins     Adventure , Sci-Fi, Thriller      

Mission to Mars (2000) when something unexplainable happens to a team who went on a mission to Mars a second, rescue mission is put together to try and bring back a survivor...

The Black Dahlia (2006)

121 mins     Crime, Drama, Mystery      

There is one major problem with "The Black Dahlia" it's that it is style over substance. We get brilliant sets, authentic costumes and great cinematography but it is all of this, the look, which ends up dominating the movie. ...

Passion (2012)

102 mins     Crime, Drama, Mystery      

I am trying to picture what Brian De Palma's reaction is when he receives a script for a movie. Now I reckon some directors when they read a script will consider how interesting the story is and how interesting the characters...