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David Cronenberg
Directing

David Cronenberg
Known For
Directing
Birthday
1943-03-15,Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Gender
Male
Biography
David Paul Cronenberg (born 15 March 1943) is a Canadian film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. He is a principal originator of the body horror genre, with his films exploring visceral bodily transformation, infectious diseases, and the intertwining of the psychological, physical, and technological. Cronenberg is best known for exploring these themes through sci-fi horror films such as Shivers (1975), Scanners (1981), Videodrome (1983), and The Fly (1986). However, he has also directed dramas, psychological thrillers, and gangster films. Cronenberg's films have polarized critics and audiences; he has earned critical acclaim and sparked controversy for his depictions of gore and violence. The Village Voice called him "the most audacious and challenging narrative director in the English-speaking world". His films have won numerous awards, including the Special Jury Prize for Crash at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival, a unique award that is distinct from the Jury Prize as it is not given annually but only at the request of the official jury, who in this case gave the award "for originality, for daring, and for audacity". From the 2000s to the 2020s, Cronenberg collaborated on several films with Viggo Mortensen, including A History of Violence (2005), Eastern Promises (2007), A Dangerous Method (2011) and Crimes of the Future (2022). Seven of his films were selected to compete for the Palme d'Or, the most recent being The Shrouds (2024), which was screened at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Cronenberg, licensed under CC-BY-SA, is a full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

6.594

To Die For
1995-09-22

The Death of David Cronenberg

6.1

The Death of David Cronenberg
2021-09-14

6.1

Resurrection
1999-06-05

6.356

Nightbreed
1990-02-16

6.5

Into the Night
1985-02-22

4.85

Jason X
2001-11-09

7.432

The Fly
1986-08-15

6.662

Last Night
1998-10-23

William S. Burroughs: A Man Within

6.5

William S. Burroughs: A Man Within
2010-11-05

Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics

7.031

Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
2010-11-09

5.363

Blood & Donuts
1995-09-09

Tomorrow's Shadows

0

Tomorrow's Shadows
2016-06-29

5.286

The Judge
2001-05-06

The Grace of God

3.333

The Grace of God
1998-06-10

6.37

Shivers
1975-05-16

6.461

Crash
1996-07-17

Videodrome: Forging the New Flesh

6.727

Videodrome: Forging the New Flesh
2004-08-27

Tales from the Organ Trade

6.4

Tales from the Organ Trade
2013-09-20

6

Henry & Verlin
1994-01-07

5.6

Room 999
2023-10-05

5.543

Rewind
2013-08-26

Naked Making Lunch

7.3

Naked Making Lunch
1992-12-29

The Best of Secter & the Rest of Secter

9

The Best of Secter & the Rest of Secter
2005-03-03

Citizens of Cosmopolis

6.1

Citizens of Cosmopolis
2012-09-25

6.445

Falling
2020-10-02

The American Nightmare

6.829

The American Nightmare
2000-09-11

David Cronenberg and the Cinema of the Extreme

5

David Cronenberg and the Cinema of the Extreme
1997-01-19

Long Live the New Flesh: The Films of David Cronenberg

7.4

Long Live the New Flesh: The Films of David Cronenberg
1987-02-09

5.455

Humane
2024-04-26

David Cronenberg: I Have to Make the Word Be Flesh

7.8

David Cronenberg: I Have to Make the Word Be Flesh
1999-10-20

6

Blue
1992-01-10

Take One: Fear on Film

7

Take One: Fear on Film
1982-01-01

Extreme Measures

6

Extreme Measures
1996-09-27

7.248

Videodrome
1983-02-04

4.871

The Stupids
1996-08-08

3

Ape Sodom
2016-09-23

5.026

The Nest
2013-09-02

6.5

Boozecan
1994-10-22

Too Commercial for Cannes

8.5

Too Commercial for Cannes
2006-03-17

6

A Special Day
2012-05-16

Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche

6

Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche
2004-01-01

To Each His Own Cinema

6.5

To Each His Own Cinema
2007-10-31

7.123

Dead Ringers
1988-09-23

Palace of Pleasure

7

Palace of Pleasure
1967-12-28

Buffalo Airport Visions

0

Buffalo Airport Visions
1967-01-01

The Making of Dead Ringers

8

The Making of Dead Ringers
1988-01-01

Masters of Horror

7.767

Masters of Horror
2002-11-06

The Making of David Cronenberg's Videodrome

7.3

The Making of David Cronenberg's Videodrome
1982-12-31

Disappearance at Clifton Hill

5.548

Disappearance at Clifton Hill
2020-02-28

L’inquiétante absence

8

L’inquiétante absence
2019-07-14

Frame by Frame: The Invisible Art of Production Designer Carol Spier

0

Frame by Frame: The Invisible Art of Production Designer Carol Spier
2000-05-08

Barney's Version

6.97

Barney's Version
2010-10-26

On Screen!: Shivers

0

On Screen!: Shivers
2008-02-10

5.396

Trial by Jury
1994-09-09

Acts of Violence

8

Acts of Violence
2006-03-14

Moonshine Highway

6.4

Moonshine Highway
1996-05-05

Pass the Warning: Reflecting on Nic Roeg's Masterpiece

7

Pass the Warning: Reflecting on Nic Roeg's Masterpiece
2019-07-29

A Kaleidoscope of Meaning: Colour in Don't Look Now

6

A Kaleidoscope of Meaning: Colour in Don't Look Now
2019-07-29

Produce Your Own Damn Movie!

0

Produce Your Own Damn Movie!
2011-09-13

The Politics of the Dead Zone

6

The Politics of the Dead Zone
2006-09-26

Moving Pictures: J.G. Ballard

8.5

Moving Pictures: J.G. Ballard
1990-01-01

Cronenberg: The Early Years

0

Cronenberg: The Early Years
2011-01-01

By Any Means Necessary: The Making of

7

By Any Means Necessary: The Making of "Jason X"
2002-07-01

David Cronenberg, en chair et en os

0

David Cronenberg, en chair et en os

Ready or Not: Here I Come

7.704

Ready or Not: Here I Come
2026-03-19

100 Greatest Sexy Moments

3.5

100 Greatest Sexy Moments
2003-11-29

The Hanging of Stuart Cornfeld

0

The Hanging of Stuart Cornfeld
2025-10-23

Sangre del Toro

5.9

Sangre del Toro
2025-08-29

Cronenberg, à corps ouvert

0

Cronenberg, à corps ouvert
2025-12-11

At the Suicide of the Last Jew in the World in the Last Cinema in the World

5

At the Suicide of the Last Jew in the World in the Last Cinema in the World
2007-05-20

Prisoners of Gravity

5.857

Prisoners of Gravity
1989-08-21

6.8

Alias
2001-09-30

4

SexTV
1998-10-17

6.7

Slasher
2016-03-04

Pig Goat Banana Cricket

4.3

Pig Goat Banana Cricket
2015-07-16

4.5

The Judge
2001-05-06

8

The Newsroom
1996-10-21

6.1

Happy Town
2010-04-28

7.199

Alias Grace
2017-09-25

4

SexTV
1998-10-17

Star Trek: Discovery

6.957

Star Trek: Discovery
2017-09-24

4.667

Kulturzeit
1995-10-02

0

Le Cercle
2005-03-04

Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma

0

Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma
2023-09-22

Slasher: Flesh & Blood

0

Slasher: Flesh & Blood
2021-08-12

Cérémonie des César

4.6

Cérémonie des César
1976-04-03

Late Night with David Letterman

6.052

Late Night with David Letterman
1982-02-01