Brian De Palma Movie Rankings
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Brian De Palma scores a combined 3.3052 out of 4 stars for Scarface
3.3052
In a remake of the 1932 classic, Al Pacino stars as Tony Montana, a Cuban refugee turned drug lord. With the help of his best friend, Manny Ray (Steven Bauer), Tony Montana builds a strong drug empire in Miami in the early 1980s. ... more about Scarface
DVD from $3.00 
(23 sellers)
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Brian De Palma scores a combined 3.1610 out of 4 stars for Untouchables
3.1610
Agent Elliot Ness makes it his personal mission to bring down notorious crime boss Al Capone. Using unconventional methods resembling organized gang activity a cat and mouse chance ensues. Eventually Ness corners Capone and gains the respect of Chicago. ... more about Untouchables
DVD from $3.94 
(25 sellers)
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Brian De Palma scores a combined 3.0504 out of 4 stars for Blow Out
3.0504
This stylish Brian DePalma thriller plays off the theme of the unsuspecting witness who discovers a crime and is thereby put in grave danger, but with a novel twist. Jack is a sound-man who works on "Grade-B" horror movies. ... more about Blow Out
DVD from $5.99 
(13 sellers)
4
Brian De Palma scores a combined 3.0362 out of 4 stars for Dressed to Kill
3.0362
Caine plays the part of a psychiatrist to a woman who is murdered early in the film. He is initially reluctant to help the police. ... more about Dressed to Kill
DVD from $6.62 
(17 sellers)
5
Brian De Palma scores a combined 3.0268 out of 4 stars for Casualties of War
3.0268
During the Vietnam war, a girl is taken from her village by five American soldiers. Four of the soldiers rape her, but the fifth refuses. The young girl is killed. The fifth soldier is determined that justice will be done. ... more about Casualties of War
DVD from $1.88 
(22 sellers)
6
Brian De Palma scores a combined 3.0050 out of 4 stars for Carrie
3.0050
Carrie White is a shy young girl who doesn't make friends easily. ... more about Carrie
DVD from $3.49 
(22 sellers)
7
Brian De Palma scores a combined 2.9908 out of 4 stars for Carlito's Way
2.9908
A Puerto Rican ex-con pledges to stay away from his former drug dealing ways but finds himself being dragged back by his past connections and the naive machinations of his lawyer and best friend. ... more about Carlito's Way
DVD from $2.00 
(22 sellers)
8
Brian De Palma scores a combined 2.9058 out of 4 stars for Mission: Impossible
2.9058
Cruise stars as Ethan Hunt, a secret agent framed for the deaths of his espionage team. ... more about Mission: Impossible
DVD from $3.00 
(23 sellers)
9
Brian De Palma scores a combined 2.8852 out of 4 stars for Body Double
2.8852
Jake comes home to find his girlfriend with another man and has to find a new place. In between his acting workshops and his job in a vampire B-movie, he scans the paper looking for anything. He happens to meet a fellow actor who needs a house sitter. ... more about Body Double
DVD from $2.34 
(21 sellers)
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Brian De Palma scores a combined 2.8059 out of 4 stars for Phantom of the Paradise
2.8059
Rock Opera version of Phantom Of The Opera with elements of Faust. Record producer Swan steals both the music and the girl (Phoenix) from composer Leach. Disfigured Leach plans revenge on Swan and his rock palace, The Paradise, and becomes The Phantom. ... more about Phantom of the Paradise
DVD from $5.25 
(16 sellers)
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Brian De Palma scores a combined 2.7707 out of 4 stars for Obsession
2.7707
New Orleans businessman Michael Courtland's life is shattered when his wife and daughter are tragically killed in a botched kidnap rescue attempt. ... more about Obsession
DVD from $64.75 
(1 sellers)
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Brian De Palma scores a combined 2.7041 out of 4 stars for Snake Eyes
2.7041
Ricky Santoro is a flamboyant and corrupt Atlantic City cop with a dream: become so well connected that he can become mayor. In lieu of that, he'll settle for keeping his comfortable lifestyle. ... more about Snake Eyes
DVD from $2.35 
(19 sellers)
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Brian De Palma scores a combined 2.6716 out of 4 stars for Hi
2.6716
De Niro plays Vietnam Vet. John Rubin. Rubin returns to New York and rents a rundown flat in Greenwhich Village. It is in this flat that he begins to film, 'Peeping Tom' style, the people in the apartment across the street. ... more about Hi
DVD from $2.71 
(19 sellers)
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Brian De Palma scores a combined 2.5626 out of 4 stars for Femme Fatale
2.5626
International con artist/thief Laure Ash helps pull off a diamond robbery in Cannes during the annual film festival. ... more about Femme Fatale
DVD from $2.99 
(20 sellers)
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Brian De Palma scores a combined 2.4571 out of 4 stars for Mission to Mars
2.4571
When a mysterious storm kills all but one crew member of the first manned mission to mars, a rescue mission is launched. Once on the red planet, the crew finds the sole survivor of the first mission who informs them that this was no ordinary storm. ... more about Mission to Mars
DVD from $4.81 
(19 sellers)
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Brian De Palma scores a combined 2.4404 out of 4 stars for Black Dahlia
2.4404
The Black Dahlia is set in 1940s Los Angeles. Two cops, Bucky Bleichert (Josh Hartnett) and his partner, Lee Blanchard, investigate the death of Elizabeth Short, a young woman found brutally murdered. ... more about Black Dahlia
DVD from $0.01 
(21 sellers)
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Brian De Palma scores a combined 2.3425 out of 4 stars for Redacted
2.3425
Director Brian De Palma, whose CASUALTIES OF WAR addressed a horrific tragedy that occurred during the Vietnam war, turns his attention to Iraq with an unfortunately similar tale. Inspired by true events, REDACTED follows a group of soldiers who are stationed at a checkpoint in Iraq. ... more about Redacted
Not Available on DVD
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Brian De Palma scores a combined 2.1769 out of 4 stars for Greetings
2.1769
An offbeat, episodic film about three friends, Paul, a shy love-seeker, Lloyd, a vibrant conspiracy nut, and Jon, an aspiring filmmaker and peeping tom. The film satirizes free-love, the Kennedy assassination, Vietnam, and amateur film-making. ... more about Greetings
DVD from $2.39 
(10 sellers)
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Brian De Palma scores a combined 2.0064 out of 4 stars for Get to Know Your Rabbit
2.0064
A young businessman (Tom Smothers) goes to a magic expert (Orson Welles) to learn hardness and skill with his cynical and greedy collaborators. ... more about Get to Know Your Rabbit
Not Available on DVD
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Brian De Palma scores a combined 1.6617 out of 4 stars for Wise Guys
1.6617
Harry Valentini and Moe Dickstein are both errand boys for the Mob. When they fail to rob a mafioso, they are set up to kill each other. ... more about Wise Guys
DVD from $3.64 
(18 sellers)
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Brian De Palma scores a combined 1.4091 out of 4 stars for Home Movies
1.4091
Keith Gordon is a creative young man who films the oddball doings of his family and peers. "The Maestro" appears frequently to give him pointers on his techniques. It's almost a film about a young man making the film. ... more about Home Movies
DVD from $44.25 
(2 sellers)
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Brian De Palma scores a combined 1.2735 out of 4 stars for Dionysus
1.2735
Not Available on DVD
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Brian De Palma scores a combined 0.9851 out of 4 stars for Raising Cain
0.9851
Jenny Nix, wife of eminent child psychologist Carter Nix, becomes increasingly concerned about her husband's seemingly obsessive concern over the upbringing of their daughter. ... more about Raising Cain
DVD from $2.39 
(17 sellers)
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Brian De Palma scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Icarus
0.0001
Not Available on DVD
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Brian De Palma scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Jennifer
0.0001
Not Available on DVD
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Brian De Palma scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Toyer
0.0001
Toyer is a madman, highly intelligent and masterfully manipulative, he charms his way into the homes of his victims, all beautiful young women and skillfully labotomizes them. ... more about Toyer
Not Available on DVD
 
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Birthdate:
September 11, 1940

Brian De Palma

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Career Span:

Decade
# Movies
Movie Score
1960s
8
total ranking of 0.8659  0.8659
1970s
6
total ranking of 2.4922  2.4922
1980s
8
total ranking of 2.8020  2.8020
1990s
4
total ranking of 2.1365  2.1365
2000s
6
total ranking of 2.1907  2.1907
Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews & awards.
Overall Director Score:
2.8562
Brian De Palma is ranked overall as 2.8562 of of 4 stars
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