- Known For
- Writing
- Born
- July 22, 1946
- Place of Birth
- Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
Paul Schrader
Paul Joseph Schrader (/ˈʃreɪdər/; born July 22, 1946) is an American screenwriter, film director, and film critic. He first became known for writing the screenplay of Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver (1976). He later continued his collaboration with Scorsese, writing or co-writing Raging Bull (1980), The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), and Bringing Out the Dead (1999). Schrader has also worked extensively as a director: his 23 films include Blue Collar (1978), Hardcore (1979), American Gigolo (1980), Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985), Light Sleeper (1992), Affliction (1997), and First Reformed (2017), with the last of these earning him his first Academy Award nomination. Schrader's work frequently depicts "man in a room" stories which feature isolated, troubled men confronting an existential crisis. Raised in a strict Calvinist family, Schrader attended Calvin College before pursui…
Filmography
Masterclass di Paul Schrader al Laceno d'Oro 48
movieMasterclass di Paul Schrader al Laceno d'Oro 48
2025 · Self - filmmaker, guest
movieRitratti di cinema
2025 · Self
tvMr. Scorsese
2025 · Self
movieVulcanizadora
2025 · Thanks
movieOh, Canada
2024 · Director, Screenplay
movieMaster Gardener
2023 · Director, Writer
tvAmerican Gigolo
2022 · Characters, Executive Consultant
movieThe Book of Harth
2022 · Self
tvThe Last Movie Stars
2022 · Self
movieThere Are No Saints
2022 · Executive Producer, Screenplay
movieThe Card Counter
2021 · Director, Writer
movieThe Beauty of Horror: Paul Schrader on The Comfort of Strangers
2020 · Self
movieClapboard Jungle: Surviving the Independent Film Business
2020 · Self
moviePaul Schrader: Man in a Room
2020 · Self, Thanks
movieWhat She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael
2019 · Self
movieFirst Reformed
2018 · Writer, Director
movieWe Blew It
2017 · Self
movieTaxi Driver: 40th Anniversary Cast Q&A
2016 · Self
movieDog Eat Dog
2016 · El Greco, Director
movieKen San
2016 · Self
movieAmerican Johns
2015 · Thanks
movieHitchcock/Truffaut
2015 · Self
tvClose Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015 · Self
movieDying of the Light
2014 · Director, Screenplay
tvLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Self - Guest
movieVenice 70: Future Reloaded
2013 · Self (segment Paul Schrader), Director
movieThe Canyons
2013 · Director
movieRichard Pryor: Omit the Logic
2013 · Self
movieMilius
2013 · Self
movieWalk of Fame
2012 · Thanks
movieEames: The Architect and the Painter
2011 · Self
tvThe Story of Film: An Odyssey
2011 · Self
movieGodard Made in USA
2010 · Self
movieThe Rules of Film Noir
2009 · Self
movieTales from the Script
2009 · Self
movieMurnau, Borzage and Fox
2008 · Self
movieSchrader's Exorcism
2008 · Self
movieAdam Resurrected
2008 · Director
movieGod's Lonely Man
2007 · Self
movieInfluence And Appreciation: A Martin Scorsese Tribute
2007 · Self
movieProducing 'Taxi Driver'
2007 · Himself
movieThe Walker
2007 · Director, Screenplay
movieFilm Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
2006 · Self
movieBudd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That
2005 · Self
movieDominion: Prequel to The Exorcist
2005 · Director
movieRaging Bull: Before the Fight
2005 · Self
Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz
movieMänner im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz
2004 · Self
movieSam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
2004 · Self
movieSex at 24 Frames Per Second
2003 · Self
movieA Decade Under the Influence
2003 · Self
movieEasy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
2003 · Self
movieAuto Focus
2002 · Director
Cat People: An Intimate Portrait by Paul Schrader
movieCat People: An Intimate Portrait by Paul Schrader
2002 · Self
movieBringing Out the Dead
1999 · Screenplay
movieForever Mine
1999 · Director, Writer
movieMaking 'Taxi Driver'
1999 · Self
movieAffliction
1998 · Director, Screenplay
tvScene by Scene
1997 · Self
movieTouch
1997 · Director, Screenplay
movieCity Hall
1996 · Writer
movieUntitled: New Blue
1995 · Himself (uncredited), Director, Writer
movieWitch Hunt
1994 · Director
movieTalking with Ozu
1993 · Self
movieLight Sleeper
1992 · Director, Writer
movieThe Comfort of Strangers
1990 · Director
movieHollywood Mavericks
1990 · Self
moviePreston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer
1990 · Self
moviePictures of Europe
1990 · Self
moviePatty Hearst
1988 · Director
movieThe Last Temptation of Christ
1988 · Screenplay
movieLight of Day
1987 · Director, Screenplay
movieThe Mosquito Coast
1986 · Screenplay
movieInside Mishima
1985 · Self
movieMishima: A Life in Four Chapters
1985 · Director, Writer
movieThe Road to Bresson
1984 · Self
movieCat People
1982 · Director, Screenplay
movieRaging Bull
1980 · Screenplay
movieAmerican Gigolo
1980 · Director, Writer
movieOld Boyfriends
1979 · Writer, Executive Producer
movieHardcore
1979 · Director, Writer
movieBlue Collar
1978 · Director, Screenplay
movieRolling Thunder
1977 · Original Story, Screenplay
movieObsession
1976 · Screenplay, Story
movieTaxi Driver
1976 · Writer
movieThe Yakuza
1974 · Screenplay
Best Served Cold
movieBest Served Cold
— · Himself
Bait
movieBait
— · Screenplay
Non Compos Mentis
movieNon Compos Mentis
— · Director, Writer
Amber Light
movieAmber Light
— · Writer
The Basics of Philosophy
movieThe Basics of Philosophy
— · Director, Writer
Life from the Other Side
movieLife from the Other Side
— · Screenplay