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1. Scarface (1983)
directed by Brian De Palma
featuring Al Pacino, Steven Bauer, Michelle Pfeiffer, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Robert LoggiaAl Pacino stars as Tony Montana, an exiled Cuban criminal who goes to work for Miami drug lord Robert Loggia. Montana rises to the top of Florida's ... More
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2. Mission to Mars (2000)
directed by Brian De Palma
featuring Gary Sinise, Tim Robbins, Don Cheadle, Connie Nielsen, Jerry O'ConnellBrian De Palma directed this science-fiction suspense story. When the United States sends its first manned mission to Mars, hopes are high for new ... More
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3. The Untouchables (1987)
directed by Brian De Palma
featuring Kevin Costner, Sean Connery, Charles Martin Smith, Andy Garcia, Robert De NiroLike the TV series that shared the same title, The Untouchables (1987) was an account of the battle between gangster Al Capone and lawman Eliot Ness, ... More
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4. Mission: Impossible (1996)
directed by Brian De Palma
featuring Tom Cruise, Jon Voight, Emmanuelle Béart, Henry Czerny, Jean RenoAfter he is framed for the death of several colleagues and falsely branded a traitor, a secret agent embarks on a daring scheme to clear his name in ... More
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5. Carlito's Way (1993)
directed by Brian De Palma
featuring Al Pacino, Sean Penn, Penelope Ann Miller, Luis Guzman, John LeguizamoCarlito's Way is a tale of a former hood trying to escape his former life. Al Pacino is Carlito Brigante, a high-level Puerto Rican drug dealer ... More
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6. Blow Out (1981)
directed by Brian De Palma
featuring John Travolta, Nancy Allen, John Lithgow, Dennis Franz, Peter BoydenBrian De Palma's homage to Michelangelo Antonioni's classic art movie Blow-Up (1966) blends suspense and political paranoia when a Philadelphia ... More
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7. Obsession (1976)
directed by Brian De Palma
featuring Stanley Reyes, Cliff Robertson, Geneviève Bujold, John Lithgow, Sylvia "Kuumba" Williams, Wanda BlackmanLove never dies in Brian De Palma's psychological thriller, though money certainly complicates matters. Rich New Orleans real estate developer ... More
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8. The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)
directed by Brian De Palma
featuring Tom Hanks, Bruce Willis, Melanie Griffith, Kim Cattrall, Morgan Freeman, Saul RubinekBrian De Palma's Hollywood sanitization of Tom Wolfe's scabrous satire stars Tom Hanks as Sherman McCoy, the "master of the universe," a shallow Wall ... More
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9. Casualties of War (1989)
directed by Brian De Palma
featuring Michael J. Fox, Sean Penn, Don Harvey, John C. Reilly, John LeguizamoCasualties of War was based on a New Yorker article by Daniel Lang. This, in turn, was inspired by a true incident which illustrated the dehumanizing ... More
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10. Snake Eyes (1998)
directed by Brian De Palma
featuring Nicolas Cage, Gary Sinise, John Heard, Carla Gugino, Stan ShawBrian DePalma directed this taut thriller, set in Atlantic City, where a corrupt cop investigates a political assassination. Outside an Atlantic City ... More
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11. Dressed to Kill (1980)
directed by Brian De Palma
featuring Michael Caine, Angie Dickinson, Nancy Allen, Keith Gordon, Dennis FranzList of all editionsOne of Brian De Palma's most divisive films, Dressed to Kill is a spine-chilling Alfred Hitchcock update for the late 1970s. Sexually frustrated wife ... More
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12. Body Double (1984)
directed by Brian De Palma
featuring Craig Wasson, Gregg Henry, Melanie Griffith, Deborah Shelton, Guy BoydList of all editionsIn Body Double, director Brian DePalma pays homage to the Alfred Hitchcock movies Vertigo and Rear Window, adding a few grotesque touches all his own ... More
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13. The Fury (1978)
directed by Brian De Palma
featuring Kirk Douglas, John Cassavetes, Carrie Snodgress, Charles Durning, Amy Irving, Andrew StevensList of all editionsBrian De Palma returns to the mind-blowing potential of telekinesis in the follow-up to his 1976 horror hit Carrie. While vacationing with his ... More
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14. Phantom of the Paradise (1974)
directed by Brian De Palma
featuring Paul Williams, William Finley, Jessica Harper, George Memmoli, Gerritt GrahamList of all editions"He sold his soul for rock-n-roll," read the tagline for Brian De Palma's satirical Phantom of the Opera for the '70s rock scene. After hearing ... More
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15. Sisters (1973)
directed by Brian De Palma
featuring Margot Kidder, Jennifer Salt, Charles Durning, William Finley, Lisle WilsonList of all editionsA reporter gets more than she bargained for when she tries to prove that a murder has occurred in Brian De Palma's disturbing thriller. Danielle ... More
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16. Femme Fatale (2002)
directed by Brian De Palma
featuring Rebecca Romijn, Antonio Banderas, Peter Coyote, Eriq Ebouaney, Edouard MontouteList of all editionsBrian De Palma blends the emotional netherworld of film noir with a stylish portrayal of life among the wealthy and powerful in Paris in this glossy ... More
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17. Raising Cain (1992)
directed by Brian De Palma
featuring John Lithgow, Lolita Davidovich, Steven Bauer, Frances Sternhagen, Gregg HenryList of all editionsA complicated thriller, directed with great visual style by Brian De Palma, Raising Cain is the story of twin brothers, Carter and Josh (John Lithgow ... More
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18. Redacted (2007)
directed by Brian De Palma
featuring Patrick Carroll, Rob Devaney, Izzy Diaz, Mike Figueroa, Ty JonesList of all editionsDirector Brian De Palma turns his lens on the Iraq War with this "fictional documentary" about the experience of U.S. soldiers involved in the ... More
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19. Hi, Mom! (1970)
directed by Brian De Palma
featuring Robert De Niro, Charles Durnham, Abraham Goren, Lara Parker, Jennifer SaltList of all editionsBrian De Palma takes on late 1960s media culture in his followup to Greetings (1968). Seeking a place in New York life one way or another, Vietnam ... More
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20. The Black Dahlia (2006)
directed by Brian De Palma
featuring Josh Hartnett, Scarlett Johansson, Aaron Eckhart, Hilary Swank, Mia KirshnerList of all editionsDirector Brian De Palma returns to the helm for the first time since 2002's Femme Fatale with this stylish screen adaptation of James Ellroy's novel ... More
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21. Get to Know Your Rabbit (1972)
directed by Brian De Palma
featuring Tom SmothersList of all editionsIn this comedy, young Donald Beeman (Tom Smothers) becomes disillusioned with his business career and quits to become a tap-dancing magician. However ... More
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22. Carrie (1976)
directed by Brian De Palma
featuring Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie, Amy Irving, William Katt, Nancy Allen, John TravoltaList of all editionsThis classic horror movie based on Stephen King's first novel stars Sissy Spacek as Carrie White, a shy, diffident teenager who is the butt of ... More
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23. Greetings (1968)
directed by Brian De Palma
featuring Jonathan Warden, Robert De Niro, Gerritt Graham, Richard Hamilton, Megan McCormickList of all editionsIf for nothing else, Greetings would be memorable as the second feature-length directorial effort of Brian DePalma (his first, 1966's The Wedding ... More
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24. Home Movies (1979)
directed by Brian De Palma
featuring Kirk Douglas, Nancy Allen, Keith Gordon, Gerritt Graham, Vincent GardeniaList of all editionsBrian De Palma directed this treatise concerning an egotistical film professor as a film-making project for his film-production master class at Sarah ... More
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25. Wise Guys (1986)
directed by Brian De Palma
featuring Danny DeVito, Joe Piscopo, Harvey Keitel, Ray Sharkey, Dan HedayaList of all editionsThe "wise guys" referred to in the title, Harry Valentini (Danny DeVito) and Moe Dickstein (Joe Piscopo), turn out to be not so wise after all in ... More







