
David Cronenberg
Highest Rated: 92% The Fly (1986)
Lowest Rated: 20% Jason X (2002)
Birthday: Mar 15, 1943
Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Hailed as one of the most original and sophisticated horror filmmakers that came to prominence during the 1970s, David Cronenberg transcended the limitations of his somewhat disreputable genre to become one of the most respected directors of his generation. Cronenberg first gained notice for audacious sci-fi horror thrillers like "Shivers" (1975), "The Brood" (1979) and "Scanners" (1981), before scoring critical and commercial hits with "The Dead Zone" (1983) and his remake of "The Fly" (1986), starring Jeff Goldblum. Following the critically lauded "Dead Ringers" (1988), Cronenberg began branching out beyond horror to direct the adaptation of William S. Burrough's "Naked Lunch" (1991) and courted a great deal of controversy for "Crash" (1996), which focused on a group of people who derived sexual pleasure from car crashes. After years of earning a reputation - perhaps unfairly - as an exploitation director, Cronenberg gained wider respect for his Academy Award-winning thriller "A History of Violence" (2005) and his excellent crime drama, "Eastern Promises" (2007), both of which starred favored actor Viggo Mortensen. Having gone through many permutations throughout his career, Cronenberg attained the status of being one of the most intelligent and interesting contemporary auteurs working in English language films.
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Highest Rated Movies
Filmography
Movies
Credit | |||||
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73% | No Score Yet | Falling | Proctologist (Character) | - | 2020 |
71% | No Score Yet | Disappearance at Clifton Hill | Walter (Character) | $23.7K | 2019 |
61% | 44% | Maps to the Stars | Director | $347.6K | 2014 |
60% | 62% | Tales From the Organ Trade | Narrator | - | 2013 |
65% | 31% | Cosmopolis |
Director, Screenwriter |
$743.6K | 2012 |
78% | 50% | A Dangerous Method | Director | $5.7M | 2011 |
88% | 77% | William S. Burroughs: A Man Within | Unknown (Character) | $46.4K | 2010 |
89% | 83% | Eastern Promises | Director | $17.1M | 2007 |
87% | 76% | A History of Violence | Director | $31.5M | 2005 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Best of Secter & the Rest of Secter | Unknown (Character) | - | 2005 |
20% | 24% | Jason X | Dr. Wimmer (Character) | $12.6M | 2002 |
85% | 68% | Spider |
Director, Writer (Screenplay) |
$1.6M | 2002 |
67% | 74% | American Nightmare | Himself (Character) | - | 2000 |
74% | 69% | eXistenZ |
Director, Writer, Producer |
$2.8M | 1999 |
40% | 27% | I'm Losing You | Executive Producer | $12.7K | 1998 |
84% | 85% | Last Night | Duncan (Character) | $493.5K | 1998 |
62% | 61% | Crash |
Director, Writer, Producer |
$3.4M | 1996 |
No Score Yet | 80% | Moonshine Highway | Clem Clayton (Character) | - | 1996 |
No Score Yet | 59% | Blood & Donuts | Crime boss (Character) | - | 1995 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Henry & Verlin | Doc Fisher (Character) | - | 1994 |
43% | 67% | M. Butterfly | Director | $1M | 1993 |
69% | 77% | Naked Lunch |
Director, Writer |
$2.2M | 1991 |
39% | 60% | Nightbreed | Dr. Philip K. Decker (Character) | $8.9M | 1990 |
83% | 82% | Dead Ringers |
Director, Producer, Screenwriter |
$8.3M | 1988 |
92% | 83% | The Fly |
Gynecologist (Character), Director, Screenwriter |
$34.9M | 1986 |
38% | 49% | Into the Night | Group Supervisor (Character) | - | 1985 |
78% | 80% | Videodrome |
Director, Writer |
- | 1983 |
89% | 76% | The Dead Zone | Director | - | 1983 |
70% | 64% | Scanners |
Director, Writer |
- | 1981 |
88% | 30% | Fast Company | Director | - | 1979 |
83% | 68% | The Brood |
Director, Writer (Screenplay) |
- | 1979 |
73% | 45% | Rabid |
Director, Screenwriter |
- | 1977 |
85% | 59% | Shivers |
Director, Writer |
- | 1975 |
60% | 29% | Crimes of the Future |
Director, Producer, Writer, Cinematographer, Film Editor |
- | 1970 |
60% | 30% | Stereo |
Director, Producer, Writer |
- | 1969 |
TV
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Last Drive-In With Joe Bob Briggs | Director | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Alias Grace | Unknown (Character) | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Entertainment Tonight Canada | Guest | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Q With Jian Ghomeshi | Guest | 2014 2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Rewind | Unknown (Character) | 2013 |
46% | 71% | Happy Town | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2010 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | etalk | Guest | 2007 |
85% | 88% | Alias | Dr. Brezzel (Guest Star) | 2003 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Friday the 13th: The Series | Director | 1988 |
QUOTES FROM David Cronenberg CHARACTERS
Dr. Wimmer says: His unique ability to regenerate lost and damaged tissue, it's just it cries out for more research.