Brian De Palma

Director · Born 11 September 1940 in Newark, New Jersey, USA · 18 credits in the Movie Owl catalogue

7 of Brian De Palma’s films and series stream in Sweden right now — 5 on Prime Video, 2 on Netflix, 2 on SkyShowtime, 1 on Tele2 Play and 1 more services. 3 more are not on any service at the moment. Highest rated available: Scarface (1983) ★ 8.3.

Brian Russell De Palma is an American film director and writer. In a career spanning over forty years, he is probably best known for his suspense and crime thriller films. De Palma was a leading member of the New Hollywood generation of film directors. His direction often makes use of quotations from other films or cinematic styles, and bears the influence of filmmakers such as Alfred Hitchcock, Jean-Luc Godard, and Michelangelo Antonioni. His work has been criticized for its violence and sexual content, but has also been championed by American critics such as Roger Ebert and Pauline Kael.

Directing

• Carrie (1976)
• Scarface (1983)
• Dressed to Kill (1980)
• Blow Out (1981)
• Mission: Impossible (1996)
• The Untouchables (1987)
• The Black Dahlia (2006)
• Passion (2013)
• Obsession (1976)
• Raising Cain (1992)

Writing

• Dressed to Kill (1980)
• Blow Out (1981)
• Passion (2013)
• Obsession (1976)
• Raising Cain (1992)

As self

• Mr. Scorsese (2025)
• Spielberg (2017)
• Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy (2023)

Not streaming in Sweden right now

• Carlito's Way (1993)
• Mission to Mars (2000)
• Snake Eyes (1998)
• Casualties of War (1989)
• Body Double (1984)
• Phantom of the Paradise (1974)
• Femme Fatale (2002)
• The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)
• Sisters (1973)
• The Fury (1978)
• Domino (2019)
• Hi, Mom! (1970)