David Cronenberg
Biography
David Paul Cronenberg [CC OOnt], born 15 March 1943, is a Canadian film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. He is a principal originator of the body horror genre, with his films exploring visceral bodily transformation, infectious diseases, and the intertwining of the psychological, physical, and technological. Cronenberg is best known for exploring these themes through sci-fi horror films such as Shivers (1975), Scanners (1981), Videodrome (1983), and The Fly (1986). However, he has also directed dramas, psychological thrillers, and gangster films. Cronenberg's films have polarized critics and audiences; he has earned critical acclaim and sparked controversy for his depictions of gore and violence. The Village Voice called him "the most audacious and challenging narrative director in the English-speaking world". His films have won numerous awards, including the Special Jury Prize for Crash at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival, a unique award that is distinct from the Jury Prize as it is not given annually but only at the request of the official jury, who in this case gave the award "for originality, for daring, and for audacity". From the 2000s to the 2020s, Cronenberg collaborated on several films with Viggo Mortensen, including A History of Violence (2005), Eastern Promises (2007), A Dangerous Method (2011) and Crimes of the Future (2022). Seven of his films were selected to compete for the Palme d'Or, the most recent being The Shrouds (2024), which was screened at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Cronenberg, licensed under CC-BY-SA, is a full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Complete Filmography & Verdicts
| Year | Movie | Character | Rating | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Humane | D.O.C.S. Commercials Narrator | FLOP | |
| 2023 | Room 999 | Self | FLOP | |
| 2021 | The Death of David Cronenberg | David Cronenberg | FLOP | |
| 2020 | Falling | Dr. Klausner | HIT | |
| 2020 | Disappearance at Clifton Hill | Walter | FLOP | |
| 2019 | Pass the Warning: Reflecting on Nic Roeg's Masterpiece | Self | HIT | |
| 2019 | A Kaleidoscope of Meaning: Colour in Don't Look Now | Self | FLOP | |
| 2019 | L’inquiétante absence | Self | HIT | |
| 2013 | Tales from the Organ Trade | Narrator | FLOP | |
| 2013 | The Nest | Dr. Molnar (voice) | FLOP | |
| 2013 | Rewind | Rourke | FLOP | |
| 2012 | Citizens of Cosmopolis | Self | FLOP | |
| 2012 | A Special Day | Self | FLOP | |
| 2010 | Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics | Self (archive footage) | HIT | |
| 2010 | William S. Burroughs: A Man Within | Self | HIT | |
| 2010 | Barney's Version | O'Malley Director #2 | HIT | |
| 2007 | To Each His Own Cinema | The Suicidal Man (segment "At the suicide of the last Jew ...") | HIT | |
| 2007 | At the Suicide of the Last Jew in the World in the Last Cinema in the World | The Last Jew | HIT | |
| 2006 | The Politics of the Dead Zone | Self | FLOP | |
| 2006 | Too Commercial for Cannes | Self | HIT | |
| 2006 | Acts of Violence | Self | HIT | |
| 2004 | Videodrome: Forging the New Flesh | Self | HIT | |
| 2002 | Masters of Horror | Self | HIT | |
| 2002 | By Any Means Necessary: The Making of "Jason X" | Self(archive footage) | FLOP | |
| 2000 | The American Nightmare | Self | HIT | |
| 1999 | David Cronenberg: I Have to Make the Word Be Flesh | - | HIT | |
| 1999 | Resurrection | Father Rousell | FLOP | |
| 1998 | Last Night | Duncan | HIT | |
| 1997 | David Cronenberg and the Cinema of the Extreme | Himself | FLOP | |
| 1996 | Extreme Measures | Hospital Lawyer | FLOP | |
| 1996 | Crash | Auto Wreck Salesman (voice) (uncredited) | HIT | |
| 1996 | Moonshine Highway | Clem Clayton | FLOP | |
| 1995 | To Die For | Man at Lake | HIT | |
| 1995 | Blood & Donuts | Crime Boss | FLOP | |
| 1994 | Boozecan | Stan Coleburn | FLOP | |
| 1994 | Trial by Jury | Director | FLOP | |
| 1992 | Naked Making Lunch | Self | HIT | |
| 1992 | Blue | - | FLOP | |
| 1990 | Nightbreed | Dr. Philip K. Decker | FLOP | |
| 1990 | Moving Pictures: J.G. Ballard | Self | HIT | |
| 1988 | Dead Ringers | Obstetrician (uncredited) | HIT | |
| 1988 | The Making of Dead Ringers | Self - Writer/Director | HIT | |
| 1987 | Long Live the New Flesh: The Films of David Cronenberg | Self | HIT | |
| 1986 | The Fly | Gynecologist | HIT | |
| 1985 | Into the Night | Group Supervisor | HIT | |
| 1983 | Videodrome | Max Renn (Helmet Scenes) (uncredited) | HIT | |
| 1982 | The Making of David Cronenberg's Videodrome | Interviewee | HIT | |
| 1982 | Take One: Fear on Film | Self | HIT | |
| 1975 | Shivers | Infected Crowd Member (uncredited) | FLOP | |
| 1967 | Palace of Pleasure | - | HIT |