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Brian De Palma

Director · 70 credits · 32 in highly-rated films

Best known for Scarface (1983)

Frequent collaborators: Charles Martin Smith, Art Linson, Paul Hirsch, Kevin Costner, Nancy Allen

Best Brian De Palma movies by genre

Directed movies (41 total, ranked by score)

  1. Scarface

    1983 · ★ 8.2 (13,325 votes)

    Action, Crime, Drama

    1

  2. The Untouchables

    1987 · ★ 7.8 (6,289 votes)

    Crime, History, Thriller

    2

  3. Carlito's Way

    1993 · ★ 7.8 (3,541 votes)

    Crime, Drama, Thriller

    3

  4. Blow Out

    1981 · ★ 7.4 (1,727 votes)

    Crime, Mystery, Thriller

    4

  5. Carrie

    1976 · ★ 7.3 (4,399 votes)

    Horror, Thriller

    5

  6. Mission: Impossible

    1996 · ★ 7.0 (10,184 votes)

    Adventure, Action, Thriller

    6

  7. Phantom of the Paradise

    1974 · ★ 7.5 (761 votes)

    Comedy, Drama, Horror

    7

  8. Casualties of War

    1989 · ★ 7.2 (1,031 votes)

    Drama, History, War

    8

  9. Dressed to Kill

    1980 · ★ 7.0 (1,147 votes)

    Thriller, Mystery, Horror

    9

  10. Body Double

    1984 · ★ 6.7 (948 votes)

    Crime, Mystery, Thriller

    10

  11. Obsession

    1976 · ★ 6.7 (319 votes)

    Thriller, Mystery, Drama

    11

  12. Sisters

    1973 · ★ 6.7 (450 votes)

    Thriller, Horror, Mystery

    12

  13. Snake Eyes

    1998 · ★ 6.2 (1,556 votes)

    Crime, Mystery, Thriller

    13

  14. Femme Fatale

    2002 · ★ 6.2 (667 votes)

    Mystery, Crime, Thriller

    14

  15. Mission to Mars

    2000 · ★ 6.0 (1,628 votes)

    Science Fiction, Adventure, Mystery

    15

  16. Hi, Mom!

    1970 · ★ 6.3 (210 votes)

    Comedy, Crime

    16

  17. The Fury

    1978 · ★ 6.3 (409 votes)

    Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller

    17

  18. Raising Cain

    1992 · ★ 6.0 (401 votes)

    Horror, Thriller

    18

  19. Redacted

    2007 · ★ 6.0 (184 votes)

    War, Drama

    19

  20. The Black Dahlia

    2006 · ★ 5.6 (1,224 votes)

    Crime, Thriller, Drama

    20

  21. Greetings

    1968 · ★ 5.5 (110 votes)

    Comedy

    21

  22. Jennifer

    1964

    Documentary

    22

  23. 660124: The Story of an IBM Card

    1961

    23

  24. The Bonfire of the Vanities

    1990 · ★ 5.6 (538 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    24

  25. Woton's Wake

    1963 · ★ 6.1 (9 votes)

    Horror, Comedy

    25

  26. Dionysus in '69

    1970 · ★ 6.2 (14 votes)

    Drama

    26

  27. Icarus

    1960

    27

  28. To Bridge This Gap

    1969

    Documentary

    28

  29. Home Movies

    1980 · ★ 5.7 (28 votes)

    Comedy

    29

  30. Bruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000

    2001 · ★ 6.2 (6 votes)

    Music

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.