Paul Schrader

Paul Schrader

Writing

Born July 22, 1946 · Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

28 films as director · Active 1978–2024

Paul Joseph Schrader (/ˈʃreɪdər/; born July 22, 1946) is an American screenwriter, film director, and film critic. He first became known for writing the screenplay of Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver (19…

Known for

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

2015

Mr. Scorsese

Mr. Scorsese

2025

The Story of Film: An Odyssey

The Story of Film: An Odyssey

2011

The Last Movie Stars

The Last Movie Stars

2022

Scene by Scene

Scene by Scene

1997

Schrader's Exorcism

Schrader's Exorcism

2008

Hollywood Mavericks

Hollywood Mavericks

1990

Directed(28)

Oh, Canada

2024Oh, Canada★ 5.7

Master Gardener

2023Master Gardener★ 6.0

The Card Counter

2021The Card Counter★ 6.1

First Reformed

2018First Reformed★ 7.0

Dog Eat Dog

2016Dog Eat Dog★ 5.1

Dying of the Light

2014Dying of the Light★ 4.7

The Canyons

2013The Canyons★ 4.4

Venice 70: Future Reloaded

2013Venice 70: Future Reloaded★ 5.1

Adam Resurrected

2008Adam Resurrected★ 6.1

The Walker

2007The Walker★ 5.3

Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist

2005Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist★ 5.3

Auto Focus

2002Auto Focus★ 6.4

Forever Mine

1999Forever Mine★ 5.3

Affliction

1998Affliction★ 6.3

Touch

1997Touch★ 5.7

Untitled: New Blue

1995Untitled: New Blue★ 4.7

Witch Hunt

1994Witch Hunt★ 5.2

Light Sleeper

1992Light Sleeper★ 6.7

The Comfort of Strangers

1990The Comfort of Strangers★ 5.8

Patty Hearst

1988Patty Hearst★ 5.7

Light of Day

1987Light of Day★ 5.5

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

1985Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters★ 7.8

Cat People

1982Cat People★ 6.0

American Gigolo

1980American Gigolo★ 6.2

Hardcore

1979Hardcore★ 6.7

Blue Collar

1978Blue Collar★ 7.3

—Non Compos Mentis

—The Basics of Philosophy

Acting(48)

2025Masterclass di Paul Schrader al Laceno d'Oro 48Self - filmmaker, guest

2025Ritratti di cinemaSelf

2025Mr. ScorseseSelf

Paul Schrader — Watchpile | Watchpile

2022The Book of HarthSelf

2022The Last Movie StarsSelf

2020The Beauty of Horror: Paul Schrader on The Comfort of StrangersSelf

2020Clapboard Jungle: Surviving the Independent Film BusinessSelf

2020Paul Schrader: Man in a RoomSelf

2019What She Said: The Art of Pauline KaelSelf

2017We Blew ItSelf

2016Taxi Driver: 40th Anniversary Cast Q&ASelf

2016Dog Eat DogEl Greco

2016Ken SanSelf

2015Hitchcock/TruffautSelf

2015Close Up with The Hollywood ReporterSelf

2014Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf - Guest

2013Venice 70: Future ReloadedSelf (segment Paul Schrader)

2013Richard Pryor: Omit the LogicSelf

2011Eames: The Architect and the PainterSelf

2011The Story of Film: An OdysseySelf

2010Godard Made in USASelf

2009The Rules of Film NoirSelf

2009Tales from the ScriptSelf

2008Murnau, Borzage and FoxSelf

2008Schrader's ExorcismSelf

2007God's Lonely ManSelf

2007Influence And Appreciation: A Martin Scorsese TributeSelf

2007Producing 'Taxi Driver'Himself

2006Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to LightSelf

2005Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do ThatSelf

2005Raging Bull: Before the FightSelf

2004Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im PelzSelf

2004Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood RenegadeSelf

2003Sex at 24 Frames Per SecondSelf

2003A Decade Under the InfluenceSelf

2003Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved HollywoodSelf

2002Cat People: An Intimate Portrait by Paul SchraderSelf

1999Making 'Taxi Driver'Self

1997Scene by SceneSelf

1995Untitled: New BlueHimself (uncredited)

1993Talking with OzuSelf

1990Hollywood MavericksSelf

1990Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American DreamerSelf

1990Pictures of EuropeSelf

1985Inside MishimaSelf

1984The Road to BressonSelf

Best Served ColdHimself