Robert Zemeckis

Robert Zemeckis

Directing

Born May 14, 1951 · Chicago, Illinois, USA

36 films as director · Active 1972–2024

Robert Lee Zemeckis (born May 14, 1952) is an American filmmaker known for directing and producing a range of successful and influential movies. He often blends cutting-edge visual effects with storyt…

Known for

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015

The Oscars

The Oscars

1953

Parker Lewis Can't Lose

Parker Lewis Can't Lose

1990

LIGHT & MAGIC

LIGHT & MAGIC

2022

Reunited Apart

Reunited Apart

2020

The Director's Chair

The Director's Chair

2014

Waking Sleeping Beauty

Waking Sleeping Beauty

2009

Citizen Steve

Citizen Steve

1987

Directed(36)

Here

2024Here★ 6.5

Pinocchio

2022Pinocchio★ 6.3

Roald Dahl's The Witches

2020Roald Dahl's The Witches★ 6.3

Project 88: Back to the Future Too

2020Project 88: Back to the Future Too★ 8.5

Welcome to Marwen

2018Welcome to Marwen★ 6.5

Allied

2016Allied★ 6.8

The Walk

2015The Walk★ 7.0

Doc Brown Saves the World

2015Doc Brown Saves the World★ 6.1

Flight

2012Flight★ 6.9

A Christmas Carol

2009A Christmas Carol★ 6.9

Beowulf

2007Beowulf★ 5.9

Le court des grands

2005Le court des grands★ 8.0

The Polar Express

2004The Polar Express★ 6.7

What Lies Beneath

2000What Lies Beneath★ 6.4

Cast Away

2000Cast Away★ 7.7

Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection

1999Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection★ 8.7

The Pursuit of Happiness

1999The Pursuit of Happiness★ 9.0

Contact

1997Contact★ 7.4

Forrest Gump

1994Forrest Gump★ 8.5

Death Becomes Her

1992Death Becomes Her★ 6.8

Two-Fisted Tales

1992Two-Fisted Tales★ 5.1

Back to the Future Part III

1990Back to the Future Part III★ 7.5

Back to the Future Part II

1989Back to the Future Part II★ 7.8

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

1988Who Framed Roger Rabbit★ 7.5

Amazing Stories

1986Amazing Stories★ 6.2

Back to the Future

1985Back to the Future★ 8.3

Romancing the Stone

1984Romancing the Stone★ 6.8

Used Cars

1980Used Cars★ 6.4

I Wanna Hold Your Hand

1978I Wanna Hold Your Hand★ 6.3

A Field of Honor

1973A Field of Honor★ 6.6

The Lift

1972The Lift★ 6.2

—The Last Mrs. Parrish

Acting(33)

2025A Future on StageSelf

2025Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside StorySelf

2025You Know: Uncovering What Lies BeneathSelf

Robert Zemeckis — Watchpile | Watchpile

2023Tom Hanks: The NomadSelf (archive footage)

2022LIGHT & MAGICSelf - Director, Back to the Future

2020Reunited ApartSelf

2017SpielbergSelf

2015Back in TimeSelf

2015Back To the Present: The Special

2015The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf

2014The Director's ChairSelf

2012Persistence of VisionHimself

2011Brian May's Brief History of 3DSelf

2010Tales from the FutureSelf

2009Waking Sleeping BeautySelf (archive footage)

2009Looking Back to the FutureSelf

2004The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie EditingSelf

2003Behind the Ears: The True Story of Roger RabbitSelf

2002Back to the Future: Making the TrilogySelf

1999From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & MagicSelf

1998The Making of 'The Frighteners'Self

1996The Making of '1941'Self

1994Through the Eyes of Forrest GumpSelf

1990Parker Lewis Can't LoseRobert Zemeckis

1990The Secrets of the 'Back to the Future' TrilogySelf

1989Back to the Future (Part II): Behind-the-Scenes Special PresentationSelf

1989First WorksSelf

1987Citizen SteveScreenwriter

1986The Making of Back to the FutureSelf

1953The OscarsSelf

A Hero's Journey: The Making of BeowulfSelf