David Cronenberg

Directing·Mar 15, 1943·Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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David Paul Cronenberg (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.

Film	Credit
Music, Fashion, Film2026 · Self	Self
Ready or Not: Here I Come2026 · Chester Danforth	Chester Danforth
Cronenberg, à corps ouvert2025 · Actor	Actor
The Hanging of Stuart Cornfeld2025 · Actor	Actor
Sangre del Toro2025 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
The Shrouds2025 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Humane2024 · D.O.C.S. Commercials Narrator	D.O.C.S. Commercials Narrator
Room 9992023 · Self	Self
Four Unloved Women, Adrift on a Purposeless Sea, Experience the Ecstasy of Dissection2023 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
Crimes of the Future2022 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Death of David Cronenberg2021 · David Cronenberg, Director, Writer	David Cronenberg, Director, Writer
Falling2020 · Dr. Klausner	Dr. Klausner
Disappearance at Clifton Hill2020 · Walter	Walter
Pass the Warning: Reflecting on Nic Roeg's Masterpiece2019 · Self	Self
A Kaleidoscope of Meaning: Colour in Don't Look Now2019 · Self	Self
L’inquiétante absence2019 · Self	Self
Ape Sodom2016 · Narrator	Narrator
Tomorrow's Shadows2016 · G.O.D. (voice)	G.O.D. (voice)
Maps to the Stars2014 · Director	Director
Tales from the Organ Trade2013 · Narrator	Narrator
The Nest2013 · Dr. Molnar (voice), Director, Writer	Dr. Molnar (voice), Director, Writer
Rewind2013 · Rourke	Rourke
CCitizens of Cosmopolis2012 · Self	Self
Cosmopolis2012 · Director, Screenplay, Producer	Director, Screenplay, Producer
A Special Day2012 · Self	Self
A Dangerous Method2011 · Director	Director
Produce Your Own Damn Movie!2011 · Self	Self
Cronenberg: The Early Years2011 · Self	Self
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics2010 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within2010 · Self	Self
Barney's Version2010 · O'Malley Director #2	O'Malley Director #2
OOn Screen!: Shivers2008 · himself	himself
To Each His Own Cinema2007 · The Suicidal Man (segment "At the suicide of the last Jew ..."), Director	The Suicidal Man (segment "At the suicide of the last Jew ..."), Director
Eastern Promises2007 · Director	Director
At the Suicide of the Last Jew in the World in the Last Cinema in the World2007 · The Last Jew, Director, Writer	The Last Jew, Director, Writer
TThe Politics of the Dead Zone2006 · Self	Self
Too Commercial for Cannes2006 · Self	Self
Acts of Violence2006 · Self	Self
A History of Violence2005 · Director	Director
The Best of Secter & the Rest of Secter2005 · Self	Self
Videodrome: Forging the New Flesh2004 · Self	Self
Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche2004 · Duncan (archive footage)	Duncan (archive footage)
100 Greatest Sexy Moments2003 · Self	Self
Masters of Horror2002 · Self	Self
Spider2002 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of "Jason X"2002 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
Jason X2001 · Dr. Wimmer	Dr. Wimmer
The Judge2001 · Det. Stobel	Det. Stobel