Robert Zemeckis

Directing·May 14, 1951·Chicago, Illinois, USA

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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 storytelling. He has received several accolades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award, as well as nominations for five British Academy Film Awards and a Daytime Emmy Award. Zemeckis started his career directing the comedy films I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978), Used Cars (1980), and Romancing the Stone (1984). He gained prominence directing the science-fiction comedy Back to the Future trilogy (1985–1990), the fantasy comedy Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), and the comedy-drama Forrest Gump (1994), the latter of which won Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Director. He has also directed the satirical black comedy Death Becomes Her (1992), the science fiction film Contact (1997), and the drama films Cast Away (2000), Flight (2012), The Walk (2015), and Allied (2016). His exploration of motion capture techniques can be seen in the animated films The Polar Express (2004) and A Christmas Carol (2009), as well as the action fantasy drama Beowulf (2007) and the drama Welcome to Marwen (2018). He has collaborated with film composer Alan Silvestri since 1984 and directed Tom Hanks in five films. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Zemeckis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Film	Credit
A Future on Stage2025 · Self	Self
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story2025 · Self	Self
You Know: Uncovering What Lies Beneath2025 · Self	Self
Here2024 · Producer, Screenplay, Director	Producer, Screenplay, Director
Tom Hanks: The Nomad2023 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
Pinocchio2022 · Producer, Screenplay, Director	Producer, Screenplay, Director
Roald Dahl's The Witches2020 · Screenplay, Director, Producer	Screenplay, Director, Producer
Welcome to Marwen2018 · Director, Screenplay, Producer	Director, Screenplay, Producer
Spielberg2017 · Self	Self
Allied2016 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Doc Brown Saves the World2015 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
Back in Time2015 · Self	Self
Back To the Present: The Special2015 · Actor	Actor
The Walk2015 · Screenplay, Director, Producer	Screenplay, Director, Producer
Milius2013 · Self	Self
Persistence of Vision2012 · Himself	Himself
Flight2012 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Brian May's Brief History of 3D2011 · Self	Self
Mars Needs Moms2011 · Producer	Producer
Tales from the Future2010 · Self	Self
A Christmas Carol2009 · Screenplay, Director, Producer	Screenplay, Director, Producer
Waking Sleeping Beauty2009 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
Looking Back to the Future2009 · Self	Self
Beowulf2007 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
The Reaping2007 · Producer	Producer
Le court des grands2005 · Director	Director
The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio2005 · Producer	Producer
House of Wax2005 · Producer	Producer
The Polar Express2004 · Screenplay, Director, Producer	Screenplay, Director, Producer
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing2004 · Self	Self
Gothika2003 · Producer	Producer
Behind the Ears: The True Story of Roger Rabbit2003 · Self	Self
Back to the Future: Making the Trilogy2002 · Self	Self
Ghost Ship2002 · Producer	Producer
Ritual2002 · Producer	Producer
Thir13en Ghosts2001 · Producer	Producer
Cast Away2000 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
What Lies Beneath2000 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
House on Haunted Hill1999 · Producer	Producer
The Pursuit of Happiness1999 · Director	Director
Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection1999 · Director	Director
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic1999 · Self	Self
The Making of 'The Frighteners'1998 · Self	Self
Contact1997 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
The Making of '1941'1996 · Self	Self
Through the Eyes of Forrest Gump1994 · Self	Self
Forrest Gump1994 · Director	Director
Trespass1992 · Writer	Writer