Directing
David Cronenberg
Born Mar 15, 1943 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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.
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Directed
The Shrouds
2025
Science Fiction · Drama · Mystery
Four Unloved Women, Adrift on a Purposeless Sea, Experience the Ecstasy of Dissection
2023
Horror
The Death of David Cronenberg
2023
Drama · Horror
Crimes of the Future
2022
Science Fiction · Horror · Thriller
Maps to the Stars
2014
Drama
The Nest
2013
Horror
Cosmopolis
2012
Drama
A Dangerous Method
2011
Drama
To Each His Own Cinema
2007
Comedy · Drama
Eastern Promises
2007
Thriller · Crime · Mystery
At the Suicide of the Last Jew in the World in the Last Cinema in the World
2007
Drama
A History of Violence
2005
Drama · Thriller · Crime
Spider
2002
Thriller · Drama
Preludes
2000
Drama
Camera
2000
Drama
eXistenZ
1999
Action · Thriller · Science Fiction
Crash
1996
Thriller · Drama
M. Butterfly
1993
Romance · Drama
Naked Lunch
1991
Crime · Drama
Dead Ringers
1988
Thriller · Horror
Friday the 13th: The Series
1987
Mystery · Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama
The Fly
1986
Horror · Science Fiction
Crimes of the Future
1984
Science Fiction
The Dead Zone
1983
Thriller · Horror · Science Fiction
Videodrome
1983
Horror · Science Fiction · Mystery
Scanners
1981
Science Fiction · Horror
The Brood
1979
Horror · Science Fiction
Fast Company
1979
Drama · Action
Rabid
1977
Horror
Shivers
1975
Horror · Science Fiction
Winter Garden
1972
Music
Stereo (Tile 3B of a CAEE Educational Mosaic)
1969
Science Fiction
From the Drain
1967
Horror · Comedy
Transfer
1966
Drama
Written
Leo
2023
Action · Crime · Thriller
Rabid
2019
Science Fiction · Horror
Scanner Cop II
1995
Science Fiction · Horror · Action
Scanner Cop
1994
Science Fiction · Horror · Action
Scanners III: The Takeover
1992
Horror · Science Fiction · Action
Acting
The Flesh and the Soul
2026
Documentary
Joie de vivre
2026
Documentary
Music, Fashion, Film
2026
Documentary · Music
Ready or Not: Here I Come
2026
Horror · Comedy
Cronenberg, à corps ouvert
2025
Documentary
