Directing
Robert Zemeckis
Born May 14, 1951 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
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.
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Directed
Here
2024
Drama
Pinocchio
2022
Fantasy · Adventure · Family
Roald Dahl's The Witches
2020
Comedy · Fantasy · Family
Welcome to Marwen
2018
Drama · Animation
Back to the Future: The Hill Valley Chronicles
2018
Comedy · Action & Adventure · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Allied
2016
Action · Drama · War
Doc Brown Saves the World
2015
Science Fiction · Comedy
The Walk
2015
History · Drama · Adventure
Flight
2012
Drama
A Christmas Carol
2009
Animation · Family · Fantasy
Beowulf
2007
Adventure · Action · Animation
Le court des grands
2005
The Polar Express
2004
Adventure · Animation · Family
Cast Away
2000
Adventure · Drama
What Lies Beneath
2000
Drama · Horror · Mystery
The Pursuit of Happiness
1999
Documentary · History
Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection
1999
Horror · Comedy
Contact
1997
Drama · Science Fiction · Mystery
Forrest Gump
1994
Comedy · Drama · Romance
Johnny Bago
1993
Comedy
Death Becomes Her
1992
Comedy · Fantasy · Horror
Two-Fisted Tales
1992
War · TV Movie · Western
Back to the Future Part III
1990
Adventure · Comedy · Science Fiction
Back to the Future Part II
1989
Adventure · Comedy · Science Fiction
Tales from the Crypt
1989
Comedy · Mystery · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
1988
Fantasy · Animation · Comedy
Amazing Stories
1986
TV Movie · Fantasy · Horror
Amazing Stories
1985
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Comedy · Family
Back to the Future
1985
Adventure · Comedy · Science Fiction
Romancing the Stone
1984
Romance · Comedy · Adventure
Used Cars
1980
Comedy
I Wanna Hold Your Hand
1978
Comedy · Music
A Field of Honor
1973
Action · Comedy
The Lift
1972
Drama
Written
Bordello of Blood
1996
Horror · Comedy
Trespass
1992
Action · Thriller · Crime
Back to the Future
1991
Animation · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
1941
1979
Comedy · War
Acting
A Future on Stage
2025
Documentary
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
2025
Documentary
You Know: Uncovering What Lies Beneath
2025
Documentary
Tom Hanks: The Nomad
2023
Documentary
Spielberg
2017
Documentary
