Paul Schrader

Paul Schrader

Known for: Writing

Born: July 22, 1946

Paul Joseph Schrader (/ˈʃreɪdər/; born July 22, 1946) is an American screenwriter, film director, and film critic. He first became known for writing the screenplay of Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver (1976). He later continued his collaboration with Scorsese, writing or co-writing Raging Bull (1980), The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), and Bringing Out the Dead (1999). Schrader has also worked extensively as a director: his 23 films include Blue Collar (1978), Hardcore (1979), American Gigolo (19…

Known for

Schrader's Exorcism
Schrader's Exorcism
2008
The Beauty of Horror: Paul Schrader on The Comfort of Strangers
The Beauty of Horror: Paul Schrader on The Comfort of Strangers
2020
God's Lonely Man
God's Lonely Man
2007
Untitled: New Blue
Untitled: New Blue
1995
Paul Schrader: Man in a Room
Paul Schrader: Man in a Room
2020
Cat People: An Intimate Portrait by Paul Schrader
2002
Inside Mishima
Inside Mishima
1985
Masterclass di Paul Schrader al Laceno d'Oro 48
2025
Producing 'Taxi Driver'
Producing 'Taxi Driver'
2007
Best Served Cold
 
Eames: The Architect and the Painter
Eames: The Architect and the Painter
2011
The Book of Harth
The Book of Harth
2022
Pictures of Europe
Pictures of Europe
1990
Making 'Taxi Driver'
Making 'Taxi Driver'
1999
Influence And Appreciation: A Martin Scorsese Tribute
Influence And Appreciation: A Martin Scorsese Tribute
2007
A Decade Under the Influence
A Decade Under the Influence
2003
Talking with Ozu
Talking with Ozu
1993
Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer
Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer
1990
The Road to Bresson
The Road to Bresson
1984
What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael
What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael
2019
Clapboard Jungle: Surviving the Independent Film Business
Clapboard Jungle: Surviving the Independent Film Business
2020
Taxi Driver: 40th Anniversary Cast Q&A
Taxi Driver: 40th Anniversary Cast Q&A
2016
Raging Bull: Before the Fight
Raging Bull: Before the Fight
2005
The Rules of Film Noir
The Rules of Film Noir
2009
Ken San
Ken San
2016
Hollywood Mavericks
Hollywood Mavericks
1990
Ritratti di cinema
Ritratti di cinema
2025
Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That
Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That
2005
Hitchcock/Truffaut
Hitchcock/Truffaut
2015
Godard Made in USA
Godard Made in USA
2010
We Blew It
We Blew It
2017
Sex at 24 Frames Per Second
Sex at 24 Frames Per Second
2003
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
2004
Murnau, Borzage and Fox
Murnau, Borzage and Fox
2008
Dog Eat Dog
Dog Eat Dog
2016
Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz
2004
Milius
Milius
2013
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
2006
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
2013
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
2003
Tales from the Script
Tales from the Script
2009
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
2011
Scene by Scene
Scene by Scene
1997
The Last Movie Stars
The Last Movie Stars
2022
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Mr. Scorsese
Mr. Scorsese
2025
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
2013