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May 16, 2018 · In honor of the release of his latest film First Reformed, Vulture has ranked Schrader’s 20 features — his TV movie Witch Hunt was not included — and the result is a diverse list that can ...
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Jun 24, 2024 · It's never been a better time to be a fan of filmmaker Paul Schrader and his lonely men. Here's every Paul Schrader movie, ranked:
- 8 Cat People
- 7 Affliction
- 6 Light Sleeper
- 5 American Gigolo
- 4 The Card Counter
- 3 Blue Collar
- 2 Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
- 1 First Reformed
Paul Schrader's eerie and horny horror film — a remake of the 1942 Jacques Tourneur classic — Cat Peoplewas a creative excursion for the author of so many lonely, solitary movies. Although the film was sold as a horror film, it's way more concerned with the mystery and atmosphere than it is with scaring its audience. Also, tapping deep into the lus...
A deeply affecting look at the cyclical nature of trauma and the disillusionment it can cause in a man's psyche as he wrestles with reconciliation. Paul Schrader's Afflictionis a deeply troubling look at the life in a small town between the grisly Nick Nolte and his father played by James Coburn — winning him an Oscar — whose violent alcoholism thr...
One of Paul Schrader’s frequent collaborators, Willem Dafoe, shines as the distant New York drug dealer as he spends his day journaling about his lonely life and then spending nights delivering the product to his rich clientele. Including a hilariously coked-up David Spade in a cameo role, Schrader’s version of god’s lonely man in Light Sleepercont...
Paul Schader’s lonely man mixed with the classic Robert Bresson aesthetic makes for a unique foray into the world of dark eroticism transposed in American Gigolo. At times, a clear indictment of being a male sex worker but also a look at the sexual politics of those that play freely in their supposed closed relationships and who affairs harm the mo...
Oscar Isaac was Paul Schrader’s original choice to play his existential priest inFirst Reformed,but decided he wasn't old enough. Thankfully, Schrader had another great role in mind for one of the best leading men today. Isaac’s magnetism was the perfect face for a man seeking salvation through a series of poker games. With the guilt of the Iraq Wa...
A directorial debut that cut right to the heart of an anti-capitalist zeitgeist,Blue Collar was Paul Schrader's introduction to the world as a director. With a great lead trio of Harvey Keitel, Richard Pryor, and Yaphet Kotto as three union workers being taken advantage of by their company, the three set off to pull off a daring heist to take back ...
The buried rage and foreboding masculinity of Japanese writer Yukio Mishima made him the perfect muse for Paul Schrader. Mishima was a controversial figure in Japan’s artistic history. Mishima took his own life on national television via ritual suicide after taking a General hostage at a military headquarters. Schrader made a film of a similar vein...
A film that gets more relevant with every passing day, First Reformed is Paul Schrader's God's lonely man complex manifest and one of the best films addressing the anxiety surrounding the climate crisis. As a priest — in a career-best performance from Ethan Hawke— already struggling with his faith and the mockery made of his parish. Hawke fails to ...
- ‘First Reformed’ (2017) With First Reformed, Schrader kicked off his self-declared loose trilogy of movies along with The Card Counter and Master Gardener.
- ‘American Gigolo’ (1980) American Gigolo explores the sordid underbelly of wealthy male escorts, where Julian Kay, played by Richard Gere, lives and works.
- ‘Blue Collar’ (1978) Blue Collar, Schrader’s directorial debut, was an extremely impressive first effort that showed that he could be successful as both a writer and a filmmaker.
- ‘Mishima: A Life In Four Chapters’ (1985) What follows when unwavering loyalty to a cause compels one to make a grave choice? That’s the central question at the heart of one of Hollywood's most unconventional biopics, Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters.
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- 'Patty Hearst' (1988) - IMDb: 6.3/10. This biographical drama tells the true story of Patty Hearst, the granddaughter of publishing tycoon William Randolph Hearst.
- 'The Comfort of Strangers' (1990) - IMDb: 6.3/10. The Comfort of Stranger s is a psychological thriller, with a script by playwright Harold Pinter based on the novel by Ian McEwan.
- 'American Gigolo' (1980) - IMDb: 6.3/10. Julian (Richard Gere) is a male escort in Los Angeles who becomes romantically entangled with Michelle (Lauren Hutton), the wife of a powerful politician.
- 'Auto Focus' (2002) - IMDb: 6.6/10. Auto Focus dramatizes the true story of Bob Crane (played by Greg Kinnear), an actor who appeared on the TV show Hogan's Heroes in the late 1960s.
Every Paul Schrader Movie Ranked. by Deadpool2016 | created - 4 days ago | updated - 4 days ago | Public. Refine See titles to watch instantly, titles you haven't rated, etc. 23 titles. 1. First Reformed (2017) R | 113 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller. 7.1. Rate. 86 Metascore.
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Sort by List order. 1. Light Sleeper. 1992 1h 43m R. 6.9 (9.5K) Rate. 70 Metascore. A drug dealer reconsiders his profession when his boss plans to go straight and an old flame reappears. Director Paul Schrader Stars Willem Dafoe Susan Sarandon Dana Delany.
