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Paul Schrader

Career

Active from 1974 to 2026, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for Taxi Driver
Taxi Driver
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 39 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Paul Schrader Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Wholesome
    1.5, average 3.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.0, average 2.7
  • Physical Comedy
    0.9, average 2.4
  • Wonder
    2.3, average 3.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Moral Ambiguity 9
  • Character-Driven 8
  • Social Commentary 7
  • Psychological Drama 6
  • Existential Crisis 3
  • Redemption 3
  • Psychological Study 3
  • Suspenseful 3
  • Class Conflict 3
  • Neo-Noir Thriller 3
  • Neo-Noir 2
  • Violent 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

49
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

6 titles
Amber Light
Amber Light

Writer

The Doors of Perception
The Doors of Perception

Director, Writer

Three Guns at Dawn
Three Guns at Dawn

Writer

Life from the Other Side
Life from the Other Side

Screenplay

Non Compos Mentis
Non Compos Mentis

Director, Writer

Clang
Clang

Writer

2020s

7 titles · average score 61
The Basics of Philosophy
The Basics of Philosophy (2026)

Director, Writer

Vulcanizadora
Vulcanizadora (2025)
GoodWatch score 65

Thanks

Oh, Canada
Oh, Canada (2024)
GoodWatch score 63

Director, Screenplay

Master Gardener
Master Gardener (2023)
GoodWatch score 66

Director, Writer

There Are No Saints
There Are No Saints (2022)
GoodWatch score 39

Executive Producer, Screenplay

The Card Counter
The Card Counter (2021)
GoodWatch score 71

Director, Writer

Paul Schrader: Man in a Room
Paul Schrader: Man in a Room (2020)

Thanks

2010s

7 titles · average score 49
First Reformed
First Reformed (2018)
GoodWatch score 81

Director, Writer

Dog Eat Dog
Dog Eat Dog (2016)
GoodWatch score 48

as El Greco

American Johns
American Johns (2015)

Thanks

Dying of the Light
Dying of the Light (2014)
GoodWatch score 29

Screenplay, Director

The Canyons
The Canyons (2013)
GoodWatch score 33

Director

Venice 70: Future Reloaded
Venice 70: Future Reloaded (2013)
GoodWatch score 53

Director

Walk of Fame
Walk of Fame (2012)

Thanks

2000s

4 titles · average score 50
Adam Resurrected
Adam Resurrected (2008)
GoodWatch score 51

Director

The Walker
The Walker (2007)
GoodWatch score 43

Screenplay, Director

Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist
Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist (2005)
GoodWatch score 43

Director

Auto Focus
Auto Focus (2002)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

1990s

9 titles · average score 58
Bringing Out the Dead
Bringing Out the Dead (1999)
GoodWatch score 71

Screenplay

Forever Mine
Forever Mine (1999)
GoodWatch score 35

Writer, Director

Affliction
Affliction (1998)
GoodWatch score 76

Director, Screenplay

Touch
Touch (1997)
GoodWatch score 40

Director, Screenplay

City Hall
City Hall (1996)
GoodWatch score 59

Writer

Untitled: New Blue
Untitled: New Blue (1995)

Writer, Director

Witch Hunt
Witch Hunt (1994)
GoodWatch score 53

Director

Light Sleeper
Light Sleeper (1992)
GoodWatch score 73

Director, Writer

The Comfort of Strangers
The Comfort of Strangers (1990)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

1980s

8 titles · average score 67
The Last Temptation of Christ
The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
GoodWatch score 79

Screenplay

Patty Hearst
Patty Hearst (1988)
GoodWatch score 51

Director

Light of Day
Light of Day (1987)
GoodWatch score 47

Screenplay, Director

The Mosquito Coast
The Mosquito Coast (1986)
GoodWatch score 65

Screenplay

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)
GoodWatch score 82

Director, Writer

Cat People
Cat People (1982)
GoodWatch score 60

Screenplay, Director

Raging Bull
Raging Bull (1980)
GoodWatch score 87

Screenplay

American Gigolo
American Gigolo (1980)
GoodWatch score 63

Director, Writer

1970s

8 titles · average score 70
Hardcore
Hardcore (1979)
GoodWatch score 70

Writer, Director

Old Boyfriends
Old Boyfriends (1979)
GoodWatch score 55

Writer, Executive Producer

Blue Collar
Blue Collar (1978)
GoodWatch score 82

Director, Screenplay

The South Bank Show
The South Bank Show (1978)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show

Rolling Thunder
Rolling Thunder (1977)
GoodWatch score 72

Original Story, Screenplay

Taxi Driver
Taxi Driver (1976)
GoodWatch score 88

Writer

Obsession
Obsession (1976)
GoodWatch score 66

Story, Screenplay

The Yakuza
The Yakuza (1974)
GoodWatch score 61

Screenplay