Directing
David Cronenberg
- Titles
- 133movies20TV shows
- Career
Active from 1966 to 2026, busiest in 1972 and 2007 with 6 main titles each.
- Directed
- 52titles as director
- Average score
62/100
- Highest rated
To Each His Own Cinema83/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 63 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Uncanny5.7average 2.5
- Tech & Humanity4.2average 1.6
- Psychological7.4average 5.6
- Scare4.3average 2.6
- Dark Humor4.6average 2.9
- Tension7.3average 6.1
- Violence5.5average 4.3
- Social Commentary5.9average 4.9
Rarely in their work
- Wholesome1.1, average 3.3
- Situational Comedy1.1, average 2.7
- Coming of Age1.5, average 2.9
- Historical1.2, average 2.6
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Body Horror 8
- Psychological Thriller 7
- Psychological Drama 6
- Character-Driven 5
- Cronenbergian 4
- Bleak 4
- Visually Disturbing 3
- Cult Classic 3
- Political Intrigue 3
- Dystopian 2
- Visceral 2
- Unsettling 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Howard ShoreComposerThe Fly, Eastern Promises, Crash, A History of Violence, Maps to the Stars, +14 more- RRonald SandersEditorThe Fly, Eastern Promises, The Dead Zone, Crash, A History of Violence, +12 more
Peter SuschitzkyCinematographerEastern Promises, Crash, A History of Violence, Maps to the Stars, A Dangerous Method, +6 more
Mark IrwinCinematographerThe Fly, The Dead Zone, Videodrome, Scanners, The Brood, +1 more
Viggo MortensenActorEastern Promises, A History of Violence, Crimes of the Future, A Dangerous Method
Leslie CarlsonActorThe Fly, Videodrome, Preludes, Camera
Sarah GadonActorAlias Grace, Maps to the Stars, A Dangerous Method, Cosmopolis
Jesse CollinsActorAt the Suicide of the Last Jew in the World in the Last Cinema in the World, At the Suicide of the Last Jew in the World in the Last Cinema in the World, At the Suicide of the Last Jew in the World in the Last Cinema in the World
Peter MacNeillActorCrash, A History of Violence, Resurrection
Vincent CasselActorEastern Promises, A Dangerous Method, The Shrouds
Robert A. SilvermanActoreXistenZ, Naked Lunch, Scanners
Nicholas CampbellActorThe Dead Zone, Naked Lunch, Fast Company
Movies and TV shows
462020s
5 titles · average score 62
56
as D.O.C.S. Commercials Narrator
53
Writer, Director
76
Original Film Writer
64
Director, Writer
2010s
12 titles · average score 63
48
Original Film Writer
83
TV show · as Reverend Verrenger
66
TV show · as Dr. Kovich
as G.O.D. (voice)
60
Director
69
Thanks
70
Thanks
57
as Rourke
54
Producer, Director
68
Director
59
TV show · as Dr. Leichman
2000s
7 titles · average score 62
81
Director
33
Thanks
79
Director
75
Producer, Director
32
as Dr. Wimmer
78
TV show · as Dr. Brezzel
53
TV show · as Det. Stobel
1990s
12 titles · average score 52
71
Director, Producer
37
as Father Rousell
64
as Auto Wreck Salesman (voice) (uncredited)
48
as Hospital Lawyer
77
as Man at Lake
46
Characters
27
as Director
52
Director
35
Characters
69
Writer, Director
40
Characters
55
as Dr. Philip K. Decker
1980s
7 titles · average score 70
80
as Obstetrician (uncredited)
79
as Gynecologist
49
as Group Supervisor
70
Director
72
as Max Renn (Helmet Scenes) (uncredited)
65
Director, Writer
1970s
3 titles · average score 64
64
Writer, Director
62
Director, Writer
66
as Infected Crowd Member (uncredited)