Paul Schrader

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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 (1980), Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985), Light Sleeper (1992), Affliction (1997), and First Reformed (2017), with the last of these earning him his first Academy Award nomination. Schrader's work frequently depicts "man in a room" stories which feature isolated, troubled men confronting an existential crisis. Raised in a strict Calvinist family, Schrader attended Calvin College before...

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Taxi DriverMovie • 1976Bringing Out the DeadMovie • 1999American GigoloSeries • 2022Raging BullMovie • 1980The Card CounterMovie • 2021American GigoloMovie • 1980Dominion: Prequel to The ExorcistMovie • 2005First ReformedMovie • 2018Cat PeopleMovie • 1982The Last Temptation of ChristMovie • 1988Dog Eat DogMovie • 2016The CanyonsMovie • 2013Master GardenerMovie • 2023Mishima: A Life in Four ChaptersMovie • 1985City HallMovie • 1996The Mosquito CoastMovie • 1986The YakuzaMovie • 1974There Are No SaintsMovie • 2022HardcoreMovie • 1979ObsessionMovie • 1976AfflictionMovie • 1998Oh, CanadaMovie • 2024The WalkerMovie • 2007Dying of the LightMovie • 2014