Jonathan Demme
Known for: Directing
Born: February 22, 1944
Died: April 26, 2017
Place of birth: Baldwin, Long Island, New York, USA
Robert Jonathan Demme (February 22, 1944 – April 26, 2017) was an American filmmaker, producer and screenwriter. He was best known for directing The Silence of the Lambs, which won him the Academy Award for Best Director. He also directed the acclaimed films Something Wild (1986), Married to the Mob (1988), Philadelphia (1993), and Rachel Getting Married (2008), as well as the Talking Heads concert film Stop Making Sense (1984), which is widely considered to be one of the greatest concert films of all time.
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Filmography
91 movies · 13 TV shows, newest first
8.5
The Many Miracles of Household Saints
2024
7.4
Jodie Foster: Hollywood Under the Skin
2021
4.7
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
2021
6.9
Suspiria
2018
5.8
Vox Lux
2018
7.3
Seven Seconds
2018
7.3
Phantom Thread
2017
2.0
The Power of Rock
2017
5.6
Shots Fired
2017
NR
Protection Not Protest: The People of Standing Rock
2016
7.4
Justin Timberlake + The Tennessee Kids
2016
6.8
Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny
2016
6.8
The New Yorker Presents
2016
5.8
Ricki and the Flash
2015
NR
Another Telepathic Thing
2015
5.0
I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!!
2015
NR
Deep Time
2015
9.5
The Center
2015
NR
What's Motivating Hayes
2015
5.8
A Master Builder
2014
5.7
Song One
2014
10.0
Enzo Avitabile Music Life
2013
6.9
Pablo
2012
6.2
Gimme the Loot
2012
7.1
Neil Young Journeys
2012
7.0
Corman's World
2011
7.0
Enlightened
2011
6.4
A Gifted Man
2011
6.0
I'm Carolyn Parker
2011
7.8
The Killing
2011
7.3
Inside Story - The Silence of the Lambs
2010
7.0
Joe and Linda Flooded Out of Holy Cross
2010
8.0
Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB
2009
6.2
Neil Young Trunk Show
2009NR
Crude Independence
2009
6.3
Rachel Getting Married
2008
6.5
Jimmy Carter Man from Plains
2007
7.5
Neil Young: Heart of Gold
2006
6.5
Jonathan Demme & Jodie Foster
2005
NR
The Silence of the Lambs: The Beginning
2005
NR
The Silence of the Lambs: Making Silence of the Lambs
2005
1.0
The Silence of the Lambs: Breaking the Silence
2005
6.5
The Manchurian Candidate
2004
4.8
People Like Us: Making 'Philadelphia'
2004
6.2
The Agronomist
2004
NR
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
2004
7.3
Adaptation.
2002
4.9
The Truth About Charlie
2002
7.3
Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'
2001
6.2
Bruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000
20016.5
Maangamizi: The Ancient One
2001
5.7
The Opportunists
2000
8.5
Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius
1999
6.6
Storefront Hitchcock
1998
5.8
Beloved
1998
6.0
Shadrach
1998
5.6
Subway Stories
1997
8.0
Oz
1997
6.5
Ulee's Gold
1997
6.0
Scene by Scene
1997
6.3
Mandela
1996
6.9
That Thing You Do!
1996
6.5
Devil in a Blue Dress
1995
10.0
Roy Cohn/Jack Smith
1995
6.0
Neil Young and Crazy Horse: The Complex Sessions
1995
8.4
Blood Brothers
1995
3.7
One Foot on a Banana Peel, the Other Foot in the Grave: Secrets from the Dolly Madison Room
1994
7.7
Philadelphia
1993
6.7
Household Saints
1993
5.5
Amos & Andrew
1993
6.7
Cousin Bobby
1992
6.1
The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'
1991
8.3
The Silence of the Lambs
1991
NR
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
1990
6.0
Miami Blues
1990
NR
Haiti: Dreams of Democracy
1988
6.0
Married to the Mob
1988
6.9
Point of View
19887.3
Trying Times
1987
7.0
Swimming to Cambodia
1987NR
Midnight Sun Film Festival
1987
6.6
Something Wild
1986
NR
Trisha Brown's Accumulation with Talking Plus Watermotor
1986
NR
The Perfect Kiss
1985
6.5
Into the Night
1985
8.3
Stop Making Sense
1984
5.6
Swing Shift
1984
7.5
Who Am I This Time?
1982
6.6
American Playhouse
1982
6.5
Melvin and Howard
1980
5.4
Last Embrace
1979
7.7
Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel
1978
4.6
The Incredible Melting Man
1977
5.0
Citizens Band
1977
4.6
Fighting Mad
1976
6.9
Saturday Night Live
1975
5.6
Crazy Mama
1975
5.2
Caged Heat
1974
4.9
Fly Me
1973
5.4
Black Mama, White Mama
1973
4.7
The Hot Box
1972
8.1
Columbo
1971
4.6
Angels Hard as They Come
1971
6.4
Eyewitness
1970