Biography
Paul Joseph Schrader (born July 22, 1946) is an American screenwriter, film director, and film critic. He first became widely 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 directed 24 films, including Blue Collar (1978), Hardcore (1979), American Gigolo (1980), Cat People (1982), Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985), Light Sleeper (1992), Affliction (1997), and First Reformed (2017); the latter earned him his first Academy Award nomination. Schrader's work frequently depicts troubled men struggling through an existential crisis that is then punctuated by a violent, cathartic event.
Raised in a strict Calvinist family, Schrader attended Calvin College before electing to pursue film studies at UCLA on the encouragement of film critic Pauline Kael. He then worked as a film scholar and critic, publishing the book Transcendental Style in Film: Ozu, Bresson, Dreyer (1972) before making the transition to screenwriting in 1974. The success of Taxi Driver in 1976 brought greater attention to his work, and Schrader began directing his own films beginning with Blue Collar (co-written with his brother, Leonard Schrader). His three most recent films have been described by Schrader as a loose trilogy: First Reformed (2017), The Card Counter (2021), and Master Gardener (2022).
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Filmography
all 80
Movies 75
self 38
Director 26
Writer 10
TV Shows 5
Screenplay 4
![Master Gardener](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/624066-master-gardener.jpg)
Master Gardener (2023)
![American Gigolo](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/580987-american-gigolo.jpg)
American Gigolo (2022)
![The Card Counter](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/416200-the-card-counter.jpg)
The Card Counter (2021)
![First Reformed](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/19751-first-reformed.jpg)
First Reformed (2018)
![Dog Eat Dog](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/30212-dog-eat-dog.jpg)
Dog Eat Dog (2016)
![Dying of the Light](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/12906-dying-of-the-light.jpg)
Dying of the Light (2014)
![The Canyons](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/17698-the-canyons.jpg)
The Canyons (2013)
![The Story of Film: An Odyssey](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/232746-the-story-of-film-an-odyssey.jpg)
The Story of Film: An Odyssey (2011)
![Adam Resurrected](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/31636-adam-resurrected.jpg)
Adam Resurrected (2008)
![The Walker](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/28937-the-walker.jpg)
The Walker (2007)
![Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/947876-budd-boetticher-a-man-can-do-that.jpg)
Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That (2005)
![Auto Focus](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/32149-auto-focus.jpg)
Auto Focus (2002)
![Forever Mine](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/37766-forever-mine.jpg)
Forever Mine (1999)
![Bringing Out the Dead](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/6491-bringing-out-the-dead.jpg)
Bringing Out the Dead (1999)
![Making 'Taxi Driver'](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/29004-making-taxi-driver.jpg)
Making 'Taxi Driver' (1999)
![Affliction](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/32162-affliction.jpg)
Affliction (1998)
![Touch](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/29083-touch.jpg)
Touch (1997)
![City Hall](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/15093-city-hall.jpg)
City Hall (1996)
![Witch Hunt](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/14517-witch-hunt.jpg)
Witch Hunt (1994)
![Light Sleeper](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/23692-light-sleeper.jpg)
Light Sleeper (1992)
![Patty Hearst](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/40968-patty-hearst.jpg)
Patty Hearst (1988)
![Light of Day](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/14144-light-of-day.jpg)
Light of Day (1987)
![Cat People](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/8627-cat-people.jpg)
Cat People (1982)
![Raging Bull](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/6044-raging-bull.jpg)
Raging Bull (1980)
![American Gigolo](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/6063-american-gigolo.jpg)
American Gigolo (1980)
![Hardcore](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/21352-hardcore.jpg)
Hardcore (1979)
![Blue Collar](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/56525-blue-collar.jpg)
Blue Collar (1978)
![Obsession](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/20785-obsession.jpg)
Obsession (1976)
![The Yakuza](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/8115-the-yakuza.jpg)
The Yakuza (1974)
![Bait](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Bait
![Best Served Cold](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Best Served Cold
![Oh, Canada](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/903088-oh-canada.jpg)
Oh, Canada
![Dark](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/1008584-dark.jpg)
Dark
![Amber Light](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Amber Light
![Life from the Other Side](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Life from the Other Side
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Information
Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1946-07-22 (77 years old)
Birth PlaceGrand Rapids, United States of America
ReligionNondenominational Christianity
SpouseMary Beth Hurt
SiblingsLeonard Schrader
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known As폴 슈레이더
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