- Films
- 26
- Avg rating
- 5.69
- Peak run
- 1990’95
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As a director, films with 1,000+ votes
Abel by the numbers
Average
5.69
23 rated films
Vote weighted
5.74
bigger films count more
Median
5.8
half are better
Consistency
±0.87
rating spread
Career
44y
1979 to 2022
Total votes
232K
across every film
Best
7.0
Bad Lieutenant
Worst
4.7
4:44 Last Day on Earth
Newest first
Filmography
| 2025 |  Judas' Gospel | King Herodes | · | 80 |
| 2019 | The App | · | 2.8 | 1,526 |
| 1981 |  Ms .45 | First Rapist | 6.8 | 15,618 |
| 1979 | The Driller Killer | Reno Miller | 5.2 | 9,601 |
Better together?
Abel Ferrara's regulars
- Joe DeliaComposer · 15 films · 5.79 avg
- Ken KelschCinematographer · 12 films · 5.75 avg
- Nicholas St. JohnWriter · 8 films · 6.21 avg▲+0.26
- Willem DafoeDirector and actor · 6 films · 5.45 avg▼−0.62
- Christ ZoisWriter · 5 films · 5.25 avg▼−0.22
- Christopher WalkenDirector and actor · 4 films · 6.30 avg▲+0.33
- Cristina ChiriacDirector and actor · 4 films · 4.70 avg▼−0.50
- Bojan BazelliCinematographer · 3 films · 6.40 avg
- Annabella SciorraDirector and actor · 3 films · 6.10 avg▲+0.10
- Victor ArgoDirector and actor · 3 films · 6.07 avg●−0.02
- Scott PardoWriter · 3 films · 5.77 avg●+0.04
- Matthew ModineDirector and actor · 3 films · 5.67 avg▼−0.21
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Abel Ferrara
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