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Robert Zemeckis
Robert Zemeckis’s screen credits include director work on Forrest Gump, director work on Back to the Future, and director work on Who Framed Roger Rabbit.
Born May 14, 1951 Chicago, Illinois, USA8 movies on MoviHero
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Robert Lee Zemeckis (born May 14, 1952) is an American filmmaker known for directing and producing a range of successful and influential movies. He often blends cutting-edge visual effects with storytelling. He has received several accolades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award, as well as nominations for five British Academy Film Awards and a Daytime Emmy Award. Zemeckis started his career directing the comedy films I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978), Used Cars (1980), and Romancing the Stone (1984). He gained prominence directing the science-fiction comedy Back to the Future trilogy (1985–1990), the fantasy comedy Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), and the comedy-drama Forrest Gump (1994), the latter of which won Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Director. He has also directed the satirical black comedy Death Becomes Her (1992), the science fiction film Contact (1997), and the drama films Cast Away (2000), Flight (2012), The Walk (2015), and Allied (2016). …
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His exploration of motion capture techniques can be seen in the animated films The Polar Express (2004) and A Christmas Carol (2009), as well as the action fantasy drama Beowulf (2007) and the drama Welcome to Marwen (2018). He has collaborated with film composer Alan Silvestri since 1984 and directed Tom Hanks in five films.
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- 2016Allied2h 4m · Action · DramaDirector
- 2004The Polar Express1h 40m · Adventure · AnimationDirector
- 2000Cast Away2h 23m · Adventure · DramaDirector
- 1997Contact2h 30m · Drama · MysteryDirector
- 1994Forrest Gump2h 22m · Comedy · DramaDirector
- 1989Back to the Future Part II1h 48m · Adventure · ComedyDirector
- 1988Who Framed Roger Rabbit1h 44m · Animation · ComedyDirector
- 1985Back to the Future1h 56m · Adventure · ComedyDirector
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- 2025A Future on StageSelf
- 2025Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside StorySelf
- 2025You Know: Uncovering What Lies BeneathSelf
- 2024HereProducer · Director · Writer
- 2023Tom Hanks: The NomadSelf (archive footage)
- 2022PinocchioWriter · Producer · Director
- 2021FinchProducer
- 2020Roald Dahl's The WitchesWriter · Director · Producer
- 2018Welcome to MarwenDirector · Writer · Producer
- 2017SpielbergSelf
- 2017Elemental: Hydrogen vs. HindenburgProducer
- 2015Doc Brown Saves the WorldDirector · Writer
- 2015Back in TimeSelf
- 2015Back To the Present: The SpecialActor
- 2015The WalkWriter · Director · Producer
- 2013MiliusSelf
- 2012Bound by FleshProducer
- 2012Persistence of VisionHimself
- 2012FlightDirector · Producer
- 2011Real SteelProducer
- 2011Brian May's Brief History of 3DSelf
- 2011Mars Needs MomsProducer
- 2010Tales from the FutureSelf
- 2010Behind the Burly QProducer
- 2010Waking Sleeping BeautySelf (archive footage)
- 2009A Christmas CarolDirector · Writer · Producer
- 2009Looking Back to the FutureSelf
- 2007BeowulfProducer · Director
- 2007The ReapingProducer
- 2006Monster HouseProducer
- 2006Last HolidayProducer
- 2005Le court des grandsDirector
- 2005The Prize Winner of Defiance, OhioProducer
- 2005House of WaxProducer
- 2004The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie EditingSelf
- 2003GothikaProducer
- 2003Matchstick MenProducer
- 2003Behind the Ears: The True Story of Roger RabbitSelf
- 2002Back to the Future: Making the TrilogySelf
- 2002Ghost ShipProducer
- 2002RitualProducer
- 2001Thir13en GhostsProducer
- 2000What Lies BeneathProducer · Director
- 1999House on Haunted HillProducer
- 1999The Pursuit of HappinessDirector
- 1999Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis CollectionDirector
- 1999From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & MagicSelf
- 1998The Making of 'The Frighteners'Self
- 1996Bordello of BloodWriter · Producer
- 1996The FrightenersProducer
- 1996The Making of '1941'Self
- 1995W.E.I.R.D. WorldProducer
- 1995Tales from the Crypt: Demon KnightProducer
- 1994Through the Eyes of Forrest GumpSelf
- 1992TrespassWriter · Producer
- 1992The Public EyeProducer
- 1992Death Becomes HerDirector · Producer
- 1992Two-Fisted TalesDirector · Producer
- 1990The Secrets of the 'Back to the Future' TrilogySelf
- 1990Back to the Future Part IIIDirector · Writer
- 1989Back to the Future (Part II): Behind-the-Scenes Special PresentationSelf
- 1989First WorksSelf
- 1988Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon TownSelf – Director
- 1987Citizen SteveScreenwriter
- 1986The Making of Back to the FutureSelf
- 1986Amazing StoriesDirector
- 1984Romancing the StoneDirector
- 1980Used CarsWriter · Director
- 19791941Writer
- 1978I Wanna Hold Your HandWriter · Director
- 1973A Field of HonorDirector · Writer
- 1972The LiftDirector
- A Hero's Journey: The Making of BeowulfSelf
- BarracudaProducer
- School for ScumbagsProducer
- The Last Mrs. ParrishDirector
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