
Directing
Community Rating
7.1
TMDB estimate
Born
May 14, 1951 (age 74)
Born in
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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). 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Zemeckis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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2025

Spielberg
Self
2017

The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
Self
2004

Waking Sleeping Beauty
Self (archive footage)
2009

Back in Time
Self
2015

Milius
Self
2013

Tales from the Future
Self
2010

Citizen Steve
Screenwriter
1987

From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic
Self
1999

Through the Eyes of Forrest Gump
Self
1994

Tom Hanks: The Nomad
Self (archive footage)
2023

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2015

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Self
1996

Looking Back to the Future
Self
2009

The Making of Back to the Future
Self
1986

The Making of 'The Frighteners'
Self
1998

The Secrets of the 'Back to the Future' Trilogy
Self
1990

First Works
Self
1989
A Hero's Journey: The Making of Beowulf
Self

Back to the Future (Part II): Behind-the-Scenes Special Presentation
Self
1989

Forrest Gump
Director
1994

Back to the Future
Director
1985

Cast Away
Director
2000

Back to the Future Part II
Director
1989

Contact
Director
1997

The Polar Express
Director
2004

Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Director
1988

Back to the Future Part III
Director
1990

Flight
Director
2012

Here
Director
2024

Beowulf
Director
2007

Roald Dahl's The Witches
Director
2020

Allied
Director
2016

Pinocchio
Director
2022

Death Becomes Her
Director
1992

What Lies Beneath
Director
2000

A Christmas Carol
Director
2009

The Walk
Director
2015

Romancing the Stone
Director
1984

Used Cars
Director
1980