Profile of Robert Zemeckis
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Robert Zemeckis

Born
1951-05-14
Birthplace
Chicago,
Illinois
USA
Born
1951-05-14
Birthplace
Chicago, Illinois
USA
Biography

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 storyt......

Profile of Robert Zemeckis

Robert Zemeckis

Born
1951-05-14
Birthplace
Chicago, Illinois
USA
Born
1951-05-14
Birthplace
Chicago, Illinois
USA
Biography

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.

104 titles with 145 credits

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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert poster

2015

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Real Steel poster

2011

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Manifest poster

2018

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Forrest Gump poster

1994

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Tales from the Crypt poster

1989

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Back to the Future poster

1985

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Amazing Stories poster

1985

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The Oscars poster

1953

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Parker Lewis Can't Lose poster

1990

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Back to the Future Part II poster

1989

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Cast Away poster

2000

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Project Blue Book poster

2019

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Contact poster

1997

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Monster House poster

2006

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Reunited Apart poster

2020

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Back to the Future Part III poster

1990

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Finch poster

2021

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The Polar Express poster

2004

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Who Framed Roger Rabbit poster

1988

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House of Wax poster

2005

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Roald Dahl's The Witches poster

2020

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LIGHT & MAGIC poster

2022

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Flight poster

2012

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A Christmas Carol poster

2009

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Allied poster

2016

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Beowulf poster

2007

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Thir13en Ghosts poster

2001

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Death Becomes Her poster

1992

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Ghost Ship poster

2002

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Gothika poster

2003

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I'm Thinking of Ending Things poster

2020

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Romancing the Stone poster

1984

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What Lies Beneath poster

2000

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The Frighteners poster

1996

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The Walk poster

2015

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Pinocchio poster

2022

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Here poster

2024

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WHAT / IF poster

2019

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1941 poster

1979

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Tales from the Cryptkeeper poster

1993

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Back to the Future poster

1991

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Perversions of Science poster

1997

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Matchstick Men poster

2003

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Welcome to Marwen poster

2018

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House on Haunted Hill poster

1999

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The Reaping poster

2007

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Last Holiday poster

2006

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Mars Needs Moms poster

2011

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Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight poster

1995

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Bordello of Blood poster

1996

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Spielberg poster

2017

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Used Cars poster

1980

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Trespass poster

1992

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MADtv poster

1995

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The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing poster

2004

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Waking Sleeping Beauty poster

2009

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Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story poster

2025

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The Director's Chair poster

2014

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Back in Time poster

2015

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I Wanna Hold Your Hand poster

1978

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The Public Eye poster

1992

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The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio poster

2005

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Ritual poster

2002

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Milius poster

2013

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Amazing Stories poster

1986

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Two-Fisted Tales poster

1992

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Back To the Present: The Special poster

2015

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Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection poster

1999

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Johnny Bago poster

1993

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Through the Eyes of Forrest Gump poster

1994

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

1989

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Bound by Flesh poster

2012

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Doc Brown Saves the World poster

2015

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Back to the Future: Making the Trilogy poster

2002

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Plaga zombie: zona mutante: revolución tóxica poster

2012

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The Secrets of the 'Back to the Future' Trilogy poster

1990

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Tom Hanks: The Nomad poster

2023

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Behind the Burly Q poster

2010

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

1999

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The Lift poster

1972

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The Making of 'The Frighteners' poster

1998

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Citizen Steve poster

1987

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DeGenerazione poster

1994

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The Making of Back to the Future poster

1986

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Looking Back to the Future poster

2009

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Tales from the Future poster

2010

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A Field of Honor poster

1973

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W.E.I.R.D. World poster

1995

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The Making of '1941' poster

1996

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Persistence of Vision poster

2012

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Behind the Ears: The True Story of Roger Rabbit poster

2003

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Project 88: Back to the Future Too poster

2020

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Brian May's Brief History of 3D poster

2011

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Elemental: Hydrogen vs. Hindenburg poster

2017

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Le court des grands poster

2005

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First Works poster

1989

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Back to the Future: The Hill Valley Chronicles poster

2018

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The Pursuit of Happiness poster

1999

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A Future on Stage poster

2025

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A Hero's Journey: The Making of Beowulf poster

TBD

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The Last Mrs. Parrish poster

TBD

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Barracuda poster

TBD

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You Know: Uncovering What Lies Beneath poster

2025

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School for Scumbags poster

TBD

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