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Paul Schrader

Writing · Born July 22, 1946 · Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

Paul Joseph Schrader (/ˈʃreɪdər/; born July 22, 1946) is an American screenwriter, film director, and film critic. He first became 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 worked extensively as a director: his 23 films include Blue Collar (1978), Hardcore (1979), American Gigolo (1980), Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985), Light Sleeper (1992), Affliction (1997), and First Reformed (2017), with the last of these earning him his first Academy Award nomination. Schrader's work frequently depicts "man in a room" stories which feature isolated, troubled men confronting an existential crisis.

Movies with Paul Schrader

• Venice 70: Future Reloaded (2013) — Self (segment Paul Schrader)
• Dog Eat Dog (2016) — El Greco
• Playboy: Sex at 24 Frames Per Second (2003) — Self
• Hitchcock/Truffaut (2015) — Self
• A Decade Under the Influence (2003) — Self
• Best Served Cold: How a Revenge Film was Buried for Decades (2026) — Himself
• Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade (2004) — Self
• Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light (2006) — Self
• What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael (2019) — Self
• Hollywood Mavericks (1990) — Self
• Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic (2013) — Self
• Clapboard Jungle: Surviving the Independent Film Business (2020) — Self

TV shows with Paul Schrader

• Mr. Scorsese (2025) — Self