Paul Schrader

Best known as a Director based on credits in that role in 19 films, with $106,962,943 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #1,079)
Best-known technical roles: City Hall (Screenwriter), First Reformed (Director), First Reformed (Screenwriter), Raging Bull (Screenwriter), American Gigolo (Director)
Best-known acting roles: Himself (Hitchcock/Truffaut), Himself (Eames: The Architect and the Painter), Himself (A Decade Under the Influence)
Most productive collaborators: Oscar Isaac, Ethan Hawke, Tiffany Haddish, Willem Dafoe, Tye Sheridan
Born: July 22, 1946 (77 years old)
                                    

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Career Summary


  MoviesDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
As an ActorInverviewee2$457,987$385,943$843,930
(Unclassified)1$34,514$0$34,514
In Technical RolesDirector19$58,678,505$48,284,438$106,962,943
Screenwriter14$119,670,408$46,976,919$166,647,327

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The Card Counter trailer

August 30th, 2021

Thriller directed by Paul Schrader, starring Oscar Isaac and Tiffany Haddish opens in theaters on September 10. Full movie details…

An ex-military interrogator turned gambler is haunted by the ghosts of his past decisions. More...

2018 Awards Season: Oscars: And the Winner is... Green Book for Best Picture

February 24th, 2019

Green Book

It’s Oscar night and we will be live blogging the show. We will announce the winners and have our reactions as they happen, while keeping track of how our readers did in predicting the outcomes. More...

2018 Awards Season: Oscars Nominations: Final Look

February 24th, 2019

The Favourite

It’s Oscar Day, and we will be live blogging the show. Before that, let’s take a last look at the nominations with a few annotations. in Italics are those that have received the most votes from our readers so far in our Oscar contest (which is open to new entries until noon, Pacific, today—enter now!). Bold films are those films I think will win. Meanwhile, those that are Underlined are those I want to win. Not all categories have underlined nominees, because not all categories have someone I’m cheering for, or because there are two nominees I couldn’t pick between. For example, I would be happy with half of the Best Picture nominees winning. More...

2018 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Original Screenplay

February 19th, 2019

The Favourite

With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. Today we look at the two Screenwriting Categories, ending with with Best Original Screenplay. This category is actually competitive with three films I can see winning. More...

2018 Awards Season: Oscar Nominations

January 23rd, 2019

The Favourite

The Oscar nominations were announced yesterday starting at just after 5 am Pacific time. They do this every year for reasons no one has been able to adequately explain to me. Because it was the day after a long weekend, it took a bit of time to get all the normal work done and digest the results. And there were some interesting results to digest. No one film led the way with total nominations, as two films, The Favourite and Roma tied with 10 nominations each. More...

2018 - Awards Season: Independent Spirit Awards - Nominations

November 17th, 2018

We The Animals

The Independent Spirit Awards nominations were announced on Friday and thus the 2018 Awards Season begins. We The Animals topped the list with five nominations, while A24 earned 12 as a studio. More...

All Acting Credits



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Release
Date
TitleRoleDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Dec 2, 2015Hitchcock/Truffaut Himself $304,899$352,132$657,031
Nov 18, 2011Eames: The Architect a… Himself $153,088$33,811$186,899
Apr 25, 2003A Decade Under the Inf… Himself $34,514$34,514
 
Averages $164,167$192,972$292,815
Totals 3 $492,501$385,943$878,444

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All Technical Credits



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Release
Date
TitleRoleDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
May 19, 2023Master Gardener Director
Screenwriter
$667,114$582,853$1,249,967
May 24, 2022There Are No Saints Screenwriter $38,227$38,227
Sep 10, 2021The Card Counter Director
Screenwriter
$2,657,850$1,703,398$4,361,248
May 18, 2018First Reformed Director
Screenwriter
$3,448,256$540,356$3,988,612
Nov 4, 2016Dog Eat Dog Director $219,319$219,319
Dec 5, 2014Dying of the Light Director
Screenwriter
$74,639$74,639
Aug 2, 2013The Canyons Director $59,671$2,704$62,375
Sep 22, 2009Adam Resurrected Director $90,909$90,909
Dec 7, 2007The Walker Director $79,698$428,505$508,203
Oct 18, 2002Auto Focus Director $2,062,066$641,755$2,703,821
UnknownForever Mine Director
Dec 30, 1998Affliction Director
Screenwriter
$6,330,054$6,330,054
Feb 14, 1997Touch Director $408,097$408,097
Feb 16, 1996City Hall Screenwriter $20,278,055$20,278,055
Sep 21, 1992Light Sleeper Director $1,050,861$1,050,861
Mar 15, 1991The Comfort of Strangers Director $1,244,000$1,244,000
Aug 12, 1988The Last Temptation of Christ Screenwriter $8,373,585$8,373,585
Feb 6, 1987Light of Day Director
Screenwriter
$10,489,617$10,489,617
Dec 1, 1986The Mosquito Coast Screenwriter $14,302,000$14,302,000
Sep 13, 1985Mishima: A Life in Four Cha… Director $437,547$437,547
Apr 2, 1982Cat People Director
Screenwriter
$7,000,000$14,000,000$21,000,000
Nov 14, 1980Raging Bull Screenwriter $23,380,203$37,446$23,417,649
Feb 1, 1980American Gigolo Director
Screenwriter
$22,743,674$30,000,000$52,743,674
Feb 9, 1979Hardcore Director
 
Averages $6,945,130$3,720,009$7,880,566
Totals 24 $125,012,348$48,360,111$173,372,459


Director Credits


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
May 19, 2023Master Gardener $264,866225$667,114$1,249,96753.4%
Sep 10, 2021The Card Counter $1,039,580739$2,657,850$4,361,24860.9%
May 18, 2018First Reformed $97,562334$3,448,256$3,988,61286.5%
Nov 4, 2016Dog Eat Dog $219,319
Dec 5, 2014Dying of the Light $74,639
Aug 2, 2013The Canyons $13,3519$59,671$62,37595.7%
Sep 22, 2009Adam Resurrected $90,909
Dec 7, 2007The Walker $16,52514$79,698$508,20315.7%
Oct 18, 2002Auto Focus $123,761461$2,062,066$2,703,82176.3%
UnknownForever Mine
Dec 30, 1998Affliction $63,979335$6,330,054$6,330,054100.0%
Feb 14, 1997Touch $195,23651$408,097$408,097100.0%
Sep 21, 1992Light Sleeper $1,050,861$1,050,861100.0%
Mar 15, 1991The Comfort of Strangers $1,244,000$1,244,000100.0%
Feb 6, 1987Light of Day $3,536,3091,041$10,489,617$10,489,617100.0%
Sep 13, 1985Mishima: A Life in Fou… $10,37814$437,547$437,547100.0%
Apr 2, 1982Cat People $1,617,636600$7,000,000$21,000,00033.3%
Feb 1, 1980American Gigolo $3,559,930570$22,743,674$52,743,67443.1%
Feb 9, 1979Hardcore
 
Averages $878,259366$4,191,322$6,291,93876.1%
Totals 19 $58,678,505$106,962,943


Writer Credits


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
May 19, 2023Master Gardener $264,866225$667,114$1,249,96753.4%
May 24, 2022There Are No Saints $38,227
Sep 10, 2021The Card Counter $1,039,580739$2,657,850$4,361,24860.9%
May 18, 2018First Reformed $97,562334$3,448,256$3,988,61286.5%
Dec 5, 2014Dying of the Light $74,639
Dec 30, 1998Affliction $63,979335$6,330,054$6,330,054100.0%
Feb 16, 1996City Hall $8,012,4421,815$20,278,055$20,278,055100.0%
Aug 12, 1988The Last Temptation of… $401,2119$8,373,585$8,373,585100.0%
Feb 6, 1987Light of Day $3,536,3091,041$10,489,617$10,489,617100.0%
Dec 1, 1986The Mosquito Coast 451$14,302,000$14,302,000100.0%
Apr 2, 1982Cat People $1,617,636600$7,000,000$21,000,00033.3%
Nov 14, 1980Raging Bull $128,590180$23,380,203$23,417,64999.8%
Feb 1, 1980American Gigolo $3,559,930570$22,743,674$52,743,67443.1%
 
Averages $1,872,211573$10,879,128$12,819,02579.7%
Totals 13 $119,670,408$166,647,327