Auteur

Robert Zemeckis

Born 1952 · American screenwriter, film producer and director

Robert Lee Zemeckis, sometimes called Bob Zemeckis, is an American filmmaker. Known for directing and producing a range of successful and influential films that often blend cutting-edge visual effects with storytelling in the late 20th century, he has received accolades such as an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award, as well as nominations for five British Academy Film Awards and a Daytime Emmy Award.

Robert Zemeckis, in order

  1. 1974 Kolchak: The Night Stalker (TV series): wrote
  2. 1978 I Wanna Hold Your Hand: directed, wrote · critics 93%, audiences 75%
  3. 1979 1941: wrote · directed by Steven Spielberg · critics 37%, audiences 48% · streaming on Fawesome
  4. 1980 Used Cars: directed, wrote · critics 77%, audiences 68% · streaming on Prime Video, Fawesome, Tubi
  5. 1984 Romancing the Stone: directed · critics 85%, audiences 70%
  6. 1985 Back to the Future: directed, wrote · critics 93%, audiences 95%
  7. 1988 Who Framed Roger Rabbit: directed · critics 96%, audiences 85% · streaming on Disney+
  8. 1988 Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, It's Roger's Rabbit!: directed
  9. 1989 Back to the Future Part II: directed, wrote · critics 63%, audiences 86%
  10. 1989 Tales from the Crypt (TV series): directed, produced
  11. 1990 Back to the Future Part III: directed · critics 78%, audiences 78%
  12. 1991 Back to the Future: The Animated Series (TV series): directed, created
  13. 1991 Two-Fisted Tales (TV movie): directed
  14. 1992 Death Becomes Her: directed, produced · critics 58%, audiences 62% · streaming on Prime Video
  15. 1992 The Public Eye: produced · directed by Howard Franklin · critics 65%, audiences 50%
  16. 1992 Trespass: wrote · directed by Walter Hill
  17. 1993 Tales from the Cryptkeeper (TV series): produced
  18. 1994 Forrest Gump: directed · critics 75%, audiences 95% · streaming on Apple TV, Paramount+, Philo
  19. 1996 The Frighteners: produced · directed by Peter Jackson
  20. 1997 Contact: directed · critics 71%, audiences 79% · streaming on Prime Video
  21. 1999 House on Haunted Hill: produced · directed by William Malone
  22. 2000 Cast Away: directed, produced · critics 88%, audiences 84% · streaming on Philo
  23. 2000 What Lies Beneath: directed · critics 46%, audiences 58% · streaming on Paramount+, Kanopy, Hoopla
  24. 2001 Thirteen Ghosts: produced · directed by Steve Beck
  25. 2002 Ghost Ship: produced · directed by Steve Beck
  26. 2002 Ritual: produced · directed by Avi Nesher
  27. 2003 Gothika: produced · directed by Mathieu Kassovitz
  28. 2004 The Polar Express: directed, wrote, produced
  29. 2005 House of Wax: produced · directed by Jaume Collet-Serra
  30. 2005 The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio: produced · directed by Jane Anderson
  31. 2006 Last Holiday: produced · directed by Wayne Wang
  32. 2006 Monster House: produced · directed by Gil Kenan · critics 74%, audiences 64% · streaming on YouTube (free)
  33. 2007 Beowulf: directed, produced · critics 70%, audiences 50% · streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla
  34. 2007 Return to House on Haunted Hill: produced · directed by Víctor García
  35. 2007 The Reaping: produced · directed by Stephen Hopkins
  36. 2009 A Christmas Carol: directed, wrote, produced
  37. 2010 Behind the Burly Q: directed, produced
  38. 2010 Waking Sleeping Beauty: acted · directed by Don Hahn · critics 71%, audiences 80% · streaming on Disney+
  39. 2011 Mars Needs Moms: produced · directed by Simon Wells
  40. 2011 Real Steel: produced · directed by Shawn Levy · critics 60%, audiences 73%
  41. 2012 Flight: directed, produced · critics 77%, audiences 75% · streaming on Paramount+, Kanopy, YouTube (free)
  42. 2013 Milius: acted · directed by Zak Charles Knutson · critics 94%, audiences 87% · streaming on Hoopla, Pluto TV
  43. 2015 Back in Time: acted · directed by Jason Aron · audiences 47% · streaming on Prime Video, fuboTV, Roku Channel
  44. 2015 Doc Brown Saves the World (short film): directed, wrote
  45. 2015 The Walk: directed, wrote, produced · critics 83%, audiences 77% · streaming on YouTube (free)
  46. 2016 Allied: directed · critics 60%, audiences 64% · streaming on Paramount+, Kanopy, Hoopla
  47. 2018 Welcome to Marwen: directed, wrote, produced
  48. 2020 The Witches: directed, wrote, produced · critics 50%, audiences 32%
  49. 2021 Chaos Walking: produced · directed by Doug Liman · critics 21%, audiences 71% · streaming on fuboTV
  50. 2021 Finch: produced · directed by Miguel Sapochnik
  51. 2022 Pinocchio: directed, wrote
  52. 2024 Here: directed, wrote, produced
  53. 2025 Tooned Out (TV series): created
  54. The Last Mrs. Parrish: directed