Robert Zemeckis
Bob Zemeckis | Robert Lee Zemeckis
Directing
Date of birth:Chicago, Illinois, USA
Gender:Male
Popularity:3
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.
Filmography
Rating by year
- A Future on StageSelf2025-12-280.00
- Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside StorySelf2025-06-207.556
- You Know: Uncovering What Lies BeneathSelf2025-05-060.00
- Tom Hanks: The NomadSelf (archive footage)2023-05-205.512
- LIGHT & MAGICSelf - Director, Back to the Future2022-07-277.856
- SpielbergSelf2017-10-057.6308
- Back in TimeSelf2015-10-206.5316
- Back To the Present: The Special2015-10-187.318
- MiliusSelf2013-03-097.156
- Persistence of VisionHimself2012-10-048.04
- Brian May's Brief History of 3DSelf2011-08-047.02
- Tales from the FutureSelf2010-10-266.18
- Waking Sleeping BeautySelf (archive footage)2009-09-057.2113
- Looking Back to the FutureSelf2009-02-106.68
- The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie EditingSelf2004-10-127.0112
- Behind the Ears: The True Story of Roger RabbitSelf2003-03-257.33
- Back to the Future: Making the TrilogySelf2002-12-177.715
- From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & MagicSelf1999-06-157.811
- The Making of 'The Frighteners'Self1998-11-248.510
- The Making of '1941'Self1996-05-286.76
- MADtvSelf1995-10-147.1135
- Through the Eyes of Forrest GumpSelf1994-07-037.522
- Parker Lewis Can't LoseRobert Zemeckis1990-09-027.483
- The Secrets of the 'Back to the Future' TrilogySelf1990-06-124.915
- Back to the Future (Part II): Behind-the-Scenes Special PresentationSelf1989-11-177.617
- First WorksSelf1989-10-107.01
- Citizen SteveScreenwriter1987-01-016.09
- The Making of Back to the FutureSelf1986-10-257.58