Robert Zemeckis
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1951-05-14 (73 years old)
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
Robert Zemeckis
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.
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Acting
A Hero's Journey: The Making of Beowulf
as Himself
(2025)
(2023)
Tom Hanks: The Nomad
as Self (archive footage)
(2017)
Spielberg
as Self
(2015)
Back in Time
as Self
(2015)
(2013)
Milius
as Self
(2012)
Persistence of Vision
as Himself
(2011)
(2010)
Tales from the Future
as Self
(2009)
Waking Sleeping Beauty
as Self (archive footage)
(2009)
Looking Back to the Future
as Self
(2003)
(2002)
(1999)
(1998)
The Making of 'The Frighteners'
as Himself
(1996)
The Making of '1941'
as Self
(1994)
(1990)
(1989)
(1989)
First Works
as Self
(1987)
Citizen Steve
as Screenwriter
(1986)
Crew
School for Scumbags
Executive Producer
Amazing Stories: The Movie I
Director
The Last Mrs. Parrish
Director
(2024)
Here
Producer, Screenplay, Director
(2022)
Pinocchio
Producer, Screenplay, Director
(2021)
Finch
Executive Producer
(2020)
(2020)
Roald Dahl's The Witches
Screenplay, Director, Producer
(2020)
(2018)
Elemental: Hydrogen vs. Hindenburg
Executive Producer
(2018)
Welcome to Marwen
Director, Screenplay, Story, Producer
(2016)
Allied
Director, Producer
(2015)
The Walk
Screenplay, Director, Producer
(2015)
Doc Brown Saves the World
Writer, Director
(2012)
Flight
Producer, Director
(2012)
Bound by Flesh
Executive Producer
(2012)
(2011)
Real Steel
Executive Producer
(2011)
Mars Needs Moms
Producer
(2010)
Behind the Burly Q
Executive Producer
(2009)
A Christmas Carol
Screenplay, Director, Producer
(2009)
(2007)
Beowulf
Director, Producer, Writer
(2007)
The Reaping
Producer
(2006)
Monster House
Executive Producer
(2006)
Last Holiday
Executive Producer
(2005)
House of Wax
Producer
(2005)
Le court des grands
Director
(2005)
(2004)
The Polar Express
Screenplay, Director, Producer
(2003)
Gothika
Producer
(2003)
Matchstick Men
Executive Producer
(2002)
Ghost Ship
Producer
(2002)
Ritual
Producer
(2001)
Thir13en Ghosts
Producer
(2000)
What Lies Beneath
Director, Producer
(2000)
Cast Away
Director, Producer
(1999)
House on Haunted Hill
Producer
(1999)
(1999)
The Pursuit of Happiness
Director
(1997)
Contact
Director, Producer
(1996)
Bordello of Blood
Story, Executive Producer
(1996)
The Frighteners
Executive Producer
(1995)
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
Executive Producer
(1995)
W.E.I.R.D. World
Executive Producer
(1994)
Forrest Gump
Director
(1994)
DeGenerazione
Thanks
(1992)
Death Becomes Her
Director, Producer
(1992)
Two-Fisted Tales
Director, Executive Producer
(1992)
The Public Eye
Executive Producer
(1992)
Trespass
Writer, Executive Producer
(1991)
Back to the Future: The Ride
Executive Producer, Original Film Writer
(1990)
Back to the Future Part III
Director, Story, Characters
(1989)
Back to the Future Part II
Director, Characters, Story
(1989)
(1988)
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Director
(1986)
Amazing Stories
Director
(1985)
Back to the Future
Director, Writer
(1984)
Romancing the Stone
Director
(1980)
Used Cars
Director, Writer
(1979)
1941
Story, Screenplay
(1978)
I Wanna Hold Your Hand
Director, Writer
(1973)
A Field of Honor
Director, Writer
(1972)
The Lift
Director