
Average work score
Abel Ferrara
Average work score
We rate the works, not the person. Woke Scores describe themes in movies and shows directed by Abel Ferrara. They do not label this director as “woke” or represent their personal beliefs.
The average counts each movie or show once, using the analyzed seasons this director worked on when available.
Abel Ferrara (Italian: [ferˈraːra]; born July 19, 1951) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for the provocative and often controversial content in his movies and his use and redefinition of neo-noir imagery. A long-time independent filmmaker, some of his best known movies include the New York-set, gritty crime thrillers The Driller Killer (1979), Ms .45 (1981), King of New York (1990), Bad Lieutenant (1992), and The Funeral (1996), chronicling violent crime in urban settings with spiritual overtones.
Ferrara also worked in a wide array of genres, including the sci-fi remake Body Snatchers (1993), cyberpunk thriller New Rose Hotel (1998), the religious drama Mary (2005), the black comedy Go Go Tales (2007), and the biopic Pasolini (2014), as well as in several documentary filmmaking projects.
Career Woke Trend
Average scores of directed works by release year. Analyzed seasons appear in their respective years.
| Date | Average score out of 10 | Titles analyzed |
|---|---|---|
| 1993-07-01 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023-07-01 | 2 | 1 |
Filmography
Analyzed movies and shows directed by Abel Ferrara. Season credits are shown separately.

