Director
Jonathan Demme
82 years · Baldwin, Long Island, New York, USA · 74 films
Robert Jonathan Demme (February 22, 1944 – April 26, 2017) was an American filmmaker, producer and screenwriter. He was best known for directing The Silence of the Lambs, which won him the Academy Award for Best Director. He also directed the acclaimed films Something Wild (1986), Married to the Mob (1988), Philadelphia (1993), and Rachel Getting Married (2008), as well as the Talking Heads concert film Stop Making Sense (1984), which is widely considered to be one of the greatest concert films of all time.
Best known for
The Silence of the Lambs
1991 · Director
On Kanopy
Philadelphia
1993 · Director, Producer
On YouTube Free
Adaptation.
2002 · Producer
On Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel
The Manchurian Candidate
2004 · Director, Producer
On Kanopy
That Thing You Do!
1996 · Major Motion Picture Director, Producer
On Pluto TV
Ricki and the Flash
2015 · Director
On YouTube Free
Filmography 74
The Many Miracles of Household Saints
2024 · Self
On Criterion Channel
Jodie Foster: Hollywood Under the Skin
2021 · Self
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
2021 · Self (archive footage)
The Power of Rock
2017 · Director
Protection Not Protest: The People of Standing Rock
2016 · Director
Justin Timberlake + The Tennessee Kids
2016 · Director
Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny
2016 · Self
Ricki and the Flash
2015 · Director
On YouTube Free
Another Telepathic Thing
2015 · Director
I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!!
2015 · Narrator (voice)
On Vimeo
What's Motivating Hayes
2015 · Director
A Master Builder
2014 · Director
Song One
2014 · Producer
On Plex
Enzo Avitabile Music Life
2013 · Producer, Director
Pablo
2012 · Self
Neil Young Journeys
2012 · Producer, Director
Corman's World
2011 · Self - Filmmaker
I'm Carolyn Parker
2011 · Producer, Director
Inside Story - The Silence of the Lambs
2010 · Self
Joe and Linda Flooded Out of Holy Cross
2010 · Cinematography, Producer
Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB
2009 · Self
Neil Young Trunk Show
2009 · Producer, Music
Rachel Getting Married
2008 · Director, Producer
Jimmy Carter Man from Plains
2007 · Self, Producer