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Something wrong?The filmmaker who made disease, mutation, and the collapse of the body into something else - technology, insect, idea - into an aesthetic. Cronenberg turned viscera into philosophy and got called audacious for it.
A life in dates
Ready or Not: Here I ComeFilm, Chester DanforthReady or Not 2: Here I Come, a new film, came out on 10 April 2026.10 April 2026, 2024Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime AchievementAward
HumaneFilm, 2024D.O.C.S. Commercials Narrator2023
Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinémaSeries2017
Alias GraceSeries, Reverend Verrenger2015
Pig Goat Banana CricketSeries, Dr. Cronenbird (voice)2014“We are confused and bemused, and think that it’s a momentary delusion that will soon dissipate, leaving our lives to continue as they were.”In their words17 January 2014"The Beetle and the Fly," (January 17, 2014)
Maps to the StarsFilm, 2014Director2012“The desire to be loved is really death when it comes to art.”In their words7 June 2012As quoted in "interview with Canadian Broadcasting Corporation/CBC Radio program Q," (7 June 2012)
CosmopolisFilm, 2012Director, Writer2011“All stereotypes turn out to be true. This is a horrifying thing about life.”In their words14 December 2011As quoted at "InFuze Magazine" (14 Dec 2011)2010
Barney's VersionFilm, O'Malley Director #22006“I'm always working on the same thing, the creation of an identity.”In their words19 May 2006Cronenberg: An intellectual with ominous powers (May 19, 2006)Carrosse d'orAward2005“I'm an atheist, and so I have a philosophical problem with demonology and supporting the mythology of Satan, which involves God and heaven and hell and all that stuff.”In their words18 September 2005David Cronenberg's Body Language (September 18, 2005)“I think all my movies are commercial. That's my delusion. I thought Naked Lunch was wildly entertaining, so what do I know?”In their words18 September 2005David Cronenberg's Body Language (September 18, 2005)
Le CercleSeries, 20052002Sitges Film Festival Best Director awardAwardTime Machine AwardAward
SpiderFilm, 2002Director, Producer1999Canada's Walk of FameAward
eXistenZFilm, 1999Director, Writer1998SexTVSeries1996Jury PrizeAward
The NewsroomSeries, 1996Himself
CrashFilm, 1996Director, Writer1994
Trial by JuryFilm, Director1990
NightbreedFilm, Dr. Philip K. Decker1989Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Motion PictureAward
Prisoners of GravitySeries, 19891986
The FlyFilm, Director, Writer1983
The Dead ZoneFilm, Director1982
Late Night with David LettermanSeries1977Sitges Film Festival Best Screenplay awardAward
RabidFilm, 1977Director, Writer1976
Cérémonie des CésarSeries1975Sitges Film Festival Best Director awardAward1971Programme XSeries, Director1969
Stereo (Tile 3B of a CAEE Educational Mosaic)Film, Director, Writer1943Born15 March 1943Also in Deutsch
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In their own words 10
, We are confused and bemused, and think that it’s a momentary delusion that will soon dissipate, leaving our lives to continue as they were.
The desire to be loved is really death when it comes to art.
All stereotypes turn out to be true. This is a horrifying thing about life.
Filmography 40
RCReady or Not: Here I Come
TSThe ShroudsHUHumane
CFCrimes of the Future
FAFalling
DHDisappearance at Clifton HillMSMaps to the Stars
RERewindCOCosmopolis
AMA Dangerous MethodBVBarney's Version
SCSecret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
EPEastern Promises
TCTo Each His Own Cinema
AVA History of ViolenceSPSpider
JXJason XEXeXistenZ
REResurrection
LNLast NightCRCrash
EMExtreme Measures
TSThe Stupids
TFTo Die ForTJTrial by Jury
MBM. Butterfly
NLNaked LunchNINightbreed
DRDead RingersTFThe Fly
INInto the NightTZThe Dead Zone
VIVideodrome
SCScanners
TBThe Brood
FCFast CompanyRARabid
SHShivers
CFCrimes of the FutureSMStereo (Tile 3B of a CAEE Educational Mosaic)236 credits on file
Television 21
FCFaut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma
SBSlasher: Flesh & Blood
SDStar Trek: DiscoveryAGAlias Grace
SLSlasherPCPig Goat Banana Cricket
HTHappy TownLCLe Cercle
ALAlias
TJThe JudgeTNThe NewsroomPGPrisoners of Gravity
FSFriday the 13th: The SeriesLLLate Night with David Letterman
TSThe South Bank ShowCCCérémonie des CésarAwards
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Born March 15, 1943, Cronenberg built the body horror genre from the ground up with Shivers in 1975, then sharpened it through Scanners, Videodrome, and The Fly - films that made transformation, infection, and the merger of flesh and machine into recurring obsessions. His work polarized audiences and critics in equal measure, earning both awards and accusations; Crash took a Special Jury Prize at Cannes in 1996, given specifically "for originality, for daring, and for audacity," an honor the festival doesn't hand out annually. From the 2000s on he pivoted toward dramas and thrillers, collaborating repeatedly with Viggo Mortensen on A History of Violence, Eastern Promises, A Dangerous Method, and Crimes of the Future. Seven of his films have competed for the Palme d'Or; the most recent, The Shrouds, screened at Cannes in 2024.
In common with David
Kathryn NewtonAround the same time: Ready or Not 2: Here I Come released
Kevin DurandAround the same time: Ready or Not 2: Here I Come released
Elijah WoodAround the same time: Ready or Not 2: Here I Come released
Shawn HatosyAround the same time: Ready or Not 2: Here I Come released
Samara WeavingAround the same time: Ready or Not 2: Here I Come released
Noah ReidAlso in Disappearance at Clifton Hill (2020)Fame.am measures public visibility signals. It does not measure human value, talent, morality, or credibility.