Directing • AGE 73
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 Awa...


The Many Miracles of Household Saints
Self
2024

Jodie Foster: Hollywood Under the Skin
Self
2021

Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
Self (archive footage)
2021

Suspiria
In Memory Of
2018

Vox Lux
In Memory Of
2018

Seven Seconds
Director
2018

Phantom Thread
In Memory Of
2017

The Power of Rock
Director
2017

Shots Fired
Director
2017

Protection Not Protest: The People of Standing Rock
Director
2016

Justin Timberlake + The Tennessee Kids
Director
2016

Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny
Self
2016

The New Yorker Presents
Director
2016

Ricki and the Flash
Director
2015

Another Telepathic Thing
Director
2015

I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!!
Narrator (voice)
2015

Deep Time
Executive Producer
2015

The Center
Executive Producer
2015

What's Motivating Hayes
Director
2015

A Master Builder
Director
2014

Song One
Producer
2014

Enzo Avitabile Music Life
Producer
2013

Pablo
Self
2012

Gimme the Loot
Presenter
2012

Neil Young Journeys
Director
2012

Corman's World
Self - Filmmaker
2011

Enlightened
Director
2011

A Gifted Man
Director
2011

I'm Carolyn Parker
Cinematography
2011

The Killing
Director
2011

Inside Story - The Silence of the Lambs
Self
2010

Joe and Linda Flooded Out of Holy Cross
Director of Photography
2010

Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB
Self
2009

Neil Young Trunk Show
Producer
2009

Rachel Getting Married
Director
2008

Jimmy Carter Man from Plains
Self
2007

Neil Young: Heart of Gold
Director
2006

Jonathan Demme & Jodie Foster
Self
2005

The Silence of the Lambs: The Beginning
Self
2005

The Silence of the Lambs: Making Silence of the Lambs
Self
2005

The Silence of the Lambs: Breaking the Silence
Self
2005

The Manchurian Candidate
Director
2004

People Like Us: Making 'Philadelphia'
Self
2004

The Agronomist
Producer
2004

Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
Producer
2004

Adaptation.
Producer
2002

The Truth About Charlie
Director
2002

Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'
Self
2001

Bruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000
Director
2001

The Opportunists
Executive Producer
2000

Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius
Self
1999

Storefront Hitchcock
Director
1998

Beloved
Producer
1998

Shadrach
Executive Producer
1998

Subway Stories
Director
1997

Oz
Commercial Director
1997

Ulee's Gold
Presenter
1997

Scene by Scene
Self
1997

Mandela
Producer
1996

That Thing You Do!
Major Motion Picture Director
1996

Devil in a Blue Dress
Executive Producer
1995

Roy Cohn/Jack Smith
Executive Producer
1995

Neil Young and Crazy Horse: The Complex Sessions
Director
1995

Blood Brothers
1995

One Foot on a Banana Peel, the Other Foot in the Grave: Secrets from the Dolly Madison Room
Narrator
1994

Philadelphia
Director
1993

Household Saints
Executive Producer
1993

Amos & Andrew
Executive Producer
1993

Cousin Bobby
Self
1992

The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'
Self
1991

Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules
Producer
1991

The Silence of the Lambs
Director
1991

Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
Director
1990

Miami Blues
Producer
1990

Haiti: Dreams of Democracy
Writer
1988

Married to the Mob
Man Getting off Elevator (uncredited)
1988

POV
Director
1988

Swimming to Cambodia
Director
1987

Something Wild
Director
1986

Trisha Brown's Accumulation with Talking Plus Watermotor
Director
1986

The Perfect Kiss
Director
1985

Into the Night
Federal Agent
1985

Stop Making Sense
Director
1984

Swing Shift
Director
1984

Who Am I This Time?
Director
1982

American Playhouse
Director
1982

Melvin and Howard
Director
1980

Last Embrace
Man on Train (uncredited)
1979

Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel
Self
1978

The Incredible Melting Man
Matt Winters
1977

Citizens Band
Director
1977

Fighting Mad
Director
1976

Saturday Night Live
Director
1975

Crazy Mama
Director
1975

Caged Heat
Director
1974

Fly Me
Second Unit
1973

Black Mama, White Mama
Story
1973

The Hot Box
Screenplay
1972

Columbo
Director
1971

Angels Hard as They Come
Screenplay
1971

Eyewitness
Music Coordinator
1970