David Cronenberg

Career timeline

1. 1943 · Born

   Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

2. 1975 · Screen debut

   Shivers (Movie)

3. 1979 · Writing debut

   Fast Company (Movie)

4. 1984 · First production

   Crimes of the Future (Movie)

5. 1986 · Breakthrough

   The Fly (Movie)

6. 2026 · Latest release

   Ready or Not: Here I Come (Movie)

Career in numbers

6 1970s

8 1980s

11 1990s

8 2000s

9 2010s

7 2020s

• Drama25
• Horror15
• Thriller13
• Science Fiction12
• Mystery10
• Crime9

Highest-rated title Ready or Not: Here I Come 2026 7.5 Most popular title The Fly 1986 7.5

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside David Cronenberg in our catalogue.

Peter Suschitzky

11 titles together

Howard Shore

6 titles together

Viggo Mortensen

5 titles together

Robert A. Silverman

4 titles together

Sarah Gadon

3 titles together

Don McKellar

3 titles together

Peter MacNeill

3 titles together

Nicholas Campbell

3 titles together

Emily Hampshire

2 titles together

Sarah Polley

2 titles together

1. 2026 Ready or Not: Here I Come as Chester Danforth 7.5 Movie
2. 2024 Humane as D.O.C.S. Commercials Narrator 5.4 Movie
3. 2021 Slasher: Flesh & Blood as Spencer Galloway TV
4. 2020 Falling as Dr. Klausner 6.4 Movie
5. 2020 Disappearance at Clifton Hill as Walter 5.5 Movie
6. 2017 Alias Grace as Reverend Verrenger 7.2 TV
7. 2017 Star Trek: Discovery as Dr. Kovich 6.9 TV
8. 2016 Slasher as Spencer 6.7 TV
9. 2015 Pig Goat Banana Cricket as Dr. Cronenbird (voice) TV
10. 2010 Barney's Version as O'Malley Director #2 7.0 Movie
11. 2010 Happy Town as Dr. Leichman 6.1 TV
12. 2007 To Each His Own Cinema as The Suicidal Man (segment "At the suicide of the last Jew ...") 6.4 Movie
13. 2005 Le Cercle TV
14. 2001 Jason X as Dr. Wimmer 4.9 Movie
15. 2001 Alias as Dr. Brezzel 6.8 TV
16. 2001 The Judge as Det. Stobel TV
17. 1999 Resurrection as Father Rousell 6.1 Movie
18. 1998 Last Night as Duncan 6.6 Movie
19. 1998 SexTV as Self TV
20. 1996 Extreme Measures as Hospital Lawyer 6.0 Movie
21. 1996 The Stupids as Postal Supervisor 4.8 Movie
22. 1996 Crash as Auto Wreck Salesman (voice) (uncredited) 6.5 Movie
23. 1995 To Die For as Man at Lake 6.6 Movie
24. 1990 Nightbreed as Dr. Philip K. Decker 6.4 Movie
25. 1988 Dead Ringers as Obstetrician (uncredited) 7.1 Movie
26. 1986 The Fly as Gynecologist 7.5 Movie
27. 1985 Into the Night as Group Supervisor 6.5 Movie
28. 1983 Videodrome as Max Renn (Helmet Scenes) (uncredited) 7.3 Movie
29. 1978 The South Bank Show TV
30. 1975 Shivers as Infected Crowd Member (uncredited) 6.3 Movie

1. 2025 The Shrouds 5.8 Movie
2. 2022 Crimes of the Future 6.0 Movie
3. 2014 Maps to the Stars 6.2 Movie
4. 2012 Cosmopolis 5.7 Movie
5. 2011 A Dangerous Method 6.4 Movie
6. 2007 To Each His Own Cinema 6.4 Movie
7. 2007 Eastern Promises 7.4 Movie
8. 2005 A History of Violence 7.2 Movie
9. 2002 Spider 6.6 Movie
10. 1999 eXistenZ 6.8 Movie
11. 1996 Crash 6.5 Movie
12. 1993 M. Butterfly 6.6 Movie
13. 1991 Naked Lunch 7.0 Movie
14. 1988 Dead Ringers 7.1 Movie
15. 1987 Friday the 13th: The Series 7.3 TV
16. 1986 The Fly 7.5 Movie
17. 1984 Crimes of the Future 4.8 Movie
18. 1983 The Dead Zone 7.0 Movie
19. 1983 Videodrome 7.3 Movie
20. 1981 Scanners 6.7 Movie
21. 1979 The Brood 6.7 Movie
22. 1979 Fast Company 5.1 Movie
23. 1977 Rabid 6.3 Movie
24. 1975 Peep Show TV
25. 1975 Shivers 6.3 Movie

1. 2012 Cosmopolis 5.7 Movie
2. 1999 eXistenZ 6.8 Movie
3. 1986 The Fly 7.5 Movie
4. 1979 Fast Company 5.1 Movie

1. 2012 Cosmopolis 5.7 Movie
2. 2002 Spider 6.6 Movie
3. 1999 eXistenZ 6.8 Movie
4. 1996 Crash 6.5 Movie
5. 1988 Dead Ringers 7.1 Movie
6. 1984 Crimes of the Future 4.8 Movie

1. 2025 The Shrouds 5.8 Movie
2. 2022 Crimes of the Future 6.0 Movie
3. 1996 Crash 6.5 Movie
4. 1991 Naked Lunch 7.0 Movie
5. 1988 Dead Ringers 7.1 Movie
6. 1984 Crimes of the Future 4.8 Movie
7. 1983 Videodrome 7.3 Movie
8. 1981 Scanners 6.7 Movie
9. 1979 The Brood 6.7 Movie
10. 1977 Rabid 6.3 Movie
11. 1975 Shivers 6.3 Movie

1. 1984 Crimes of the Future 4.8 Movie

1. 1984 Crimes of the Future 4.8 Movie

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