# Brian De Palma's films, ranked

Split screens, long takes and Hitchcock homages: De Palma's films ordered from RogerEbert.com, Gold Derby and Taste of Cinema, with Blow Out on top.

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- Sep 13, 2024 · N. Clark
- https://even.best/en/l/3411/brian-de-palma-s-films-ranked

## Top 15

1. **Blow Out (1981)** (13 · ▲13 ▼0) — John Travolta records a sound that proves a murder.
2. **Carlito's Way (1993)** (11 · ▲14 ▼3) — Al Pacino trying to go straight.
3. **The Untouchables (1987)** (9 · ▲10 ▼1) — Kevin Costner against Capone; Oscar for Sean Connery.
4. **Phantom of the Paradise (1974)** (9 · ▲10 ▼1) — A rock-opera Faust.
5. **Obsession (1976)** (8 · ▲9 ▼1) — Cliff Robertson in a Vertigo-inspired mystery.
6. **Mission: Impossible (1996)** (7 · ▲8 ▼1) — Tom Cruise and the CIA vault heist.
7. **Carrie (1976)** (6 · ▲8 ▼2) — Sissy Spacek at the prom, from Stephen King.
8. **Body Double (1984)** (6 · ▲6 ▼0) — A struggling actor spies on his neighbour.
9. **The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)** (5 · ▲8 ▼3) — Tom Hanks in the Tom Wolfe adaptation, his biggest flop.
10. **Dressed to Kill (1980)** (5 · ▲7 ▼2) — Michael Caine, Angie Dickinson and a Psycho homage.
11. **Scarface (1983)** (5 · ▲7 ▼2) — Al Pacino as Tony Montana, written by Oliver Stone.
12. **Sisters (1972)** (3 · ▲6 ▼3) — Margot Kidder as separated conjoined twins.
13. **Casualties of War (1989)** (3 · ▲6 ▼3) — Michael J. Fox and Sean Penn in Vietnam.
14. **Raising Cain (1992)** (3 · ▲5 ▼2) — John Lithgow in multiple roles.
15. **Femme Fatale (2002)** (2 · ▲4 ▼2) — Rebecca Romijn and a jewel heist at Cannes.

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