Richard Stanley
Directing

Richard Stanley

Born 1966-11-22 · Fish Hoek, South Africa

Richard Stanley is a South African filmmaker, known for his work in the horror genre. He began his career making short films and music videos, and subsequently directed the feature films Hardware and Dust Devil, both of which are considered cult classics.

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Known for

Color Out of Space★ 6Viewing moment
Color Out of Space
2019
Jodorowsky's Dune★ 7.9Viewing moment
Jodorowsky's Dune
2013
The Island of Dr. Moreau★ 4.9Viewing moment
The Island of Dr. Moreau
1996
Replace★ 4.9Viewing moment
Replace
2017
Hardware★ 5.9Viewing moment
Hardware
1990
78/52★ 7.3Viewing moment
78/52
2017
Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's “Island of Dr. Moreau”★ 6.8Viewing moment
Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's “Island of Dr. Moreau”
2014
The Abandoned★ 5.5Viewing moment
The Abandoned
2006
Dust Devil★ 6.4Viewing moment
Dust Devil
1992
Imago mortis★ 4.5Viewing moment
Imago mortis
2009
The Theatre Bizarre★ 5.4Viewing moment
The Theatre Bizarre
2011
Tales of the Uncanny★ 7.1Viewing moment
Tales of the Uncanny
2020
The Darkside Of SocietyViewing moment
The Darkside Of Society
2023
Dunwich HorrorViewing moment
Dunwich Horror
2024
Vampire Diary★ 4.5Viewing moment
Vampire Diary
2007
Exegesis LovecraftViewing moment
Exegesis Lovecraft
2021
Uncovering WolfenViewing moment
Uncovering Wolfen
2023
Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Giallo★ 6.5Viewing moment
Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Giallo
2016
A World War II Fairytale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep'Viewing moment
A World War II Fairytale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep'
2023
Europe - 99euro-films 2★ 2Viewing moment
Europe - 99euro-films 2
2022
Incidents in an Expanding Universe★ 5.5Viewing moment
Incidents in an Expanding Universe
1985
The Secret Glory★ 5.9Viewing moment
The Secret Glory
2001
Voice of the Moon★ 5.8Viewing moment
Voice of the Moon
1990
The Otherworld★ 7Viewing moment
The Otherworld
2013
Post Traumatic: An American NightmareViewing moment
Post Traumatic: An American Nightmare
2009
Clark Ashton Smith: The Emperor of DreamsViewing moment
Clark Ashton Smith: The Emperor of Dreams
2018
A Ship of Madness: Deeper and Higher with PazucusViewing moment
A Ship of Madness: Deeper and Higher with Pazucus
2021
Cult of Terror★ 6.3Viewing moment
Cult of Terror
2017
The Sea of Perdition★ 5.4Viewing moment
The Sea of Perdition
2006
Rites of Passage★ 5Viewing moment
Rites of Passage
1983
Shadowland★ 6Viewing moment
Shadowland
2024

Frequent collaborators

David GregoryDavid GregoryTom SaviniTom SaviniWilliam HootkinsWilliam HootkinsKarim HussainKarim HussainDouglas BuckDouglas BuckRon PerlmanRon PerlmanVal KilmerVal KilmerElijah WoodElijah Wood