Richard Stanley
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.
| Known For | Directing |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.8407 |
| Birthday | 1966-11-22 |
| Place of Birth | Fish Hoek, South Africa |
| Also Known As |
1992
Dust Devil
6.253/148
A woman on the run from her abusive husband encounters a mysterious hitch-hiker.
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Dust Devil
1990
Hardware
5.928/339
Mark 13 is a government-built killing machine programmed with artificial intelligence, able to repair and recharge itself from any energy source. Thro...
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Hardware
1996
The Island of Dr. Moreau
4.904/560
A plane crash surviving attorney stumbles upon a mysterious island and is shocked to discover that a brilliant scientist and his lab assistant have fo...
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The Island of Dr. Moreau
2017
Cult of Terror
6.8/5
A journey of years through many countries and film festivals; a nostalgic, adrenaline-fueled and rock-spirited immersion into the universe of cinephil...
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Cult of Terror
1994
Brave
7.5/4
Cult director Richard Stanley brings Marillion's music to the screen in the 50-minute BRAVE. A teenager believed to be suicidal is discovered wanderin...
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Brave
2007
Vampire Diary
4.2/22
Whilst making a documentary, filmmaker Holly meets the highly enigmatic and beautiful Vicki who claims she is a real-life vampire.
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Vampire Diary
2001
In the Belly of the Beast
6.5/3
For 11 years, the FantAsia Film Festival in Montreal has been the premiere showcase in North America of fantasy, horror and action films from around t...
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In the Belly of the Beast
2023
The Darkside of Society
0/0
It’s one of the most controversial, influential and groundbreaking horror satires of the 1980s. Brian Yuzna’s SOCIETY told a terrifying, surreal story...
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The Darkside of Society
2013
Jodorowsky's Dune
7.832/755
In 1974, Chilean-French director Alejandro Jodorowsky embarked on the quixotic project of adapting Frank Herbert's influential novel Dune (1969) for t...
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Jodorowsky's Dune
2021
Exegesis Lovecraft
8.5/2
A cathartic journey that Qais, a Pakistani-Canadian filmmaker embarks on as he traces the life of H.P. Lovecraft, from woodland cemeteries in Rhode Is...
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Exegesis Lovecraft
2014
Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau
6.68/122
The story of the insane scandals related to the remake of “Island of Dr. Moreau” —originally a novel by H. G. Wells—, which was brought to the big scr...
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Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau
1995
Twelve Monkeys
7.605/9070
In the year 2035, convict James Cole reluctantly volunteers to be sent back in time to discover the origin of a deadly virus that wiped out nearly all...
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Twelve Monkeys
1983
Rites of Passage
6.5/4
A disillusioned modern man is haunted by memories of a previous life as a primitive caveman who lived in a hostile past world. The caveman walks acros...
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Rites of Passage
2013
The Otherworld
6.2/5
Hidden deep in the south of France, practically untouched by the modern age, is a place known by many as 'the Zone'. In this space, the supernatural i...
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The Otherworld
2017
78/52
7.2/147
The most famous murder scene in movie history comprises 78 camera settings and 52 cuts: the shower scene in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho. 78/52 tells the...
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78/52
2015
Uncovering Wolfen
0/0
After the huge financial and cultural success of WOODSTOCK (1970), filmmaker and political activist Michael Wadleigh spent many years in Hollywood wri...
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Uncovering Wolfen
2025
A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep'
0/0
Exploring Michael Mann's 1983 film adapted from the F. Paul Wilson novel and its impact.
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A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep'
2016
Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Giallo
6.6/7
Feature-length in-depth documentary by High Rising Productions chronicling the Giallo film genre from its beginnings as early 20th century crime ficti...
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Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Giallo
1985
Incidents in an Expanding Universe
6.667/3
The year 2037. Rugged soldier Max and weary sculptress Nicky try to sustain a relationship in a bleak totalitarian future plagued by war, nuclear fall...
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Incidents in an Expanding Universe
2020
Tales of the Uncanny
7/12
A detailed look at the history of horror anthology films.
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Tales of the Uncanny
2009
Post Traumatic: An American Nightmare
0/0
This thirty minute documentary features interviews with Giovinazzo's key contemporaries discussing the continued impact and influence of Combat Shock...
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Post Traumatic: An American Nightmare
2018
Clark Ashton Smith: The Emperor of Dreams
0/0
Clark Ashton Smith was a poet, fantasist, sculptor, and painter. This lyrical documentary explore's Smith's work and life as a solitary artist living...
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Clark Ashton Smith: The Emperor of Dreams
2024
Shadowland
6/5
Director Otso Tiainen’s fascinating study of an esoteric community hidden within the French Pyrenees begins by exploring the seekers drawn to this pla...
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Shadowland
2001
Dagon
6.154/464
A boating accident off the coast of Spain sends Paul and his girlfriend Barbara to the decrepit fishing village of Imboca. As night falls, people star...
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Dagon
2025
Zone
0/0
Hidden in the French Pyrenees lays an esoteric spider web of myths and mysteries. The Golden Triangle consisting of the towns of Rennes-les-Château, M...
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Zone
2025
The Dark Fantastic
0/0
The Dark Fantastic is a psychedelic journey into the mind of renowned composer Simon Boswell, blending live performances, striking visuals, and interv...
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The Dark Fantastic
2009
No Flesh Shall Be Spared
0/0
Film about the making of the film Hardware.
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No Flesh Shall Be Spared
Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey 3
0/0
Plot TBA. The third installment in the Blood and Honey series. New characters will be introduced, including Rabbit, the Heffalumps and the Woozles.
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Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey 3
Poohniverse: Monsters Assemble
0/0
When Peter Pan and Tinker Bell assemble an evil team with Mary Poppins, Winnie and his friends assemble a team to face them. Including Bambi, Piglet,...
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Poohniverse: Monsters Assemble
2014
All About the Girl: Memories of a Giallo Gem
6/1
Documentary about Mario Bava's film "The Girl Who Knew Too Much" and its impact on the Giallo genre.
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