Philippe Mora

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Philippe Mora

Born January 1, 1949 · Paris, France (age 77)

Philippe Mora is an Australian film writer, director, actor and artist. He was born in France to a German Jewish father and an Australian mother.

Known For

The Marsupials: The Howling IIIThe Marsupials: The Howling III · 1987
The Marsupials: The Howling III
★ 4.61987
MovieHorror
A strange race of human-like marsupials appear suddenly in Australia, and a sociologist who studies these creatures falls in love with a female one. Is this a dangerous combination?
Howling II: Stirba - Werewolf BitchHowling II: Stirba - Werewolf Bitch · 1985
Howling II: Stirba - Werewolf Bitch
★ 4.91985
MovieThrillerHorror
When a young journalist dies in violent circumstances, her brother soon learns, by way of the mysterious Stefan Crosscoe, that his sister has succumbed to the werewolf curse.
Back in BusinessBack in Business · 1997
Back in Business
★ 5.41997
MovieActionTV Movie
An ex-cop gets pulled back in an undercover mission for the FBI by his former partner. The mission is to catch drug runners, but it is also sting operation against dirty cops, some of whom set up the ex-cops' dismissal from the force.
A Breed ApartA Breed Apart · 1984
A Breed Apart
★ 5.91984
MovieActionRomance
A conservationist and a widow meet a mountain climber hired to steal bald-eagle eggs.
The Beast WithinThe Beast Within · 1982
The Beast Within
★ 5.51982
MovieHorrorFantasy
A horrified teen mutates into a crazed cannibalistic swamp creature, and must uncover the terrifying secret identity of his father before his nasty natural tendencies force him to make jambalaya out of the locals.
CommunionCommunion · 1989
Communion
★ 5.41989
MovieDramaHorror
A novelist's wife and son see him changed by an apparent encounter with aliens in the mountains.
Precious FindPrecious Find · 1996
Precious Find
★ 5.41996
MovieActionScience Fiction
The year is 2049. 200 years after the great Californian goldrush. The new generation of gold diggers are just as full of gold fever as their ancestors.
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? · 1975
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
★ 6.31975
MovieDocumentaryHistory
Period music, film clips and newsreel footage combined into a visual exploration of the American entertainment industry during the Great Depression.

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High StrangenessHigh Strangeness · 2021
High Strangeness
2021
MovieScience FictionHorror
When world renown, troubled playwright Abigail White's parents die, she is left guardian of her younger sister and moves back to the farmhouse where she grew up as a child. The siblings attempt to deal with their new life on the isolated property, things start to go haywire when Abbie begins to be haunted by horrifying visions and long forgotten memories. Soon Abbie is confronted by her neighbour, a newly released psychiatric patient who informs her that both she and her younger sister are participants in a government/extra-terrestrial ran program of drugs, MK-ULTRA, kidnapping and abuse. Thing's soon spiral murderously out of control as Abigail's memories reveal more and more about her traumatized childhood and the future of the entire planet.

Executive Producer