Portrait of Tobe Hooper

Directing

Tobe Hooper

Career

Active from 1965 to 2020, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score56/100
Highest rated
Poster for Taken
Taken
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 37 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 6.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 2.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Tobe Hooper Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Wholesome
    1.1, average 3.4
  • Catharsis
    2.9, average 5.1
  • Romance
    2.0, average 3.8
  • Situational Comedy
    0.9, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Supernatural Horror 5
  • Psychological Thriller 4
  • Sci-Fi Horror 3
  • Psychological Horror 3
  • Exploitation Elements 3
  • Cult Classic Status 3
  • Grotesque Imagery 3
  • Psychological Terror 3
  • Slasher Horror 3
  • Paranormal Thriller 2
  • B-Movie 2
  • Practical Effects 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

43
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Characters

2020s

4 titles ยท average score 36
The Spot
The Spot (2023)

Thanks

Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022)
GoodWatch score 36

Characters

AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A. (2020)

as (archive footage)

The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault (2020)

as (archive footage)

2010s

5 titles ยท average score 41
Terrifier
Terrifier (2018)
GoodWatch score 59

In Memory Of

Leatherface
Leatherface (2017)
GoodWatch score 39

Executive Producer, Characters

Djinn
Djinn (2013)
GoodWatch score 32

Director

Texas Chainsaw 3D
Texas Chainsaw 3D (2013)
GoodWatch score 36

Executive Producer, Characters

Nunca mรกs asistas a este tipo de fiestas
Nunca mรกs asistas a este tipo de fiestas (2010)

Thanks

2000s

8 titles ยท average score 47
The Damned Thing
The Damned Thing (2006)
GoodWatch score 51

Director

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006)
GoodWatch score 40

Characters, Producer

Mortuary
Mortuary (2005)
GoodWatch score 48

Director

Dance of the Dead
Dance of the Dead (2005)
GoodWatch score 52

Director

Toolbox Murders
Toolbox Murders (2004)
GoodWatch score 52

Director

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)
GoodWatch score 49

Characters, Original Film Writer

Shadow Realm
Shadow Realm (2002)

Director

Crocodile
Crocodile (2000)
GoodWatch score 35

Director

1990s

11 titles ยท average score 39
The Apartment Complex
The Apartment Complex (1999)
GoodWatch score 37

Director

Dark Skies
Dark Skies (1996)

Director

E! True Hollywood Story
E! True Hollywood Story (1996)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show

The Mangler
The Mangler (1995)
GoodWatch score 29

Screenplay, Director

The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre
The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1995)
GoodWatch score 32

Characters

Body Bags
Body Bags (1993)
GoodWatch score 61

as Man #2

Night Terrors
Night Terrors (1993)
GoodWatch score 34

Director

The Nightmare Begins Again
The Nightmare Begins Again (1993)

Director

Sleepwalkers
Sleepwalkers (1992)
GoodWatch score 43

as Forensic Tech

I'm Dangerous Tonight
I'm Dangerous Tonight (1990)
GoodWatch score 39

Director

Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III
Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III (1990)
GoodWatch score 29

Characters

1980s

7 titles ยท average score 57
Spontaneous Combustion
Spontaneous Combustion (1989)
GoodWatch score 44

as Cigar Smoking Diner Patron

Coming to America
Coming to America (1988)
GoodWatch score 66

as Party Guest (uncredited)

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2 (1986)
GoodWatch score 51

as Man in Hotel Corridor (uncredited)

Invaders from Mars
Invaders from Mars (1986)
GoodWatch score 47

Director

Lifeforce
Lifeforce (1985)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

Poltergeist
Poltergeist (1982)
GoodWatch score 78

Director

The Funhouse
The Funhouse (1981)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

1970s

5 titles ยท average score 60
Eaten Alive
Eaten Alive (1976)
GoodWatch score 42

Director, Music

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
GoodWatch score 82

Producer, Additional Photography

Eggshells
Eggshells (1971)
GoodWatch score 56

Special Effects, Director of Photography

Peter Paul and Mary: The Song Is Love
Peter Paul and Mary: The Song Is Love (1971)

Director, Director of Photography

The Windsplitter
The Windsplitter (1971)

as Joby

1960s

2 titles ยท average score 61
Down Friday Street
Down Friday Street (1966)

Director, Cinematography

The Heisters
The Heisters (1965)
GoodWatch score 61

Producer, Editor