Directing
John Waters
- Titles
- 144movies51TV shows
- Career
Active from 1964 to 2026, busiest in 2007 with 3 main titles.
- Directed
- 23titles as director
- Average score
59/100
- Highest rated
Multiple Maniacs82/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 48 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Satire & Parody5.6average 2.3
- Absurdist Humor4.9average 2.0
- Dark Humor5.8average 2.9
- Pop Culture4.8average 2.2
- Showbiz3.7average 1.2
- Cringe Humor4.7average 2.2
- Social Commentary6.8average 4.9
- Physical Comedy4.0average 2.5
Rarely in their work
- Melancholy3.4, average 4.7
- Catharsis3.9, average 5.1
- Pathos4.2, average 5.2
- Tension5.1, average 6.1
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Cult Classic 4
- Darkly Humorous 4
- Black Comedy 4
- Satirical 4
- Trash Cinema 3
- Bizarre 3
- Shock Value 2
- Social Satire 2
- Pop Culture 2
- Grotesque 2
- Cult Film 2
- Transgressive 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Mary Vivian PearceActorPink Flamingos, Desperate Living, Multiple Maniacs, Female Trouble, Mondo Trasho, +4 more
DivineActorPink Flamingos, Hairspray, Multiple Maniacs, Polyester, Female Trouble, +4 more
Mink StoleActorPink Flamingos, A Dirty Shame, Desperate Living, Multiple Maniacs, Polyester, +4 more
David LocharyActorPink Flamingos, Multiple Maniacs, Female Trouble, Mondo Trasho, Roman Candles, +2 more
Edith MasseyActorPink Flamingos, Desperate Living, Multiple Maniacs, Polyester, Female Trouble- JJanice HamptonEditorHairspray, Serial Mom, Cry-Baby, Pecker
Ricki LakeActorHairspray, Serial Mom, Cry-Baby- MMona MontgomeryActorRoman Candles, Eat Your Makeup, Hag in a Black Leather Jacket
Cookie MuellerActorPink Flamingos, Multiple Maniacs, Female Trouble- CCharles RoggeroEditorDesperate Living, Polyester, Female Trouble
- RRobert M. StevensCinematographerSerial Mom, Cecil B. Demented, Pecker
- DDavid InsleyCinematographerHairspray, Cry-Baby, Polyester
Movies and TV shows
102010s
4 titles · average score 80
80
Explained (2018)
TV show · as Narrator (voice)
80
FEUD (2017)
TV show · as William Castle
80
Search Party (2016)
TV show · as Sheffield
80
The Blacklist (2013)
TV show · as John Waters
2000s
1 title · average score 80
80
My Name Is Earl (2005)
TV show · as Walter Hamerick
1990s
2 titles · average score 87
85
Frasier (1993)
TV show · as Roger (voice)
89
Homicide: Life on the Street (1993)
TV show · as R. Vincent Smith
1980s
1 title · average score 83
83
The Simpsons (1989)
TV show · as John (voice)
1970s
2 titles · average score 82
81
Female Trouble (1976)
Producer, Editor
82
Multiple Maniacs (1970)
Editor, Director of Photography