Portrait of John Waters

Directing

John Waters

Titles
139movies45TV shows
Career

Active from 1964 to 2025, busiest in 2007 with 3 main titles.

Directed
21
titles as director
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for This Filthy World
This Filthy World
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 42 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 6.0Style
John Waters Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Melancholy
    3.5, average 4.7
  • Catharsis
    4.0, average 5.1
  • Spiritual
    1.0, average 2.0
  • Contemporary Realism
    4.2, average 5.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Cult Classic 5
  • Darkly Humorous 4
  • Black Comedy 4
  • Satirical 4
  • Trash Cinema 3
  • Shock Value 2
  • Social Satire 2
  • Pop Culture 2
  • Grotesque 2
  • Absurdist Humor 2
  • Bizarre 2
  • Cult Film 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

2
TypeAllMovies2
RoleAnyAppearances113Acting51Writing23Directing21Production12Camera9Editing8Other crew6Sound2
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1960s11970s1
GenreAnyComedy2Crime2Horror1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

1970s

1 title · average score 64
GoodWatch64
Poster for Multiple Maniacs

Editor, Director of Photography

1960s

1 title · average score 54
GoodWatch54
Poster for Mondo Trasho

as Reporter (voice) (uncredited)

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