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John Carpenter

Career: Active from 1969 to 2023, busiest in 1978 with 4 main titles.

Average score: 59/100

Highest rated: Halloween
87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 57 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

John Carpenter Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Wholesome
1.4, average 3.4
Romance
2.0, average 3.8
Situational Comedy
1.3, average 2.7
Family Dynamics
3.4, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

Cult Classic 6
Psychological Thriller 6
Government Conspiracy 3
Psychological Dread 3
Psychological Horror 3
John Carpenter Style 2
Darkly Humorous 2
Supernatural Elements 2
Practical Effects 2
Bleak 2
Relentless Tension 2
Claustrophobic 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

79

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

Upcoming

2 titles

Escape from New York

Executive Producer, Original Film Writer

Untitled Bong Joon-ho Horror Film

Original Music Composer

2020s

11 titles · average score 47

Carpenter

Original Film Writer

The Spot

Thanks

Halloween Ends

45

Original Music Composer, Characters

Firestarter

30

Original Music Composer

Studio 666

54

as Engineer

Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow

TV show

John Carpenter Live: Behind the Scenes

Executive Producer, Original Music Composer

Halloween Kills

48

Original Music Composer, Characters

Prince of Darkness

Original Film Writer

Valley of the Dead

60

Additional Music

The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault

as (archive footage)

2010s

10 titles · average score 64

The Rise of the Synths

73

as Narrator (voice)

Halloween

70

Executive Producer, Characters

He Came Home

Music

The Puppet Man

as The Taxi Driver

Halloween: Existence

Characters

Plaga zombie: zona mutante: revolución tóxica

58

Thanks

Stand Alone: The Making of Halloween III: Season of the Witch

Music

The Ward

42

Director

A History of Horror

76

TV show · as Self

Nunca más asistas a este tipo de fiestas

Thanks

2000s

13 titles · average score 48

Halloween II

38

Characters

Halloween

48

Characters, Original Film Writer

Pro-Life

55

Director

Cigarette Burns

74

Director

Assault on Precinct 13

57

Original Film Writer

The Fog

25

Original Film Writer, Producer

Halloween: Resurrection

24

Characters

Vampires: Los Muertos

32

Music, Executive Producer

Halloween: Resurrection - Webcam Special

43

Characters

The Little Cotton Girl

Thanks

Ghosts of Mars

36

Original Music Composer, Director

Nunca asistas a este tipo de fiestas

73

Thanks

1990s

13 titles · average score 47

Silent Predators

40

Teleplay

Vampires

50

Director, Original Music Composer

Halloween H20: 20 Years Later

55

Characters

Escape from L.A.

52

Original Music Composer, Director

In the Mouth of Madness

65

Director, Original Music Composer

Village of the Damned

43

as Man at Gas Station Phone

Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers

26

Characters, Main Title Theme Composer

The Silence of the Hams

23

as Trenchcoat Man / Gimp

Body Bags

61

as Coroner

Memoirs of an Invisible Man

46

as Helicopter Pilot

Blood River

50

Writer

El Diablo

56

Writer

1980s

16 titles · average score 59

They Live

72

as Voice That Says 'Sleep' (voice) (uncredited)

Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers

48

Characters, Main Title Theme Composer

Prince of Darkness

61

Screenplay, Original Music Composer

Big Trouble in Little China

66

as Worker in Chinatown (uncredited)

Black Moon Rising

40

Screenplay, Story

Starman

73

as Man in Helicopter (uncredited)

Christine

65

Director, Original Music Composer

The Thing

78

as Norwegian (video footage) (uncredited)

Halloween III: Season of the Witch

50

Producer, Original Music Composer

Halloween II

49

Producer, Original Music Composer

Escape from New York

72

as Secret Service #2 / Helicopter Pilot / Violin Player

The Fog

66

as Bennett

1970s

11 titles · average score 63

Elvis

69

Director

Better Late Than Never

Writer

Halloween

87

as Paul (voice) / Michael Myers (uncredited)

Someone's Watching Me!

75

Writer, Director

Eyes of Laura Mars

56

Story, Screenplay

Zuma Beach

46

Writer

Assault on Precinct 13

81

as Gang Member (uncredited)

Dark Star

64

as Talby Voice

The Last Foxtrot in Burbank

39

Editor

The Stationmaster

Music, Musician

The Resurrection of Broncho Billy

54

Music, Editor

1960s

2 titles · average score 53

Captain Voyeur

53

Writer, Producer

Good Morning, Dan

Camera Operator

1950s

1 title · average score 77

The Rifleman

77

TV show