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Directing

Joe Dante

Career: Active from 1968 to 2022, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Average score: 62/100

Highest rated: Police Squad!
88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 52 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Joe Dante Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Melancholy
3.0, average 4.7
Pathos
3.7, average 5.3
Catharsis
3.9, average 5.1
Romance
2.8, average 3.8

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Psychological Thriller 4
Anthology Horror 4
80s Nostalgia 3
Coming-of-Age 3
Cult Classic 3
Uncanny Atmosphere 2
1970s 2
Mystery 2
Camp 2
Suburban Satire 2
Sci-Fi Adventure 2
Social Commentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

54

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

Upcoming

3 titles

Director

Director

The Man with Kaleidoscope Eyes

Producer, Director

2020s

3 titles · average score 62

The Creeps

47

as Uncle John

Razzennest

78

as Joe Dante

Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow

TV show

2010s

10 titles · average score 50

Nightmare Cinema

61

Director

Camp Cold Brook

44

Executive Producer

Trafficked

41

Executive Producer

Tales of Halloween

62

as Prof. Milo Gottlieb

Burying the Ex

39

Director

Blast Vegas

28

as Salesman #2

The Butterfly Room

53

as Cab Driver

Corman's World

84

Thanks

Trail of Blood

33

Producer

Thanks

2000s

7 titles · average score 51

The Hole

62

Director

Splatter

30

Director

Trapped Ashes

31

Director

The Screwfly Solution

60

Director

Homecoming

60

Director

Looney Tunes: Back in Action

60

Director

Haunted Lighthouse 4-D

53

Director

1990s

15 titles · average score 55

Small Soldiers

55

Director

The Second Civil War

63

Director

The Warlord: Battle for the Galaxy

49

Director, Producer

Picture Windows: Lightning

Director

Runaway Daughters

46

Director

Beverly Hills Cop III

32

as Jailer

The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror - Preshow

Director

Matinee

79

Director

Sleepwalkers

43

as Lab Assistant

Eerie, Indiana

88

TV show · as Director

Oscar

48

as Face on the Cutting Room Floor

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

67

as Grandpa Fred Director (uncredited)

1980s

8 titles · average score 64

The 'Burbs

60

Director

Innerspace

71

as Vectorscope Employee (uncredited)

Amazon Women on the Moon

57

Director

Explorers

58

Director

Gremlins

75

as Mogwai / Gremlins (voice) (uncredited)

Twilight Zone: The Movie

56

Director

Eating Raoul

72

as Busboy (uncredited)

The Howling

68

Editor, Director

1970s

7 titles · average score 52

Rock 'n' Roll High School

72

Story

The Orson Welles Show

as Member of Studio Audience

Piranha

64

as Scuba Diver #2 (uncredited)

Grand Theft Auto

37

Editor

Hollywood Boulevard

56

as Party Waiter (uncredited)

Cannonball

37

as Kid

The Arena

43

Editor

1960s

1 title · average score 75

The Movie Orgy

75

Editor, Director