Directing
Joe Dante
- Titles
- 150movies23TV shows
- Career
Active from 1968 to 2022, with up to 3 main titles a year.
- Directed
- 47titles as director
- Average score
64/100
- Highest rated
Gremlins83/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 45 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Pop Culture4.7average 2.2
- Absurdist Humor4.1average 2.0
- Uncanny4.4average 2.5
- Physical Comedy4.3average 2.5
- Scare4.4average 2.6
- Fantasy3.4average 1.8
- Satire & Parody3.9average 2.3
- Tech & Humanity3.1average 1.6
Rarely in their work
- Melancholy2.9, average 4.7
- Pathos3.6, average 5.2
- Romance2.6, average 3.8
- Family Dynamics3.8, average 4.7
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Cult Classic 7
- Psychological Thriller 5
- Fast-Paced 4
- Social Commentary 4
- Thought-Provoking 4
- Mystery 3
- 80s Nostalgia 3
- Supernatural Elements 3
- Coming-of-Age 3
- Darkly Humorous 3
- Supernatural 3
- 1970s 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Dick MillerActorGremlins, Gremlins 2: The New Batch, Innerspace, Piranha, Rock 'n' Roll High School, +5 more- MMarshall HarveyEditorSmall Soldiers, Looney Tunes: Back in Action, The 'Burbs, Amazon Women on the Moon, The Hole, +4 more
Jerry GoldsmithComposerGremlins, Small Soldiers, Gremlins 2: The New Batch, Looney Tunes: Back in Action, The 'Burbs, +4 more
John HoraCinematographerGremlins, Eerie, Indiana, Gremlins 2: The New Batch, Twilight Zone: The Movie, The Howling, +2 more
Robert PicardoActorGremlins 2: The New Batch, Innerspace, Runaway Daughters, Homecoming- CCharles S. HaasWriterGremlins 2: The New Batch, Matinee, Little Shop of Halloween Horrors, Little Shop of Halloween Horrors
Wendy SchaalActorSmall Soldiers, The 'Burbs, Innerspace
Kevin McCarthyActorInnerspace, The Howling, Piranha
Phil HartmanActorSmall Soldiers, Amazon Women on the Moon, The Second Civil War
Belinda BalaskiActorThe Howling, Piranha, The Warlord: Battle for the Galaxy
Corey FeldmanActorGremlins, The 'Burbs, Splatter
John LandisActorTwilight Zone: The Movie, Amazon Women on the Moon, Ah My Goddess: Bad Goddess Let's Save Vic Morrow
Movies and TV shows
55Upcoming
6 titles
as Joe Dante
Director, Producer
Director
Director
Director
Director
2020s
2 titles
as Joe Dante
2010s
10 titles · average score 50
56
Director
45
Executive Producer
62
Executive Producer
56
as Prof. Milo Gottlieb
54
Director
32
as Salesman #2
55
as Cab Driver
Thanks
41
Producer
Thanks
2000s
7 titles · average score 52
57
Director
30
Director
48
Director
59
Director
59
Director
Director
1990s
15 titles · average score 61
64
Director
63
Director
Producer, Director
58
Director
56
as Jailer
73
Associate Producer
67
Director
57
as Lab Assistant
79
TV show · as Director
65
as Grandpa Fred Director (uncredited)
1980s
8 titles · average score 69
67
Director
68
as Vectorscope Employee (uncredited)
63
Director
83
as Mogwai / Gremlins (voice) (uncredited)
66
as Busboy (uncredited)
79
Director, Editor
1970s
6 titles · average score 56
59
as Scuba Diver #2 (uncredited)
56
as Party Waiter (uncredited)
55
as Kid
52
Editor
1960s
1 title · average score 71
71
Editor, Director