Directing
Joe Dante
- Titles
- 154movies23TV shows
- Career
Active from 1968 to 2022, with up to 3 main titles a year.
- Directed
- 44titles as director
- Average score
62/100
- Highest rated
Police Squad!88/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 50 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Scare4.6average 2.6
- Uncanny4.4average 2.5
- Fantasy3.6average 1.7
- Pop Culture4.0average 2.2
- Absurdist Humor3.8average 2.0
- Nostalgia5.5average 3.7
- Physical Comedy4.0average 2.4
- Satire & Parody3.9average 2.3
Rarely in their work
- Melancholy2.9, average 4.7
- Pathos3.6, average 5.2
- Contemporary Realism4.2, average 5.4
- Romance2.8, average 3.8
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Cult Classic 6
- Anthology Horror 4
- Psychological Thriller 4
- 80s Nostalgia 3
- Coming-of-Age 3
- Darkly Humorous 3
- Creature Feature 2
- Practical Effects 2
- Practical Effects Showcase 2
- Suburban Satire 2
- 1970s 2
- Mystery 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Dick MillerActorGremlins, Explorers, Gremlins 2: The New Batch, Piranha, Burying the Ex, +5 more
Jerry GoldsmithComposerGremlins, The 'Burbs, Explorers, Small Soldiers, Gremlins 2: The New Batch, +4 more- MMarshall HarveyEditorThe 'Burbs, Small Soldiers, Looney Tunes: Back in Action, Matinee, Amazon Women on the Moon, +4 more
John HoraCinematographerEerie, Indiana, Gremlins, Explorers, Gremlins 2: The New Batch, The Howling, +2 more
Robert PicardoActorGremlins 2: The New Batch, Innerspace, Runaway Daughters, Homecoming
Corey FeldmanActorGremlins, The 'Burbs, Splatter
Kevin McCarthyActorThe Howling, Innerspace, Piranha
Belinda BalaskiActorThe Howling, Piranha, The Warlord: Battle for the Galaxy
Phil HartmanActorSmall Soldiers, Amazon Women on the Moon, The Second Civil War
Wendy SchaalActorThe 'Burbs, Small Soldiers, Innerspace
Sam HammWriterHaunted Lighthouse 4-D, The Screwfly Solution, Fear Paris
Jamie AndersonCinematographerSmall Soldiers, Piranha, Hollywood Boulevard
Movies and TV shows
54Upcoming
3 titles
2020s
3 titles · average score 61
as Uncle John
as Joe Dante
2010s
10 titles · average score 49
Director
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
as Prof. Milo Gottlieb
Director
as Salesman #2
as Cab Driver
Thanks
Producer
Thanks
2000s
7 titles · average score 50
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
1990s
15 titles · average score 55
Director
Director
Director, Producer
Director
as Jailer
Director
as Lab Assistant
TV show · as Director
as Grandpa Fred Director (uncredited)
1980s
8 titles · average score 64
Director
as Vectorscope Employee (uncredited)
Director
as Mogwai / Gremlins (voice) (uncredited)
as Busboy (uncredited)
Director, Editor
1970s
7 titles · average score 51
as Member of Studio Audience
as Scuba Diver #2 (uncredited)
as Party Waiter (uncredited)
as Kid
Editor
1960s
1 title · average score 73
Editor, Director