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.
- Uncanny4.4average 2.5
- Pop Culture4.1average 2.2
- Scare4.5average 2.6
- Absurdist Humor3.8average 2.0
- Fantasy3.5average 1.7
- Nostalgia5.3average 3.7
- Physical Comedy4.1average 2.4
- Tech & Humanity3.0average 1.6
Rarely in their work
- Melancholy3.0, average 4.7
- Pathos3.6, average 5.2
- Romance2.7, average 3.8
- Catharsis4.1, average 5.1
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Cult Classic 7
- Psychological Thriller 5
- Supernatural Elements 4
- 80s Nostalgia 3
- Darkly Humorous 3
- Thought-Provoking 3
- Supernatural 3
- Coming-of-Age 3
- Creature Feature 2
- Practical Effects 2
- Practical Effects Showcase 2
- Suburban Satire 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Dick MillerActorGremlins, Gremlins 2: The New Batch, Piranha, Burying the Ex, Explorers, +5 more
Jerry GoldsmithComposerGremlins, The 'Burbs, Gremlins 2: The New Batch, Small Soldiers, Looney Tunes: Back in Action, +4 more- MMarshall HarveyEditorThe 'Burbs, Small Soldiers, Looney Tunes: Back in Action, Amazon Women on the Moon, The Hole, +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
Belinda BalaskiActorThe Howling, Piranha, The Warlord: Battle for the Galaxy
Corey FeldmanActorGremlins, The 'Burbs, Splatter
Kevin McCarthyActorThe Howling, Innerspace, Piranha
Phil HartmanActorSmall Soldiers, Amazon Women on the Moon, The Second Civil War
Wendy SchaalActorThe 'Burbs, Small Soldiers, Innerspace
Tina HirschEditorGremlins, Twilight Zone: The Movie, Explorers
Mark GoldblattEditorEerie, Indiana, The Howling, Piranha
Movies and TV shows
151990s
15 titles · average score 55
54
Small Soldiers (1998)
Director
63
The Second Civil War (1997)
Director
49
The Warlord: Battle for the Galaxy (1996)
Director, Producer
46
Runaway Daughters (1994)
Director
32
Beverly Hills Cop III (1994)
as Jailer
77
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror (1994)
Associate Producer
23
The Silence of the Hams (1994)
as Dying Man
79
Matinee (1993)
Director
42
Sleepwalkers (1992)
as Lab Assistant
88
Eerie, Indiana (1991)
TV show · as Director
49
Oscar (1991)
as Face on the Cutting Room Floor
66
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
as Grandpa Fred Director (uncredited)