Directing
Joe Dante
- Titles
- 157movies24TV shows
- Career
Active from 1968 to 2022, with up to 3 main titles a year.
- Directed
- 47titles as director
- Average score
62/100
- Highest rated
Police Squad!88/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 51 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Pop Culture4.4average 2.2
- Absurdist Humor4.0average 2.0
- Uncanny4.4average 2.5
- Scare4.4average 2.6
- Satire & Parody3.9average 2.3
- Tech & Humanity3.2average 1.6
- Physical Comedy4.0average 2.5
- Fantasy3.3average 1.8
Rarely in their work
- Melancholy3.0, average 4.7
- Pathos3.6, average 5.2
- Romance2.6, average 3.8
- Catharsis4.1, average 5.1
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Cult Classic 7
- Psychological Thriller 6
- Thought-Provoking 4
- Supernatural Elements 4
- 80s Nostalgia 3
- Supernatural 3
- Social Commentary 3
- Darkly Humorous 3
- Coming-of-Age 3
- 1970s 2
- Mystery 2
- Camp 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Dick MillerActorGremlins, Gremlins 2: The New Batch, Piranha, Explorers, 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
Belinda BalaskiActorThe Howling, Piranha, The Warlord: Battle for the Galaxy
Corey FeldmanActorGremlins, The 'Burbs, Splatter
Phil HartmanActorSmall Soldiers, Amazon Women on the Moon, The Second Civil War
John LandisActorTwilight Zone: The Movie, Amazon Women on the Moon, Ah My Goddess: Bad Goddess Let's Save Vic Morrow
Movies and TV shows
32Upcoming
5 titles
Labrintus
Director
Little Shop of Halloween Horrors
Director
Little Shop of Halloween Horrors
Director
Fear Paris
Director
The Man with Kaleidoscope Eyes
Director, Producer
2010s
2 titles · average score 55
61
Nightmare Cinema (2018)
Director
49
Burying the Ex (2014)
Director
2000s
7 titles · average score 47
57
The Hole (2009)
Director
30
Splatter (2009)
Director
49
Trapped Ashes (2006)
Director
59
The Screwfly Solution (2006)
Director
25
Homecoming (2005)
Director
54
Haunted Lighthouse 4-D (2003)
Director
1990s
8 titles · average score 59
53
Small Soldiers (1998)
Director
63
The Second Civil War (1997)
Director
50
The Warlord: Battle for the Galaxy (1996)
Director, Producer
Lightning (1995)
Director
46
Runaway Daughters (1994)
Director
79
Matinee (1993)
Director
66
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
as Grandpa Fred Director (uncredited)
1980s
7 titles · average score 63
60
The 'Burbs (1989)
Director
71
Innerspace (1987)
as Vectorscope Employee (uncredited)
57
Explorers (1985)
Director
75
Gremlins (1984)
as Mogwai / Gremlins (voice) (uncredited)
66
The Howling (1981)
Director, Editor
1970s
2 titles · average score 59
65
Piranha (1978)
as Scuba Diver #2 (uncredited)
53
Hollywood Boulevard (1976)
as Party Waiter (uncredited)
1960s
1 title · average score 73
73
The Movie Orgy (1968)
Editor, Director