Directing
Joe Dante
- Titles
- 158movies23TV shows
- Career
Active from 1968 to 2022, with up to 3 main titles a year.
- Directed
- 45titles 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
- Scare4.5average 2.6
- Pop Culture4.1average 2.2
- Absurdist Humor3.8average 2.0
- Nostalgia5.3average 3.6
- Fantasy3.5average 1.8
- Physical Comedy4.1average 2.5
- Satire & Parody3.7average 2.3
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
- Thought-Provoking 3
- Coming-of-Age 3
- Darkly Humorous 3
- Supernatural 3
- 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, Gremlins 2: The New Batch, Piranha, Explorers, Burying the Ex, +5 more
Jerry GoldsmithComposerGremlins, Small Soldiers, The 'Burbs, Gremlins 2: The New Batch, Looney Tunes: Back in Action, +4 more- MMarshall HarveyEditorSmall Soldiers, The 'Burbs, 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
Corey FeldmanActorGremlins, The 'Burbs, Splatter
Phil HartmanActorSmall Soldiers, Amazon Women on the Moon, The Second Civil War
Kevin McCarthyActorThe Howling, Innerspace, Piranha
Belinda BalaskiActorThe Howling, Piranha, The Warlord: Battle for the Galaxy
Wendy SchaalActorSmall Soldiers, The 'Burbs, Innerspace
Tina HirschEditorGremlins, Twilight Zone: The Movie, Explorers- CCharles S. HaasWriterGremlins 2: The New Batch, Matinee, Little Shop of Halloween Horrors
Movies and TV shows
82020s
1 title · average score 44
44
The Creeps (2025)
as Uncle John
2010s
1 title · average score 62
62
Tales of Halloween (2015)
as Prof. Milo Gottlieb
2000s
2 titles · average score 57
62
The Hole (2009)
Director
53
Haunted Lighthouse 4-D (2003)
Director
1990s
2 titles · average score 65
42
Sleepwalkers (1992)
as Lab Assistant
87
Eerie, Indiana (1991)
TV show · as Director
1980s
2 titles · average score 66
57
Explorers (1985)
Director
75
Gremlins (1984)
as Mogwai / Gremlins (voice) (uncredited)