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
122000s
1 title · average score 59
1990s
5 titles · average score 54
54
Small Soldiers (1998)
Director
23
The Silence of the Hams (1994)
as Dying Man
79
Matinee (1993)
Director
49
Oscar (1991)
as Face on the Cutting Room Floor
66
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
as Grandpa Fred Director (uncredited)
1980s
5 titles · average score 67
60
The 'Burbs (1989)
Director
71
Innerspace (1987)
as Vectorscope Employee (uncredited)
75
Gremlins (1984)
as Mogwai / Gremlins (voice) (uncredited)
72
Eating Raoul (1982)
as Busboy (uncredited)
