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
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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
56Upcoming
6 titles
as Joe Dante
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director, Producer
2020s
3 titles · average score 62
44
as Uncle John
80
as Joe Dante
2010s
10 titles · average score 51
61
Director
54
Executive Producer
40
Executive Producer
68
as Prof. Milo Gottlieb
49
Director
28
as Salesman #2
53
as Cab Driver
72
Thanks
34
Producer
Thanks
2000s
7 titles · average score 47
57
Director
30
Director
49
Director
59
Director
25
Director
54
Director
1990s
15 titles · average score 56
53
Director
63
Director
50
Director, Producer
Director
46
Director
36
as Jailer
77
Associate Producer
79
Director
87
TV show · as Director
66
as Grandpa Fred Director (uncredited)
1980s
8 titles · average score 65
60
Director
71
as Vectorscope Employee (uncredited)
57
Director
75
as Mogwai / Gremlins (voice) (uncredited)
77
as Busboy (uncredited)
66
Director, Editor
1970s
6 titles · average score 53
65
as Scuba Diver #2 (uncredited)
53
as Party Waiter (uncredited)
35
as Kid
52
Editor
1960s
1 title · average score 73
73
Editor, Director