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Directing

John Landis

Career: Active from 1973 to 2026, busiest in 1985 with 5 main titles.

Average score: 61/100

Highest rated: Michael Jackson's Thriller
86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 84 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

John Landis Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Contemporary Realism
3.3, average 5.4
Melancholy
2.8, average 4.7
Pathos
3.6, average 5.3
Psychological
4.3, average 5.5

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Cult Classic 3
Nostalgic 3
Slapstick Comedy 3
Cult Classic Status 2
Raunchy Humor 2
Fast-Paced 2
Psychological Thriller 2
Self-Aware 2
Nostalgic Pop Culture 2
Procedural Mystery 2
Lighthearted Entertainment 2
Physical Humor 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

98

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

Upcoming

3 titles

as High School Principal

Bad Vibes

Executive Producer

An American Werewolf in London

Executive Producer, Original Film Writer

2020s

3 titles

Robot Dracula

as John

The Credible Adventures of Mr. T

as Stranger

Blue

Executive Producer

2010s

10 titles · average score 56

I Hate Kids

36

as Psychic #4

The World Is Yours

73

as Couple

The Body

62

as Man in Bathroom

Tales of Halloween

62

as Jebediah Rex

Wrestling Isn't Wrestling

81

as Therapist

Blast Vegas

28

as Salesman #1

Grabbers

62

Thanks

Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader

39

as Professor

Some Guy Who Kills People

69

Executive Producer

Burke & Hare

46

Director

2000s

18 titles · average score 61

Psychoville

77

TV show

Parasomnia

45

as Department Store Manager

Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project

78

Producer, Director

Deer Woman

57

Director, Writer

Family

70

Director

The Great Sketch Experiment

Director

The Boondocks

71

TV show · as Counseling Group Leader (voice)

Slasher

67

Writer, Director

Spider-Man 2

83

as Doctor

The Kronenberg Chronicles

Director

Teddy Bears' Picnic

22

Thanks

Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby

44

as Judge

1990s

30 titles · average score 50

Blues Brothers 2000

46

Screenplay, Director

Susan's Plan

40

Director, Writer

HIStory on Film, Volume II

85

Writer, Director

An American Werewolf in Paris

34

Characters

The Stupids

31

Director

Michael Jackson Video Greatest Hits: HIStory

84

Producer, Director

Beverly Hills Cop III

32

Director

Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films

83

Director

Innocent Blood

50

Director

Oscar

48

Director

Dream On

76

TV show · as Herb

Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration

Director

1980s

19 titles · average score 65

Coming to America

66

Director

Amazon Women on the Moon

57

Director, Executive Producer

¡Three Amigos!

57

Director

Clue

67

Executive Producer, Story

Spies Like Us

45

Director

Into the Night

50

as SAVAK

Trading Places

77

as Man with Briefcase (uncredited)

Michael Jackson's Thriller

86

Producer, Screenplay

Twilight Zone: The Movie

56

Director, Producer

Coming Soon

62

Producer, Director

An American Werewolf in London

72

as Man Smashed into Window (uncredited)

The Blues Brothers

74

as Trooper La Fong

1970s

12 titles · average score 65

The Muppet Movie

80

as Additional Muppet Performer

1941

45

as Mizerany

Animal House

79

as Cafeteria Dishwasher

The Kentucky Fried Movie

67

as TV Technician Thrown by Gorilla (segment "A.M. Today")

Death Race 2000

65

as Mechanic

The Six Million Dollar Man

72

TV show · as Michael

Schlock

63

as Schlock

My Name Is Nobody

79

Stunts

Battle for the Planet of the Apes

42

as Jake's Friend

Chato's Land

63

Stunts

Red Sun

53

as Henchman (uncredited)

Kelly's Heroes

70

as Sister Rosa Stigmata

1960s

3 titles · average score 81

Once Upon a Time in the West

88

Stunts

The Charge of the Light Brigade

65

Stunts

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

91

Stunts