Directing
Wes Craven
- Titles
- 115movies14TV shows
- Career
Active from 1971 to 2020, busiest in 1985 and 2005 with 3 main titles each.
- Directed
- 29titles as director
- Average score
53/100
- Highest rated
A Nightmare on Elm Street81/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 64 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Scare7.2average 2.6
- Uncanny5.9average 2.5
- Violence6.3average 4.2
- Fantasy3.4average 1.7
- Tension7.6average 6.0
- Mystery5.6average 4.1
- Dark Humor4.3average 2.8
- Adrenaline6.3average 4.9
Rarely in their work
- Historical0.4, average 2.6
- Wholesome1.2, average 3.3
- Class & Capitalism1.7, average 3.3
- Romance2.3, average 3.8
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Psychological Thriller 4
- Practical Effects 3
- Hollywood Satire 2
- Self-Aware Horror 2
- Supernatural Slasher 2
- Late 80s Aesthetic 2
- Cult Film 2
- B-Movie 2
- Psychological Suspense 2
- Uncanny Atmosphere 2
- Bleak Atmosphere 2
- Desert Setting 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Patrick LussierEditorScream, Scream 2, Scream 3, Wes Craven's New Nightmare, Red Eye, +3 more
Robert EnglundActorA Nightmare on Elm Street, Wes Craven's New Nightmare, A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy, The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault, +2 more
Marco BeltramiComposerScream, Scream 2, Scream 4, Scream 3, Red Eye, +2 more
Heather LangenkampActorA Nightmare on Elm Street, Wes Craven's New Nightmare, A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, Shocker, Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
Neve CampbellActorScream, Scream 2, Scream 4, Scream 3
Courteney CoxActorScream, Scream 2, Scream 4, Scream 3
David ArquetteActorScream, Scream 2, Scream 4, Scream 3
Peter DemingCinematographerScream 2, Scream 4, Scream 3, Music of the Heart
Kevin WilliamsonWriterScream, Scream 2, Scream 4, Cursed
David HessActorThe Last House on the Left, Swamp Thing, Tales That'll Tear Your Heart Out
Mark IrwinCinematographerScream, Wes Craven's New Nightmare, Vampire in Brooklyn- RRichard BrackenEditorSwamp Thing, Deadly Blessing, The Hills Have Eyes Part 2
Movies and TV shows
85Upcoming
3 titles
Original Film Writer, Characters
Original Film Writer
Original Concept
2020s
5 titles · average score 65
Characters
Thanks
In Memory Of
as (archive footage)
as (archive footage)
2010s
8 titles · average score 45
In Memory Of
Thanks
Executive Producer
Director, Producer
Director, Producer
Original Film Writer, Characters
2000s
25 titles · average score 48
Producer, Characters
Producer, Writer
as Newsreader (voice) (uncredited)
as La victime de la vampire (Quartier de la Madeleine)
Screenplay
Characters, Producer
as Airline Passenger (uncredited)
Director
Executive Producer
Characters
as Man with Video Camera on Studio Tour (uncredited)
Presenter, Executive Producer
1990s
20 titles · average score 48
Director
Executive Producer
as Doctor (uncredited)
Executive Producer
as Fred the Janitor (uncredited)
Director
Executive Producer
as Wes Craven
Creator, Characters
Director, Writer
Executive Producer, Director
1980s
16 titles · average score 53
as Man Neighbor
Story, Characters
Director
Director
TV show · as (segment "Children's Zoo")
Writer, Director
Director
Director, Writer
Director
Writer, Director
Director, Screenplay
1970s
8 titles · average score 51
Director
Director of Photography
Editor, Director
Director, Writer
Associate Producer, Director of Photography
