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Directing

Wes Craven

Career: Active from 1971 to 2020, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Average score: 54/100

Highest rated: A Nightmare on Elm Street
81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 68 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Wes Craven Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Historical
0.6, average 2.6
Wholesome
1.4, average 3.4
Class & Capitalism
1.8, average 3.3
Romance
2.3, average 3.8

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Psychological Thriller 4
Self-Aware Horror 3
Practical Effects 3
Cult Film 2
B-Movie 2
Psychological Suspense 2
Uncanny Atmosphere 2
Hollywood Satire 2
Gory Practical Effects 2
Supernatural Slasher 2
Late 80s Aesthetic 2
Gore 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

86

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

Upcoming

3 titles

The People Under the Stairs

Original Film Writer

Untitled A Nightmare on Elm Street Film

Characters, Original Film Writer

Freddy’s Back

Original Concept

2020s

5 titles · average score 65

Dylan’s New Nightmare

62

Characters

The Spot

Thanks

Scream

67

In Memory Of

The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault

as (archive footage)

AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.

as (archive footage)

2010s

7 titles · average score 43

Terrifier

59

In Memory Of

Mortal Nightmare

Thanks

The Girl in the Photographs

31

Executive Producer

Scream 4

60

Producer, Director

My Soul to Take

31

Director, Producer

A Nightmare on Elm Street

36

Characters, Original Film Writer

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

TV show

2000s

26 titles · average score 49

The Last House on the Left

51

Characters, Original Film Writer

The Hills Have Eyes 2

35

Writer, Characters

Diary of the Dead

57

as Newsreader (voice) (uncredited)

Pulse

32

Screenplay

Paris Je T'aime

73

as La victime de la vampire (Quartier de la Madeleine)

The Hills Have Eyes

56

Producer, Characters

Red Eye

70

as Airline Passenger (uncredited)

Cursed

36

Director

Feast

55

Executive Producer

Freddy vs. Jason

48

Characters

Scream 3

52

as Man with Video Camera on Studio Tour (uncredited)

Dracula 2000

35

Executive Producer, Presenter

1990s

20 titles · average score 49

Music of the Heart

64

Director

Carnival of Souls

35

Executive Producer

Scream 2

68

as Doctor (uncredited)

Wishmaster

40

Executive Producer

Scream

75

as Fred (uncredited)

Vampire in Brooklyn

33

Director

Mind Ripper

31

Executive Producer

Wes Craven's New Nightmare

68

as Wes Craven

The Nightmare Begins Again

Creator, Characters

The People Under the Stairs

64

Writer, Director

Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare

37

Characters

Night Visions

46

Director, Writer

1980s

17 titles · average score 53

Shocker

46

as Man Neighbor

The Serpent and the Rainbow

63

Director

It's a Miserable Life

51

Writer

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

64

Characters, Executive Producer

Deadly Friend

41

Director

Casebusters

58

Director

The Twilight Zone

79

TV show · as (segment "Children's Zoo")

The Hills Have Eyes Part 2

26

Characters, Director

A Nightmare on Elm Street

81

Director, Writer

Invitation to Hell

42

Director

Swamp Thing

53

Director, Writer

Deadly Blessing

49

Director, Screenplay

1970s

8 titles · average score 51

Stranger in Our House

32

Director

The Evolution of Snuff

Director of Photography

Here Come the Tigers

43

Gaffer

The Hills Have Eyes

63

Editor, Director

Kitty Can't Help It

Editor

The Last House on the Left

62

Editor, Director

Together

55

Associate Producer, Director of Photography

You've Got To Walk It Like You Talk It or You'll Lose That Beat

Editor