Directing
Wes Craven
- Titles
- 128movies14TV shows
- Career
Active from 1971 to 2023, with up to 3 main titles a year.
- Directed
- 30titles as director
- Average score
54/100
- Highest rated
A Nightmare on Elm Street81/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 63 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Scare7.2average 2.6
- Uncanny5.6average 2.5
- Violence6.5average 4.3
- Tension7.7average 6.1
- Dark Humor4.5average 2.9
- Mystery5.6average 4.1
- Fantasy3.2average 1.8
- Adrenaline6.4average 5.1
Rarely in their work
- Historical0.4, average 2.6
- Wholesome1.2, average 3.3
- Class & Capitalism1.6, average 3.3
- Romance2.2, average 3.8
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Psychological Thriller 5
- Slasher Horror 4
- 80s Horror 4
- Supernatural 4
- Fast-Paced 3
- Suspenseful 3
- Supernatural Thriller 3
- Social Commentary 3
- Practical Effects 3
- Mystery 3
- Meta-Horror 2
- Hollywood Satire 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Robert EnglundActorA Nightmare on Elm Street, Wes Craven's New Nightmare, A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault, The Nightmare Begins Again, +3 more
Patrick LussierEditorScream, Scream 2, Scream 3, Red Eye, Wes Craven's New Nightmare, +3 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
David ArquetteActorScream, Scream 2, Scream 4, Scream 3, Scream 3: Original Assembly Cut
Neve CampbellActorScream, Scream 2, Scream 4, Scream 3, Scream 3: Original Assembly Cut
Courteney CoxActorScream, Scream 2, Scream 4, Scream 3, Scream 3: Original Assembly Cut
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
Tobe HooperActorThe AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault, The Nightmare Begins Again, Freddy's Nightmares: No More Mr. Nice Guy
Mark IrwinCinematographerScream, Wes Craven's New Nightmare, Vampire in Brooklyn
Movies and TV shows
52010s
1 title
2000s
1 title · average score 40
40
On the Lot (2007)
TV show
1990s
2 titles · average score 42
36
Stark Raving Mad (1999)
TV show · as Terrance Sterling
1980s
1 title · average score 79
79
The Twilight Zone (1985)
TV show · as (segment "Children's Zoo")