Directing
Mick Garris
- Titles
- 97movies25TV shows
- Career
Active from 1981 to 2024, busiest in 2006 with 7 main titles.
- Directed
- 34titles as director
- Average score
58/100
- Highest rated
Michael Jackson's Thriller84/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 49 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Scare5.9average 2.6
- Uncanny5.8average 2.5
- Fantasy4.6average 1.7
- Mystery6.2average 4.1
- Tension7.2average 6.0
- Violence5.1average 4.3
- Adrenaline5.7average 5.0
- Dark Humor3.6average 2.8
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism3.9, average 5.3
- Class & Capitalism2.0, average 3.3
- Catharsis4.0, average 5.1
- Historical1.4, average 2.6
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Psychological Thriller 7
- Stephen King Adaptation 6
- Supernatural Horror 5
- Psychological Horror 4
- Supernatural 3
- Horror Anthology 3
- Bleak Atmosphere 3
- Supernatural Mystery 3
- Camp Horror 2
- Good vs Evil 2
- Supernatural Thriller 2
- Grotesque 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Nicholas PikeComposerThe Shining, Sleepwalkers, Critters 2, Desperation, Riding the Bullet, +7 more- PPatrick McMahonEditorThe Stand, The Shining, Desperation, Cigarette Burns, The Judge, +1 more
Andrew CohenEditorDance of the Dead, Valerie on the Stairs, Haeckel's Tale, The Damned Thing, Chocolate
Matt FrewerActorDesperation, Riding the Bullet, Quicksilver Highway, Chocolate
Stephen KingActorThe Stand, The Shining, Sleepwalkers, Gotham Cafe- JJon JoffinCinematographerDance of the Dead, Valerie on the Stairs, The V Word, The Damned Thing
Christopher LloydActorAmazing Stories, Quicksilver Highway, Valerie on the Stairs
Henry ThomasActorPsycho IV: The Beginning, Desperation, Chocolate
Joe DanteActorNightmare Cinema, Making a Monster Movie: Inside 'the Howling', Homecoming
Tobe HooperDirectorDance of the Dead, The Nightmare Begins Again, The Damned Thing
Shelly JohnsonCinematographerThe Shining, Quicksilver Highway, Virtual Obsession- MMarshall HarveyEditorRiding the Bullet, Pick Me Up, The V Word
Movies and TV shows
182010s
1 title · average score 61
61
Nightmare Cinema (2018)
Screenplay, Producer
2000s
5 titles · average score 49
46
Desperation (2006)
Director, Executive Producer
54
Valerie on the Stairs (2006)
Director, Executive Producer
51
Chocolate (2006)
Director, Writer
38
Riding the Bullet (2004)
as Dr. Higgins
57
The Judge (2001)
Director
1990s
6 titles · average score 42
44
Virtual Obsession (1998)
Writer, Producer
40
Quicksilver Highway (1997)
Producer, Director
42
Sleepwalkers (1992)
Director
1980s
6 titles · average score 51
48
Critters 2 (1988)
Director, Writer
54
Fuzzbucket (1986)
Producer, Writer
The Making Of The Goonies (1985)
Director, Producer
The Making of 'The Thing' (1982)
Director, Writer
The Making of David Cronenberg's Videodrome (1982)
Producer, Director
Making a Monster Movie: Inside 'the Howling' (1981)
Director, Producer