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John Carpenter

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  • Dark Star (1974)

    1. Dark Star

    19741h 23mG66Metascore
    6.1 (29K)
    In the far reaches of space, a small crew, 20 years into their solitary mission, find things beginning to go hilariously wrong.
    DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsDan O'BannonDre PahichBrian Narelle
  • Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)

    2. Assault on Precinct 13

    19761h 31mR89Metascore
    7.3 (59K)
    A highway patrol officer, two criminals, and a station secretary defend a defunct Los Angeles precinct office against a siege by a bloodthirsty street gang.
    DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsAustin StokerDarwin JostonLaurie Zimmer
  • Halloween (1978)

    3. Halloween

    19781h 31mR90Metascore
    7.7 (325K)
    Fifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween night 1963, Michael Myers escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the small town of Haddonfield, Illinois, to kill again.
    DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsDonald PleasenceJamie Lee CurtisTony Moran
  • The Fog (1980)

    4. The Fog

    19801h 29mR55Metascore
    6.8 (88K)
    Local legend tells of a ship lured on to the rocks of Antonio Bay being enveloped by a supernatural cloud as it sank; the myth says that when this mysterious fog returns, the victims will rise up from the depths seeking vengeance.
    DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsAdrienne BarbeauJamie Lee CurtisJanet Leigh
  • Adrienne Barbeau, Donald Pleasence, and Kurt Russell in Escape from New York (1981)

    5. Escape from New York

    19811h 39mR76Metascore
    7.1 (166K)
    In 1997, when the U.S. president crashes into Manhattan, now a giant maximum security prison, a convicted bank robber is sent in to rescue him.
    DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsKurt RussellLee Van CleefErnest Borgnine
  • The Thing (1982)

    6. The Thing

    19821h 49mR57Metascore
    8.2 (502K)
    A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.
    DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsKurt RussellWilford BrimleyKeith David
  • Christine (1983)

    7. Christine

    19831h 50mR57Metascore
    6.8 (98K)
    A nerdish boy buys a strange car with an evil mind of its own and his nature starts to change to reflect it.
    DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsKeith GordonJohn StockwellAlexandra Paul
  • Karen Allen and Jeff Bridges in Starman (1984)

    8. Starman

    19841h 55mPG70Metascore
    7.0 (55K)
    An alien takes the form of a young Wisconsin widow's husband and makes her drive him to his departure point in Arizona. Distrustful government agents, along with a more ambivalent scientist, give pursuit in hopes of intercepting them.
    DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsJeff BridgesKaren AllenCharles Martin Smith
  • Kim Cattrall, Kurt Russell, and James Hong in Big Trouble in Little China (1986)

    9. Big Trouble in Little China

    19861h 39mPG-1353Metascore
    7.2 (162K)
    A rough-and-tumble trucker and his sidekick face off with an ancient sorcerer in a supernatural battle beneath Chinatown.
    DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsKurt RussellKim CattrallDennis Dun
  • Prince of Darkness (1987)

    10. Prince of Darkness

    19871h 42mR50Metascore
    6.7 (53K)
    A group of graduate students and scientists uncover an ancient canister in an abandoned church, but when they open the container, they inadvertently unleash a strange liquid and an evil force on all humanity.
    DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsDonald PleasenceLisa BlountJameson Parker
  • Jeff Imada and Roddy Piper in They Live (1988)

    11. They Live

    19881h 34mR55Metascore
    7.2 (156K)
    They influence our decisions without us knowing it. They numb our senses without us feeling it. They control our lives without us realizing it. They live.
    DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsRoddy PiperKeith DavidMeg Foster
  • Chevy Chase and Daryl Hannah in Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992)

    12. Memoirs of an Invisible Man

    19921h 39mPG-1348Metascore
    6.0 (28K)
    After a freak accident, a company executive turns completely invisible, goes on the run, and becomes hunted by a treacherous CIA official while trying to cope with his new reality.
    DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsChevy ChaseDaryl HannahSam Neill
  • Sam Neill in In the Mouth of Madness (1994)

    13. In the Mouth of Madness

    19941h 35mR53Metascore
    7.1 (84K)
    An insurance investigator begins discovering that the impact a horror writer's books have on his fans is more than inspirational.
    DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsSam NeillJürgen ProchnowJulie Carmen
  • Village of the Damned (1995)

    14. Village of the Damned

    19951h 38mR41Metascore
    5.6 (36K)
    A small town's women give birth to unfriendly alien children posing as humans.
    DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsChristopher ReeveKirstie AlleyLinda Kozlowski
  • Kurt Russell in Escape from L.A. (1996)

    15. Escape from L.A.

    19961h 41mR54Metascore
    5.7 (84K)
    Snake Plissken is once again called in by the United States government to do a dirty job. This time to recover a potential doomsday device from Los Angeles, now an autonomous island where undesirables are exiled.
    DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsKurt RussellSteve BuscemiStacy Keach
  • Vampires (1998)

    16. Vampires

    19981h 48mR42Metascore
    6.1 (67K)
    Recovering from an ambush that killed his entire team, a vengeful vampire slayer must retrieve an ancient Catholic relic that, should it be acquired by vampires, will allow them to walk in sunlight.
    DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsJames WoodsDaniel BaldwinSheryl Lee
  • Pam Grier, Natasha Henstridge, Ice Cube, Jason Statham, Richard Cetrone, and Clea DuVall in Ghosts of Mars (2001)

    17. Ghosts of Mars

    20011h 38mR35Metascore
    4.9 (60K)
    In 2176, a Martian police unit is sent to pick up a highly dangerous criminal at a remote mining post. Upon arrival, the cops find that the post has become a charnel house.
    DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsNatasha HenstridgeIce CubePam Grier
  • The Ward (2010)

    18. The Ward

    20101h 29mR38Metascore
    5.5 (46K)
    An institutionalized young woman becomes terrorized by a ghost.
    DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsAmber HeardMamie GummerDanielle Panabaker
  • 19. Revenge of the Colossal Beasts

    1962Short
    7.3 (79)
    DirectorJohn Carpenter
  • 20. Terror from Space

    1963Short
    6.2 (59)
    DirectorJohn Carpenter
  • 21. Gorgo Versus Godzilla

    1969Short
    6.2 (122)
    Unreleased short fan film directed by John Carpenter which he made during college to experiment with special effects. In the film, Gorgo and Godzilla meet and fight each other.
    DirectorJohn Carpenter
  • 22. Gorgon, the Space Monster

    1969Short
    6.5 (56)
    DirectorJohn Carpenter
  • 23. Sorceror from Outer Space

    1969Short
    6.2 (50)
    DirectorJohn Carpenter
  • 24. Warrior and the Demon

    1969Short
    6.4 (68)
    DirectorJohn Carpenter
  • Captain Voyeur (1969)

    25. Captain Voyeur

    19697mShort
    5.4 (518)
    A bored computer worker becomes fixated on a co-worker and follows her home.
    DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsJerry CoxKathy MaynardVictor Ponderosa

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