John Carpenter — biography and movies

As Actor

6.3

Body Bags

1993

7.8

The Rise of the Synths

2019

6.6

Amityville: An Origin Story

2023

7.7

Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film

2006

6.6

Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters

2025

7.1

Nightmares in Red, White and Blue

2009

7.8

In Search of Darkness: Part III

2022

8.0

In Search of Darkness

2019

6.4

The History of Metal and Horror

2022

7.7

In Search of Tomorrow

2022

7.9

In Search of Darkness: Part II

2020

5.5

Studio 666

2022

6.9

Escape from New York

1981

7.9

The Thing

1982

7.2

Memoirs of an Invisible Man

1992

7.0

Halloween

1978

7.2

Assault on Precinct 13

1976

6.9

The Boy Who Could Fly

1986

7.1

Starman

1984

7.1

Big Trouble in Little China

1986

7.1

They Live

1988

6.2

Village of the Damned

1995

Sound

7.2

Christine

1983

7.1

They Live

1988

6.9

Escape from New York

1981

7.0

Halloween

1978

7.0

In the Mouth of Madness

1994

6.3

Body Bags

1993

5.4

Halloween Kills

2021

5.3

Ghosts of Mars

2001

5.8

Halloween

2018

7.1

Big Trouble in Little China

1986

6.8

Vampires

1998

4.1

Halloween III: Season of the Witch

1982

7.2

Assault on Precinct 13

1976

5.1

Firestarter

2022

5.3

Halloween Ends

2022

7.9

The Thing

1982

6.5

Halloween II

1981

6.4

Escape from L.A.

1996

6.2

Village of the Damned

1995

As Director

7.2

Memoirs of an Invisible Man

1992

7.9

The Thing

1982

6.8

Vampires

1998

7.1

Elvis

1979

6.0

The Ward

2010

6.2

Village of the Damned

1995

5.3

Ghosts of Mars

2001

6.4

Escape from L.A.

1996

7.2

Assault on Precinct 13

1976

7.1

Big Trouble in Little China

1986

7.0

Halloween

1978

7.1

Starman

1984

7.2

Christine

1983

7.0

In the Mouth of Madness

1994

6.3

Body Bags

1993

7.1

They Live

1988

6.9

Escape from New York

1981

As Writer

7.0

Halloween

1978

6.1

Black Moon Rising

1986

6.4

Escape from L.A.

1996

4.7

Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers

1995

6.5

Halloween II

1981

7.2

Assault on Precinct 13

1976

6.9

Escape from New York

1981

5.3

Ghosts of Mars

2001

7.1

They Live

1988

5.8

Halloween

2018

5.6

Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers

1988

6.3

Halloween H20: 20 Years Later

1998

5.4

Halloween Kills

2021

5.1

Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers

1989

5.3

Halloween Ends

2022

5.1

Halloween: Resurrection

2002

6.0

Halloween

2007

4.8

Halloween II

2009

As Producer

4.6

John Carpenter's Suburban Screams

2023

4.1

Halloween III: Season of the Witch

1982

6.5

Halloween II

1981

5.8

Halloween

2018

6.1

Black Moon Rising

1986

6.7

The Philadelphia Experiment

1984

6.3

Body Bags

1993

5.4

Halloween Kills

2021

5.3

Halloween Ends

2022