Auteur

Joe Dante

Born 1946 · American filmmaker

Joe Dante is an American film director, producer, editor and actor. His films, notably Gremlins (1984) alongside its sequel, Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990), often mix the 1950s-style B movie genre with 1960s radicalism and cartoon comedy.

Joe Dante, in order

  1. 1968 The Movie Orgy: directed
  2. 1976 Cannonball: acted · directed by Paul Bartel · audiences 34% · streaming on Prime Video, Roku Channel, Plex
  3. 1976 Hollywood Boulevard: directed, acted
  4. 1977 Grand Theft Auto: wrote · directed by Ron Howard · critics 21%, audiences 35%
  5. 1978 Piranha: directed, acted
  6. 1981 The Howling: directed
  7. 1982 Police Squad! (TV series): directed · critics 91%, audiences 95% · streaming on Netflix
  8. 1983 Twilight Zone: The Movie: directed · critics 59%, audiences 55% · streaming on Prime Video, Roku Channel, Kanopy
  9. 1984 Gremlins: directed · critics 87%, audiences 78% · streaming on HBO Max
  10. 1985 Explorers: directed
  11. 1985 The Twilight Zone (TV series): directed
  12. 1987 Amazon Women on the Moon: directed · critics 65%, audiences 57%
  13. 1987 Innerspace: directed · critics 81%, audiences 66%
  14. 1989 The 'Burbs: directed · critics 57%, audiences 71%
  15. 1990 Gremlins 2: The New Batch: directed, acted · critics 71%, audiences 59% · streaming on HBO Max
  16. 1991 Oscar: acted · directed by John Landis
  17. 1992 Sleepwalkers: acted · directed by Mick Garris
  18. 1993 Matinee: directed
  19. 1994 A Century of Cinema: acted · directed by Caroline Thomas
  20. 1994 Beverly Hills Cop III: acted · directed by John Landis · critics 12%, audiences 35% · streaming on Hoopla, Tubi
  21. 1994 Runaway Daughters (TV movie): directed
  22. 1994 The Silence of the Hams: acted · directed by Ezio Greggio
  23. 1997 The Second Civil War (TV movie): directed
  24. 1998 Small Soldiers: directed · critics 53%, audiences 46% · streaming on Hoopla
  25. 1998 The Warlord: Battle for the Galaxy (TV movie): directed
  26. 2002 Cinerama Adventure: acted · directed by David Strohmaier
  27. 2003 Haunted Lighthouse (short film): directed
  28. 2003 Looney Tunes: Back in Action: directed
  29. 2004 Edgar G. Ulmer - The Man Off-screen: acted · directed by Michael Palm · critics 57%, audiences 67%
  30. 2005–06 Masters of Horror (TV series): directed
  31. 2006 Trapped Ashes: directed
  32. 2009 Nightmares in Red, White and Blue: acted · directed by Andrew Monument
  33. 2009 The Hole: directed
  34. 2010 Machete Maidens Unleashed!: acted · directed by Mark Hartley · critics 88%, audiences 73%
  35. 2011 Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel: acted · directed by Alex Stapleton · critics 92%, audiences 84% · streaming on Plex, Tubi
  36. 2011–17 Hawaii Five-0 (TV series): directed
  37. 2011 Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan: acted · directed by Gilles Penso
  38. 2012 The Butterfly Room: acted · directed by Gionata Zarantonello
  39. 2013 Clawing! A Journey Through the Spanish Horror: acted · directed by Víctor Matellano
  40. 2014 Burying the Ex: directed
  41. 2014 That Guy Dick Miller: acted · directed by Elijah Drenner
  42. 2015 Tales of Halloween: acted · directed by Dave Parker and Neil Marshall
  43. 2016 Legends of Tomorrow (TV series): directed
  44. 2016 MacGyver (TV series): directed
  45. 2017 Camp Cold Brook: produced · directed by Andy Palmer
  46. 2017 Sad Hill Unearthed: acted · directed by Guillermo de Oliveira · critics 100%, audiences 88%
  47. 2019 In Search of Darkness: acted · directed by David A. Weiner
  48. 2025 The Creeps: acted · directed by Marko Mäkilaakso