John Carpenter

John Carpenter

January 16, 1948 · 78 years old

An American film director, screenwriter, producer, editor, composer, and occasional actor. Although Carpenter has worked in numerous film genres in his four-decade career, his name is most commonly associated with horror and science fiction. Most films in Carpenter's career were initially commerci…

Known For

39 titles
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The Thing

The Thing

1982 · 1h 49m · Movie

A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.

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Halloween

Halloween

1978 · 1h 31m · Movie

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.

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Escape from New York

Escape from New York

1981 · 1h 39m · Movie

In a dystopian 1997, a soldier-turned-bank robber is tasked with rescuing the U.S. President after he crashes into Manhattan, which has been turned into a giant maximum security prison.

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Big Trouble in Little China

Big Trouble in Little China

1986 · 1h 39m · Movie

A rough-and-tumble trucker and his sidekick face off with an ancient sorcerer in a supernatural battle beneath Chinatown.

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They Live

They Live

1988 · 1h 34m · Movie

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.

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Halloween II

Halloween II

1981 · 1h 32m · Movie

While Dr. Loomis hunts for Michael Myers, a traumatized Laurie is rushed to Haddonfield Memorial Hospital, and The Shape is not far behind her.

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Halloween Kills

Halloween Kills

2021 · 1h 45m · Movie

Surviving victims of Michael Myers form a vigilante mob and vow to end his reign of terror.

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Christine

Christine

1983 · 1h 50m · Movie

A nerdish boy buys a strange car with an evil mind of its own and his nature starts to change to reflect it.

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The Fog

The Fog

1980 · 1h 29m · Movie

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.

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Escape from L.A.

Escape from L.A.

1996 · 1h 41m · Movie

In 2013, Snake Plissken is tasked by a despotic U.S. President with entering Los Angeles - now an autonomous island prison - and recovering a doomsday device stolen by his renegade daughter.

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In the Mouth of Madness

In the Mouth of Madness

1995 · 1h 35m · Movie

An insurance investigator begins discovering that the impact a horror writer's books have on his fans is more than inspirational.

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Halloween Ends

Halloween Ends

2022 · 1h 51m · Movie

A cascade of violence and terror forces Laurie Strode to confront the evil she can't control.

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Halloween III: Season of the Witch

Halloween III: Season of the Witch

1982 · 1h 38m · Movie

Kids all over America want Silver Shamrock masks for Halloween. Doctor Daniel Challis seeks to uncover a plot by Silver Shamrock owner Conal Cochran.

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Vampires

Vampires

1998 · 1h 48m · Movie

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.

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Ghosts of Mars

Ghosts of Mars

2001 · 1h 38m · Movie

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.

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Assault on Precinct 13

Assault on Precinct 13

1976 · 1h 31m · Movie

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.

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Starman

Starman

1984 · 1h 55m · Movie

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 t...

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Prince of Darkness

Prince of Darkness

1987 · 1h 42m · Movie

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.

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The Ward

The Ward

2010 · 1h 29m · Movie

An institutionalized young woman becomes terrorized by a ghost.

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The Fog

The Fog

2005 · 1h 40m · Movie

A thick mist full of vengeful spirits haunts a prosperous island town off the coast of Oregon, as its inhabitants try to learn their town's dark secret in order to stop it.

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Village of the Damned

Village of the Damned

1995 · 1h 38m · Movie

A small town's women give birth to unfriendly alien children posing as humans.

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Dark Star

Dark Star

1974 · 1h 23m · Movie

In the far reaches of space, a small crew, 20 years into their solitary mission, find things beginning to go hilariously wrong.

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Memoirs of an Invisible Man

Memoirs of an Invisible Man

1992 · 1h 39m · Movie

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.

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The Philadelphia Experiment

The Philadelphia Experiment

1984 · 1h 42m · Movie

A United States Navy destroyer escort participates in a Navy "invisibility" experiment that inadvertently sends two sailors forty years into the future.

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Studio 666

Studio 666

2022 · 1h 46m · Movie

Legendary rock band Foo Fighters move into an Encino mansion steeped in grisly rock and roll history to record their much anticipated 10th album.

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Eyes of Laura Mars

Eyes of Laura Mars

1978 · 1h 44m · Movie

Fashion photographer Laura Mars, whose photographs contain violent images, develops the ability to see through a killer's eyes. Those around her include her driver Tommy, her manager Donald, her ex-husband Michael, and policeman J...

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Vampires: Los Muertos

Vampires: Los Muertos

2002 · 1h 33m · Movie

A vampire hunter and a priest fight a band of the walking dead in Mexico.

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Black Moon Rising

Black Moon Rising

1986 · 1h 40m · Movie

A thief named Quint is hired by the Justice Department to steal incriminating tapes from a corrupt corporation. The tapes vanish when Quint hides them in the back of a hydrodynamic powered racing car that is stolen by a hot car ring.

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Someone's Watching Me!

Someone's Watching Me!

1978 · 1h 37m · Movie

A woman is being watched in her apartment by a stranger, who also calls and torments her. A cat-and-mouse game begins.

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Pro-Life

Pro-Life

2006 · 57m · Movie

Determined to "rescue" his pregnant daughter from an abortion clinic, a religious fanatic and his sons plan a violent assault - just as the doctors' suspect her pregnancy might not be of this world.

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Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown

Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown

2008 · 1h 30m · Movie

A chronicle of the life, work and mind that created the Cthulhu mythos.

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In Search of Tomorrow

In Search of Tomorrow

2022 · 5h 5m · Movie

A nostalgic journey through '80s sci-fi films, exploring their impact and relevance today, told by the artists who made them and by those who were inspired to turn their visions into reality.

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El Diablo

El Diablo

1990 · 1h 55m · Movie

When the notorious outlaw El Diablo kidnaps a schoolgirl, her teacher, an Easterner named Billy Ray, decides to rescue her. Incompetent to track her alone, Billy Ray enlists the aid of an unscrupulous gunman.

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John Carpenter's Suburban Screams

John Carpenter's Suburban Screams

2023 · 40m · TV Show

An exploration of true tales of terror that took place in seemingly perfect small towns.

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In Search of Darkness Part III: The Final Journey Into '80s Horror

In Search of Darkness Part III: The Final Journey Into '80s Horror

2022 · 5h 41m · Movie

Conclusion to In Search of Darkness trilogy featuring the straight-to-video horror classics that populated the shelves at the video rental store. Imaginative, gory, experimental and entertaining. These hidden gems are ripe for red...

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Why Horror?

Why Horror?

2014 · 1h 21m · Movie

Why Horror? Is a feature documentary following horror fan Tal Zimerman as he looks at the psychology of horror around the world in order to understand why we love to be scared.

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