John Landis

John Landis

August 3, 1950 · 76 years old

John David Landis (born August 3, 1950) is an American film director, screenwriter, actor, and producer. He is known for his comedies, his horror films, and his music videos with singer Michael Jackson.

Known For

37 titles
1
Coming to America

Coming to America

1988 · 1h 57m · Movie

An extremely pampered African prince travels to Queens, New York and goes undercover to find a wife that he can respect for her intelligence and strong will.

7.1
2
The Blues Brothers

The Blues Brothers

1980 · 2h 13m · Movie

Jake Blues rejoins his brother Elwood after being released from prison, but the duo has just days to reunite their old R&B band and save the Catholic home where the two were raised, outrunning the police as they tear through Chicago.

7.9
3
Trading Places

Trading Places

1983 · 1h 56m · Movie

A snobbish Wall Street commodities broker and a wily street hustler find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaire brothers who run a brokerage house.

7.5
4
National Lampoon's Animal House

National Lampoon's Animal House

1978 · 1h 49m · Movie

At a 1962 college, Dean Vernon Wormer is determined to expel the entire Delta Tau Chi Fraternity, but those troublemakers have other plans for him.

7.4
5
An American Werewolf in London

An American Werewolf in London

1981 · 1h 37m · Movie

American college students David Kessler and Jack Goodman on a walking tour of Britain are attacked by a werewolf that none of the locals will admit exists. Jack dies. David recovers in a hospital, where he has nightmares.

7.5
6
Clue

Clue

1985 · 1h 34m · Movie

Six guests are anonymously invited to a strange mansion for dinner, but after their host is killed, they must cooperate with the staff to identify the murderer as the bodies pile up.

7.3
7
Beverly Hills Cop III

Beverly Hills Cop III

1994 · 1h 44m · Movie

While investigating a car theft ring, Axel Foley comes across a much bigger crime; the same men who killed his boss are running a counterfeit money ring out of a theme park in Los Angeles.

5.5
8
Three Amigos!

Three Amigos!

1986 · 1h 44m · Movie

Three actors accept an invitation to a Mexican village to perform their onscreen bandit fighter roles, unaware that it is the real thing.

6.5
9
Spies Like Us

Spies Like Us

1985 · 1h 42m · Movie

Two bumbling government employees think they are U.S. spies, only to discover that they are actually decoys for Nuclear War.

6.4
10
Twilight Zone: The Movie

Twilight Zone: The Movie

1983 · 1h 41m · Movie

Four horror and science fiction segments, directed by four famous directors, each of them being a new version of a classic story from Rod Serling's landmark television series.

6.4
11
Oscar

Oscar

1991 · 1h 49m · Movie

A gangster attempts to keep the promise he made to his dying father: that he would give up his life of crime and "go straight".

6.5
12
Tales of Halloween

Tales of Halloween

2015 · 1h 37m · Movie

Ten stories are woven together by their shared theme of Halloween night in an American suburb, where ghouls, imps, aliens and axe murderers appear for one night only to terrorize unsuspecting residents.

5.5
13
Sleepwalkers

Sleepwalkers

1992 · 1h 31m · Movie

A mother-and-son team of strange supernatural creatures move to a small town to seek out a young virgin to feed on.

5.3
14
Mad City

Mad City

1997 · 1h 55m · Movie

A distraught man inadvertently takes a group of children hostage in a museum while a hungry, seasoned reporter tries to resurrect his career covering the story.

6.3
15
The Kentucky Fried Movie

The Kentucky Fried Movie

1977 · 1h 23m · Movie

The daily programming of a fictional local TV channel presented as a series of highly irreverent skits.

6.4
16
Into the Night

Into the Night

1985 · 1h 55m · Movie

After discovering that his wife is cheating on him, an insomniac aerospace engineer accidentally meets, and tries to help, a beautiful model on the run from some extremely dangerous people.

6.4
17
Amazon Women on the Moon

Amazon Women on the Moon

1987 · 1h 25m · Movie

A spoof of low budget 1950s science-fiction movies, interspersed with various comedy sketches and fake commercials making fun of late-night television.

6.2
18
Innocent Blood

Innocent Blood

1992 · 1h 52m · Movie

Marie is a vampire with a thirst for bad guys. When she fails to properly dispose of one of her victims, a violent mob boss, she bites off more than she can chew and faces a new, immortal danger.

6.2
19
Psycho IV: The Beginning

Psycho IV: The Beginning

1990 · 1h 36m · Movie

Norman Bates recalls his childhood with his abusive mother while fearing his unborn child will inherit his split personality disorder.

5.4
20
The Stupids

The Stupids

1996 · 1h 34m · Movie

An incredibly dull-witted family unknowingly stumble upon an illegal weapons deal while on the trail of their "stolen" garbage.

4.3
21
Some Guy Who Kills People

Some Guy Who Kills People

2011 · 1h 37m · Movie

Ken Boyd, a lonely man fresh out of the loony bin, who sets out to kill those he deems responsible for his miserable life.

6.3
22
Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby

Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby

2000 · 1h 37m · Movie

A teenage prostitute escapes from a juvenile prison with a 16-year-old serial killer and both go on a destructive road trip to Mexico in this twist on the "Hansel and Gretel" fairy tale.

5.4
23
American Grindhouse

American Grindhouse

2011 · 1h 20m · Movie

A documentary about the history of exploitation movies, from the silent-film era to the 1970s.

7.1
24
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead

2015 · 1h 38m · Movie

A look at the history of the American comedy publication and production company, National Lampoon, from its beginning in the 1970s to 2010, featuring rare and never-before-seen footage.

7.2
25
I Hate Kids

I Hate Kids

2019 · 1h 29m · Movie

Nick, writer of "I Hate Kids", is getting married when 13-year-old Mason claims to be his son. A psychic and DNA tests prove it. Mason was adopted and doesn't know his real mom. Nick visits all his girlfriends/flings from 14 years...

5.0
26
Machete Maidens Unleashed!

Machete Maidens Unleashed!

2010 · 1h 24m · Movie

A fast moving odyssey into the subterranean world of the rarely explored province of Filipino genre filmmaking.

7.3
27
Diamonds

Diamonds

1999 · 1h 31m · Movie

Mystery about an ex-prizefighter who embarks on a journey to find 13 missing diamonds.

5.5
28
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan

Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan

2012 · 1h 30m · Movie

The life and work of the renowned film visual effects artist and producer.

7.5
29
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project

Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project

2007 · 1h 29m · Movie

This terrific feature film comedy reveals the background of one of the legends of comedy, Don Rickles. Hailed by some of today's biggest comedians as one of the classics, who they aspire to emulate in their own comedy. Comedians r...

7.6
30
The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas

The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas

1996 · 1h 31m · Movie

Get ready for some holiday spirits as the first family of fright rallies to show melancholy Eddie Munster (Bug Hall) some of the holly, jolly magic that only Santa can bring.

4.9
31
The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee

The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee

2024 · 1h 39m · Movie

Follows fresh interviews, archival footage, and various animation techniques like marionation to recreate one of the world's leading actors on screen, bringing them back to life through innovative methods.

7.2
32
Out of Print

Out of Print

2014 · 1h 26m · Movie

A documentary exploring the importance of revival cinema and 35mm exhibition - seen through the lens of the patrons of the New Beverly Cinema - a unique and independent revival cinema in Los Angeles.

6.7
33
Body Chemistry II: The Voice of a Stranger

Body Chemistry II: The Voice of a Stranger

1992 · 1h 24m · Movie

Erotic thriller, as a man is torn between two women and his own violent self, born of child abuse. On one side is his old sweetheart, on the other is a sexy radio psychologist who encourages his violent sexual fits, while simultan...

3.6
34
The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry

The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry

2010 · 1h 17m · Movie

A documentary depicting the life and films of Spain's 'King of Horror' Paul Naschy, aka Jacinto Molina, actor, writer, producer, and director.

6.9
35
The Body

The Body

2018 · 1h 23m · Movie

Urska was a mystery for conventional medicine, a body with a DNA chain full with mistakes, impossible to fix. 14 years of life of a young woman , illness, the force of life and self healling piano player.

6.3
36
Being Eddie

Being Eddie

2025 · 1h 43m · Movie

Follows a comprehensive look at Eddie Murphy's life and career.

6.7