John Waters

John Waters

April 22, 1946 · 80 years old

John Samuel Waters Jr. (born April 22, 1946) is an American filmmaker, writer, actor, and artist. He rose to fame in the early 1970s for his transgressive cult films, including Multiple Maniacs (1970), Pink Flamingos (1972) and Female Trouble (1974). Waters wrote and directed the comedy film Hairspr…

Known For

31 titles
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Cry-Baby

Cry-Baby

1990 · 1h 25m · Movie

In 1950s Baltimore, a bad boy with a heart of gold wins the love of a good girl, whose boyfriend sets out for revenge.

6.5
2
Seed of Chucky

Seed of Chucky

2004 · 1h 27m · Movie

Chucky and Tiffany are resurrected by their innocent gender-confused child, Glen/Glenda, and hit Hollywood, where a movie depicting the killer dolls' murder spree is underway.

4.9
3
Sweet and Lowdown

Sweet and Lowdown

1999 · 1h 35m · Movie

In the 1930s, jazz guitarist Emmet Ray idolizes Django Reinhardt, faces gangsters and falls in love with a mute woman.

7.2
4
Serial Mom

Serial Mom

1994 · 1h 35m · Movie

She's the perfect all-American parent: a great cook and homemaker, a devoted recycler, and a woman who'll literally kill to keep her children happy.

6.8
5
Pink Flamingos

Pink Flamingos

1972 · 1h 33m · Movie

Notorious Baltimore criminal and underground figure Divine goes up against a sleazy married couple who make a passionate attempt to humiliate her and seize her tabloid-given title as "The Filthiest Person Alive".

6.0
6
Excision

Excision

2012 · 1h 21m · Movie

A disturbed, delusional high-school student with aspirations of a career in medicine goes to extremes to earn the approval of her controlling mother.

6.1
7
Hairspray

Hairspray

1988 · 1h 32m · Movie

A 'pleasantly plump' teenager teaches 1962 Baltimore a thing or two about integration after landing a spot on a local TV dance show.

7.0
8
Cecil B. Demented

Cecil B. Demented

2000 · 1h 27m · Movie

An insane independent film director and his renegade group of teenage filmmakers kidnap an A-list Hollywood actress and force her to star in their underground film.

6.3
9
Pecker

Pecker

1998 · 1h 27m · Movie

A talented young photographer, who enjoys snapping photos of his satirical, perverted Baltimore neighborhood and his wacky family, gets dragged into a world of pretentious artists from New York City and finds newfound fame.

6.3
10
A Dirty Shame

A Dirty Shame

2004 · 1h 29m · Movie

An uptight, middle-aged, repressed woman turns into a sex addict after getting hit on the head, and she then falls into an underground subculture of sex addicts in suburban Baltimore.

5.1
11
Female Trouble

Female Trouble

1976 · 1h 29m · Movie

A spoiled schoolgirl runs away from home, gets pregnant while hitch-hiking, and ends up as a fashion model for a pair of beauticians who like to photograph women committing crimes.

7.1
12
Polyester

Polyester

1981 · 1h 26m · Movie

A suburban housewife's world falls apart when she finds that her pornographer husband is serially unfaithful to her, her daughter is pregnant, and her son is suspected of being the foot-fetishist who's been breaking local women's ...

7.0
13
Inside Deep Throat

Inside Deep Throat

2005 · 1h 29m · Movie

An examination of the infamous pornographic film Deep Throat (1972), covering aspects from the film's creation to its cultural impact.

6.7
14
Desperate Living

Desperate Living

1977 · 1h 30m · Movie

A neurotic society woman murders her husband with her maid's help; on the lam, they escape to Mortville, a homeless community ruled by a fascist queen.

7.0
15
The Velvet Underground

The Velvet Underground

2021 · 2h 1m · Movie

The Velvet Underground explores the multiple threads that converged to bring together one of the most influential bands in rock and roll.

7.8
16
Suburban Gothic

Suburban Gothic

2014 · 1h 30m · Movie

City-boy Raymond returns to his hometown and finds a vengeful ghost is terrorizing his house. Therefore, this man-child recruits Becca, a badass local bartender, to solve the mystery of the spirit threatening people's lives.

5.5
17
Little Richard: I Am Everything

Little Richard: I Am Everything

2023 · 1h 41m · Movie

The life and career of Little Richard, the one-of-a-kind rock 'n' roll icon who shaped the world of music.

7.4
18
Lynch/Oz

Lynch/Oz

2023 · 1h 48m · Movie

Victor Fleming's film The Wizard of Oz (1939) is one of David Lynch's most enduring obsessions. This documentary goes over the rainbow to explore this Technicolor through-line in Lynch's work.

6.9
19
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within

William S. Burroughs: A Man Within

2010 · 1h 27m · Movie

William S. Burroughs: featuring never before seen footage as well as exclusive interviews with his closest friends and colleagues. Born the heir of the Burroughs' adding machine estate, he struggled throughout his life with addict...

7.1
20
Living with Chucky

Living with Chucky

2022 · 1h 45m · Movie

A film producer who grew up with Chucky the Killer Doll seeks out the other families surrounding The Killer Doll films to share their experiences working on the franchise and what it means.

6.7
21
Sarah Squirm: Live + in the Flesh

Sarah Squirm: Live + in the Flesh

2025 · 1h 0m · Movie

Sarah Sherman's unholy alter ego, Sarah Squirm, unleashes a festering hour of bodily fluids, open-wound confessionals, and jokes that will leave scars on the soul.

5.2
22
A History of Sex

A History of Sex

2003 · 1h 0m · Movie

Andres Serrano is a New York photographer most famous for his controversial 1987 work Piss Christ. This documentary follows him to Amsterdam where he shoots a collection based on all aspects of sex.

4.4
23
Jingle Bell Rocks!

Jingle Bell Rocks!

2013 · 1h 34m · Movie

An exclusive backstage pass into a fascinating underground world of alternative Christmas music. Starring an eclectic cast of characters - The Flaming Lips, Run DMC, John Waters - plus two dozen amazing and original songs, JINGLE ...

7.1
24
Fragments of Paradise

Fragments of Paradise

2022 · 1h 38m · Movie

Jonas Mekas chronicled life via diary films over 70+ years, from his 1949 NYC arrival until 2019. The Lithuanian exile shaped avant-garde cinema while building indie film institutions. "Fragments of Paradise" delves into his archives

7.5
25
Seed Money: The Chuck Holmes Story

Seed Money: The Chuck Holmes Story

2015 · 1h 11m · Movie

Seed Money is the story of Chuck Holmes, a San Francisco pornographer turned philanthropist. Holmes helped shaped and create gay identity in the years after Stonewall, and later became a major contributor to gay advocacy groups li...

6.0
26
Wall Writers

Wall Writers

2016 · 1h 17m · Movie

Narrated by John Waters, Wall Writers is a documentary about graffiti in its innocence. Through unprecedented access to TAKI183, CORNBREAD, and other legendary writers, Wall Writers features photographs and archival footage from t...

7.2
27
Don't Fall in Love with Yourself

Don't Fall in Love with Yourself

2022 · 1h 33m · Movie

A documentary about the life and music of Justin Pearson. An enigmatic underground musician and owner of Three One G records.

5.0
28
Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All-Time- Vol. 1 Midnight Madness

Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All-Time- Vol. 1 Midnight Madness

2020 · 1h 45m · Movie

From "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" to "The Big Lebowski" and everything in between, this fascinating deep-dive documentary begins its celebration of the greatest cult movies of all-time discussing the birth of the midnight movie.

7.4
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Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All-Time- Vol. 2 Horror and Sci-Fi

Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All-Time- Vol. 2 Horror and Sci-Fi

2020 · 1h 23m · Movie

The greatest cult horror and science fiction films of all-time are studied in vivid detail in the second volume of Time Warp. Includes groundbreaking classics like "Night of the Living Dead," and "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre," and sc

7.0
31
Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beuty of the World

Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beuty of the World

2026 · 1h 31m · Movie

Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Mary Oliver, a quiet queer icon, captivated readers everywhere with her accessible celebration of nature, dogs, and life itself.