Joe Dante: movies and TV shows
Joe Dante has 200 credits in the archive: 176 films and 24 TV series, from 1968 to 2026. Highest rated: Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai (8.4/10).
Career timeline
1968 – 2026 · busiest year: 2004 (10 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Gremlins, an american nightmare! | Himself | Film | — | 79 |
| 2026 | Dernsie: The Amazing Life of Bruce Dern | Film | — | 79 | |
| 2026 | Shrinkage: The Making of Innerspace | Self | Film | — | 79 |
| 2025 | The Creeps | Uncle John | Film | 4.5 | 78 |
| 2025 | Boorman and the Devil | Self | Film | — | 78 |
| 2025 | The Vincent Price Legacy | Himself | Film | 9.0 | 78 |
| 2024 | Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters | Self | Film | 8.2 | 77 |
| 2024 | The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee | Self | Film | 7.6 | 77 |
| 2024 | Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director | Himself | Film | 7.5 | 77 |
| 2024 | Sharksploitation | Self | Film | 6.7 | 77 |
| 2023 | Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai | TV | 8.4 | 76 | |
| 2022 | Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow | TV | 7.0 | 75 | |
| 2022 | The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time | Self | TV | 7.1 | 75 |
| 2022 | In Search of Tomorrow | Self - Interviewee | Film | 6.6 | 75 |
| 2022 | Razzennest | Joe Dante | Film | 5.7 | 75 |
| 2022 | In Search of Darkness: Part III | Self | Film | 7.5 | 75 |
| 2022 | Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story | Self - Interviewee | Film | 10.0 | 75 |
| 2022 | Soylent Green and Red Alert: When Reality Catches Up with Fiction | Self | Film | 7.2 | 75 |
| 2021 | Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop Cinema | Self | Film | 7.0 | 74 |
| 2021 | Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster | Self | Film | 6.3 | 74 |
| 2021 | Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida | Self [archival] | Film | 7.0 | 74 |
| 2020 | Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time | Self - Host | TV | 7.2 | 73 |
| 2020 | Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies | Self | Film | 6.5 | 73 |
| 2020 | Tales of the Uncanny | Self | Film | 7.0 | 73 |
| 2020 | In Search of Darkness: Part II | Self | Film | 7.7 | 73 |
| 2020 | Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness | Host | Film | 6.8 | 73 |
| 2020 | Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp | Host | Film | 6.8 | 73 |
| 2020 | Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi | Host | Film | 6.4 | 73 |
| 2020 | Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary! | Self (archive footage) | Film | 8.0 | 73 |
| 2019 | Love, Antosha | Self | Film | 7.4 | 72 |
| 2019 | In Search of Darkness | Self | Film | 7.5 | 72 |
| 2019 | Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film | Self | Film | 6.8 | 72 |
| 2019 | Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters | Self | Film | 7.5 | 72 |
| 2019 | Class of '79: 40 Years of Rock 'N' Roll High School | Film | — | 72 | |
| 2019 | Mark of The Beast: The Legacy of the Universal Werewolf | Self | Film | — | 72 |
| 2018 | Eli Roth's History of Horror | Self | TV | 6.4 | 71 |
| 2018 | King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen | Self | Film | 6.4 | 71 |
| 2018 | Nightmare Cinema | Film | 5.8 | 71 | |
| 2018 | Sad Hill Unearthed | Self - Filmmaker | Film | 7.0 | 71 |
| 2018 | The Fear Is Real | Self | Film | — | 71 |
| 2018 | Camp Cold Brook | Film | 4.7 | 71 | |
| 2018 | Hammer Horror: The Warner Bros. Years | Self | Film | 7.3 | 71 |
| 2017 | Trafficked | Film | 6.7 | 70 | |
| 2017 | Monstres, l'ennemi de l'intérieur | Self | Film | — | 70 |
| 2016 | MacGyver | TV | 7.3 | 69 | |
| 2016 | DC's Legends of Tomorrow | TV | 7.3 | 69 | |
| 2016 | Long Live the King | himself | Film | 5.2 | 69 |
| 2016 | 24×36 | Self | Film | 6.8 | 69 |
| 2016 | Unspeakable Horrors: The Plan 9 Conspiracy | Himself | Film | — | 69 |
| 2015 | Tales of Halloween | Prof. Milo Gottlieb | Film | 5.7 | 68 |
| 2015 | Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film | Film | 7.6 | 68 | |
| 2015 | Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex | Self | Film | 7.2 | 68 |
| 2015 | 42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street | Self | Film | 7.8 | 68 |
| 2014 | The Real History of Science Fiction | Himself | TV | 7.0 | 67 |
| 2014 | Burying the Ex | Film | 5.6 | 67 | |
| 2014 | That Guy Dick Miller | Self | Film | 7.0 | 67 |
| 2014 | Out of Print | Self | Film | 5.7 | 67 |
| 2014 | From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the Creatures | Self | Film | 7.0 | 67 |
| 2014 | Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins | Self | Film | 7.3 | 67 |
| 2014 | Clawing! A Journey Through the Spanish Horror | Self - Director | Film | 6.0 | 67 |
| 2014 | We Come In Pieces: The Rebirth of the Horror Anthology Film | Self | Film | — | 67 |
| 2014 | There Goes the Neighborhood: The Making of The 'Burbs | Self | Film | 4.1 | 67 |
| 2013 | Witches of East End | TV | 7.3 | 66 | |
| 2013 | A Fuller Life | Self - Reader (segment "Sicily Black and Blue") | Film | 6.6 | 66 |
| 2013 | Blast Vegas | Salesman #2 | Film | 3.4 | 66 |
| 2013 | House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before! | Self | Film | — | 66 |
| 2012 | The Butterfly Room | Cab Driver | Film | 5.7 | 65 |
| 2012 | Trailer War | Himself | Film | 7.2 | 65 |
| 2012 | Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan | Self | Film | 7.4 | 65 |
| 2012 | The Flesh and the Fury: X-posing Twins of Evil | Film | 3.8 | 65 | |
| 2012 | The Birds: Hitchcock's Monster Movie | Self | Film | 7.0 | 65 |
| 2012 | To Be... A Film Favorite | Film | — | 65 | |
| 2011 | Corman's World | Self - Filmmaker | Film | 7.0 | 64 |
| 2011 | Corman's World | Film | 7.0 | 64 | |
| 2011 | American Grindhouse | Himself | Film | 6.8 | 64 |
| 2011 | The Future of Fear | Self | Film | — | 64 |
| 2011 | Trail of Blood | Film | 4.0 | 64 | |
| 2011 | A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas! | Self - Interviewee | Film | 8.1 | 64 |
| 2011 | Produce Your Own Damn Movie! | Self | Film | — | 64 |
| 2010 | Hawaii Five-0 | TV | 7.7 | 63 | |
| 2010 | Embryo | Film | 2.3 | 63 | |
| 2010 | Machete Maidens Unleashed! | Self | Film | 6.6 | 63 |
| 2010 | The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry | Self | Film | 6.0 | 63 |
| 2010 | Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr. | Self | Film | 7.0 | 63 |
| 2010 | The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth | Self | Film | 7.0 | 63 |
| 2010 | The Bloodiest Show on Earth: Making Vampire Circus | Self | Film | — | 63 |
| 2010 | RKO, A Story made in Hollywood | Himself | Film | — | 63 |
| 2009 | The Hole | Film | 5.8 | 62 | |
| 2009 | Monsterland | Self | Film | 6.5 | 62 |
| 2009 | Splatter | Film | 2.9 | 62 | |
| 2009 | Splatter | TV | 4.3 | 62 | |
| 2009 | Nightmares in Red, White and Blue | Self | Film | 6.6 | 62 |
| 2009 | Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer | Self | Film | 6.5 | 62 |
| 2009 | Direct Your Own Damn Movie! | Self | Film | 5.0 | 62 |
| 2009 | Fulci in the House: The Italian Master of Splatter | Self | Film | — | 62 |
| 2008 | Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX | Self | Film | 6.6 | 61 |
| 2008 | RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World” | Self | Film | 8.0 | 61 |
| 2007 | Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story | Self | Film | 7.8 | 60 |
| 2007 | Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman | Self | Film | 9.0 | 60 |
| 2007 | The Hatching of Spider Baby | Himself | Film | 7.0 | 60 |
| 2007 | Spider Stravinsky: The Cinema Sounds of Ronald Stein | Himself | Film | 9.5 | 60 |
| 2007 | The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness | Self | Film | 6.0 | 60 |
| 2006 | Trapped Ashes | Film | 5.1 | 59 | |
| 2006 | The Screwfly Solution | Film | 5.7 | 59 | |
| 2006 | Lugosi: The Dark Prince | Self | Film | 7.6 | 59 |
| 2006 | Hitchcocked! | Self | Film | 6.0 | 59 |
| 2006 | Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet | Self | Film | 4.5 | 59 |
| 2006 | Karloff: The Gentle Monster | Self | Film | 7.6 | 59 |
| 2006 | Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon | Self | Film | 7.0 | 59 |
| 2005 | Masters of Horror | TV | 7.1 | 58 | |
| 2005 | The Perfect Scary Movie | Self | Film | 7.7 | 58 |
| 2005 | Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection | Self | Film | 8.0 | 58 |
| 2005 | Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy | Film | 9.4 | 58 | |
| 2005 | Homecoming | Film | 5.9 | 58 | |
| 2004 | CSI: NY | TV | 7.3 | 57 | |
| 2004 | Leçon de Cinéma | Self | TV | 7.0 | 57 |
| 2004 | Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen | Self | Film | 6.5 | 57 |
| 2004 | 100 Scariest Movie Moments | Self | TV | 7.9 | 57 |
| 2004 | The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing | Self | Film | 7.0 | 57 |
| 2004 | The Art of Crime | Himself | Film | 8.0 | 57 |
| 2004 | Il castello dell'orrore | self | Film | 8.0 | 57 |
| 2004 | Welcome to Werewolfland | Film | 9.0 | 57 | |
| 2004 | Mario Bava: Operazione paura | Self / Host | Film | 6.5 | 57 |
| 2004 | Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz | Self | Film | 9.0 | 57 |
| 2003 | Looney Tunes: Back in Action | Film | 6.4 | 56 | |
| 2003 | Haunted Lighthouse 4-D | Film | 5.3 | 56 | |
| 2003 | Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’ | Film | 7.0 | 56 | |
| 2002 | Cinerama Adventure | Self | Film | 7.7 | 55 |
| 2001 | Night Visions | TV | 7.1 | 54 | |
| 2001 | Making The Earth Stand Still | Self | Film | 8.0 | 54 |
| 2001 | It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures | Self | Film | 7.4 | 54 |
| 2000 | Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation | Self | Film | 7.0 | 53 |
| 2000 | Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre | Self | Film | 6.1 | 53 |
| 1999 | She's Alive! Creating 'The Bride of Frankenstein' | Self / Host | Film | 7.8 | 52 |
| 1999 | Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs | Self | Film | 8.5 | 52 |
| 1998 | Small Soldiers | Film | 6.6 | 51 | |
| 1997 | The Second Civil War | Film | 6.1 | 50 | |
| 1997 | Hollywood Rated 'R' | Self | Film | 5.3 | 50 |
| 1996 | The Warlord: Battle for the Galaxy | Film | 5.4 | 49 | |
| 1996 | The Warlord: Battle for the Galaxy | Film | 5.4 | 49 | |
| 1995 | Picture Windows | TV | 10.0 | 48 | |
| 1995 | Picture Windows: Lightning | Film | 2.0 | 48 | |
| 1994 | Beverly Hills Cop III | Jailer | Film | 5.9 | 47 |
| 1994 | Rebel Highway | TV | 8.0 | 47 | |
| 1994 | The Silence of the Hams | Dying Man | Film | 4.9 | 47 |
| 1994 | A Century of Cinema | Self | Film | 8.3 | 47 |
| 1994 | Runaway Daughters | Film | 6.0 | 47 | |
| 1994 | Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror | Self | Film | 7.3 | 47 |
| 1994 | Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror | Film | 7.3 | 47 | |
| 1994 | The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror - Preshow | Film | 9.5 | 47 | |
| 1993 | Matinee | Film | 6.7 | 46 | |
| 1992 | Sleepwalkers | Lab Assistant | Film | 6.1 | 45 |
| 1992 | Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion | Himself | Film | 7.2 | 45 |
| 1992 | The Magical World of Chuck Jones | Self | Film | 8.0 | 45 |
| 1991 | Eerie, Indiana | Director | TV | 7.6 | 44 |
| 1991 | Eerie, Indiana | TV | 7.6 | 44 | |
| 1991 | Oscar | Face on the Cutting Room Floor | Film | 6.4 | 44 |
| 1991 | The Horror Hall of Fame II | Self | Film | 2.0 | 44 |
| 1991 | Rock 'n' Roll High School Forever | Film | 4.8 | 44 | |
| 1990 | Gremlins 2: The New Batch | Grandpa Fred Director (uncredited) | Film | 6.5 | 43 |
| 1990 | Gremlins 2: The New Batch | Film | 6.5 | 43 | |
| 1989 | The 'Burbs | Film | 6.8 | 42 | |
| 1987 | Innerspace | Vectorscope Employee (uncredited) | Film | 6.8 | 40 |
| 1987 | Innerspace | Film | 6.8 | 40 | |
| 1987 | Amazon Women on the Moon | Film | 5.9 | 40 | |
| 1986 | The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal | Self | Film | 7.3 | 39 |
| 1985 | The Twilight Zone | TV | 7.7 | 38 | |
| 1985 | Amazing Stories | TV | 7.5 | 38 | |
| 1985 | Explorers | Film | 6.3 | 38 | |
| 1984 | Gremlins | Mogwai / Gremlins (voice) (uncredited) | Film | 7.1 | 37 |
| 1984 | Gremlins | Film | 7.1 | 37 | |
| 1983 | Twilight Zone: The Movie | Film | 6.5 | 36 | |
| 1982 | Police Squad! | TV | 7.9 | 35 | |
| 1982 | Eating Raoul | Busboy (uncredited) | Film | 6.5 | 35 |
| 1981 | The Howling | Film | 6.6 | 34 | |
| 1981 | The Howling | Film | 6.6 | 34 | |
| 1981 | Making a Monster Movie: Inside 'the Howling' | Self | Film | 9.0 | 34 |
| 1979 | Rock 'n' Roll High School | Film | 6.3 | 32 | |
| 1979 | The Orson Welles Show | Member of Studio Audience | Film | 8.0 | 32 |
| 1978 | Piranha | Scuba Diver #2 (uncredited) | Film | 6.0 | 31 |
| 1978 | Piranha | Film | 6.0 | 31 | |
| 1978 | Piranha | Film | 6.0 | 31 | |
| 1978 | Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel | Self | Film | 7.7 | 31 |
| 1977 | Grand Theft Auto | Film | 5.3 | 30 | |
| 1976 | Cannonball | Kid | Film | 5.6 | 29 |
| 1976 | Hollywood Boulevard | Party Waiter (uncredited) | Film | 5.6 | 29 |
| 1976 | Hollywood Boulevard | Film | 5.6 | 29 | |
| 1976 | Hollywood Boulevard | Film | 5.6 | 29 | |
| 1975 | Tidal Wave | Film | — | 28 | |
| 1974 | The Arena | Film | 5.4 | 27 | |
| 1971 | Great Performances | Self | TV | 6.1 | 24 |
| 1968 | The Movie Orgy | Film | 6.6 | 21 | |
| 1968 | The Movie Orgy | Film | 6.6 | 21 | |
| Labrintus | Film | — | — | ||
| Mary Woronov: Cult Queen | Self | Film | — | — | |
| Mamie Exposed! The Life and Loves of the Last Blonde Bombshell | Film | — | — | ||
| The AckerMonster Chronicles! | Film | 1.0 | — | ||
| The Man with Kaleidoscope Eyes | Film | — | — | ||
| The Man with Kaleidoscope Eyes | Film | — | — | ||
| Fear Paris | Film | — | — |