John Carpenter

Actor, Producer, Additional Crew

Birthdate: Jan 16, 1948

Birthplace: Carthage, New York, USA

Movies

Known For

The Fog

(1980)

Halloween

(1978)

Dark Star

(1974)

They Live

(1988)

John Carpenter Movies

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2022 |
In Search of Darkness: Part III
2022 |
In Search of Tomorrow
2022 |
John Carpenter Live: Behind the Scenes
2021 |
The Haddonfield Nightmare
2020 |
In Search of Darkness: Part II
2019 |
In Search of Darkness
2019 |
The Rise of the Synthsas Narrator
2019 |
Memory: The Origins of Alien
Memory: The Origins of Alien
2019
Other
1h 35m
Biography, Documentary, History
6.8
An in-depth voyage into the sci-fi film Alien (1979) with the visionary filmmakers who created it. See how one of the most terrifying movies of all time came to life 40 years ago, inspired by ancient mythology and our universal fears.
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2018 |
Henchman: The Al Leong Story
2018 |
The Shape Lives: 40 Years of Halloween
2017 |
Monstres, Ennemis intérieurs
2014 |
Why Horror?
2012 |
Halloween: Awakening
2012 |
Halloween: Resurgence
2012 |
The Nightmare Isn't Over: The Making of Halloween II
2010 |
The Ward
2009 |
Tales from the Script
2009 |
Nightmares in Red, White and Blue: The Evolution of the American Horror Film
2008 |
Dead On: The Life and Cinema of George A. Romero
2008 |
Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown
2008 |
Science of Horror
2008 |
The Secret World of Superfans
2006 |
Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film
2003 |
Do You Remember Laurie Zimmer?
2002 |
Halloween: Resurrection
2001 |
Ghosts of Mars
2000 |
The American Nightmare
1998 |
Vampires
1998 |
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
1996 |
Escape from L.A.
1995 |
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
1995 |
Village of the Damned
1994 |
In the Mouth of Madness
1992 |
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
1989 |
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
1987 |
Prince of Darkness
1986 |
Big Trouble in Little China
1986 |
Black Moon Rising
1984 |
Starman
1982 |
Halloween III: Season of the Witch
1981 |
Halloween II
1981 |
Escape from New York
1978 |
Eyes of Laura Mars
1976 |
Assault on Precinct 13
1974 |
Dark Staras Talby voice
1973 |
Last Foxtrot in Burbank

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2022 |
Halloween Ends
Halloween Ends
2022
R
1h 51m
Drama, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
5
The plot follows the outcast Corey Cunningham who falls in love with Laurie Strode's granddaughter while a series of events, including crossing paths with Michael Myers, drives him to become a serial killer.
2022 |
Firestarter
Firestarter
2022
R
1h 34m
Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
4.6
A young girl tries to understand how she mysteriously gained the power to set things on fire with her mind.
2021 |
Halloween Kills
Halloween Kills
2021
1h 45m
Action, Drama, Horror, Thriller
5.5
Surviving victims of Michael Myers form a vigilante mob and vow to end his reign of terror.
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2018 |
Halloween
Halloween
2018
1h 46m
Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
6.5
Laurie Strode confronts her long-time foe, Michael Myers, the masked figure who has haunted her since she narrowly escaped his killing spree on Halloween night four decades ago.
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1988 |
They Live
They Live
1988
R
1h 34m
Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
7.2
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.
1983 |
Christine
Christine
1983
R
1h 50m
Horror, Thriller
6.8
A nerdish boy buys a strange car with an evil mind of its own and his nature starts to change to reflect it.
1978 |
Halloween
Halloween
1978
R
1h 31m
Horror, Thriller
7.7
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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1987 |
Prince of Darkness
Prince of Darkness
1987
R
1h 42m
Fantasy, Horror
6.7
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.
1982 |
The Thing
The Thing
1982
1h 49m
Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
8.2
A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.
1980 |
The Fog
The Fog
1980
R
1h 29m
Horror, Thriller
6.8
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.