John Carpenter career
John Carpenter averages 6.61 across 18 rated films as a director, with The Thing on top at 8.2.
Average
6.61
18 rated films
Best rated
8.2
The Thing
Peak five
7.42
1976 to 1982
7+ run
2 films
1976 to 1978
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
 The Ward | 2010 | 5.5 | 47,919 |
 Ghosts of Mars | 2001 | 4.9 | 62,649 |
 Vampires | 1998 | 6.1 | 69,293 |
 Escape from L.A. | 1996 | 5.7 | 87,087 |
 Village of the Damned | 1995 | 5.7 | 37,456 |
 In the Mouth of Madness | 1994 | 7.1 | 92,085 |
 Memoirs of an Invisible Man | 1992 | 6.0 | 29,989 |
 They Live | 1988 | 7.2 | 168K |
 Prince of Darkness | 1987 | 6.6 | 56,647 |
 Big Trouble in Little China | 1986 | 7.2 | 170K |
 Starman | 1984 | 7.0 | 59,827 |
 Christine | 1983 | 6.8 | 104K |
 The Thing | 1982 | 8.2 | 538K |
 Escape from New York | 1981 | 7.1 | 176K |
 The Fog | 1980 | 6.8 | 93,367 |
 Halloween | 1978 | 7.7 | 345K |
 Assault on Precinct 13 | 1976 | 7.3 | 61,959 |
 Dark Star | 1974 | 6.1 | 30,850 |
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