List of the best Joe Dante movies: Gremlins(1984), Matinee(1993), Innerspace(1987), Rock 'n' Roll High School(1979), The Howling(1981), Explorers(1985), Gremlins 2: The New Batch(1990), Small Soldiers(1998), Piranha(1978), The Hole(2009), Looney Tunes: Back in Action(2003), Nightmare Cinema(2018) ... ...
Mystery & Thriller, Fantasy, Horror, Comedy, Other
USA
1984
106 Minutes
Director
Zach Galligan Phoebe Cates Hoyt Axton Frances Lee McCain Polly Holliday Scott Brady Glynn Turman Corey Feldman Dick Miller Keye Luke Judge Reinhold
salesman creature son monster inventor dark creepy household chinatown small town christmas young love showdown deception confrontation metamorphosis wretched excess 1980s
A young man inadvertently breaks three important rules concerning his new pet and unleashes a horde of malevolently mischievous monsters on a small town.
Comedy
USA
1993
99 Minutes
Director
John Goodman Cathy Moriarty Simon Fenton Omri Katz Lisa Jakub Kellie Martin Jesse Lee Soffer Lucinda Jenney James Villemaire Robert Picardo Jesse White
producer actress girlfriend son friend daughter charming campy lighthearted amusing key west, fla. military base movie theater high school cuban missile crisis b-movies cold war paranoia filmmaking family
A small-time film promoter releases a kitschy horror film during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy
USA
1987
119 Minutes
Director
Dennis Quaid Martin Short Meg Ryan Kevin McCarthy Fiona Lewis Vernon Wells Robert Picardo Wendy Schaal Harold Sylvester William Schallert Henry Gibson
pilot clerk hypochondriac criminal scientist girlfriend hilarious thrilling human body supermarket laboratory journey survival crime experiments quest discovery rescue 1980s
A test pilot is miniaturized in a secret experiment, and accidentally injected into a hapless store clerk.
Musical
USA
1979
93 Minutes
Director
P.J. Soles Allan Arkush Vincent Van Patten Clint Howard Dey Young Mary Woronov Paul Bartel Alix Elias
Ramones fanatic and delinquent Riff Randell battle it out with the strict new principle of Vince Lombardi High School, Miss Togar, with help from the Ramones.
Horror
USA
1981
91 Minutes
Director
Dee Wallace Patrick Macnee Dennis Dugan Christopher Stone Belinda Balaski Kevin McCarthy John Carradine Slim Pickens Elizabeth Brooks Robert Picardo Dick Miller
television reporter psychiatrist husband police officer serial killer werewolf frightening campy emotional los angeles woods psychiatrist's office cottage movie theater mental health retreat werewolves supernatural cult psychology journalism
After a bizarre and near deadly encounter with a serial killer, a television newswoman is sent to a remote mountain resort whose residents may not be what they seem.
Sci-Fi, Kids & Family, Drama
USA
1985
104 Minutes
Director
Ethan Hawke River Phoenix Jason Presson Amanda Peterson Dick Miller Robert Picardo Dana Ivey Meshach Taylor James Cromwell Mary Kay Place
boy friend alien father bully amusing endearing california household spacecraft outer space inventions space travel childhood friendship aliens culture clash adventure discovery quest
A boy obsessed with 50s sci-fi movies about aliens has a recurring dream about a blueprint of some kind, which he draws for his inventor friend. With the help of a third kid, they follow it and build themselves a spaceship. Now what?
Comedy, Fantasy
USA
1990
106 Minutes
Director
Zach Galligan Phoebe Cates John Glover Robert Prosky Robert Picardo Christopher Lee Haviland Morris Dick Miller Jackie Joseph Gedde Watanabe Keye Luke
employee fiancé businessman monster storekeeper scientist madcap outlandish skyscraper new york city man vs. beast uncontrollable experiment invasion quest discovery 1990s
The Gremlins are back, and this time, they've taken control of a New York City media mogul's high-tech skyscraper.
Comedy, Action, Fantasy
USA
1998
110 Minutes
Director
Kirsten Dunst Gregory Smith Jay Mohr Phil Hartman Kevin Dunn Denis Leary David Cross Ann Magnuson Wendy Schaal Alexandra Wilson Dick Miller
teenager action figure ceo enemy neighbor love interest amusing suspenseful thrilling toy shop house alley helicopter toys action figures combat crush kidnapping technology rescue
When missile technology is used to enhance toy action figures, the toys soon begin to take their battle programming too seriously.
Horror
USA|Japan
1978
92 Minutes
Director
Bradford Dillman Heather Menzies Kevin McCarthy Keenan Wynn Dick Miller Barbara Steele Belinda Balaski Melody Thomas Bruce Gordon Barry Brown Paul Bartel
When flesh-eating piranhas are accidentally released into a summer resort's rivers, the guests become their next meal.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2009
92 Minutes
Director
Chris Massoglia Haley Bennett Teri Polo Bruce Dern Nathan Gamble Quinn Lord John DeSantis Chelsea Ricketts Ali Cobrin Paul Hooson
brother abusive father husband gory basement home nightmares small town secret escape
A pair of brothers stumble upon a mysterious hole in their basement that leads to the darkest corridors of their fears and nightmares.
Comedy, Kids & Family, Fantasy
Germany|USA
2003
91 Minutes
Director
Brendan Fraser Jenna Elfman Steve Martin Timothy Dalton Heather Locklear Joan Cusack Bill Goldberg Don Stanton Dan Stanton Dick Miller Roger Corman
bugs bunny daffy duck studio head security guard actor chairman amusing frenetic madcap movie theater soundstage los angeles hollywood performance jealousy kidnapping father/son relationship diamond pursuit quest
The Looney Tunes search for a man's missing father and the mythical Blue Monkey diamond.
Horror
USA
2018
119 Minutes
Director
Mickey Rourke David Slade Ryûhei Kitamura Richard Chamberlain Adam Godley Orson Chaplin Eric Nelsen Kevin Fonteyne Maurice Benard
Five strangers converge at a haunted movie theater owned by The Projectionist. Once inside, the audience members witness a series of screenings showing them their deepest fears and darkest secrets over five tales.
Documentary
USA
2016
67 Minutes
Bob Burns Joe Dante Dana Gould Brian Howe Alexis Iacono Peter Jackson
A feature documentary about the enduring appeal of the character King Kong, and how he has inspired so many of the great filmmakers and artists since 1933.
Documentary
2017
86 Minutes
Ennio Morricone James Hetfield Joe Dante Clint Eastwood Alex de la Iglesia Sergio Salvati
Film fans restore the set of the climatic graveyard scene from the iconic spaghetti western "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly."
Documentary, Drama, History
Australia
2010
85 Minutes
Roger Corman John Landis Pete Tombs Mark Holcomb Joe Dante Joseph Zucchero
producer director actor campy cheery hedonistic philippines film industry worker's rights exploitation expatriates b-movies adventure underdog wretched excess 1990s
A fast moving odyssey into the subterranean world of the rarely explored province of Filipino genre filmmaking.
Documentary
USA
2010
80 Minutes
Allison Anders Judith M. Brown Larry Cohen Joe Dante Don Edmonds David Hess Jack Hill Jeremy Kasten John Landis Herschell Gordon Lewis
A documentary about the history of exploitation movies, from the silent movie era to the 1970s.
Horror, Comedy, Other
USA
2015
97 Minutes
Barry Bostwick Paul Solet Mike Mendez John Skipp Ryan Schifrin Darren Lynn Bousman Lin Shaye
ghost monster devil alien murderer suburbanite creepy brutal amusing suburb halloween party terror murder mystery 2010s
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.
Horror
USA
1992
90 Minutes
Brian Krause Madchen Amick Alice Krige Jim Haynie Cindy Pickett Ron Perlman Lyman Ward Dan Martin Glenn Shadix Monty Bane Stephen King
mother son shapeshifter virgin teen girl high-school student chilling gory frightful small town indiana high school family home classroom incest supernatural mother/son relationship seduction vampires survival
A mother-and-son team of strange supernatural creatures move to a small town to seek out a young virgin to feed on.