List of the best John Waters movies: Divine Trash(1998), Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream(2005), Polyester(1981), It Came From Kuchar(2009), Hairspray(1988), Time Zero: The Last Year of Polaroid Film(2012), Multiple Maniacs(1970), Mondo Trasho(1969), Pink Flamingos(1972), Cry Baby(1990), Homer & Eddie(1989), I Am Divine(2012) ... ...
Documentary
USA
1998
105 Minutes
John Waters Jeanine Basinger Steve Buscemi Brad Ganson Hal Hartley Ken Jacobs Jim Jarmusch George Kuchar Mike Kuchar Herschell Gordon Lewis David Lochary
filmmaker actor parent friend campy amusing engaging offbeat baltimore movie set john waters filmmaking divine queer cinema cult films rise underdog 1990s
The life and times of Baltimore film maker and midnight movie pioneer, John Waters. Intercut with a 1972 interview of Waters are clips from his first films and recent interviews with his ... See full summary »
Documentary
Canada|USA
2005
86 Minutes
John Waters Ben Barenholtz Alejandro Jodorowsky Alan Douglas J. Hoberman Robert Shaye
From 1970-1977, six low budget films shown at midnight transformed the way we make and watch films.
Comedy
USA
1981
86 Minutes
Director
Divine Tab Hunter Edith Massey Mink Stole David Samson Joni Ruth White Mary Garlington Ken King Hans Kramm Stiv Bators
housewife theater owner secretary juvenile delinquent daughter husband campy hysterical outlandish baltimore house movie theater drive-in theater affair family dysfunction midlife crisis family wretched excess love temptation
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 feet.
Comedy, Documentary
USA
2009
86 Minutes
John Waters B. Ruby Rich Buck Henry Atom Egoyan George Kuchar Mike Kuchar
filmmaker identical twin professor director fan john waters charming creative bronx, n.y. san francisco movie set university family home george kuchar mike kuchar filmmaking outsider cult films rise underdog
The definitive documentary about the zany, underground filmmaking twins, George and Mike Kuchar.
Comedy
USA
1988
90 Minutes
Director
Ricki Lake Divine Jerry Stiller Sonny Bono Colleen Fitzpatrick Ruth Brown Michael St. Gerard Deborah Harry Leslie Ann Powers Clayton Prince Mink Stole
teen girl rival boyfriend mother father campy spirited uplifting baltimore school stage family home television aspirations race relations integration dance underdog discovery rivalry
A 'pleasantly plump' teenager teaches 1962 Baltimore a thing or two about integration after landing a spot on a local TV dance show.
Documentary
USA|Netherlands|Germany|France|Austria
2012
93 Minutes
John Waters Dan Weissman
Various photographers and employees of Polaroid recount their experiences with the company's instant film in its final year of production.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1970
90 Minutes
Director
Divine David Lochary Mary Vivian Pearce Mink Stole Cookie Mueller Edith Massey Susan Lowe Rick Morrow Howard Gruber Paul Swift Vincent Peranio
Three determined women, Divine, Cookie and Mink Stole, set out to solve the Sharon Tate murders.
Comedy
USA
1969
95 Minutes
Director
Mary Vivian Pearce Divine David Lochary Mink Stole Bob Skidmore Margie Skidmore Berenica Cipcus Lizzy Temple Black
A day in the lives of a hit-and-run driver and her victim, and the bizarre things that happen to them before and after they collide (sexual assault by a crazed foot-fetishist, visions of ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1972
95 Minutes
Director
Divine David Lochary Mink Stole Mary Vivian Pearce Danny Mills Edith Massey Channing Wilroy Cookie Mueller Paul Swift Susan Walsh Pat Moran
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".
Musical, Comedy
1990
85 Minutes
Director
Johnny Depp Amy Locane Susan Tyrrell Polly Bergen Iggy Pop Ricki Lake Traci Lords Kim McGuire Darren E. Burrows
baby schoolgirl rebel charming courtroom wishes john waters rivalry 1950s
A prim and proper schoolgirl goes against her mother's wishes when she dates a motorcycle-riding juvenile delinquent.
Comedy, Drama
1989
100 Minutes
Robber No. 1
James Belushi Whoopi Goldberg Karen Black John Waters Robert Glaudini Jim Mapp James Thiel Jeffrey Thiel Andy Jarrel Anne Ramsey Wayne Grace
A slow-witted dishwasher (James Belushi) drives to Oregon with a dying woman (Whoopi Goldberg) who robs stores and shoots people.
Documentary
2012
90 Minutes
Michael Musto Mark Payne Greg Gorman Mink Stole John Waters Vincent Peranio Pat Moran Susan Lowe Mary Vivian Pearce Alonso Duralde
Horror, Comedy
USA|UK|Romania
2004
86 Minutes
Sleazy Reporter
Jennifer Tilly Hannah Spearritt John Waters Keith-Lee Castle Steve Lawton Tony Gardner Jason Flemyng Debbie Lee Carrington Nadia Dina Ariqat Bethany Simons-Danville
chucky doll actress rapper director photographer cheeky gory wild hollywood, calif. movie set dark room cemetery killer dolls resurrection murder family filmmaking father/son relationship wretched excess
Chucky and Tiffany are resurrected by their innocent gender-confused daughter, Glenda, and hit Hollywood, where a movie depicting the killer dolls' murder spree is underway.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1999
95 Minutes
Mr. Haynes
Sean Penn Samantha Morton Uma Thurman Brian Markinson Anthony LaPaglia Gretchen Mol Vincent Guastaferro John Waters Constance Schulman Kellie Overbey James Urbaniak
guitarist love interest mobster mute person pretty woman amusing emotional cheeky new york city new york state concert stage apartment musicians alcoholism performance eccentricity unlikely romance infidelity love temptation
In the 1930s, jazz guitarist Emmet Ray idolizes Django Reinhardt, faces gangsters and falls in love with a mute woman.
Horror, Comedy
USA
2014
90 Minutes
Cornelius
Matthew Gray Gubler Kat Dennings Ray Wise Barbara Niven Muse Watson Sally Kirkland Mel Rodriguez Jeffrey Combs John Waters
college graduate bartender ghost amusing frightening small town bar haunted house affliction unintended consequences relationships ghost stories transcendence uninvited guests discovery 2010s
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.
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
USA
1986
113 Minutes
Used car guy
Jeff Daniels Melanie Griffith Ray Liotta Margaret Colin Tracey Walter Dana Preu Jack Gilpin Kristin Olsen John Sayles John Waters Charles Napier
free spirit broker ex-convict mother amusing suspenseful charming madcap new york city pennsylvania car high school road trip reunion chase opposites attract abduction temptation pursuit love
A free-spirited woman "kidnaps" a yuppie for a weekend of adventure. But the fun quickly takes a dangerous turn when her ex-convict husband shows up.
Horror
USA
2012
81 Minutes
William
AnnaLynne McCord Traci Lords Ariel Winter Roger Bart Jeremy Sumpter Malcolm McDowell Matthew Gray Gubler Marlee Matlin Ray Wise John Waters Molly McCook
A disturbed and delusional high school student with aspirations of a career in medicine goes to extremes to earn the approval of her controlling mother.
Horror
USA
2002
92 Minutes
J.P. Delahoussaye John McConnell Mark McLachlan Toni Wynne Kristi Polit Christina Cuenca Michelle Miller Jill Rao Cindy Roubal Veronica Russell John Waters
A cannibal caterer kills various young women in preparation for a ritual feast for a long-dormant Egyptian goddess that has him under its control.
Comedy, Kids & Family, Adventure
USA
2015
86 Minutes
Jason Lee Tony Hale Kimberly Williams-Paisley Josh Green Bella Thorne John Waters Redfoo Jennifer Coolidge Uzo Aduba
manager chipmunk doctor stepbrother musician girlfriend charming cheeky cool concert stage apartment car highway restaurant office music misunderstanding road trip brotherhood hijinx
The Chipmunks believe that Dave plans to propose to his new girlfriend in Miami.--and dump them. They have three days to get to him and save themselves not only from losing Dave but also from gaining a terrible stepbrother.