John Carpenter averages 5.89 across 24 rated films as a writer, ahead of Debra Hill at 5.60.
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
 Halloween | 1978 | 7.7 | Composer, Director, Writer | Producer, Writer |
 The Fog | 1980 | 6.8 | Director, Composer, Writer | Writer, Producer |
 Escape from New York | 1981 | 7.1 | Director, Writer, Composer | Producer |
 Halloween II | 1981 | 6.5 | Composer, Producer, Writer | Writer, Producer |
 Halloween III: Season of the Witch | 1982 | 5.2 | Composer, Writer, Producer | Producer |
 Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers | 1989 | 4.9 | Writer | Writer |
 Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers | 1995 | 4.7 | Writer | Writer |
 Escape from L.A. | 1996 | 5.7 | Director, Composer, Writer | Writer, Producer |
 Halloween H20: 20 Years Later | 1998 | 5.8 | Writer | Writer |
 Halloween: Resurrection | 2002 | 3.9 | Writer | Writer |
 The Fog | 2005 | 3.7 | Writer, Producer | Producer, Writer |
 Halloween | 2007 | 6.1 | Writer | Writer |
 Halloween | 2018 | 6.5 | Composer, Writer | Writer |
 Halloween Kills | 2021 | 5.5 | Composer, Writer | Writer |
 Halloween Ends | 2022 | 5.0 | Writer, Composer | Writer |
