- Films
- 18
- Avg rating
- 6.61
- Peak run
- 1976’82
- 7+ run
- 2 films
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As a director, films with 1,000+ votes
John by the numbers
Average
6.61
18 rated films
Vote weighted
6.65
bigger films count more
Median
6.8
half are better
Consistency
±0.85
rating spread
Career
37y
1974 to 2010
Total votes
2.23M
across every film
Best
8.2
The Thing
Worst
4.9
Ghosts of Mars
Newest first
Filmography
| 2019 | The Rise of the Synths | Narrator | · | 492 |
| 1974 |  Dark Star | Talby voice | 6.1 | 30,834 |
Better together?
John Carpenter's regulars
- Gary B. KibbeCinematographer · 7 films · 6.19 avg
- Dean CundeyCinematographer · 5 films · 7.40 avg
- Kurt RussellDirector and actor · 4 films · 7.05 avg▲+0.43
- Donald PleasenceDirector and actor · 3 films · 7.13 avg▲+0.80
- Alan HowarthComposer · 3 films · 7.00 avg
- Debra HillWriter · 3 films · 6.73 avg▲+0.63
- David Gordon GreenComposer · 3 films · 5.67 avg
- David Gordon GreenWriter · 3 films · 5.67 avg▼−0.34
- Keith DavidDirector and actor · 2 films · 7.70 avg▲+1.42
- Charles CyphersDirector and actor · 2 films · 7.50 avg▲+0.83
- Jamie Lee CurtisDirector and actor · 2 films · 7.25 avg▲+0.94
- Dennis DunDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.90 avg●+0.01
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On John Carpenter
Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Ratings and votes as of the latest nightly refresh.