- Films
- 16
- Avg rating
- 5.35
- Peak run
- 1981’86
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
Tobe by the numbers
Average
5.35
15 rated films
Vote weighted
5.50
bigger films count more
Median
5.5
half are better
Consistency
±1.10
rating spread
Career
43y
1971 to 2013
Total votes
577K
across every film
Best
7.4
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Worst
4.2
Mortuary
Newest first
Filmography
| 2013 | Djinn | 4.4 | 2,272 |
| 2005 | Mortuary | 4.2 | 6,863 |
| 2004 | Toolbox Murders | 5.3 | 9,670 |
| 1995 |  The Mangler | 4.5 | 10,957 |
| 1993 | Night Terrors | 3.6 | 1,703 |
| 1989 | Spontaneous Combustion | 4.9 | 3,544 |
| 1986 |  Invaders from Mars | 5.5 | 12,321 |
| 1986 |  The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 | 5.6 | 44,817 |
| 1985 |  Lifeforce | 6.2 | 35,509 |
| 1982 |  Poltergeist | 7.3 | 197K |
| 1981 |  The Funhouse | 5.9 | 18,717 |
| 1981 | Venom | 5.8 | 3,783 |
| 1979 | The Dark | 4.2 | 2,265 |
| 1976 |  Eaten Alive | 5.5 | 10,027 |
| 1974 |  The Texas Chain Saw Massacre | 7.4 | 217K |
| 1971 | Eggshells | · | 631 |
Better together?
Tobe Hooper's regulars
- Kim HenkelWriter · 2 films · 6.45 avg▲+1.22
- Wayne BellComposer · 2 films · 6.45 avg
- Marilyn BurnsDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.45 avg▲+0.55
- Daniel PearlCinematographer · 2 films · 6.45 avg
- Dan O'BannonWriter · 2 films · 5.85 avg▼−0.05
- Don JakobyWriter · 2 films · 5.85 avg▲+0.28
- Adam GieraschWriter · 2 films · 4.75 avg▼−0.21
- Joseph ConlanComposer · 2 films · 4.75 avg
- Jace AndersonWriter · 2 films · 4.75 avg▼−0.21
- Robert EnglundDirector and actor · 2 films · 4.05 avg▼−1.27
- Amnon SalomonCinematographer · 2 films · 4.05 avg
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Tobe Hooper
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