Directed credits
41
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
Joe Dante
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.6
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Directed movies: 27Directed series: 14All crew credits: 52
TMDB ID: 4600
IMDb ID: nm0001102
Known for: Directing
Born: November 28, 1946
Age: 79
Place of birth: Morristown, New Jersey, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1968 - 2025
Years active: 58
Average TMDB rating: 6.51
Wikidata: Q455279
Frequent jobs
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Biography
Joseph James Dante Jr. (born November 28, 1946) is an American filmmaker, producer, editor and actor. His films—notably Gremlins (1984) alongside its sequel, Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)—often mix the 1950s-style B movie genre with 1960s radicalism and cartoon comedy. Dante's output includes the films Piranha (1978), The Howling (1981), Explorers (1985), Innerspace (1987), The 'Burbs (1989), Matinee (1993), Small Soldiers (1998), and Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003). His work for television and cable include the social satire The Second Civil War (1997), episodes of the anthology series Masters of Horror ("Homecoming" and "The Screwfly Solution") and Amazing Stories, as well as Police Squad! and Hawaii Five-0. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joe Dante, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Joe Dante.
5.8
Nightmare Cinema
Director
2018 Movie
5.6
Burying the Ex
Director
2014 Movie
2.9
Splatter
Director
2009 Movie
5.8
The Hole
Director
2009 Movie
5.6
The Screwfly Solution
Director
2006 Movie
5.0
Trapped Ashes
Director
2006 Movie
5.8
Homecoming
Director
2005 Movie
6.4
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Director
2003 Movie
5.5
Haunted Lighthouse 4-D
Director
2003 Movie
6.6
Small Soldiers
Director
1998 Movie
6.0
The Second Civil War
Director
1997 Movie
4.8
The Warlord: Battle for the Galaxy
Director
1996 Movie
2.0
Picture Windows: Lightning
Director
1995 Movie
5.4
Runaway Daughters
Director
1994 Movie
9.5
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror - Preshow
Director
1994 Movie
6.7
Matinee
Director
1993 Movie
6.5
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Director
1990 Movie
6.8
The 'Burbs
Director
1989 Movie
5.9
Amazon Women on the Moon
Director
1987 Movie
6.8
Innerspace
Director
1987 Movie
6.3
Explorers
Director
1985 Movie
7.1
Gremlins
Director
1984 Movie
6.5
Twilight Zone: The Movie
Director
1983 Movie
6.0
Piranha
Director
1978 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Joe Dante.
7.3
MacGyver
Director • 1 eps
2016 Series
7.3
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
Director • 1 eps
2016 Series
7.3
Witches of East End
Director • 2 eps
2013 Series
7.8
Hawaii Five-0
Director • 10 eps
2010 Series
4.3
Splatter
Director • 3 eps
2009 Series
7.1
Masters of Horror
Director • 2 eps
2005 Series
7.3
CSI: NY
Director • 1 eps
2004 Series
7.2
Night Visions
Director • 2 eps
2001 Series
Picture Windows
Director • 1 eps
1995 Series
7.5
Rebel Highway
Director • 1 eps
1994 Series
7.5
Eerie, Indiana
Director • 5 eps
1991 Series
7.5
Amazing Stories
Director • 2 eps
1985 Series
7.8
The Twilight Zone
Director • 1 eps
1985 Series
7.9
Police Squad!
Director • 2 eps
1982 Series
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Joe Dante.
7.6
In Search of Darkness
as Self
2019 Movie
7.1
Gremlins
Director
1984 Movie
7.1
Corman's World
Thanks
2011 Movie
7.0
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
as Self
2004 Movie
6.9
Sad Hill Unearthed
as Self - Filmmaker
2018 Movie
6.8
Innerspace
Director
1987 Movie
6.8
The 'Burbs
Director
1989 Movie
6.7
Trafficked
Executive Producer
2017 Movie
6.7
Matinee
Director
1993 Movie
6.6
The Howling
Editor
1981 Movie
6.6
Small Soldiers
Director
1998 Movie
6.5
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Director
1990 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Joe Dante.
7.9
Police Squad!
Director • 2 eps
1982 Series
7.8
The Twilight Zone
Director • 1 eps
1985 Series
7.8
Hawaii Five-0
Director • 10 eps
2010 Series
7.5
Amazing Stories
Director • 2 eps
1985 Series
7.3
CSI: NY
Director • 1 eps
2004 Series
7.3
MacGyver
Director • 1 eps
2016 Series
7.3
Witches of East End
Director • 2 eps
2013 Series
7.3
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
Director • 1 eps
2016 Series
7.1
Masters of Horror
Director • 2 eps
2005 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Joe Dante.
6.8
The 'Burbs
Director
1989 Movie
7.1
Gremlins
Director
1984 Movie
6.7
Trafficked
Executive Producer
2017 Movie
5.5
Cannonball
as Kid
1976 Movie
6.5
Twilight Zone: The Movie
Director
1983 Movie
6.6
Small Soldiers
Director
1998 Movie
4.0
The Creeps
as Uncle John
2025 Movie
5.9
Beverly Hills Cop III
as Jailer
1994 Movie
5.8
Razzennest
as Joe Dante
2022 Movie
6.5
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Director
1990 Movie
2.9
Splatter
Director
2009 Movie
6.0
Sleepwalkers
as Lab Assistant
1992 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Joe Dante.
7.8
Hawaii Five-0
Director • 10 eps
2010 Series
7.3
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
Director • 1 eps
2016 Series
5.8
Great Performances
as Self • 1 eps
1971 Series
7.3
MacGyver
Director • 1 eps
2016 Series
7.3
CSI: NY
Director • 1 eps
2004 Series
7.8
The Twilight Zone
Director • 1 eps
1985 Series
7.5
Amazing Stories
Director • 2 eps
1985 Series
7.1
Masters of Horror
Director • 2 eps
2005 Series
7.3
Witches of East End
Director • 2 eps
2013 Series
7.5
Rebel Highway
Director • 1 eps
1994 Series
8.2
Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai
Consulting Producer • 20 eps
2023 Series
6.5
Eli Roth's History of Horror
as Self • 5 eps
2018 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Joe Dante.
4.7
Camp Cold Brook
Executive Producer
2018 Movie
6.7
Trafficked
Executive Producer
2017 Movie
7.1
Corman's World
Thanks
2011 Movie
4.0
Trail of Blood
Producer
2011 Movie
7.2
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror
Associate Producer
1994 Movie
4.6
Rock 'n' Roll High School Forever
Characters
1991 Movie
6.6
The Howling
Editor
1981 Movie
6.4
Rock 'n' Roll High School
Story
1979 Movie
5.2
Grand Theft Auto
Editor
1977 Movie
5.3
The Arena
Editor
1974 Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Joe Dante.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Joe Dante.
4.0
The Creeps
as Uncle John
2025 Movie
9.0
The Vincent Price Legacy
as Himself
2025 Movie
Boorman and the Devil
as Self
2025 Movie
8.2
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
as Self
2024 Movie
7.0
Sharksploitation
as Self
2024 Movie
6.0
Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director
as Himself
2024 Movie
7.5
The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee
as Self
2024 Movie
7.5
In Search of Darkness: Part III
as Self
2022 Movie
5.8
Razzennest
as Joe Dante
2022 Movie
7.2
Soylent Green and Red Alert: When Reality Catches Up with Fiction
as Self
2022 Movie
6.7
In Search of Tomorrow
as Self - Interviewee
2022 Movie
7.0
Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida
as Self [archival]
2021 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Joe Dante.
7.1
The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time
as Self • 8 eps
2022 Series
7.0
Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow
1 eps
2022 Series
6.5
Eli Roth's History of Horror
as Self • 5 eps
2018 Series
7.0
The Real History of Science Fiction
as Himself • 1 eps
2014 Series
8.0
100 Scariest Movie Moments
as Self • 5 eps
2004 Series
7.0
Leçon de Cinéma
as Self • 1 eps
2004 Series
7.5
Eerie, Indiana
as Director • 1 eps
1991 Series
5.8
Great Performances
as Self • 1 eps
1971 Series