Directed credits
18
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
John McNaughton
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.9
Low visibility
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Directed movies: 13Directed series: 5All crew credits: 20
TMDB ID: 9200
IMDb ID: nm0573796
Known for: Directing
Born: January 13, 1950
Age: 76
Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1959 - 2025
Years active: 67
Average TMDB rating: 5.98
Wikidata: Q522382
Frequent jobs
Director (18)Casting Associate (1)Executive Producer (1)
Biography
John McNaughton (born January 13, 1950) is an American film and television director, originally from Chicago, Illinois.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by John McNaughton.
6.0
The Harvest
Director
2015 Movie
5.8
Haeckel's Tale
Director
2006 Movie
5.4
Speaking of Sex
Director
2001 Movie
Condo Painting
Director
2000 Movie
5.5
Lansky
Director
1999 Movie
6.4
Wild Things
Director
1998 Movie
5.9
Normal Life
Director
1996 Movie
4.3
Girls in Prison
Director
1994 Movie
6.0
Mad Dog and Glory
Director
1993 Movie
6.2
Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll
Director
1991 Movie
4.9
The Borrower
Director
1991 Movie
6.7
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
Director
1986 Movie
Dealers in Death
Director
1984 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by John McNaughton.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with John McNaughton.
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with John McNaughton.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with John McNaughton.
6.4
Wild Things
Director
1998 Movie
5.5
Lansky
Director
1999 Movie
4.9
The Borrower
Director
1991 Movie
3.0
Kill Her Goats
Executive Producer
2023 Movie
6.2
Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll
Director
1991 Movie
5.4
Speaking of Sex
Director
2001 Movie
6.0
Mad Dog and Glory
Director
1993 Movie
6.7
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
Director
1986 Movie
5.9
Normal Life
Director
1996 Movie
6.0
The Harvest
Director
2015 Movie
4.3
Girls in Prison
Director
1994 Movie
Condo Painting
Director
2000 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with John McNaughton.
7.2
Without a Trace
Director • 1 eps
2002 Series
8.1
Homicide: Life on the Street
Director • 5 eps
1993 Series
7.1
Masters of Horror
Director • 1 eps
2005 Series
3.7
No Hiding Place
1 eps
1959 Series
7.3
The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs
as Self • 1 eps
2019 Series
7.5
Rebel Highway
Director • 1 eps
1994 Series
4.6
Push, Nevada
Director • 1 eps
2002 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for John McNaughton.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for John McNaughton.
7.3
I Am Luke Perry
as Self
2025 Movie
Splatterfest Exhumed
as Self
2024 Movie
90 Years of the Music Box Theatre
as Self
2019 Movie
9.0
13 Scarier Movie Moments
as Self
2009 Movie
Post Traumatic: An American Nightmare
as Self
2009 Movie
7.0
Chicago Filmmakers on the Chicago River
as Self
2004 Movie
Murder by Numbers
as Self
2004 Movie
6.0
Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film
as Self
2000 Movie
6.0
Hollywood Halloween
as Self
1997 Movie
10.0
Fear in the Dark
as Self
1991 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for John McNaughton.