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John Landis

Actor · 105 credits · 47 in highly-rated films

Best known for Michael Jackson's Thriller (1983)

Frequent collaborators: Joe Dante, Rick Baker, John Carpenter, Steven Spielberg, Dan Aykroyd

Best John Landis movies by genre

Movies (71 total, ranked by score)

  1. Making Michael Jackson's Thriller

    1983 · ★ 8.8 (26 votes)

    Documentary, Music

    1

  2. Belushi

    2020 · ★ 7.0 (56 votes)

    Documentary

    2

  3. Being Eddie

    2025 · ★ 6.8 (52 votes)

    Documentary

    3

  4. Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy

    2005 · ★ 9.2 (11 votes)

    Documentary

    4

  5. I Am Alfred Hitchcock

    2021 · ★ 7.3 (23 votes)

    Documentary

    5

  6. Who Is Henry Jaglom?

    1997 · ★ 6.6 (5 votes)

    Documentary

    6

  7. American Grindhouse

    2011 · ★ 6.8 (65 votes)

    Documentary

    7

  8. Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan

    2012 · ★ 7.4 (39 votes)

    Documentary

    8

  9. Michael Jackson's Private Home Movies

    2003 · ★ 8.9 (14 votes)

    Documentary

    9

  10. Mario Bava: Operazione paura

    2004 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary, TV Movie

    10

  11. Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead

    2015 · ★ 6.6 (67 votes)

    History, Comedy, Documentary

    11

  12. The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness

    2007 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Horror, Documentary

    12

  13. The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee

    2024 · ★ 7.6 (18 votes)

    Documentary

    13

  14. Forever Ealing

    2002 · ★ 6.8 (4 votes)

    Documentary

    14

  15. (buz'be bur'kle) n. A Study in Style

    2006 · ★ 7.5 (2 votes)

    Documentary

    15

  16. The Face is Familiar

    2009

    Documentary

    16

  17. Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters

    2024 · ★ 8.2 (5 votes)

    Documentary

    17

  18. In Their Own Words: Jim Henson

    2015 · ★ 7.0 (2 votes)

    Documentary

    18

  19. B.B. King: Into the Night

    1985 · ★ 8.2 (4 votes)

    Documentary, Music

    19

  20. King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen

    2018 · ★ 6.4 (20 votes)

    Documentary

    20

  21. The Kentucky Fried Movie

    1977 · ★ 6.2 (362 votes)

    Comedy

    21

  22. The Martin & Lewis Story: The Last Great Comedy Team

    1992

    Documentary

    22

  23. Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida

    2021

    Documentary, Horror

    23

  24. Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project

    2007 · ★ 6.8 (22 votes)

    Documentary, Comedy

    24

  25. Masters of Horror

    2002 · ★ 7.7 (13 votes)

    Documentary

    25

  26. Psycho IV: The Beginning

    1990 · ★ 5.7 (312 votes)

    Horror, Mystery, Thriller

    26

  27. Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures

    2004 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    27

  28. Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update

    2003

    28

  29. Remembering 'Dead of Night'

    2014 · ★ 6.5 (2 votes)

    Documentary

    29

  30. The Credible Adventures of Mr. T

    2023 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)

    Drama, Comedy

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.