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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

Movies (71 total, ranked by score)

  1. The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'

    1998 · ★ 6.5 (2 votes)

    Documentary

    31

  2. David Bowie: Rare and Unseen

    2010

    Documentary

    32

  3. Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis

    2011 · ★ 5.6 (10 votes)

    Documentary

    33

  4. Take One: Fear on Film

    1982 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    34

  5. Hollywood Rated 'R'

    1997 · ★ 5.1 (8 votes)

    Documentary, Horror, Science Fiction

    35

  6. Footlight Parade: Music for the Decades

    2006

    Documentary

    36

  7. Chicago Filmmakers on the Chicago River

    2004 · ★ 7.5 (2 votes)

    Documentary

    37

  8. The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth

    2010 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    38

  9. Busby Berkeley's Kaleidoscopic Eyes

    2006

    Documentary

    39

  10. The Sci-Fi Boys

    2006 · ★ 7.0 (12 votes)

    Documentary

    40

  11. Abbott & Costello Meet Biography

    1996

    Documentary, TV Movie

    41

  12. Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr.

    2010 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    42

  13. Russ Meyer: King of Sexploitation

    2004

    Documentary, TV Movie

    43

  14. Making an American Werewolf in London

    1981

    44

  15. Bloodsucking Cinema

    2007 · ★ 5.7 (3 votes)

    Documentary

    45

  16. Animal House: The Inside Story

    2008 · ★ 4.0 (3 votes)

    Documentary, Comedy

    46

  17. Out of Print

    2014 · ★ 5.7 (9 votes)

    Documentary

    47

  18. Robot Dracula

    2026 · ★ 2.0 (1 votes)

    Horror

    48

  19. Body Chemistry II: The Voice of a Stranger

    1992 · ★ 4.6 (14 votes)

    Thriller, Drama

    49

  20. Sidemen: Long Road To Glory

    2016 · ★ 7.2 (4 votes)

    Documentary, Music

    50

  21. The Complete Bob Wilkins Creature Features

    2012 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    51

  22. The Perfect Scary Movie

    2005 · ★ 7.5 (2 votes)

    Documentary

    52

  23. The Rise of the Comic Strip

    2023

    Documentary

    53

  24. The Vincent Price Legacy

    2025

    Documentary

    54

  25. Venice/Venice

    1992 · ★ 6.5 (2 votes)

    Drama

    55

  26. Tales of Halloween

    2015 · ★ 5.7 (528 votes)

    Horror, Comedy, Thriller

    56

  27. Schlock

    1973 · ★ 5.6 (72 votes)

    Comedy, Horror, Science Fiction

    57

  28. The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music

    2005

    Documentary

    58

  29. Teen Spirit: Teenagers and Hollywood

    2009 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    59

  30. The Legend of Dolemite! Bigger & Badder

    1994

    Documentary, Comedy

    60

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 31, 2026.