Tobe Hooper
Director · 41 credits · 27 in highly-rated films
Best known for The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
Frequent collaborators: Wes Craven, John Carpenter
Best Tobe Hooper movies by genre
Directed movies (26 total, ranked by score)
1The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
1974 · ★ 7.3 (3,916 votes)
Horror
2Poltergeist
1982 · ★ 7.2 (3,398 votes)
Horror
3Lifeforce
1985 · ★ 6.2 (754 votes)
Horror, Science Fiction, Action
4Body Bags
1993 · ★ 6.2 (398 votes)
Horror, Comedy, Science Fiction
5Peter Paul and Mary: The Song Is Love
1971
Music, Documentary
6The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
1986 · ★ 5.7 (1,048 votes)
Horror, Comedy
7The Funhouse
1981 · ★ 5.8 (430 votes)
Horror
8Invaders from Mars
1986 · ★ 5.6 (288 votes)
Horror, Science Fiction
9Shadow Realm
2002 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)
Horror, Thriller, TV Movie
10The Nightmare Begins Again
1993 · ★ 5.7 (3 votes)
Horror
11Eaten Alive
1976 · ★ 5.5 (207 votes)
Horror
12Down Friday Street
1966 · ★ 7.5 (1 votes)
Documentary
13The Heisters
1965 · ★ 6.5 (11 votes)
Comedy, Crime
14Dark Skies
1996 · ★ 8.0 (1 votes)
Science Fiction, Mystery, Drama
15Toolbox Murders
2004 · ★ 5.6 (201 votes)
Horror, Mystery
16The Apartment Complex
1999 · ★ 5.7 (11 votes)
Comedy, Mystery, TV Movie
17The Damned Thing
2006 · ★ 5.1 (40 votes)
Horror, TV Movie, Drama
18I'm Dangerous Tonight
1990 · ★ 4.9 (29 votes)
Horror, Thriller, TV Movie
19Eggshells
1971 · ★ 5.1 (17 votes)
Drama, Fantasy, Horror
20The Mangler
1995 · ★ 4.9 (279 votes)
Horror, Thriller
21Dance of the Dead
2005 · ★ 5.5 (54 votes)
Horror, TV Movie, Science Fiction
22Spontaneous Combustion
1989 · ★ 4.7 (89 votes)
Horror, Science Fiction
23Crocodile
2000 · ★ 5.1 (177 votes)
Horror
24Night Terrors
1993 · ★ 4.1 (43 votes)
Horror
25Djinn
2013 · ★ 4.3 (66 votes)
Horror
26Mortuary
2005 · ★ 4.5 (127 votes)
Horror
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.