# John Carpenter filmography

John Carpenter is an American film director, producer, writer and composer. He has contributed to many projects as either the producer, writer, director, actor, composer or a combination of the five.

## Films
### Feature films

| Title | Year | Credited as | Credited as | Credited as | Credited as | Notes / Ref(s) |
| Title | Year | Director | Writer | Producer | Composer | Notes / Ref(s) |
| Dark Star | 1974 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Assault on Precinct 13 | 1976 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Also editor |
| Eyes of Laura Mars | 1978 | No | Yes | No | No | |
| Zuma Beach | 1978 | No | Yes | No | No | Television film |
| Halloween | 1978 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Someone's Watching Me! | 1978 | Yes | Yes | No | No | Television film |
| Elvis | 1979 | Yes | No | No | No | Television film |
| Better Late Than Never | 1979 | No | Yes | No | No | Television film |
| The Fog | 1980 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Escape from New York | 1981 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Halloween II | 1981 | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| The Thing | 1982 | Yes | No | No | No | |
| Christine | 1983 | Yes | No | No | Yes | |
| Starman | 1984 | Yes | No | No | No | |
| Black Moon Rising | 1986 | No | Yes | No | No | |
| Big Trouble in Little China | 1986 | Yes | No | No | Yes | |
| Prince of Darkness | 1987 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | |
| They Live | 1988 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | |
| El Diablo | 1990 | No | Yes | No | No | Television film |
| Blood River | 1991 | No | Yes | No | No | Television film |
| Memoirs of an Invisible Man | 1992 | Yes | No | No | No | |
| Body Bags | 1993 | Yes | No | Executive | Yes | Television film |
| In the Mouth of Madness | 1994 | Yes | No | No | Yes | |
| Village of the Damned | 1995 | Yes | No | No | Yes | |
| Escape from L.A. | 1996 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vampires | 1998 | Yes | No | No | Yes | |
| Silent Predators | 1999 | No | Yes | No | No | Television film |
| Ghosts of Mars | 2001 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | |
| The Ward | 2010 | Yes | No | No | No | |

### Producer and/or composer only

| Title | Year | Credited as | Credited as | Notes / Ref(s) |
| Title | Year | Producer | Composer | Notes / Ref(s) |
| Halloween III: Season of the Witch | 1982 | Yes | Yes | |
| The Philadelphia Experiment | 1984 | Executive | No | |
| Vampires: Los Muertos | 2002 | Executive | No | |
| The Fog | 2005 | Yes | No | |
| The Terror of Hallow's Eve | 2017 | No | Yes | |
| Halloween | 2018 | Executive | Yes | |
| Halloween Kills | 2021 | Executive | Yes | |
| Studio 666 | 2022 | No | Yes | Opening credits theme only |
| Firestarter | 2022 | No | Yes | |
| Halloween Ends | 2022 | Executive | Yes | |

### Editor only

* Last Foxtrot in Burbank (1973)

### Short films

| Title | Year | Director | Writer | Composer | Notes / Ref(s) |
| Captain Voyeur | 1969 | Yes | Yes | No | Also producer |
| The Resurrection of Broncho Billy | 1970 | No | Yes | Yes | Also editor |
| The Puppet Man | 2016 | No | No | Yes | |

### Acting roles

| Title | Year | Role | Notes / Ref(s) |
| Dark Star | 1974 | Talby voice | |
| Assault on Precinct 13 | 1976 | Gang Member | Uncredited |
| Halloween | 1978 | Paul (Annie's boyfriend) | Uncredited voice role |
| The Fog | 1980 | Bennett | Uncredited |
| Escape from New York | 1981 | Secret Service #2, helicopter pilot, and a violin player | Uncredited |
| The Thing | 1982 | Norwegian in video footage | Uncredited |
| Starman | 1984 | Man in helicopter | Uncredited |
| Big Trouble in Little China | 1986 | Worker in Chinatown | Uncredited |
| The Boy Who Could Fly | 1986 | Coupe de Villes band member | Uncredited |
| They Live | 1988 | Voice that says 'sleep' | Uncredited voice role |
| Memoirs of an Invisible Man | 1992 | Helicopter pilot | |
| Body Bags | 1993 | The Coroner | |
| The Silence of the Hams | 1994 | Trenchcoat man and Gimp | |
| Village of the Damned | 1995 | Man at gas station phone | |
| The Puppet Man | 2016 | The Taxi Driver | |
| The Rise of the Synths | 2019 | Narrator and Synth Rider's guide | |
| Studio 666 | 2022 | Engineer | Credited as "Rip Haight" |

## Reception

This is a list of films directed by John Carpenter that grossed more than $10 million at the US box office according to Box Office Mojo. Carpenter's films have grossed domestically a total of more than $282 million, with an average of $18 million per film.
| Rank | Title | Lifetime gross (US$) | Rating | Rating |
| Rank | Title | Lifetime gross (US$) | Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic |
| 1 | Halloween | 47.0 million | 96% (84 reviews) | 87 (21 reviews) |
| 2 | Starman | 28.7 million | 86% (36 reviews) | 70 (8 reviews) |
| 3 | Escape from L.A. | 25.4 million | 54% (59 reviews) | 54 (21 reviews) |
| 4 | Escape from New York | 25.2 million | 88% (72 reviews) | 76 (12 reviews) |
| 5 | The Fog | 21.3 million | 75% (69 reviews) | 55 (11 reviews) |
| 6 | Christine | 21.0 million | 70% (37 reviews) | 57 (10 reviews) |
| 7 | Vampires | 20.3 million | 43% (53 reviews) | 42 (19 reviews) |
| 8 | The Thing | 19.6 million | 84% (83 reviews) | 57 (13 reviews) |
| 9 | Memoirs of an Invisible Man | 14.3 million | 26% (35 reviews) | 48 (19 reviews) |
| 10 | Prince of Darkness | 14.1 million | 62% (39 reviews) | 50 (10 reviews) |
| 11 | Ghosts of Mars | 14.0 million | 23% (111 reviews) | 35 (26 reviews) |
| 12 | They Live | 13.0 million | 86% (74 reviews) | 55 (22 reviews) |
| 13 | The Ward | 12.8 million | 33% (72 reviews) | 38 (18 reviews) |
| 14 | Big Trouble in Little China | 11.1 million | 76% (66 reviews) | 53 (14 reviews) |

## Television series

| Title | Year | Director | Producer | Composer | Notes / Ref(s) |
| Masters of Horror | 2005–2006 | Yes | No | No | Episodes "Cigarette Burns" and "Pro-Life" |
| Zoo | 2015–2017 | No | No | Yes | Theme music only |
| Suburban Screams | 2023 | Yes | Executive | Yes | Theme music only, Episode "Phone Stalker" |

## Video games

| Title | Year | Role | Notes / Ref(s) |
| Sentinel Returns | 1998 | — | Composer |
| The Thing | 2002 | Dr. Faraday | Uncredited |
| F.E.A.R. 3 | 2011 | Narrator | Also storyline consultant |
| Toxic Commando | TBA | — | Creator |
| Halloween: The Game | TBA | — | Creative consultant |