Best John Carpenter Movies/TV Shows

18 titles that travel well across time — a personal watchlist for best john carpenter movies/tv shows.

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1 Halloween(1978)
Movie | Horror, Thriller | USA | English
2 The Thing(1982)
Movie | Horror, Mystery | USA, Canada | English, Norwegian
3 Escape from New York(1981)
Movie | Action, Adventure | UK, USA | English
4 They Live(1988)
Movie | Action, Horror | USA | English
5 Assault on Precinct 13(1976)
Movie | Action, Crime | USA | English
6 Big Trouble in Little China(1986)
Movie | Action, Adventure | USA | English, Cantonese
7 Christine(1983)
Movie | Horror, Thriller | USA | English
8 Starman(1984)
Movie | Romance, Sci-Fi | USA | English
9 The Fog(1980)
Movie | Horror, Thriller | USA | English
10 Prince of Darkness(1987)
Movie | Horror | USA | English, Latin
11 In the Mouth of Madness(1994)
Movie | Drama, Fantasy | USA, Canada | English
12 Vampires(1998)
Movie | Action, Horror | Japan, USA | English, Latin
13 Dark Star(1974)
Movie | Comedy, Sci-Fi | USA | English
14 Memoirs of an Invisible Man(1992)
Movie | Comedy, Romance | France, USA | English
15 Escape from L.A.(1996)
Movie | Action, Adventure | USA | English, Spanish
16 Someone's Watching Me!(1978)
Movie | Horror, Mystery | USA | English
17 Elvis(1979)
Movie | Biography, Drama | USA | English
18 Ghosts of Mars(2001)
Movie | Action, Horror | USA | English

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Updated November 29, 2025 · FlickRatings