Wes Craven
Known for: Directing
Born: August 2, 1939
Died: August 30, 2015
Place of birth: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Wesley Earl "Wes" Craven (August 2, 1939 – August 30, 2015) was a prolific and influential American film director, writer, producer, and occasional actor known for his pioneering work in the horror genre, and particularly in the teen slasher subgenre. Among his best-known works are such landmark films as "The Last House on the Left" (1972), "The Hills Have Eyes" (1977), "A Nightmare on Elm Street" (1984) and the "Scream" series (1996–2011).
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Filmography
119 movies · 14 TV shows, newest first
10.0
The Spot
2023
6.0
Dylan’s New Nightmare
2023
NR
The Fourth Wall
2023
6.7
Scream
2022
6.5
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #3: Sequelitis
2020
NR
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
2020
8.0
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #1
2020
NR
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
2020
6.3
Terrifier
20188.0
Mortal Nightmare
2016
4.9
The Girl in the Photographs
2015
6.9
Scream: The TV Series
2015
NR
House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before!
2013
7.9
Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th
2013
6.6
Trespassing Bergman
2013
6.0
Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger
2012NR
The Future of Fear
2011
NR
The Making of 'Scream 4'
2011
6.4
I Am Nancy
2011
7.7
Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective
2011
6.5
Scream 4
2011
6.0
Scream: The Inside Story
2011
5.5
My Soul to Take
2010
NR
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
2010
7.8
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
2010
5.5
A Nightmare on Elm Street
2010
6.5
The Last House on the Left
2009
8.0
Castle
2009
6.6
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
2008
5.5
Diary of the Dead
2007
5.8
On the Lot
2007
5.6
The Hills Have Eyes 2
2007
6.8
Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film
2006
8.2
Never Sleep Again: The Making of ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’
2006
5.1
Pulse
2006
6.8
Paris Je T'aime
2006
5.5
The Breed
2006
4.9
The Tripper
2006
6.5
The Hills Have Eyes
2006
5.5
Night Terrors: The Origins of Wes Craven's Nightmares
2006
6.0
The House That Freddy Built
2006
6.1
Feast
2005
6.8
Ban the Sadist Videos!
2005
6.4
Red Eye
2005
4.9
Dracula III: Legacy
2005
3.0
Becoming a Werewolf
2005
5.5
Cursed
2005
6.5
Inside Deep Throat
2005
8.0
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
2005
7.9
100 Scariest Movie Moments
2004
7.0
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
2004
7.9
Boston Legal
2004
4.3
Tales from the Crapper
2004NR
The Thick Brown Line
2004
6.3
Looking Back at 'The Hills Have Eyes'
2003
6.1
Freddy vs. Jason
2003
5.6
Dracula II: Ascension
2003
5.3
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
6.7
Celluloid Crime of the Century
2003
7.8
Masters of Horror
2002
5.0
They
2002
5.4
They Shoot Divas, Don't They?
2002
NR
Tales That'll Tear Your Heart Out
2002
6.3
It's Only a Movie: The Making of 'Last House on the Left'
2002
6.4
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
2001
5.2
Dracula 2000
2000
7.0
Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film
2000
4.2
Welcome to Hollywood
2000
NR
Behind the Scream
2000
6.8
The American Nightmare
2000
6.0
Scream 3
2000
6.7
Music of the Heart
1999
6.6
Stark Raving Mad
1999
9.0
Welcome to Primetime
1999
4.4
Don't Look Down
1998
3.8
Carnival of Souls
1998
10.0
Unmasking the Horror
1998
4.2
Hollyweird
1998
6.5
Scream 2
1997
6.1
Wishmaster
1997
7.4
Scream
1996
5.8
Shadow Zone: The Undead Express
1996
8.1
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
5.1
Vampire in Brooklyn
1995
4.3
Mind Ripper
1995
4.1
The Fear
1995
6.5
Wes Craven's New Nightmare
1994
6.2
Body Bags
1993
6.2
The Nightmare Begins Again
1993
9.3
Heartstoppers: Horror at the Movies
1992
6.4
Nightmare Cafe
1992
6.6
The People Under the Stairs
1991
9.0
Fear in the Dark
1991
5.3
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
1991
4.6
Night Visions
1990
4.8
Bloodfist II
1990
5.0
The Making of 'Nightmare on Elm Street IV'
1989
6.0
The People Next Door
1989
9.0
Gorgon Video Magazine
1989
5.4
A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child
1989
5.6
Shocker
1989
8.0
Stephen King's World of Horror
1989
NR
No More Mr. Nice Guy
1988
7.2
Freddy's Nightmares
1988
5.9
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
1988
6.4
The Serpent and the Rainbow
1988
6.7
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
1987
6.2
Deadly Friend
1986
6.4
Casebusters
1986
6.7
Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors
1986
5.8
A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge
1985
7.7
The Twilight Zone
1985
4.3
The Hills Have Eyes Part 2
1985
4.2
Chiller
1985
7.4
A Nightmare on Elm Street
1984
5.1
Invitation to Hell
1984
5.4
Swamp Thing
1982
5.5
Deadly Blessing
1981
6.0
Kent State
1981
5.3
Stranger in Our House
1979
3.9
The Evolution of Snuff
1978
6.0
Here Come the Tigers
1978
6.2
The Hills Have Eyes
1977
6.3
Sweet Cakes
1976
5.1
The Fireworks Woman
1975
3.8
Kitty Can't Help It
1975
7.0
It Happened in Hollywood
1973
6.0
The Last House on the Left
1972
5.4
Deep Throat
1972
5.5
Together
1971
8.7
You've Got To Walk It Like You Talk It or You'll Lose That Beat
1971
NR
The People Under the Stairs
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NR
Untitled A Nightmare on Elm Street Film
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