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John Carpenter

52%
33%
62%
N/A
N/A
52 %
Rotten
Movies Counted: 27
Fresh: 14  Rotten:13
Average Rating: 5.4/10
How does the celebrity Tomatometer work?
RT's celebrity Tomatometer measures the percentage of all the rated movies in a celebrity's filmography that are "fresh." [-]
Range of Movie T-meters: 0% - 96%
Number of Movies: 51
Box Office Since 2001: $36.8M
Bio: This article is about the director. For other people named John Carpenter, refer to John Carpenter (disambiguation). John Howard Carpenter (born January 16, 1948) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, film score [More...]
 
 

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Highest Rated
 
 
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)
96%
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The Silence of the Hams (1994)
The Silence of the Hams (1994)
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Nightmares in Red, White and Blue

Featured

0

0

N/A

2009

26%
26%

Halloween

Source Writer

3

4

$58,192,545

2007

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Masters of Horror - John Carpenter - Pro-Life

Director

0

0

N/A

2007

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Going To Pieces

Interviewee

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0

N/A

2006

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Masters of Horror - Season 2

Director

0

Array

N/A

2006

61%
61%

Assault on Precinct 13

Source Writer

3

0

$19,976,073

2005

5%
5%

The Fog

Producer, Screenwriter

2

11

$29,511,112

2005

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Masters of Horror - John Carpenter: Cigarette Burns

Director

0

0

N/A

2005

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Masters of Horror - Season 1 - Volume 1

Director

0

0

N/A

2005

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Masters of Horror - Season 1 Box Set

Director

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0

N/A

2005

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Masters of Horror Blu-ray - Season 1 Volume 1

Director

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0

N/A

2005

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The Carpenter Collection

Director

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N/A

2003

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John Carpenter - The Man and His Movies

Featured

0

0

N/A

2002

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Vampires: Los Muertos

Executive Producer

0

0

N/A

2002

19%
19%

John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars

Director

0

25

$7,307,616

2001

60%
60%

The American Nightmare

Featured

0

0

N/A

2000

63%
63%

Cradle Will Rock

Actor

0

0

N/A

1999

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Scarefest Collector's Pack

Director

0

0

N/A

1999

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Silent Predators

Screenwriter

0

0

N/A

1999

34%
34%

Vampires

Director, Composer

0

0

N/A

1998

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Dario Argento: An Eye For Horror

Featured

0

0

N/A

1997

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Vampires Box Set

Director

0

0

N/A

1997

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After Sunset: The Life & Times of the Drive-In Theater

Featured

0

0

N/A

1996

59%
59%

Escape From L.A.

Director

0

0

N/A

1996

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Ultimate Sci-Fi Collection

Director

0

Array

N/A

1996

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