John Carpenter's Best Movies
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John Carpenter's Best Movies

He's dabbled in sci-fi, horror, action, and comedy and rocked them all. But which flick is your favorite?

rank title points votes your vote
1 The Thing
A sci-fi freak-out starring Kurt Russell and a flamethrower, The Thing has the most mind-blowingly gross scenes you'll ever see. 394 586
2 Halloween
The slasher flick that started it all and spawned a thosuand imitators is still spine-chilling to this day. 386 634
3 Escape from New York
When Kurt Russell must fight his way out of a wasteland, all hell and all manner of action high jinks break loose. 196 478
4 Big Trouble in Little China
A ton of a fun, stocked with crazy martial arts, one-liners, shoot-outs, and Kurt Russell doing his best John Wayne. 120 468
5 They Live
Part paranoid parody, part action flick, part drama, They Live is 100 percent fun with WWF wrestlers. 93 455
6 Assault on Precinct 13
A play-by-play on how to make a proper thriller, the flick gathers unending tension from tight storytelling. 65 403
7 In the Mouth of Madness
An H. P. Lovecraft-inspired horror flick, In the Mouth of Madness will blow your mind with trippy effects. -19 383
8 Starman
Jeff Bridges stars as an alien who takes the form of Karen Allen's dead husband in this heartfelt sci-fi flick. -25 397
9 Memoirs of an Invisible Man
Chevy Chase's portrayal of the titular character in H. G. Wells's book is both poignant and hilarious. -130 354
10 Dark Star
Carptener's spoof on 2001 is extraordinarily low budget, which only makes it all the better as a send-up. -131 333