Wes Craven

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Wes Craven

Directing August 2, 1939

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…

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Scream

Scream

7.4 1996 Movie
A Nightmare on Elm Street

A Nightmare on Elm Street

7.4 1984 Movie
Scream 2

Scream 2

6.5 1997 Movie
Scream 4

Scream 4

6.5 2011 Movie
Scream 3

Scream 3

6.0 2000 Movie
Castle

Castle

8.0 2009 TV Show
Scream

Scream

6.7 2022 Movie
The Hills Have Eyes

The Hills Have Eyes

6.5 2006 Movie
Terrifier

Terrifier

6.3 2018 Movie
A Nightmare on Elm Street

A Nightmare on Elm Street

5.5 2010 Movie
Freddy vs. Jason

Freddy vs. Jason

6.1 2003 Movie
Red Eye

Red Eye

6.4 2005 Movie

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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).

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2023
    The Spot

    Movie Thanks

  2. 2023
    Dylan’s New Nightmare

    Movie Characters

  3. 2023
    The Fourth Wall

    TV show Self

  4. 2022
    Scream

    Movie In Memory Of

  5. 2020
    AGFA Mystery Mixtape #3: Sequelitis

    Movie Self

  6. 2020
    AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.

    Movie (archive footage)

  7. 2020
    The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault

    Movie (archive footage)

  8. 2020
    AGFA Mystery Mixtape #1

    Movie Self

  9. 2018
    Terrifier

    Movie In Memory Of

  10. 2016
    Mortal Nightmare

    Movie Thanks

  11. 2015
    The Girl in the Photographs

    Movie Executive Producer

  12. 2015
    Scream: The TV Series

    TV show Executive Producer

  13. 2013
    House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before!

    Movie Self

  14. 2013
    Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th

    Movie Self

  15. 2013
    Trespassing Bergman

    Movie Self

  16. 2013
    It's a Miserable Life

    Movie Writer

More credits
  1. 2012
    Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger

    Movie Self

  2. 2011
    The Future of Fear

    Movie Self

  3. 2011
    The Making of 'Scream 4'

    Movie Self

  4. 2011
    I Am Nancy

    Movie Self

  5. 2011
    Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective

    Movie Self

  6. 2011
    Scream 4

    Movie Director

  7. 2011
    Scream: The Inside Story

    Movie Self

  8. 2010
    My Soul to Take

    Movie Director

  9. 2010
    Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

    TV show

  10. 2010
    Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

    Movie Self

  11. 2010
    A Nightmare on Elm Street

    Movie Characters

  12. 2009
    The Last House on the Left

    Movie Producer

  13. 2009
    Castle

    TV show Self

  14. 2008
    Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX

    Movie Self

  15. 2007
    Diary of the Dead

    Movie Newsreader (voice) (uncredited)

  16. 2007
    On the Lot

    TV show

  17. 2007
    The Hills Have Eyes 2

    Movie Producer

  18. 2006
    Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film

    Movie Self

  19. 2006
    Never Sleep Again: The Making of ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’

    Movie Self

  20. 2006
    Pulse

    Movie Screenplay

  21. 2006
    Paris Je T'aime

    Movie La victime de la vampire (Quartier de la Madeleine)

  22. 2006
    The Breed

    Movie Executive Producer

  23. 2006
    The Tripper

    Movie Hippie (uncredited)

  24. 2006
    The Hills Have Eyes

    Movie Producer