Directed credits
29
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
Wes Craven
Directing
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TMDB popularity
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Directed movies: 27Directed series: 2All crew credits: 74
TMDB ID: 5140
IMDb ID: nm0000127
Known for: Directing
Born: August 2, 1939
Died: August 30, 2015
Age: 76
Place of birth: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1971 - 2023
Years active: 53
Average TMDB rating: 6.01
Wikidata: Q223992
Also known as
Wesley Earl Craven • Abe Snake • 韦斯·克雷文
Frequent jobs
Director (27)Assistant Director (1)Director of Photography (1)Executive Producer (13)Characters (8)Producer (4)Editor (3)Presenter (3)In Memory Of (2)Original Film Writer (2)Other (2)
Biography
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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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Wes Craven.
Director
Scream 4
2011 • Movie
Director
My Soul to Take
2010 • Movie
Director
Paris Je T'aime
2006 • Movie
Director
Red Eye
2005 • Movie
Director
Cursed
2005 • Movie
Director
Tales That'll Tear Your Heart Out
2002 • Movie
Director
Scream 3
2000 • Movie
Director
Music of the Heart
1999 • Movie
Director
Scream 2
1997 • Movie
Director
Scream
1996 • Movie
Director
Vampire in Brooklyn
1995 • Movie
Director
Wes Craven's New Nightmare
1994 • Movie
Director
Night Visions
1990 • Movie
Director
The Serpent and the Rainbow
1988 • Movie
Director
Deadly Friend
1986 • Movie
Director
Casebusters
1986 • Movie
Director
The Hills Have Eyes Part 2
1985 • Movie
Director
Chiller
1985 • Movie
Director
A Nightmare on Elm Street
1984 • Movie
Director
Invitation to Hell
1984 • Movie
Director
Swamp Thing
1982 • Movie
Director
Deadly Blessing
1981 • Movie
Director
Stranger in Our House
1979 • Movie
Director of Photography
The Evolution of Snuff
1978 • Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Wes Craven.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Wes Craven.
as Self
Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th
2013 • Movie
as Self
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
2010 • Movie
Director
Scream
1996 • Movie
Director
A Nightmare on Elm Street
1984 • Movie
as Self
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
2004 • Movie
as Self
Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film
2006 • Movie
Director
Paris Je T'aime
2006 • Movie
Executive Producer
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
1987 • Movie
Director
Music of the Heart
1999 • Movie
In Memory Of
Scream
2022 • Movie
Writer
The People Under the Stairs
1991 • Movie
Director
Scream 2
1997 • Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Wes Craven.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Wes Craven.
Director
Scream
1996 • Movie
Director
A Nightmare on Elm Street
1984 • Movie
In Memory Of
Terrifier
2018 • Movie
Producer
The Hills Have Eyes
2006 • Movie
Director
Scream 3
2000 • Movie
Director
Scream 4
2011 • Movie
In Memory Of
Scream
2022 • Movie
as Wes Craven
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
2001 • Movie
Director
Scream 2
1997 • Movie
Producer
The Last House on the Left
2009 • Movie
Characters
Freddy vs. Jason
2003 • Movie
Writer
The People Under the Stairs
1991 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Wes Craven.
as Self • 1 eps
Castle
2009 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Boston Legal
2004 • Series
Director • 5 eps
The Twilight Zone
1985 • Series
Executive Producer • 16 eps
Scream: The TV Series
2015 • Series
Characters • 44 eps
Freddy's Nightmares
1988 • Series
as Terrance Sterling • 1 eps
Stark Raving Mad
1999 • Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Wes Craven.
Thanks
The Spot
2023 • Movie
Writer
Dylan’s New Nightmare
2023 • Movie
In Memory Of
Scream
2022 • Movie
In Memory Of
Terrifier
2018 • Movie
Executive Producer
The Girl in the Photographs
2015 • Movie
Characters
A Nightmare on Elm Street
2010 • Movie
Producer
The Last House on the Left
2009 • Movie
Thanks
Diary of the Dead
2007 • Movie
Producer
The Hills Have Eyes 2
2007 • Movie
Screenplay
Pulse
2006 • Movie
Executive Producer
The Breed
2006 • Movie
Producer
The Hills Have Eyes
2006 • Movie
Executive Producer
Feast
2005 • Movie
Presenter
Dracula III: Legacy
2005 • Movie
Characters
Freddy vs. Jason
2003 • Movie
Presenter
Dracula II: Ascension
2003 • Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Wes Craven.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Wes Craven.
as Self
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #3: Sequelitis
2020 • Movie
as (archive footage)
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
2020 • Movie
as Self
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #1
2020 • Movie
as (archive footage)
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
2020 • Movie
as Self
House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before!
2013 • Movie
as Self
Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th
2013 • Movie
as Self
Trespassing Bergman
2013 • Movie
as Self
Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger
2012 • Movie
as Self
The Making of 'Scream 4'
2011 • Movie
as Self
I Am Nancy
2011 • Movie
as Self
Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective
2011 • Movie
as Self
Scream: The Inside Story
2011 • Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Wes Craven.
as Self • 1 eps
The Fourth Wall
2023 • Series
2 eps
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
2010 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Castle
2009 • Series
1 eps
On the Lot
2007 • Series
as Self • 5 eps
100 Scariest Movie Moments
2004 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Boston Legal
2004 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 • Series
as Terrance Sterling • 1 eps
Stark Raving Mad
1999 • Series
2 eps
E! True Hollywood Story
1996 • Series
as (segment "Children's Zoo") • 1 eps
The Twilight Zone
1985 • Series