Tobe Hooper
American film director, screenwriter and producer (1943-2017)
1.25body-of-work score · ranked #744 of 2631 directors · 2 films in our library
A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.
- Born
- January 25, 1943 · Austin
- Died
- August 26, 2017 · Sherman Oaks
- Nationality
- United States
- Work
- film director, screenwriter, film producer, director
Films in our library, ranked
Ranked by composite canon score across 20+ authoritative lists, awards and polls — our ordering, with every placement citing its evidence on the film's page.
- 1
1974 · United States · horror, crime, mystery
Sight & Sound 2022 critics' poll #118 · National Film Registry (inducted 2024) · Empire 500 (2008) #199
0.974 citations - 2
1982 · United States · horror, thriller, fantasy
NYT Best 1,000 Movies · Edgar Wright's 1,000 favorite movies
0.282 citations
Complete filmography
All 21 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.
- 1969Eggshells
- 1974The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
- 1976Eaten Alive
- 1979The Dark
- 1981The Funhouse
- 1981Venom
- 1982Poltergeist
- 1985Lifeforce
- 1986Invaders from Mars
- 1986The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
- 1990I'm Dangerous Tonight
- 1990Spontaneous Combustion
- 1993Body Bags
- 1993Tobe Hooper's Night Terrors
- 1995The Mangler
- 1999The Apartment Complex
- 2000Crocodile
- 2004Toolbox Murders
- 2005Mortuary
- 2009Destiny Express Redux
- 2013Djinn