Sort by IMDb Rating - Highest Rated Movies and TV Shows With John McNaughton
- Job Types
- Movies or TV
- Genres
- Keywords
- IMDb Rating
- Instant Watch Options
- In Theaters
- Release Year
1. The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs (2018– )
Not Rated | 125 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Joe Bob is back! Watching B-Movies and giving background and behind the scenes information. He watches Tourist Trap, Re-Animator and much much more.
Stars: John Bloom, Diana Prince, John Patrick Brennan, Yuki Nakamura
Votes: 1,878
2. Indie Brigade (2019– )
Talk-Show
Stars: George C. Romero, Joe Ridgely, David Lee Madison, Michael Mandaville
Votes: 23
3.
The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs (2018– )
Episode:
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
(2019)
TV-MA | 133 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Joe Bob discusses the making and controversy surrounding the release of Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986) before sitting down for a conversation with the film's director, John McNaughton.
Director: Austin Jennings | Stars: John Bloom, Diana Prince, John McNaughton
Votes: 71
4. Homicide: Life on the Street (1993–1999)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An American police procedural television series chronicling the work of a fictional version of the Baltimore Police Department's Homicide Unit.
Stars: Richard Belzer, Clark Johnson, Yaphet Kotto, Kyle Secor
Votes: 14,212
5.
Homicide: Life on the Street (1993–1999)
Episode:
Stakeout
(1996)
TV-14 | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A male prostitute offers to reveal the identity of a multiple murderer as part of a plea bargain. He admits to luring in the victims and stealing their rings, but not to being the killer. ... See full summary »
Director: John McNaughton | Stars: Richard Belzer, Andre Braugher, Reed Diamond, Isabella Hofmann
Votes: 150
6.
Homicide: Life on the Street (1993–1999)
Episode:
A Many Splendored Thing
(1994)
TV-14 | 46 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Bayliss and Pembleton investigate the murder of a much-loved woman, only to find that she worked at a phone sex company. Meanwhile, a depressed Detective Munch tags along on Bolander's romantic dinner date after being dumped.
Director: John McNaughton | Stars: Daniel Baldwin, Richard Belzer, Andre Braugher, Clark Johnson
Votes: 205
7.
Homicide: Life on the Street (1993–1999)
Episode:
Law & Disorder
(1995)
TV-14 | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Pembleton and Lewis investigate the random shooting of a woman, meanwhile Bayliss suspects Munch of going vigilante and murdering Gordon Pratt. Felton tries to get used to being back at work but finds getting around to be difficult.
Director: John McNaughton | Stars: Daniel Baldwin, Richard Belzer, Andre Braugher, Isabella Hofmann
Votes: 167
8.
Homicide: Life on the Street (1993–1999)
Episode:
Partners
(1995)
TV-14 | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Detective Douglas Jones, Russert's former partner, joins Homicide from Narcotics. Later, when Jones' wife Natalie is admitted to the hospital with suspicious injuries, Russert confronts ... See full summary »
Director: John McNaughton | Stars: Daniel Baldwin, Richard Belzer, Andre Braugher, Isabella Hofmann
Votes: 155
9.
Without a Trace (2002–2009)
Episode:
Maple Street
(2003)
TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The mayor of a New York state countryside small town where people lock cars nor houses had to call the FBI for the disappearance of a teenage school girl last seen at the school bus stop. ... See full summary »
Director: John McNaughton | Stars: Anthony LaPaglia, Poppy Montgomery, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Enrique Murciano
Votes: 283
10.
Homicide: Life on the Street (1993–1999)
Episode:
A Model Citizen
(1994)
TV-14 | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Kay Howard becomes closer to John Munch when she realizes how saddened he is by children being involved in horrific crimes. Meanwhile Bayliss falls for a seductive closet-goth, Emma Zoole.
Director: John McNaughton | Stars: Daniel Baldwin, Richard Belzer, Andre Braugher, Isabella Hofmann
Votes: 163
11. Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy (1983 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
The history of the television version of "Amos and Andy" and the public outcry to cancel it.
Director: Stanley Sheff | Stars: George Kirby, Freeman F. Gosden, Charles J. Correll, Tim Moore
Votes: 116
12. We Are One (2017)
86 min | Documentary, History, News
In Peace We Trust. This documentary shows us how animal rights and human rights & the environment are all related. Narrated by Academy Award winner Forest Whitaker and featuring Jimmy Carter, Maneka Gandhi and Harold Ramis among others.
Director: Kevin Mukherji | Stars: Forest Whitaker, Harold Ramis, Jimmy Carter, Madeline Bernstein
Votes: 27
13.
John from Cincinnati (2007)
Episode:
His Visit: Day Three
(2007)
TV-MA | 51 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
John gets roughed up by some thugs; Kai connects with Butchie; Vietnam Joe brings Dr. Smith a new patient; Shaun's adult-film-star mother Tina arrives in Imperial Beach.
Director: John McNaughton | Stars: Rebecca De Mornay, Garret Dillahunt, Greyson Fletcher, Willie Garson
Votes: 102
14. American Storytellers (2003)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary
4 American Storytellers talking about LIFE and MOVIES with a silent host.
Director: Kevin Mukherji | Stars: John McNaughton, Harold Ramis, John Sayles, Forest Whitaker
Votes: 112 | Gross: $0.02M
15. Chicago Filmmakers on the Chicago River (1998)
77 min | Documentary
"Chicago Filmmakers on the Chicago River" is an independent documentary film that reviews the careers of movie makers indigenous to Chicago. The filmmakers are interviewed aboard an amusing... See full summary »
Director: D.P. Carlson | Stars: Louis Antonelli, D.P. Carlson, Richard M. Daley, Andrew Davis
Votes: 42
16.
Push, Nevada (2002)
Episode:
The Amount
(2002)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
By the book IRS agent Jim Prufrock receives a fax containing financial information from the Versailles Casino, with the name and phone number of a Silas Bodnick. He calls Mr. Bodnick to ... See full summary »
Director: John McNaughton | Stars: Derek Cecil, Scarlett Chorvat, Jon Polito, Melora Walters
Votes: 15
17. X-Rated (2004)
60 min | Documentary
A history of movies which have been certified with adult ratings by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) from 1951 when the 'X' Certificate was invented, right up until the present day of '18' and 'R18'.
Stars: Neil Pearson, Ken Penry, Tom Dewe Mathews, John Waters
Votes: 45
18. Post Traumatic: An American Nightmare (2009 Video)
30 min | Documentary, Short
All-new documentary exploring the continued impact and influence of Buddy Giovinazzo's Combat Shock.
Director: Evan Husney | Stars: John McNaughton, Richard Stanley, Scott Spiegel, William Lustig
Votes: 23
19. American Pets (2006 Video)
10 min | Short
Documentary about animal welfare with John McNaughton, Kevin Mukherji, Harold Ramis, John Sayles, and Forest Whitaker.
Director: Kevin Mukherji | Stars: Kevin Mukherji, John McNaughton, John Sayles, Forest Whitaker
Votes: 25
20. Masters of Horror (2005–2007)
TV-MA | 1,531 min | Horror
Anchor Bay's collection, which has amassed some of the best horror film anthologies.
Stars: Karen Elizabeth Austin, J. Winston Carroll, Miho Ninagawa, Anthony Harrison
Votes: 13,292
21. Wild Things: Scenes from the Cutting Room Floor (1998 Video)
Not Rated | 2 min | Short, Drama
Deleted scenes from the film 'Wild Things'.
Director: John McNaughton | Stars: Neve Campbell, Matt Dillon, Bill Murray, Denise Richards
Votes: 359
22. Push, Nevada (2002)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A Federal agent travels to a small town in search of a missing $1 million (while the audience gets a chance to find - and win - the money first).
Stars: Derek Cecil, Scarlett Chorvat, Melora Walters, Josh Todd
Votes: 250
23. Condo Painting (2000)
86 min | Documentary
Director: John McNaughton | Stars: Patrick Achdjian, William S. Burroughs, Anna Condo, Eleonore Condo
Votes: 80 | Gross: $0.01M
24. Portrait: The Making of 'Henry' (2005 Video)
53 min | Documentary
The making of seminal 80s horror film Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986).
Director: David Gregory | Stars: John McNaughton, Steven A. Jones, Richard Fire, Tom Towles
Votes: 56
25. Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film (2000 TV Movie)
70 min | Documentary, Horror
Documentary tracing the rise of the 'slasher' movie.
Directors: Andrew Abbott, Russell Leven | Stars: Mark Kermode, Neve Campbell, John Carpenter, Wes Craven
Votes: 97
26. Alchimie (2002)
18 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
Saskia presents her Doctor with a bronze candlestick featuring three lascivious nymphs. He is strangely affected by the offering.
Director: Anna Condo | Stars: Anna Condo, Michael Martin Lee, Mark Saturno, William Joseph Brookes
Votes: 19
27. Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986)
Unrated | 83 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Arriving in Chicago, Henry moves in with ex-con acquaintance Otis and starts schooling him in the ways of the serial killer.
Director: John McNaughton | Stars: Michael Rooker, Tracy Arnold, Tom Towles, Mary Demas
Votes: 40,507 | Gross: $0.61M
28. Without a Trace (2002–2009)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Series about the special FBI Missing Persons Squad that finds missing people by applying advanced psychological profiling to reveal the victims' lives.
Stars: Anthony LaPaglia, Poppy Montgomery, Enrique Murciano, Eric Close
Votes: 21,718
29. John from Cincinnati (2007)
TV-MA | 55 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
In Imperial Beach, California, the dysfunctional Yost family intersects with two new arrivals to the community: a dim-but-wealthy surfing enthusiast, and a man spurned by the Yosts years ago.
Stars: Rebecca De Mornay, Greyson Fletcher, Willie Garson, Bruce Greenwood
Votes: 5,031
30. Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll (1991)
R | 96 min | Drama, Comedy, Documentary
Performance artist/comedian Bogosian brings to hilarious life 10 separate oddball characters in a one-man-show. This profane, smart, crisply edited film will have you screaming for more.
Director: John McNaughton | Star: Eric Bogosian
Votes: 246 | Gross: $0.53M
31. 75 (2017)
97 min | Crime, Drama
A crash victim, a housewife and two repressed teens are connected by hard-working therapist Viola, who helps them battle their addictions while two disillusioned detectives struggle with the mounting war against heroin in Cincinnati.
Director: Joe Zappa | Stars: Tifani Winkfield, Kip Bennett, Marcus B. Jackson, Shannon Faith
Votes: 60
32. Hollywood Halloween (1997 TV Movie)
Documentary
Director: Henning Lohner | Stars: Don Coscarelli, William Friedkin, Curtis Harrington, Tom Holland
Votes: 18
33.
X-Rated (2004)
Episode:
Sex Films in Your Living Room
(2004)
Documentary
Stars: Neil Pearson, Brittany Andrews, John Beyer, Melanie Crawley
Votes: 6
34. Wild Things (1998)
R | 108 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A police detective uncovers a conspiracy behind a case involving a high-school guidance counselor when accusations of rape are made against him by two female students.
Director: John McNaughton | Stars: Kevin Bacon, Neve Campbell, Matt Dillon, Denise Richards
Votes: 130,949 | Gross: $29.75M
35. Clapboard Jungle: Surviving the Independent Film Business (2020)
98 min | Documentary
Following five years in the life and career of an independent filmmaker, supported by dozens of interviews, posing one question: how does an indie filmmaker survive in the current film business?
Director: Justin McConnell | Stars: Chris Alexander, Dave Alexander, Chad Archibald, Charles Band
Votes: 239
36. Fear in the Dark (1991 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
For those who don't understand the appeal of horror movies believe the genre has nothing to offer audiences. However, the 1991 TV documentary "Fear In The Dark" might make some naysayers into horror believers.
Director: Dominic Murphy | Stars: Christopher Lee, Dario Argento, Clive Barker, Saul Bass
Votes: 101
37. Mad Dog and Glory (1993)
R | 97 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
When shy, soft-spoken Chicago detective Wayne "Mad Dog" Dobie inadvertently saves the life of local gangster Frank Milo, he's the reluctant recipient of an unusual one week "thank you" gift - a beautiful bartender named Glory.
Director: John McNaughton | Stars: Robert De Niro, Uma Thurman, Bill Murray, David Caruso
Votes: 22,756 | Gross: $11.08M
38. Normal Life (1996)
R | 101 min | Crime, Drama
Chris is young idealistic cop who falls in love and gets married to Pam, a beautiful but emotionally unstable woman who suffers from alcoholism and drug addiction. While Chris is trying ... See full summary »
Director: John McNaughton | Stars: Ashley Judd, Luke Perry, Bruce A. Young, Jim True-Frost
Votes: 2,525
39. Murder by Numbers (2004)
51 min | Documentary, Crime
A documentary on serial killer films.
Directors: Mike Hodges, Paul Carlin | Stars: Mark Seltzer, Gary Indiana, Brian Cox, Amy Taubin
Votes: 124
40. The Harvest (I) (2013)
Not Rated | 104 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A couple who keeps their sick son in a secluded environment find their controlled lives challenged by a young girl who moves in next door.
Director: John McNaughton | Stars: Samantha Morton, Michael Shannon, Natasha Calis, Charlie Tahan
Votes: 8,449
41. The Icing (2016)
110 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
An ex-cop whose only goal is to assassinate a state senator and collect $100, 000 dollars. Marilyn Bellows, the senator's wife, orders the hit. Marilyn will go to any extreme - lust, betrayal, and even murder to get what she wants.
Director: Derek Braasch | Stars: Billy Chappell, Kelly LaMont, Jeff Harrigan, Anthony Bonaventura
Votes: 22
42.
Masters of Horror (2005–2007)
Episode:
Haeckel's Tale
(2006)
TV-MA | 59 min | Horror
A grieving widower seeking the help of a necromancer is told the terrible tale of Ernst Haekel, a man obsessed with reanimation.
Director: John McNaughton | Stars: Steve Bacic, Micki Maunsell, Gerard Plunkett, Derek Cecil
Votes: 3,056
43. Dealers in Death: Murder and Mayhem in America (1984)
48 min | Documentary
In the early part of 20th Century America gangs of ruthless, lawless desperados roamed the countryside robbing banks and killing the lawmen set out to stop them. Their actions became part ... See full summary »
Director: John McNaughton | Star: Broderick Crawford
Votes: 39
44. Expert Witness (2003 TV Movie)
Drama, Mystery
Director: John McNaughton | Stars: Matthew Modine, Sasha Alexander, Enrico Colantoni, Joe Howard
Votes: 19
45. Julie's Smile (2013)
80 min | Drama
A gentle, peaceful woman endures a harrowing journey into madness as she struggles for love and peace in this complex, psychological drama.
Director: Eric Mattson | Stars: Stacie Barra, Becky Crawford, Jimmy Shay, Derek Braasch
Votes: 19
46. Speaking of Sex (2001)
R | 97 min | Comedy, Romance
A female marriage counselor and a male depression expert try to solve the marital problems of a troubled couple.
Director: John McNaughton | Stars: James Spader, Melora Walters, Jay Mohr, Nathaniel Arcand
Votes: 2,551
47. Ed Gein (2000)
Not Rated | 89 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
The story of Ed Gein, who dug up the corpses of over a dozen women and made things out of their remains before finally shooting two people to death and butchering their bodies like beef sides.
Director: Chuck Parello | Stars: Steve Railsback, Carrie Snodgress, Carol Mansell, Sally Champlin
Votes: 5,624 | Gross: $0.01M
48. Lansky (1999 TV Movie)
R | 116 min | Crime, Drama
Richard Dreyfuss stars in this compelling, fact-based movie about notorious mobster Meyer Lansky, chronicling his beginnings as a Jewish immigrant to his successful career in gambling, bootlegging and racketeering--and eventually murder.
Director: John McNaughton | Stars: Richard Dreyfuss, Yosef Carmon, Mosko Alkalai, Fima Noveck
Votes: 2,026
49. Rebel Highway (1994)
TV-MA | Drama
A series of made-for-television movies inspired by B-movies of the 1950s.
Stars: John Hawkes, Christian Klemash, Dick Miller, Wendy Schaal
Votes: 164
50. The Borrower (1991)
R | 92 min | Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Aliens punish one of their own by sending him to earth. The alien is very violent, and when the body he occupies is damaged, he is forced to find another.
Director: John McNaughton | Stars: Rae Dawn Chong, Don Gordon, Tom Towles, Antonio Fargas
Votes: 2,124