Direction: John Landis
The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by John Landis. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.
Titles found: 32
The Blues Brothers
1980 · Movie · 132 min. · United States
Direction John Landis
Cast Dan Aykroyd · John Belushi · Henry Gibson · Carrie Fisher
Synopsis The Blues Brothers (1980) follows Jake and Elwood Blues, recently reunited brothers, on a mission to save the Catholic orphanage where they grew up. After Jake's release from prison, they learn the orphanage faces closure unless they can raise $5,000...
7.2
34K votes
7.2
34K votes
An American Werewolf in London
1981 · Movie · 97 min. · United Kingdom
Direction John Landis
Cast David Naughton · Jenny Agutter · Griffin Dunne · John Woodvine
Synopsis An American Werewolf in London (1981) follows two American backpackers, David and Jack, as they trek through the English moors. After a terrifying wolf attack, David wakes in a London hospital, haunted by gruesome nightmares and visited by Jack's undead...
6.7
27K votes
6.7
27K votes
Twilight Zone: The Movie
1983 · Movie · 102 min. · United States
Direction John Landis · Steven Spielberg · Joe Dante · George Miller
Cast Dan Aykroyd · Albert Brooks · Scatman Crothers · John Lithgow
Synopsis In Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983), four eerie tales unfold under the guidance of a mysterious narrator. A bigot finds himself living the persecution he inflicts on others. A lonely senior discovers newfound youth but at a haunting cost. A...
6.4
6K votes
6.4
6K votes
Trading Places
1983 · Movie · 117 min. · United States
Direction John Landis
Cast Eddie Murphy · Dan Aykroyd · Jamie Lee Curtis · James Belushi
Synopsis In Trading Places (1983), a wealthy commodities broker and a street hustler unwittingly become pawns in a cruel social experiment orchestrated by two callous millionaires. The privileged man is framed and stripped of his lavish lifestyle, while the hustler is...
6.3
10K votes
6.3
10K votes
National Lampoon's Animal House
1978 · Movie · 109 min. · United States
Direction John Landis
Cast John Belushi · Tim Matheson · John Vernon · Verna Bloom
Synopsis National Lampoon's Animal House (1978) follows the misadventures of the Delta Tau Chi fraternity, a rowdy group of misfits at Faber College. Led by the charismatic Bluto, the Deltas clash with the strict Dean Wormer and the snobbish Omega House....
6.2
6K votes
6.2
6K votes
Dream On (TV Series)
1990 · Series · 30 min. · United States
Direction David Crane · Marta Kauffman · Betty Thomas · Ron Wolotzky
Cast Brian Benben · Chris Demetral · Denny Dillon · Wendie Malick
Synopsis Cult adult comedy about dreamer Martin Tupper, whose life is full of colourful characters. Divorced and living with his growing teenage son, still friends with his ex-wife, and constantly looking for dates, but without a clue how to relate to...
6.2
482 votes
6.2
482 votes
Masters of Horror (TV Series)
2005 · Series · 58 min. · United States
Direction Mick Garris · Stuart Gordon · Dario Argento · John Carpenter
Cast Karen Austin · J. Winston Carroll · Robert Englund · Derek Cecil
Synopsis Anchor Bay has amassed some of the greatest horror film writers and directors to bring to you the anthology series, "Masters of Horror". For the first time the foremost names in the horror film genre have joined forces for the...
6.0
904 votes
6.0
904 votes
Psych (TV Series)
2006 · Series · 60 min. · United States
Direction Steve Franks · Mel Damski · James Roday · Stephen Surjik
Cast James Roday · Dulé Hill · Timothy Omundson · Corbin Bernsen
Synopsis A novice sleuth (Roday) is hired by the police after he cons them into thinking he has psychic powers that help solve crimes. With this assistance of his reluctant best friend (Hill) the duo take on a series of complicated...
5.9
4K votes
5.9
4K votes
Family (Masters of Horror Series) (TV)
2006 · Movie · 59 min. · United States
Direction John Landis
Cast George Wendt · John B. Scott · Meredith Monroe · Matt Keeslar
Synopsis The Fullers (Meredith Monroe and Matt Keeslar), a young married couple, move to a new town and discovers that their neighbor, Harold Thompson (George Wendt), is not what he seems. He putters away at his hobbies; however, his passion is...
5.9
923 votes
5.9
923 votes
Amazon Women on the Moon
1987 · Movie · 81 min. · United States
Direction Joe Dante · Carl Gottlieb · Peter Horton · John Landis
Cast Arsenio Hall · Donald F. Muhich · Monique Gabrielle · Lou Jacobi
Synopsis A series of short sketches, most of which parody late-night television and the low-budget movies one often finds there. Other skits include a man being attacked by his apartment, a funeral hosted by classic comedians, and a teen-age boy's big...
5.8
515 votes
5.8
515 votes
Into the Night
1985 · Movie · 115 min. · United States
Direction John Landis
Cast Jeff Goldblum · Michelle Pfeiffer · Irene Papas · David Bowie
Synopsis Ed Okin's life is somewhat out of control. He can't sleep, his wife betrays him and his job is dull. One night he starts to drive through Los Angeles and he finally ends in the parking garage of L.A. Airport....
5.7
2K votes
5.7
2K votes
Franklin & Bash (TV Series)
2011 · Series · 40 min. · United States
Direction Jason Ensler · Andrew Fleming · Steve Robin · Colin Bucksey
Cast Breckin Meyer · Mark-Paul Gosselaar · Malcolm McDowell · Reed Diamond
Synopsis TV Series (2011-2014). 4 Seasons. 33 Episodes. Lawyers and lifelong friends Jared Franklin and Steven Bash are recruited by their firm's partner after winning a high-profile case.
5.6
287 votes
5.6
287 votes
The Kentucky Fried Movie
1977 · Movie · 83 min. · United States
Direction John Landis
Cast Donald Sutherland · Marilyn Joi · Saul Kahan · David Zucker
Synopsis A series of loosely connected skits that spoof news programs, commercials, porno films, kung fu films, disaster films, blaxploitation films, spy films, mafia films, and the fear that somebody is watching you on the other side of the TV.
5.6
567 votes
5.6
567 votes
Burke and Hare
2010 · Movie · 91 min. · United Kingdom
Direction John Landis
Cast Simon Pegg · Andy Serkis · Isla Fisher · Tom Wilkinson
Synopsis A black comedy about two 19th century grave robbers who find a lucrative business providing cadavers for an Edinburgh medical school.
5.4
2K votes
5.4
2K votes
Innocent Blood
1992 · Movie · 112 min. · United States
Direction John Landis
Cast Anne Parillaud · David Proval · Rocco Sisto · Chazz Palminteri
Synopsis Marie is a vampire with a thirst for bad guys. When she fails to properly dispose of one of her victims, a violent mob boss, she bites off more than she can chew and faces a new, immortal danger.
5.3
998 votes
5.3
998 votes
Fear Itself (TV Series)
2008 · Series · 45 min. · United States
Direction Mick Garris · Brad Anderson · Darren Lynn Bousman · Breck Eisner
Cast Margherita Donato · Valerie Womack · Marie Zydek · Maggie Lawson
5.2
318 votes
5.2
318 votes
Blues Brothers 2000
1998 · Movie · 123 min. · United States
Direction John Landis
Cast Dan Aykroyd · John Goodman · Joe Morton · J. Evan Bonifant
Synopsis Upon his release from prison, now-brotherless Blues Brother Jake Elwood (Dan Aykroyd) puts the band back together with the help of a golden-voiced strip joint bartender (John Goodman) and a precocious 10-year-old orphan (J. Evan Bonifant) on loan from the...
5.2
5K votes
5.2
5K votes
Coming to America
1988 · Movie · 116 min. · United States
Direction John Landis
Cast Eddie Murphy · Arsenio Hall · James Earl Jones · John Amos
Synopsis Coming to America (1988) follows Akeem, the crown prince of the wealthy African nation of Zamunda, who grows weary of his pampered life and arranged marriage. Seeking true love and independence, he travels to Queens, New York, with his loyal...
5.1
27K votes
5.1
27K votes
Spies Like Us
1985 · Movie · 102 min. · United States
Direction John Landis
Cast Chevy Chase · Dan Aykroyd · Steve Forrest · Donna Dixon
Synopsis A pair of naive guys with aspirations to become government spies have their wish come true only to find out that they're being used as decoys for a real spy team.
5.0
2K votes
5.0
2K votes
Deer Woman (Masters of Horror Series) (TV)
2005 · Movie · 57 min. · United States
Direction John Landis
Cast Sonja Bennett · Brian Benben · Anthony Griffith · Alex Zahara
Synopsis A harried, burned-out cop believes that a recent string of murders prove that the murderer might be a deer-like creature in the form of a beautiful woman right from a local Native America folklore legend.
4.8
1K votes
4.8
1K votes