John Carpenter Films
Pattern Statistics
16
Movies
6.9
Avg Arcplot
100
Avg Runtime
1978-2010
Year Range
6.6
Avg IMDb
62%
Avg RT
55
Avg Metacritic
$364M
Total Box Office
15.0
Avg Plot Points
John Carpenter - Story Architecture Patterns
John Carpenter's filmography, covering 32 years from 1978 to 2010, exhibits evolving relationship with classical narrative structure. Across 16 films analyzed on Arcplot, the average structural score of 6.9 reflects thoughtful engagement with narrative form.
Regarding plot point precision, the director's strongest examples are Big Trouble in Little China (7.5), The Fog (7.4), and Vampires (7.4).
Thematic Territory
John Carpenter's films often works within Horror (11 films), Action (6 films), Sci-Fi (6 films), revealing focused thematic interests.
Maintaining an average runtime of 1 hour and 40 minutes, John Carpenter demonstrates narrative efficiency.
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