John McNaughton

Directing

John McNaughton

Born

1950-01-13 (76)

Place of birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Known for

Directing

Credits

32 titles

John McNaughton (born January 13, 1950) is an American film and television director, originally from Chicago, Illinois.

Known for

No Hiding Place poster
4.8

No Hiding Place is a British television series that was produced at Wembley Studios by Associated-Rediffusion for the ITV network between 16 September 1959 and 22 June 1967. It was the sequel to the series Murder Bag and Crime Sheet, all starring Raymond Francis as Detective Superintendent, later Detective Chief Superintendent Tom Lockhart.

No Hiding Place

1959

The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs poster
7.2

The World’s Foremost Drive-in Movie Critic – actually he’s pretty much the world’s only Drive-in Critic – Joe Bob Briggs brings his iconic swagger to this firebrand of horror and drive-in cinema offering honest appreciation, hilarious insight, inside stories and of course, the Drive-in totals.

The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs

2019

Wild Things poster
6.4

When teen-socialite Kelly Van Ryan and troubled bad girl Suzie Toller accuse guidance counselor Sam Lombardo of rape, he's suspended by the school, rejected by the town, and fighting to get his life back. One cop suspects conspiracy, but nothing is what it seems...

Wild Things

1998

Mad Dog and Glory poster
6.0

Wayne Dobie is a shy cop whose low-key demeanor has earned him the affectionate nickname "Mad Dog." After Mad Dog saves the life of Frank Milo, a crime boss and aspiring stand-up comedian, he's offered the company of an attractive young waitress named Glory for a week. At first both are uneasy about the arrangement, but they eventually fall in love. However, the situation becomes complicated when Milo demands Glory back.

Mad Dog and Glory

1993

Speaking of Sex poster
5.6

A counselor, an expert on depression, and two attorneys try to help a couple who have marital problems.

Speaking of Sex

2001

Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer poster
6.7

Arriving in Chicago, Henry moves in with ex-con acquaintance Otis and starts schooling him in the ways of the serial killer.

Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer

1986

Film credits

Series credits

Behind the camera

Wild Things poster
6.4

When teen-socialite Kelly Van Ryan and troubled bad girl Suzie Toller accuse guidance counselor Sam Lombardo of rape, he's suspended by the school, rejected by the town, and fighting to get his life back. One cop suspects conspiracy, but nothing is what it seems...

Wild Things

1998

Mad Dog and Glory poster
6.0

Wayne Dobie is a shy cop whose low-key demeanor has earned him the affectionate nickname "Mad Dog." After Mad Dog saves the life of Frank Milo, a crime boss and aspiring stand-up comedian, he's offered the company of an attractive young waitress named Glory for a week. At first both are uneasy about the arrangement, but they eventually fall in love. However, the situation becomes complicated when Milo demands Glory back.

Mad Dog and Glory

1993

Speaking of Sex poster
5.6

A counselor, an expert on depression, and two attorneys try to help a couple who have marital problems.

Speaking of Sex

2001

Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer poster
6.7

Arriving in Chicago, Henry moves in with ex-con acquaintance Otis and starts schooling him in the ways of the serial killer.

Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer

1986

Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer poster
6.7

Arriving in Chicago, Henry moves in with ex-con acquaintance Otis and starts schooling him in the ways of the serial killer.

Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer

1986

Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer poster
6.7

Arriving in Chicago, Henry moves in with ex-con acquaintance Otis and starts schooling him in the ways of the serial killer.

Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer

1986

The Borrower poster
5.0

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.

The Borrower

1991

Lansky poster
5.5

Organized crime boss Meyer Lansky remembers his life as he is moving about the world looking for some country that will take him in since the USA have put out an extradition order for him.

Lansky

1999

Normal Life poster
6.0

Chris Anderson and his wife Pam live a fairly normal life until Chris loses his job on the police force and secretly turns to robbing banks to make his wife's dreams come true. Upon discovering his secret, she joins his deadly crime wave and together they terrorize an unsuspecting suburban town.

Normal Life

1996

The Harvest poster
6.0

After becoming orphaned, a lonely girl moves in with her grandparents and tries to befriend a sick, bed-ridden boy next door, despite his mother’s strong objections. Her persistence leads to a friendship, but during secret visits, she uncovers dark secrets in the boy's home.

The Harvest

2015

Girls in Prison poster
4.6

In 1952 Hollywood, aspiring singer/songwriter Aggie O'Hanlon is sentenced to life after being found guilty of a murder she didn't commit. While incarcerated, Aggie befriends other inmates also serving life. However, Aggie soon finds herself the target of various 'hit girls'. Can Aggie survive life behind bars long enough to prove her innocence?

Girls in Prison

1994

Condo Painting poster
10.0

John McNaughton's spotlight on George Condo and his art. The film, which follows the progress of Condo's large-scale oil painting Big Red over the course of one year, features an appearance by Allen Ginsberg, as well as footage of Condo collaborating with William S. Burroughs on paintings the two made together at Burroughs' Kansas home in the mid-1990s.

Condo Painting

2000

Condo Painting poster
10.0

John McNaughton's spotlight on George Condo and his art. The film, which follows the progress of Condo's large-scale oil painting Big Red over the course of one year, features an appearance by Allen Ginsberg, as well as footage of Condo collaborating with William S. Burroughs on paintings the two made together at Burroughs' Kansas home in the mid-1990s.

Condo Painting

2000

Haeckel's Tale poster
5.7

A grieving widower seeking the help of a necromancer is told the terrible tale of Ernst Haeckel, a man obsessed with reanimation.

Haeckel's Tale

2006

Firehouse poster
3.8

A film about the dealings of a crew at a firehouse. The group is attacked by an assassin and eventually must accept that the firehouse is to be consolidated with a rescue unit.

Firehouse

1996

Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll poster
6.6

A filmed record of Eric Bogosian's acclaimed one-man show.

Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll

1991

No artwork available
NR

The film in the vein of Dexter and the great avenger films of the '70s will center on a serial killer who only kills those who deserve to die-presenting a modern hero who is a bad guy gone good, protecting the innocent and punishing the guilty.

Road Rage

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No artwork available
NR

The film in the vein of Dexter and the great avenger films of the '70s will center on a serial killer who only kills those who deserve to die-presenting a modern hero who is a bad guy gone good, protecting the innocent and punishing the guilty.

Road Rage

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No artwork available
NR

Two counterfeiters and their attorney get in deep trouble when a ruthless competitor wants to stop them.

The King of Counterfeit

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Dealers in Death poster
7.0

Broderick Crawford narrates factual accounts of Al Capone, Bonnie and Clyde, John Dillinger and other '30s gangsters.

Dealers in Death

1984