John Waters

John Waters Movies and TV Shows

Growing up in Baltimore in the 1950s, John Waters was not like other children; he was obsessed by violence and gore, both real and on the screen. With his weird counter-culture friends as his cast, he began making silent 8mm and 16mm films in the mid-'60s; he screened these in rented Baltimore church halls to underground audiences drawn by word of mouth and street leafleting campaigns. As his filmmaking grew more polished and his subject matter more shocking, his audiences grew bigger, and his write-ups in the Baltimore papers more outraged. By the early 1970s he was making features, which he managed to get shown in midnight screenings in art cinemas by sheer perseverance. Success came when Pink Flamingos (1972) - a deliberate exercise in ultra-bad taste - took off in 1973, helped no doubt by lead actor Divine's infamous dog-crap eating scene. Waters continued to make low-budget shocking movies with his Dreamland repertory company until Hollywood crossover success came with Hairspray (1988), and although his movies nowadays might now appear cleaned up and professional, they retain Waters' playfulness, and reflect his lifelong obsessions.

Personal info

Gender: Male
Date of birth: 22/04/1946 (78 years old)
Place of birth: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
nationality: American
height: 1.88 m
Net worth: $50,000,000

Year

Genre

Available on the following streaming services in the UK

The Velvet Underground

The Velvet Underground (2021)

7.3

69%

role:
Self

2021

Documentary

Music

7.3

69%

Pride

7.3

87%

role:

2021

Documentary

Drama

7.3

87%

Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn (2019)

6.8

66%

role:
Himself

2019

Documentary

6.8

66%

Hairspray Live!

Hairspray Live! (2016)

7.0

73%

role:
Associate Producer

2016

Comedy

Drama

Romance

TV Movie

7.0

73%

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip (2015)

4.9

60%

role:
First Class Passenger

2015

Adventure

Animation

Comedy

Family

4.9

60%

Tab Hunter Confidential

Tab Hunter Confidential (2015)

7.5

75%

role:
Himself

2015

Documentary

7.5

75%

Suburban Gothic

Suburban Gothic (2014)

5.5

55%

role:
Cornelius

2014

Comedy

Horror

5.5

55%

I Am Divine

I Am Divine (2013)

7.5

76%

role:
Himself

2013

Documentary

7.5

76%

Excision

Excision (2012)

6.1

62%

role:
William

2012

Drama

Horror

6.1

62%

Mansome

5.4

49%

role:
Himself

2012

Documentary

5.4

49%

Blank City (2011)

7.1

69%

role:
Himself

2011

Documentary

7.1

69%

These Amazing Shadows

These Amazing Shadows (2011)

7.6

75%

role:
Self

2011

Documentary

7.6

75%

William S. Burroughs: A Man Within

William S. Burroughs: A Man Within (2010)

7.1

68%

role:
Self

2010

Documentary

7.1

68%

Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore

Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore (2010)

7.1

64%

role:

2010

Documentary

Horror

7.1

64%

Beautiful Darling

Beautiful Darling (2010)

7.3

63%

role:
Self

2010

Documentary

7.3

63%

It Came from Kuchar

It Came from Kuchar (2009)

7.1

69%

role:
Self

Not available

2009

Documentary

7.1

69%

Not available

Jackass 2.5

Jackass 2.5 (2007)

6.4

61%

role:
Himself

2007

Comedy

Documentary

6.4

61%

Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story

Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story (2007)

7.5

77%

role:
Himself

2007

Documentary

7.5

77%

An American Crime

An American Crime (2007)

7.2

73%

role:
Thanks

2007

Crime

Drama

7.2

73%

Hairspray

Hairspray (2007)

6.7

67%

role:
Original Film Writer & 1 more

2007

Comedy

Drama

Romance

6.7

67%

This Filthy World

This Filthy World (2006)

7.6

78%

role:
Screenplay & 1 more

2006

Comedy

Documentary

History

7.6

78%

Jackass Number Two

Jackass Number Two (2006)

7.0

65%

role:
Himself

2006

Action

Comedy

Documentary

7.0

65%

This Film Is Not Yet Rated

This Film Is Not Yet Rated (2006)

7.4

72%

role:
Self - Director of 'A Dirty Shame'

2006

Documentary

7.4

72%

Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema

Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema (2006)

7.0

59%

role:
Self

2006

Documentary

7.0

59%

Seed of Chucky

Seed of Chucky (2004)

4.9

54%

role:
Pete Peters

2004

Comedy

Horror

4.9

54%

Thinking XXX

Thinking XXX (2004)

6.1

53%

role:
Self

2004

Documentary

6.1

53%

A Dirty Shame

A Dirty Shame (2004)

5.1

54%

role:
Director & 1 more

2004

Comedy

5.1

54%

Cecil B. Demented

Cecil B. Demented (2000)

6.2

64%

role:
Director & 2 more

2000

Comedy

Crime

Thriller

6.2

64%

Sweet and Lowdown

Sweet and Lowdown (1999)

7.2

69%

role:
Mr. Haynes

1999

Comedy

Drama

Music

7.2

69%

Pecker

6.3

61%

role:
Director & 2 more

1998

Comedy

6.3

61%

Serial Mom

Serial Mom (1994)

6.8

68%

role:
Writer & 2 more

1994

Comedy

Crime

6.8

68%

Cry-Baby

Cry-Baby (1990)

6.5

66%

role:
Writer & 1 more

1990

Comedy

Music

Romance

6.5

66%

Hairspray

Hairspray (1988)

7.0

69%

role:
Co-Producer & 3 more

1988

Comedy

Drama

Family

Music

Romance

7.0

69%

Something Wild

Something Wild (1986)

6.9

66%

role:
Used Car Guy

1986

Comedy

Crime

Romance

6.9

66%

Polyester

Polyester (1981)

7.0

67%

role:
Producer & 2 more

1981

Comedy

7.0

67%

Desperate Living

Desperate Living (1977)

7.0

65%

role:
Series Writer & 4 more

1977

Comedy

Crime

Horror

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.0

65%

Female Trouble

Female Trouble (1974)

7.1

70%

role:
Producer & 4 more

1974

Comedy

Crime

7.1

70%

Pink Flamingos

Pink Flamingos (1972)

6.0

63%

role:
Writer & 7 more

1972

Comedy

Crime

6.0

63%

Multiple Maniacs

Multiple Maniacs (1970)

6.5

65%

role:
Writer & 4 more

1970

Comedy

Crime

Horror

6.5

65%

: Some movies or TV shows available in the UK starring or involving John Waters are, for example, The Velvet Underground, Pride and Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn.
: The streaming services with the largest selection are Prime Video, iTunes and Amazon.
: The best StreamFat ratings are Pride (8.0), Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story (7.6) and I Am Divine (7.6).