10 Movies Directed by Joe Johnston

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1989-06-23

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

93 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

6.2 (95448 Reviews)

Director:

Joe Johnston

Cast:

Writer:

Stuart Gordon (story)

Brian Yuzna (story)

Ed Naha (story)

Ed Naha (screenplay)

Tom Schulman (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Wayne Szalinski is your average "nutty scientist", working on a top secret machine that shrinks objects. When it unexpectedly starts working, he's so amazed he forgets to tell his family to be careful. And when they wander into his lab...

The Rocketeer

The Rocketeer

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1991-06-21

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

108 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

6.4 (41600 Reviews)

Director:

Joe Johnston

Cast:

Writer:

Dave Stevens (graphic novel "The Rocketeer")

Danny Bilson (story)

Paul De Meo (story)

William Dear (story)

Danny Bilson (screenplay)

Paul De Meo (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Straight from the pages of a pulp comic from a past era, the Rocketeer recreates 1930's Hollywood, complete with gangsters, Nazi spies, and the growth of the Age of Aviation. Young pilot Cliff Secord stumbles on a top secret rocket-pack and with the help of his mechanic/mentor, Peevy, he attempts to save his girl and stop the Nazis as The Rocketeer.

The Pagemaster

The Pagemaster

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1994-11-23

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

80 min

Rated:

G

IMDB Ratings:

5.9 (14628 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

David Kirschner (story)

David Casci (story)

David Casci (screenplay)

David Kirschner (screenplay)

Ernie Contreras (screenplay)

Fullplot:

This is the story of a young boy named Richard Tyler, who spouts statistics about the possibility of accidents. So much so, he is scared to do anything that might endanger him, like riding his bike, or climbing into his treehouse. While riding his bike home, Richard finds shelter from a storm inside a nearby library. Richard slips and is knocked unconscious while exploring a rotunda in the library. Upon awakening, he is led on a journey through conflicts and events that resemble fictional stories, keeping him from finding the exit from the library.

Jumanji

Jumanji

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1995-12-15

Languages:

English, French

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

104 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (183770 Reviews)

Director:

Joe Johnston

Cast:

Writer:

Jonathan Hensleigh (screenplay)

Greg Taylor (screenplay)

Jim Strain (screenplay)

Greg Taylor (screen story)

Jim Strain (screen story)

Chris Van Allsburg (screen story)

Chris Van Allsburg (book)

Fullplot:

After being trapped in a jungle board game for 26 years, a Man-Child wins his release from the game. But, no sooner has he arrived that he is forced to play again, and this time sets the creatures of the jungle loose on the city. Now it is up to him to stop them.

October Sky

October Sky

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1999-02-19

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

108 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

7.8 (59401 Reviews)

Director:

Joe Johnston

Cast:

Writer:

Homer H. Hickam Jr. (book)

Lewis Colick (screenplay)

Fullplot:

In a 1950's mining town called Coalwood, Homer Hickam is a kid with only one future in sight, to work in the local coal mine like his father. However in October 1957, everything changes when the first artificial satellite, Sputnik goes into orbit. With that event, Homer becomes inspired to learn how to build rockets. With his friends and the local nerd, Homer sets to do just that by trial and a lot of error. Unfortunately, most of the town and especially Homer's father thinks that they are wasting their time. Only one teacher in the high school understands their efforts and lets them know that they could become contenders in the national science fair with college scholarships being the prize. Now the gang must learn to perfect their craft and overcome the many problems facing them as they shoot for the stars.

Jurassic Park III

Jurassic Park III

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2001-07-18

Languages:

English, Spanish

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

92 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

5.9 (195680 Reviews)

Director:

Joe Johnston

Cast:

Writer:

Michael Crichton (characters)

Peter Buchman

Alexander Payne

Jim Taylor

Fullplot:

Dr. Alan Grant is now a happy man with the previous incidents of Jurassic Park now behind him. Grant is that happy that he announce in public, that nothing on Earth can persuade him back onto the islands. Maybe nothing, except Paul Kirby. Kirby and his wife, Amanda want a plane to fly them over Isla Sorna, with Dr. Grant as their guide. But not everything Kirby says is true. When the plane lands, Dr. Grant realizes that there is another reason why they are there, that he doesn't know of. Now, Dr. Grant is stuck on an island he has never been on before, with what was a plane journey now turned into a search party.

Jurassic Park III

Jurassic Park III

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2001-07-18

Languages:

English, Spanish

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

92 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

5.9 (195417 Reviews)

Director:

Joe Johnston

Cast:

Writer:

Michael Crichton (characters)

Peter Buchman

Alexander Payne

Jim Taylor

Fullplot:

Dr. Alan Grant is now a happy man with the previous incidents of Jurassic Park now behind him. Grant is that happy that he announce in public, that nothing on Earth can persuade him back onto the islands. Maybe nothing, except Paul Kirby. Kirby and his wife, Amanda want a plane to fly them over Isla Sorna, with Dr. Grant as their guide. But not everything Kirby says is true. When the plane lands, Dr. Grant realizes that there is another reason why they are there, that he doesn't know of. Now, Dr. Grant is stuck on an island he has never been on before, with what was a plane journey now turned into a search party.

Hidalgo

Hidalgo

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2004-03-05

Languages:

English, Arabic, Sioux

Countries:

USA, Morocco

Runtime:

136 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.6 (65369 Reviews)

Director:

Joe Johnston

Fullplot:

Held yearly for centuries, the Ocean of Fire--a 3,000 mile survival race across the Arabian desert--was a challenge restricted to the finest Arabian horses ever bred, the purest and noblest lines, owned by the greatest royal families. In 1890, a wealthy sheik invited an American, Frank T. Hopkins, and his horse to enter the race for the first time. During the course of his career, Hopkins was a cowboy and dispatch rider for the U.S. cavalry--and had once been billed as the greatest rider the West had ever known. The Sheik puts his claim to the test, pitting the American cowboy and his mustang, Hidalgo, against the world's greatest Arabian horses and Bedouin riders--some of whom are determined to prevent a foreigner from finishing the race. For Frank, the Ocean of Fire becomes not only a matter of pride and honor, but a race for his very survival as he and his horse attempt the impossible.

Captain America: The First Avenger

Captain America: The First Avenger

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2011-07-22

Languages:

English, Norwegian, French

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

124 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (432015 Reviews)

Director:

Joe Johnston

Cast:

Writer:

Christopher Markus (screenplay)

Stephen McFeely (screenplay)

Joe Simon (comic books)

Jack Kirby (comic books)

Fullplot:

It is 1942, America has entered World War II, and sickly but determined Steve Rogers is frustrated at being rejected yet again for military service. Everything changes when Dr. Erskine recruits him for the secret Project Rebirth. Proving his extraordinary courage, wits and conscience, Rogers undergoes the experiment and his weak body is suddenly enhanced into the maximum human potential. When Dr. Erskine is then immediately assassinated by an agent of Nazi Germany's secret HYDRA research department (headed by Johann Schmidt, a.k.a. the Red Skull), Rogers is left as a unique man who is initially misused as a propaganda mascot; however, when his comrades need him, Rogers goes on a successful adventure that truly makes him Captain America, and his war against Schmidt begins.

The Wolfman

The Wolfman

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2010-02-12

Languages:

English, Romanian

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

103 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.8 (85876 Reviews)

Director:

Joe Johnston

Cast:

Writer:

Andrew Kevin Walker (screenplay)

David Self (screenplay)

Curt Siodmak

Fullplot:

Lawrence Talbot's childhood ended the night his mother died. His father sent him from the sleepy Victorian hamlet of Blackmoor to an insane asylum, then he goes to America. When his brother's fiancèe, Gwen Conliffe, tracks him down to help find her missing love, Talbot returns to his father's estate to learn that his brother's mauled body has been found. Reunited with his estranged father, Lawrence sets out to find his brother's killer... and discovers a horrifying destiny for himself. Someone or something with brute strength and insatiable blood lust has been killing the villagers, and a suspicious Scotland Yard inspector named Aberline comes to investigate.

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