Every Movie James Gunn has Written, Directed or Produced Ranked!
From 'Brightburn' to 'The Suicide Squad,' Moviefone counts down every movie James Gunn has ever written, produced, or directed.

Writer and director James Gunn at Los Angeles premiere of 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.'
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13. 'Tromeo & Juliet' (1997)
Written by Gunn, 'Tromeo & Juliet' is a modern, punk adaptation of Shakespeare's classic. Told irreverently, this film attempts to impact the viewer in the same way theatre-goers were effected in Shakespeare's time. Bawdy, Violent, Humorous, and Romantic.
Tromeo & Juliet
12. 'The Belko Experiment' (2016)

Orion Pictures
Written and produced by Gunn, a group of eighty American workers are locked in their office and ordered by an unknown voice (Gregg Henry) to participate in a twisted game.

11. 'The Specials' (2000)
Written by Gunn, America's 7th Best Superhero Team, the Specials, are a group of geeks and oddballs (including Jordan Ladd) s the group, just in time for the group to get a new line of action figures. But the ' extreme personalities and personal issues threaten to rip the group apart.
The Specials
America's seventh best superhero team, the Specials, are a group of geeks and oddballs. Lifelong fan Nightbird s the group just in time for the group to get... Read the Plot
10. 'Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed' (2004)
Written by Gunn, when Mystery, Inc. (Tim Blake Nelson) has returned and is trying to recreate their deadliest foes?

9. 'Slither' (2006)

Universal Pictures
Written and directed by Gunn, a small town is taken over by an alien plague, turning residents into zombies and all forms of mutant monsters.

8. 'Brightburn' (2019)

Sony Pictures Releasing
Produced by Gunn, what if a child (Jackson A. Dunn) from another world crash-landed on Earth, but instead of becoming a hero to mankind, he proved to be something far more sinister?

7. 'Super' (2011)

IFC Midnight
Written and directed by Gunn, after his wife (Rainn Wilson), a superhero with the best intentions, though he lacks for heroic skills.
6. 'Scooby-Doo' (2002)

Warner Bros. Pictures
Written by Gunn, the Mystery Inc. gang (Freddie Prinze Jr., Sarah Michelle Gellar, Mathew Lillard and Linda Cardellini) have gone their separate ways and have been apart for two years, until they each receive an invitation to Spooky Island. Not knowing that the others have also been invited, they show up and discover an amusement park that affects young visitors in very strange ways.
5. 'Dawn of the Dead' (2004)
Written by Gunn, a group of survivors (including Ty Burrell) take refuge in a shopping mall after the world is taken over by aggressive, flesh-eating zombies.

Dawn of the Dead
4. 'Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3' (2023)

Walt Disney Studios
Written and directed by Gunn, Peter Quill (Zoe Saldana), must rally his team around him to defend the universe along with protecting one of their own. A mission that, if not completed successfully, could quite possibly lead to the end of the Guardians as we know them.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
3. 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2' (2017)

Walt Disney Studios
Written and directed by Gunn, the Guardians must fight to keep their newfound family together as they unravel the mysteries of Peter Quill's (Chris Pratt) true parentage.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
2. 'The Suicide Squad' (2021)

Warner Bros. Pictures
Written and directed by Gunn, welcome to Belle Reve, the prison where the worst Super-Villains are kept and where they will do anything to get out, even the super-secret Task Force X. Today's assignment? Assemble a collection of cons, including Bloodsport (Margot Robbie).
Now arm them heavily and drop them on the enemy-infused island of Corto Maltese. Trekking through a jungle teeming with militant adversaries and guerrilla forces at every turn, the Squad is on a search-and-destroy mission with only Colonel Rick Flag (Viola Davis) government techies in their ears, tracking their every movement.

The Suicide Squad
1. 'Guardians of the Galaxy' (2014)

Walt Disney Studios
Written and directed by Gunn, light years from Earth, 26 years after being abducted, Peter Quill (Chris Pratt) finds himself the prime target of a manhunt after discovering an orb wanted by Ronan the Acc (Lee Pace).

Guardians of the Galaxy
