Keith Gordon’s Typical Vibe
Signature vibe

Highest-ranked title
Highest-ranked title
Keith Gordon has 7 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1980s through the 2000s. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by Christine.
Recurring themes

Phenomena
1985
Horror · Thriller

A Return to Salem's Lot
1987
Horror · Comedy

Tenebre
1982
Horror · Mystery

Incubus
1982
Horror · Thriller

The Serpent and the Rainbow
1988
Horror · Thriller

Happy Birthday to Me
1981
Horror · Mystery

Bad Dreams
1988
Horror · Thriller

Razorback
1984
Horror · Thriller

Nerdy high schooler Arnie Cunningham falls for Christine, a rusty 1958 Plymouth Fury, and becomes obsessed with restoring the classic automobile to her former glory. As the car changes, so does Arnie, whose newfound confidence turns to arrogance behind the wheel of his exotic beauty. Arnie's girlfriend Leigh and best friend Dennis reach out to him, only to be met by a Fury like no other.
Dir. John Carpenter · With Keith Gordon, John Stockwell, Alexandra Paul

After witnessing a mysterious woman brutally slay a homemaker, prostitute Liz Blake finds herself trapped in a dangerous situation. While the police thinks she is the murderer, the real killer is intent on silencing her only witness.
Dir. Brian De Palma · With Nancy Allen, Michael Caine, Angie Dickinson

Average Texas teen, Billie Jean Davy, is caught up in an odd fight for justice. She is usually followed and harrased around by local boys, who, one day, decide to trash her brother's scooter for fun. The boys' father refuses to pay them back the price of the scooter. The fight for "fair is fair" takes the teens around the state and produces an unlikely hero.
Dir. Matthew Robbins · With Helen Slater, Keith Gordon, Christian Slater

Self-made millionaire Thornton Melon decides to get a better education and enrolls at his son Jason's college. While Jason tries to fit in with his fellow students, Thornton struggles to gain his son's respect, giving way to hilarious antics.
Dir. Alan Metter · With Rodney Dangerfield, Sally Kellerman, Burt Young

In 1944 France, an American Intelligence Squad locates a German Platoon wishing to surrender rather than die in Germany's final war offensive. The two groups of men, isolated from the war at present, put aside their differences and spend Christmas together before the surrender plan turns bad and both sides are forced to fight the other.
Dir. Keith Gordon · With Peter Berg, Kevin Dillon, Arye Gross

A congressional candidate questions his sanity after seeing the love of his life, presumed dead, suddenly emerge.
Dir. Keith Gordon · With Billy Crudup, Jennifer Connelly, Paul Hipp
Tormented and bedridden by a debilitating disease, a mystery writer relives his detective stories through his imagination and hallucinations.
Dir. Keith Gordon · With Robert Downey Jr., Robin Wright, Mel Gibson