After years of keeping the world laughing as part of the comedy troupe The Whitest Kids U’Know, Zach Cregger made a sharp shift and moved into the world of horror. Moving from in front of the camera to behind it, Cregger made his breakthrough feature-length directorial debut with the 2022 film Barbarian. In the years since, the movie has reached the masses and become considered by many as one of the greatest genre flicks of the last decade.

Proving that lightning can in fact strike more than once, Cregger followed up the Georgina Campbell-led film last year with Weapons. The following behind the filmmaker’s sophomore project can’t be understated as it was not only a favorite among audiences but was just as much of a hit with critics as well, even earning its star Amy Madigan her first Academy Award win.