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Joe Drago

Joe Drago

Producer

Joe Drago (Joseph Drago) – Italian-American actor, producer, and assistant director, with no publicly recorded birthplace or birthday. He is best known for his long association with Andy Garcia, serving as his personal assistant, stand-in, and dialogue coach on numerous projects while also taking small on-screen roles. His most notable film credits include Party Security in The Godfather Part III (1990), Father V. Crespo in Just the Ticket (1998), Maitre D' in Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead (1995), Flaminio Modigliani in Modigliani (2004), Shotgun Joe in The Lost City (2005), FBI Aid in Smokin' Aces (2006), Actor #10 in City Island (2009), Archbishop at Wedding in The Pink Panther 2 (2009), Angelo in Rob the Mob (2014), and Senior NASA Tech in Geostorm (2017). He has also worked as associate producer on City Island and The Lost City, and as second unit director on The Lost City.

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Works as
Producer
Titles
20 on MovieCove · 21 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 65 days to Oct 28Up 23% in 30 days

What are Joe Drago's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
33%
Morality
28%
Self
22%
Ideas
9%
Survival
8%
Justice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 3

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 5 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 2 · Intense 2

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 2

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Melancholic
4
Warm
3
Romantic
3
Joyful
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Bittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet6

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Joe Drago's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Pluto TV (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Joe Drago's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

21 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page.

  • Diamond(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Redemption Day(2021)

    as CIA Director

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Geostorm(2017)

    as Senior NASA Tech

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Rob the Mob(2014)

    as Angelo

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Christmas in Conway(2013)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • At Middleton(2013)

    Producer · Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • A Dark Truth(2012)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Pink Panther 2(2009)

    as Archbishop at Wedding

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • City Island(2009)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Smokin' Aces(2006)

    as FBI Aid

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Twisted(2004)

    as Man at Bar

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Man from Elysian Fields(2001)

    Executive Producer · as Chauffer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Unsaid(2001)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Swing Vote (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Mapes Council

  • Just the Ticket(1998)

    Associate Producer · as Father V. Crespo

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • One Night Stand(1997)

    as Karen's Business Associate

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Night Falls on Manhattan(1996)

    as D.A. Driver

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead(1995)

    as Maitre D'

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • When a Man Loves a Woman(1994)

    as AA Man #2

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Jennifer 8(1992)

    as St. Anne's Assistant

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Godfather Part III(1990)

    as Party Security

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 88th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 17 titles from 1990 to 2021; peak year 2005.

Biggest box office

City Island (2009)

$7.9M worldwide

Highest rated

City Island (2009)

Midcredits 88th

Most popular right now

Diamond (2026)

Film career

19902021

Peak 2005 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting16 of 17: 14 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score54thProducing2 of 17: 0 only producing, 2 with another roleOther crew1 of 17: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1990s8 · 8 acting · 1 crew2000s4 · 4 acting · 1 crew2010s4 · 3 acting · 1 crew2020s1 · acting

Billing

usually 25th · top billed in 0% of 10 roles
9202

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Joe Drago's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 60th percentile, the median of all 20; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 57th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

78thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 20 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 20 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

Redemption Day (2021)

95th percentile spread · 20% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Godfather Part III (1990)

Midcredits 91st · 82% liked

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Joe Drago work with?

People who share at least 2 of Joe Drago's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Andy Garcia shares the most, 7.

Actors

Composers