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Jamal Joseph

Jamal Joseph

Director, writer, producer and actor · Born January 1, 1953 (73) · New York City, New York, USA

Born
January 1, 1953 (73)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Director, writer, producer and actor
Titles
6 on MovieCove · 10 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Up 14% in 30 days

What are Jamal Joseph's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Morality.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Grounded 5 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

Gentle 0 · Charged 5 · Intense 0

Steady 2 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

Casual 2 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Hopeful
5
Tense
3
Contemplative
4
Bittersweet
2
Warm
1
Other
3

How their films end

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous1

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 Jamal Joseph's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Jamal Joseph'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

10 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page; 6 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Bull Street(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Dear Mama(2022)

    Show 5 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
  • Premonición (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Script Consultant

  • Chapter & Verse(2016)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
  • August Rush(2007)

    as Driver

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
  • 30 Days(2006)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
  • Knights of the South Bronx(2005)

    Teleplay · Writer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
  • A-Alike (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Co-Executive Producer

  • Hughes' Dream Harlem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director

  • Ali: An American Hero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Writer

Career shape

A full career of 9 titles from 2000 to 2023.

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 9: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting3 of 9: 3 only directing, 0 with another roleWriting3 of 9: 3 only writing, 0 with another roleProducing2 of 9: 2 only producing, 0 with another role

By decade

2000s6 · 1 acting · 5 crew2010s2 · crew2020s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Jamal Joseph's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 73rd percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 80th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 6 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

2 of their 6 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed1

Reviewers score the atmosphere 68/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

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 Jamal Joseph work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jamal Joseph's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Allen Hughes shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Producers