Joseph Hillstrom King, better known by the pen name Joe Hill, is an American author and comic book writer. He has published three novels—Heart-Shaped Box, Horns and NOS4A2—and a collection of short stories titled 20th Century Ghosts. He is also the author of the comic book series Locke & Key. Hill's parents are authors Stephen and Tabitha King.
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Biography from TMDB.
- June 4, 1972 (54)
- Hermon - Maine - USA
- Writer, producer and actor
- 11 on MovieCove · 19 credits in all
What are Joe Hill's films like?
Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 6
Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 4
A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1
Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 4
A split, not a type: Steady 2 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 4
Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 1
Casual 0 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 4
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 5
Resolved 1 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet3
- Tragic1
- 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 Joe Hill's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (5).
Subscription and free streaming for Joe Hill'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
19 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Black Phone 2(2025)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Abraham's Boys(2025)
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows
The Black Phone(2021)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
A Creepshow Animated Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Locke & Key(2020)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
Creepshow(2019)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows
In the Tall Grass(2019)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
NOS4A2(2019)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows
Horns(2013)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Locke & Key(2011)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all filmsAbraham's Boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Pop Art (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Creepshow(1982)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all filmsBasketful of Heads (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Black Phone 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Faun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Snapshot 1988 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Ushers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 19 titles, 14 of them dated from 1982 to 2025.
Biggest box office
The Black Phone (2021)
Highest rated
Locke & Key (2011)
Most popular right now
The Black Phone (2021)
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.
How do Joe Hill's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 55th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 51st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th4
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
None of their 11 titles divides audiences: 7 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Panned1
- Crowd Pleaser7
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the dialogue 39/100 and the plot and story 45/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
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.
Is Joe Hill's work okay for kids?
Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 5 categories sits near the median of all films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Joe Hill work with?
People who share at least 2 of Joe Hill's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Scott Derrickson shares the most, 2.
Directors
- Scott DerricksonShared titles: Black Phone 2 (2025), The Black Phone (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Scott Derrickson
Writers
- C. Robert CargillShared titles: Black Phone 2 (2025), The Black Phone (2021)See all 2 shared titles with C. Robert Cargill
Actors
- Brady HepnerShared titles: Abraham's Boys (2025), The Black Phone (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Brady Hepner
- Ethan HawkeShared titles: Black Phone 2 (2025), The Black Phone (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Ethan Hawke
- Jeremy DaviesShared titles: Black Phone 2 (2025), The Black Phone (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Jeremy Davies
- Madeleine McGrawShared titles: Black Phone 2 (2025), The Black Phone (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Madeleine McGraw
Composers
- Mark KorvenShared titles: The Black Phone (2021), In the Tall Grass (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Mark Korven
Producers
- Jason BlumShared titles: Black Phone 2 (2025), The Black Phone (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Jason Blum
- Ryan TurekShared titles: Black Phone 2 (2025), The Black Phone (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Ryan Turek
