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Joshua John Miller

Joshua John Miller

Actor and writer, also director and producer · Born December 26, 1974 (51) · Los Angeles, California, USA

Joshua John Miller (born December 26, 1974) is an American actor, screenwriter, author, and director. Miller co-writes with his life partner M. A. Fortin; the two wrote the screenplay for the 2015 horror comedy The Final Girls, and the USA Network drama series Queen of the South.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 26, 1974 (51)
From
Los Angeles, California, USA
Works as
Actor and writer, also director and producer
Titles
20 on MovieCove · 26 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 23% in 30 days

What are Joshua John Miller's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 21st percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Horror3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 13th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 37th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action 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
Morality
25%
Self
24%
Survival
21%
Bonds
19%
Power
6%
Society
4%
Ideas
2%
Identity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 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 5 · Serious 1 · Dark 5

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

Grounded 4 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 2

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 1 · Intense 6

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 0

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 5

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 2

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

A split, not a type: Casual 6 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

6 analyzed roles

Usually the Herald: 2 of 6 analyzed roles.

Herald
2 of 6
Threshold guardian
1 of 6
Trickster
1 of 6
Ally
1 of 6
Hero
1 of 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Absurd
6
Dread
4
Melancholic
4
Thrilling
3
Other
12

How their films linger

Hopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet7
  • Ambiguous2
  • Cyclical1

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 Joshua John Miller's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (13).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Joshua John Miller'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

26 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • The Exorcism(2024)

    Director · Writer · as FX Guy

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Queen of the South(2016)

    Show Creator

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • The Final Girls(2015)

    Executive Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Dawn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Writer

  • The Wizard of Gore(2007)

    as Jinky

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Mao Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Director · Writer · Actor

  • A Woman of Independent Means(1995)

    Show Actor

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • And You Thought Your Parents Were Weird(1991)

    as Josh Carson

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Willies(1990)

    as Josh

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Death Warrant(1990)

    as Douglas Tisdale

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • The Ghost Writer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Edgar Strack

  • Class of 1999(1990)

    as Angel

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Meet the Hollowheads (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Joey

  • Communion(1989)

    as Tall Boy

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Teen Witch(1989)

    as Richie Miller

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Wonder Years(1988)

    Show 1 episode · as Larry Beeman

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Near Dark(1987)

    as Homer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • 21 Jump Street(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Brian Sheffield

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • River's Edge(1986)

    as Tim

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Stoogemania(1985)

    as Young Howard

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Highway to Heaven(1984)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Donald's Fire Survival Plan (Revised) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Louie

  • The Fantastic World of D.C. Collins(1984)

    as François

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Trick or Treat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Rickert Kid(as Joshua Miller)

  • Halloween III: Season of the Witch(1982)

    as Willie Challis

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Family Ties(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Kenneth

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 93rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 25 titles from 1982 to 2024; peak year 1990.

Biggest box office

Death Warrant (1990)

$17M worldwide

Highest rated

Near Dark (1987)

Midcredits 78th

Most popular right now

The Exorcism (2024)

Film career

19822024

Peak 1990 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. 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
Acting22 of 25: 20 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score34thDirecting2 of 25: 0 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting4 of 25: 1 only writing, 3 with another roleProducing1 of 25: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 25: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

25 titles, 3 with more than one role — acting and writing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1980s14 · acting1990s6 · 6 acting · 1 crew2000s1 · acting2010s3 · crew2020s1 · 1 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 0% of 12 roles

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.

How do Joshua John Miller's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 27th percentile, the median of all 14; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 38th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

26thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 20 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 20 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · actor

Stoogemania (1985)

72nd percentile spread · 62% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Near Dark (1987)

Midcredits 78th · 68% liked

Reviewers score the acting 55/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 67, detractors 37. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

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 Joshua John Miller's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles35–86 · median 68 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles23–51 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles49–86 · median 73 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles16–68 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles23–72 · median 62 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

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 Joshua John Miller work with?

People who share at least 2 of Joshua John Miller's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; M.A. Fortin shares the most, 2.

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors