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Joe Minjares

Joe Minjares

Actor · Died July 21, 2025, aged 79 · Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Guadalupe and Benjamin Minjares. Served in the military from 1964 to 1968 with the U.S. Army intelligence corps. Founder of Pepitos Mexican Foods Inc., 1971. Began acting career in 1982 in the movie Patty Rocks. Won the 1984 Minneapolis Comedy Invitational as a stand-up. Worked on Stage in several productions at the Mixed Blood Theater in Minneapolis. Was a regular at the Comedy Store and Improv in Los Angeles. Worked as a Staff writer at Universal Studios on the "Tom" show.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 5, 1946
Died
July 21, 2025 (aged 79)
From
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
12 on MovieCove · 19 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 64 days to Oct 27

What are Joe Minjares' films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
36%
Morality
29%
Power
18%
Ideas
18%

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 1

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Dread
1
Melancholic
1
Romantic
1

How their films linger

Unsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Minjares' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Subscription and free streaming for Joe Minjares' 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, 12 with a MovieCove page.

  • Wilson(2017)

    as Taxi Driver

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Frank (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Bartender

  • Thin Ice(2011)

    as Hotel Manager

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Horrible Flowers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Bennett

  • A Chance of Snow(1998)

    as Traveler

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Truman Show(1998)

    as Bartender

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Nothing to Lose(1997)

    as Security Guard

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Nothing But the Truth(1995)

    as Sam Mitchell

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Virus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Dr. Newman

  • Sleep, Baby, Sleep(1995)

    as Detective Rivera

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes(1995)

    as Brazilian

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Signs and Wonders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 3 episodes · as Agent Santamaria

  • ER(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Phil

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Next Door(1994)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Untamed Heart(1993)

    as Jim

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Jackie Thomas Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Alphonso

  • Voices Within: The Lives of Truddi Chase (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mr. Garantella

  • The Last of the Finest(1990)

    as Contra #3

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Patti Rocks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Chicano Mechanic

Career shape

Star power in the 79th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 19 titles from 1988 to 2017.

Highest rated

Next Door (1994)

Midcredits 31st

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting19 of 19: 19 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score36th

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s14 · acting2000s1 · acting2010s3 · acting

Billing

usually 21st · top billed in 0% of 5 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 Joe Minjares' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 34th percentile, the median of all 11; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 36th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

29thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 12 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 12 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · actor

The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1995)

74th percentile spread · 41% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Truman Show (1998)

Midcredits 99th · 92% 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 Minjares work with?

People who share at least 2 of Joe Minjares' MovieCove titles; Michael O. Gallant shares the most, 2.