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Joel Silberg

Joel Silberg

Director and writer

Works as
Director and writer
Titles
6 on Motif · 22 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Up 44% in 30 days

What are Joel Silberg's films like?

Across their 5 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
30%
Self
24%
Society
18%
Bonds
12%
Power
9%
Morality
6%
Survival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 4 · Serious 0 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 0 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 4 · Intense 0

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

A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 2 · 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 2 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 5 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
3
Thrilling
3
Tense
2
Absurd
2
Dread
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Fun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet1

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 Joel Silberg's films?

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

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Joel Silberg's titles on Motif; 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

22 credits, 6 with a Motif page.

  • Ramat Aviv Gimmel (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 158 episodes · Director · Creator

  • Prison Heat(1993)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Lambada(1990)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Catch the Heat(1987)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Bad Guys (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1986)

    Director

  • Rappin'(1985)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Breakin'(1984)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Kuni Leml in Cairo (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1983)

    Director · Writer

  • The Secret of Yolanda (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1982)

    Director

  • New Wave Lovers (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1981)

    Director

  • My Mother the General (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1980)

    Director

  • Marriage Tel Aviv Style (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1979)

    Director · Writer

  • Millionaire in Trouble (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1978)

    Director · Writer

  • Hershele (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1977)

    Director

  • Kuni Lemel in Tel Aviv (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1976)

    Director · Writer

  • Kazablan (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1973)

    Writer

  • Marriage Games (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1973)

    Director

  • Hasamba (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1971)

    Director

  • Simhon Family (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1964)

    Director

  • The True Story of Palestine (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1962)

    Director

  • The Best of Enemies(1961)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Object of Desire (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 22 titles, 21 of them dated from 1961 to 1995.

Biggest box office

Breakin' (1984)

$39M worldwide

Highest rated

Breakin' (1984)

Midcredits 51st

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing20 of 22: 14 only directing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score15thWriting6 of 22: 1 only writing, 5 with another roleOther crew2 of 22: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

22 titles, 6 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

1960s3 · crew1970s7 · crew1980s8 · crew1990s3 · crew

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 Motif, shown from 5 scored.

How do Joel Silberg's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 16th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 20th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

20thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

10thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 6 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th2
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 6 titles are Mixed.

  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · director

Prison Heat (1993)

88th percentile spread · 56% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Breakin' (1984)

Midcredits 51st · 45% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 46/100 and the pacing 36/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif 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 Joel Silberg work with?

People who share at least 2 of Joel Silberg's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Yoram Globus shares the most, 3.

Actors

Editors

Producers