Josh Sternfeld studied filmmaking at NYU Graduate Film School, where he wrote and directed the award-winning short film Balloons, Streamers. After completing his degree, Josh worked as an editor for Steeplechase Films on the Emmy-nominated PBS series New York: A Documentary Film. Concurrent with the series, Josh wrote his first feature screenplay Winter Solstice. He developed the script at the 2001 Sundance Screenwriters Lab, and directed the film in 2003. The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and was acquired by Paramount Classics, who released it to international acclaim in April 2005. In 2008 Josh wrote and directed the feature film Meskada, a police-drama set in Catskill, New York. It premiered at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival. In 2011 Josh co-produced the thriller Darkroom. In June 2021, Sternfeld directed the film Fortress: Sniper's Eye (2022) In addition to his feature work, Josh also directs brand campaigns for online media – notably StyleCaster, Peloton Cycle and the Viñoly Foundation. He has also taught screenwriting and film production at New York University/Tisch School of the Arts. Josh lives in New York City with his wife and daughter.
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Biography from TMDB.
- January 1, 1972 (54)
- New York City, New York
- Director, producer and writer
- 7 on MovieCove · 11 credits in all
What are Josh Sternfeld's films like?
Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 7
A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 4
Grounded 5 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 2 · Intense 3
Steady 3 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 3
A split, not a type: Resolved 3 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet5
- Tragic2
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 Josh Sternfeld's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Josh Sternfeld'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
11 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.
Fortress: Sniper's Eye(2022)
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
I Used to Go Here(2020)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Infamous(2020)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
The Midnight Man(2016)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Darkroom(2013)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Meskada(2010)
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films
Winter Solstice(2004)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all filmsConvergence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Final Invasion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
The Unearthly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Tunnels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 10 titles, 6 of them dated from 2004 to 2022.
Biggest box office
The Midnight Man (2016)
Highest rated
Winter Solstice (2004)
Most popular right now
Fortress: Sniper's Eye (2022)
Film career
- 2022Screen debut· Fortress: Sniper's Eye
How do Josh Sternfeld's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 11th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 17th percentile for acclaim.
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th5
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 7 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Panned1
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed5
Reviewers score the atmosphere 55/100 and the pacing 30/100 in their films, across 7 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.
Is Josh Sternfeld's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Josh Sternfeld work with?
People who share at least 2 of Josh Sternfeld's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Michael Sirow shares the most, 4.
Actors
- Michael SirowShared titles: Fortress: Sniper's Eye (2022), Infamous (2020), The Midnight Man (2016), Darkroom (2013)See all 4 shared titles with Michael Sirow
Producers
- Arianne FraserShared titles: Fortress: Sniper's Eye (2022), Infamous (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Arianne Fraser
- Delphine PerrierShared titles: Fortress: Sniper's Eye (2022), Infamous (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Delphine Perrier
- Henry WintersternShared titles: Fortress: Sniper's Eye (2022), Infamous (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Henry Winterstern
- Shaun SanghaniShared titles: I Used to Go Here (2020), Infamous (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Shaun Sanghani
