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Josh Hutcherson

Josh Hutcherson

Actor and producer · Born October 12, 1992 (34) · Union, Kentucky, USA

Screen Actors Guild Award nominee

Joshua Ryan Hutcherson (born October 12, 1992) is an American actor. His accolades include four Teen Choice Awards, four Young Artist Awards, and three MTV Movie Awards, in addition to a nomination for a Screen Actors Guild Award. He began acting in the early 2000s and appeared in several commercials and minor film and television roles before gaining prominence in his teenage years with main roles in Little Manhattan and Zathura: A Space Adventure (both 2005), RV (2006), Bridge to Terabithia (2007), Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008), and The Kids Are All Right (2010). In 2011, 18-year-old Hutcherson landed the leading role of Peeta Mellark in the top-grossing film series The Hunger Games, released yearly between 2012 and 2015, for which he won three MTV Movie Awards and a People's Choice Award. In the same period, he also played a lead role in Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (2012) and voice role in the animated film Epic (2013). Since this period, Hutcherson decreased his workload for a few years and appeared in several independent films, as well as in the television series Future Man (2017–2020) and Ultraman (2019–2023). He has since starred in the commercially successful horror film Five Nights at Freddy's (2023) and action film The Beekeeper (2024). Throughout his career, Hutcherson has expressed an interest in filmmaking. He has served as an executive producer for Detention (2011), The Forger (2012), and Escobar: Paradise Lost (2015), while also playing a lead role in each film. He dated actress Vanessa Hudgens in 2011 after co-starring with her in Journey 2: The Mysterious Island. He has been in a relationship with actress Claudia Traisac.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 12, 1992 (34)
From
Union, Kentucky, USA
Works as
Actor and producer
Titles
47 on MovieCove · 68 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 156 days to Oct 27Up 2% in 30 days

What are Josh Hutcherson's films like?

Across their 40 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Action12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
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Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile
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Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Animation4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 25th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd percentile
: browse their Horror 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
Bonds
30%
Self
21%
Survival
16%
Morality
13%
Society
9%
Power
7%
Ideas
5%
Family bonds17 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 37 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 19 · Serious 8 · Dark 10

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

Grounded 15 · Stylized 16 · Heightened 6

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

Gentle 10 · Charged 15 · Intense 12

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

Steady 13 · Shifting 22 · Whiplash 2

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 17 · Some laughs 14 · Funny 6

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 17 · Even-paced 14 · Relentless 6

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 18 · Engaged 17 · Full focus 2

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 20 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 10

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

Resolved 30 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

30 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 15 of 30 analyzed roles.

Hero
15 of 30
Ally
8 of 30
Trickster
3 of 30
Shapeshifter
2 of 30
Herald
1 of 30
Shadow
1 of 30
Show the 30 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
19
Joyful
13
Thrilling
13
Warm
13
Dread
8
Other
45

How their films linger

Feel-good14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy13
  • Bittersweet19
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous7

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 Hutcherson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 38 of their 47 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (19).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Josh Hutcherson'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

68 credits, 47 with a MovieCove page; 26 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Peeta Mellark

  • Let's Love(2026)

    as Jackson

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Signal One(2026)

    as Charlie

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Five Nights at Freddy's 2(2025)

    as Mike

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The American Revolution(2025)

    Show 3 episodes · as James Potter Collins / Thomas Mellen / Jabez Campfield (voice)

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • I Love LA(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · as Dylan

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all shows

  • After The Defeat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Composer

  • The Studio(2025)

    Show 1 episode · as Josh Hutcherson

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • An SNL Thanksgiving (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as (archive footage)

  • Long Gone Heroes(2024)

    as David

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Beekeeper(2024)

    as Derek Danforth

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Five Nights at Freddy's(2023)

    as Mike

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Across the River and Into the Trees(2022)

    as Jackson

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • 57 Seconds(2023)

    as Franklin Fox

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Burn(2019)

    as Billy

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Ultraman(2019)

    Show as Ultraman

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Elliot the Littlest Reindeer(2018)

    as Elliot (voice)

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Future Man(2017)

    Show 34 episodes · Producer · as Josh Futturman

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Tragedy Girls(2017)

    as Toby Mitchell (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Disaster Artist(2017)

    as Philip / 'Denny'

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Ape (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director · Producer · as Travis

  • Crowbar Smile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Producer

  • In Dubious Battle(2016)

    as Vinnie

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Paquita Salas(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Ryan

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Boy in a Backpack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Producer

  • The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2(2015)

    as Peeta Mellark

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Rusted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Producer · as Max

  • The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1(2014)

    as Fnaf guy

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Escobar: Paradise Lost(2014)

    Executive Producer · as Nick

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Hunger Games: Catching Fire(2013)

    as Peeta Mellark

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Epic(2013)

    as Nod (voice)

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Frame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Peeta Mellark

  • Detention(2011)

    Executive Producer · as Clapton Davis

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • 7 Days in Havana(2011)

    as Teddy (segment "El Yuma")

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Red Dawn(2012)

    as Robert Kitner

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Hunger Games(2012)

    as Peeta Mellark

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Journey 2: The Mysterious Island(2012)

    as Sean Anderson

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Forger(2012)

    Executive Producer · as Joshua

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Conan(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Guest · as Self

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • The Kids Are All Right(2010)

    as Laser

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Third Rule (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Chuck

  • Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant(2009)

    as Steve

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Winged Creatures(2008)

    as Jimmy Jaspersen

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Journey to the Center of the Earth(2008)

    as Sean Anderson

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Firehouse Dog(2007)

    as Shane Fahey

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Bridge to Terabithia(2007)

    as Jess Aarons

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • RV(2006)

    as Carl Munro

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Zathura: A Space Adventure(2005)

    as Walter Budwing

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Little Manhattan(2005)

    as Gabe

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Kicking & Screaming(2005)

    as Bucky Weston

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Motocross Kids (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as TJ

  • The Polar Express(2004)

    as Hero Boy (motion capture)

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Justice League Unlimited(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Van-El / Young Bruce Wayne (voice)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Party Wagon(2004)

    as Toad E. Bartley (voice)

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Wilder Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Chris Morse

  • American Splendor(2003)

    as Robin

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Miracle Dogs(2003)

    as Charley Logan

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Division (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Matthew Inwood

  • ER(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Matt

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Artist in Residence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Max Rhinelander

  • Blasphemous (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Five Nights at Freddy's 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Mike

  • Mister Miracle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 8 episodes · as Scott Free (voice)

  • Rita (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Ricco

  • The King of Counterfeit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • The Last Ticket (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Ronny

  • The Long Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Nathan Winer

  • Untitled A24 Vampire Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Tubby

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 67 titles, 57 of them dated from 1994 to 2026; peak year 2013.

Biggest box office

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)

$865M worldwide

Highest rated

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

The Beekeeper (2024)

Film career

MilestoneBreakoutNomination
19942026

Peak 2013 · their film career is on the way up. Top draw in 31 MovieCove titles. 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
Acting64 of 67: 58 only acting, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score51stDirecting1 of 67: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleProducing8 of 67: 2 only producing, 6 with another roleMusic1 of 67: 1 only music, 0 with another role

67 titles, 6 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 6 of them.

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s17 · acting2010s26 · 24 acting · 8 crew2020s13 · 12 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 29% of 35 roles
03081318

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; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

Nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award in 2011, Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Josh Hutcherson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 43rd percentile, the median of all 38; across their 37 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 42nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 37

Approval · how many liked their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 37

Reach · how many have seen their films

95thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 37

Midcredits score across 47 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up15
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th18
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

20 of their 47 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser18
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed20

Most divisive · actor

Miracle Dogs (2003)

89th percentile spread · 32% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)

Midcredits 95th · 82% liked

Reviewers score the acting 64/100 in their films, across 34 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 42. 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 Josh Hutcherson's work okay for kids?

Across up to 28 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore runs heavier than most films and sex & nudity and alcohol & drugs lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore26 titles16–80 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity28 titles9–64 · median 20 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity26 titles9–76 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs23 titles4–60 · median 22 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense24 titles16–74 · median 48 · moderatenear the median of all 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 Josh Hutcherson work with?

People who share at least 2 of Josh Hutcherson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Donald Sutherland shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles