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Joe Lynch

Joe Lynch

Actor, director, producer and writer · Born March 23, 1976 (50) · Long Island, New York, USA

Joe Lynch (born March 23, 1976) is an American filmmaker, music video director and actor. He is best known for directing films such as Wrong Turn 2: Dead End (2007), Knights of Badassdom (2013), Everly (2014), Mayhem (2017), Point Blank (2019) and Suitable Flesh (2023).

Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 23, 1976 (50)
From
Long Island, New York, USA
Works as
Actor, director, producer and writer
Titles
22 on MovieCove · 36 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 155 days to Oct 26Up 2% in 30 days

What are Joe Lynch's films like?

Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.

Genres

Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 32nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Horror3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 11th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 37th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure 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
Survival
35%
Self
26%
Bonds
17%
Morality
9%
Society
7%
Power
7%
Survival7 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Wry: How sincerely it treats its story and characters, from ironic to earnest. Browse their wry movies.
Tone · Sincerity
ironicearnest

A split, not a type: Ironic 3 · Wry 3 · Earnest 5

Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 2 · Dark 6

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 4

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 8

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 5

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 7 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 4

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 4

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 5 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 3

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

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
11
Dread
7
Absurd
6
Thrilling
7
Bittersweet
3
Other
8

How their films linger

Fun8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous5

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 Lynch's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 22 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Joe Lynch'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

36 credits, 22 with a MovieCove page; 13 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Serpent's Skin(2025)

    as Anna's Stepdad (voice)(uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Dead Media(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • House of Ashes(2024)

    as Nosy Jogger

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Pet Sitter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Male Sea Monkey

  • Tales from the Void(2024)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all shows

  • Tales from the Void: Into the Unknown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director

  • Suitable Flesh(2023)

    Director · Executive Producer · as Ray the Orderly

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Ultra Violet & Black Scorpion(2022)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows

  • Creepshow(2019)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • The Perished(2019)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Point Blank(2019)

    Director · as Cameraman

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Intervention (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Bert

  • My Dead Ex(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Mayhem(2017)

    Director · as Ray the IT Guy (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • A Holliston Halloween (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Executive Producer · as Himself

  • Victor Crowley(2017)

    as Pilot Matthew Waters (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • 12 Deadly Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 12 episodes · Director · Producer

  • Everly(2014)

    Director · Story · as SWAT Officer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Ghoul(2015)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Knights of Badassdom(2013)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Something Real and Good (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Executive Producer

  • Holliston(2012)

    Show 20 episodes · Executive Producer · as Joe

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • The Hunt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Executive Producer

  • Chillerama(2011)

    Director · Executive Producer · Writer · as Fernando Phagabeefy (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Birds of Anger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Executive Producer

  • Just Take One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Bert Trick or Treater

  • Hatchet II(2010)

    as Gator Hunter (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Frozen(2010)

    as Guy on Chairlift #2 (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Sweatshop(2009)

    as Ghost

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Thirsty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Joe

  • The Tiffany Problem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Wolverine

  • Wrong Turn 2: Dead End(2007)

    Director · as Guy on TV Screen (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Street Fury (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 26 episodes · Cinematographer

  • Uranium (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 2 episodes · Cinematographer

  • Terror Firmer(1998)

    Best Boy Electric · Creative Consultant · as Clothespin Boy

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Buzzkill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 36 titles, 35 of them dated from 1999 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Frozen (2010)

$3.8M worldwide

Highest rated

Mayhem (2017)

Midcredits 60th

Most popular right now

Wrong Turn 2: Dead End (2007)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting19 of 36: 11 only acting, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score29thDirecting14 of 36: 7 only directing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score31stWriting2 of 36: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing10 of 36: 6 only producing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score32ndCinematography2 of 36: 2 only cinematography, 0 with another roleOther crew2 of 36: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

36 titles, 9 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 6 of them.

By decade

1990s1 · 1 acting · 1 crew2000s6 · 4 acting · 3 crew2010s20 · 10 acting · 15 crew2020s8 · 4 acting · 5 crew

Billing

usually 19th · top billed in 0% of 11 roles
9914

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.

How do Joe Lynch's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 27th percentile, the median of all 17; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 31st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

31stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

27thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

89thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 22 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 22 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive3
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed13

Most divisive · director

Ultra Violet & Black Scorpion (2022)

96th percentile spread · 33% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Dead Media (2025)

Midcredits 71st · 60% liked

Reviewers score the acting 56/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 65, detractors 32. 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 Joe Lynch's work okay for kids?

Across up to 10 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore8 titles82–95 · median 88 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity10 titles19–65 · median 51 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles65–89 · median 78 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles22–62 · median 44 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles63–91 · median 80 · severeheavier 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 Joe Lynch work with?

People who share at least 2 of Joe Lynch's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Bear McCreary shares the most, 5.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers