Joel Sturdivant

Producer · Born May 27, 1981 (45) · Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Joel has been working in the television industry for over 20 years. He is most proud of his work on Jersey Shore Family Vacation, America: Fact vs. Fiction, Teen Mom, Cupcake Wars, Divorce Court, The Curious Case of the Girl that Died Twice, and My True Crime Story. He enjoys scouting potential filming locations, prepping beautiful scenes, and finding the perfect prop.

What are Joel Sturdivant's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Ideas.

Themes

share of theme weight

Self

24%

Ideas

19%

Morality

18%

Power

16%

Bonds

14%

Society

9%

Self-worth3 Truth3 Community3 Romantic love2 Ambition2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

6

Hopeful

5

Joyful

3

Contemplative

3

Thrilling

3

Other

5

How their films linger

Feel-good5 Fun3 Thought-provoking3 Rousing3 Hopeful3 Unsettling2

How their films end

Happy3
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 Joel Sturdivant's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on discovery+ (3).

Also on these channels

HISTORY Vault1 title, show their title on HISTORY Vault

Subscription and free streaming for Joel Sturdivant'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

10 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.

The Curious Case of...(2025)
Show Producer
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows
The Snake(2025)
Show Producer
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all shows
Teen Mom: Family Reunion(2022)
Show Producer
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all shows
To Catch a Beautician(2020)
Show Producer
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Double Shot at Love with DJ Pauly D & Vinny(2019)
Show Producer
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows
SciJinks(2018)
Show Producer
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Revenge Body with Khloé Kardashian(2017)
Show Producer
Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all shows
My Big Fat Fabulous Life(2015)
Show Producer
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all shows
The American Revolution(2014)
Show Producer
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows
The Nostradamus Effect(2009)
Show Producer
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Across their 10 MovieCove titles from 2009 to 2025.

Highest rated

My Big Fat Fabulous Life (2015)

Midcredits 3^rd

By role

only this rolewith another role

Producing10 of 10 · 8^th

By decade

2000s1 · crew2010s5 · crew2020s4 · crew

Counts over their MovieCove titles; 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, shown from 5 scored.

Who does Joel Sturdivant work with?

People who share at least 2 of Joel Sturdivant's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; David Korkis shares the most, 3.