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Joel Anderson

Joel Anderson

Director, producer, writer and actor · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Writers Guild Award nominee

Joel Anderson is a producer, director, screenwriter and actor known for Lake Mungo (2008), The Rotting Woman (2002) and Late Night with the Devil (2023).

Biography from TMDB.

From
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Works as
Director, producer, writer and actor
Titles
4 on MovieCove · 6 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 15% in 30 days

What are Joel Anderson's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
24%
Survival
22%
Morality
18%
Society
14%
Power
11%
Bonds
6%
Ideas
5%

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 4

A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 1

Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 2

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

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Casual 0 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 2

A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 3

Resolved 1 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Dread
4
Melancholic
4
Tense
3
Cold
1
Contemplative
1

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Bittersweet2
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous2

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 Anderson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Joel Anderson'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

6 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Posthumous(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
  • Penny Lane Is Dead(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
  • Late Night with the Devil(2023)

    Executive Producer · as D'Abo's Disciple

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
  • An Eye For An Eye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Camera Operator

  • Lake Mungo(2008)

    Director · Associate Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
  • The Rotting Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director · Screenplay

Career shape

A full career of 4 titles from 2002 to 2024.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 4: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting2 of 4: 0 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting2 of 4: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing2 of 4: 0 only producing, 2 with another roleOther crew1 of 4: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

4 titles, 3 with more than one role — directing and producing overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

2000s2 · crew2020s2 · 1 acting · 2 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

Awards

Nominated for a Writers Guild Award in 2024, Radio/Audio Documentary.

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 Joel Anderson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 51st percentile, the median of all 4; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 57th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

82ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 4 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th2

Reviewers score the atmosphere 75/100 and the pacing 47/100 in their films, across 3 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 Joel Anderson's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 27 · mildMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Joel Anderson work with?

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

Actors

Composers

Producers

Mixed roles