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Josh Boone

Josh Boone

Director, producer and writer · Born April 5, 1979 (47) · Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA

Josh Boone (born April 5, 1979) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for directing the romantic drama The Fault in Our Stars (2014), based on the novel of the same name. Boone also wrote and directed the romantic comedy Stuck in Love (2012) and the superhero horror film The New Mutants (2020). In 2020, he directed the first and last episode of the miniseries The Stand. Description above from the Wikipedia article Josh Boone (director), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 5, 1979 (47)
From
Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
Works as
Director, producer and writer
Titles
10 on Motif · 14 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 157 days to Oct 28Up 95% in 30 days

What are Josh Boone's films like?

Across their 9 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
45%
Survival
27%
Self
19%
Morality
6%
Ideas
4%
Romantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 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 1 · Serious 3 · Dark 5

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

Grounded 7 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 6 · Intense 2

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 6 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
8
Hopeful
6
Romantic
3
Tense
3
Bittersweet
2
Other
4

How their films linger

Bittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Bittersweet8
  • Ambiguous1

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 Boone's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 10 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Josh Boone's titles on Motif; 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

14 credits, 10 with a Motif page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Fake Skating (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2027)

    Director

  • Regretting You(2025)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Press Play(2022)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • The Stand(2020)

    Show 9 episodes · Director · Creator · Executive Producer · Teleplay · Writer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows

  • The New Mutants(2020)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Cat and the Moon(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Pretenders(2018)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • My Pretty Pony (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    Executive Producer

  • Horseshoe Theory (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    Executive Producer

  • All We Had(2016)

    Executive Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Cardboard Boxer(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Fault in Our Stars(2014)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Stuck in Love.(2012)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Siamese Dream (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Director · Screenplay

Career shape

A full career of 13 titles, 11 of them dated from 2013 to 2025.

Biggest box office

The Fault in Our Stars (2014)

$307M worldwide

Highest rated

The Fault in Our Stars (2014)

Midcredits 91st

Most popular right now

The New Mutants (2020)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing7 of 13: 3 only directing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score41stWriting6 of 13: 1 only writing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score15thProducing6 of 13: 4 only producing, 2 with another roleOther crew1 of 13: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

13 titles, 5 with more than one role — directing and producing overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

2010s7 · crew2020s4 · crew

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 Motif, shown from 5 scored.

How do Josh Boone's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 52nd percentile, the median of all 9; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

82ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 10 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 10 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · writer

The Pretenders (2018)

75th percentile spread · 42% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

The Fault in Our Stars (2014)

Midcredits 91st · 82% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 59/100 and the pacing 46/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif 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 Boone's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 Motif titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 34 · mildMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles42–53 · median 47 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 51 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 47 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 45 · moderateMedian 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 Boone work with?

People who share at least 2 of Josh Boone's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Nat Wolff shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Editors

Producers

Mixed roles