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Josh C. Waller

Josh C. Waller

Producer, director, writer and actor

Raised on the California Central Coast in the 70's and 80's, Josh Cooper Waller split his time between cattle ranches on one hand and the Arts and cinemas in the other. Early outdoor viewings of "Close Encounters" with his family, combined with a concert violinist Grandmother, instilled in him a sense of cinematic awe and wonder that he knew he had to chase after. In 1992, no desire for college but unsure exactly which direction to go, Waller joined the US Marines. This decision would give back exactly what he needed it to. During his Reserve duty, Josh worked with private learning centers across the US, specifically with children dealing with ADD, Dyslexia, and various "disorders". In 1996, Waller arrived in NYC to study acting at the William Esper Studio. During his time there he met and later became roommates with frequent collaborator, Daniel Noah. In 2001, soon after the passing of his mother, Josh moved back to the West Coast. He immersed himself in script writing, short film writing/direction/production, and feature film development for several years. The service industry helped to provide during most of those years as did the occasional odd job. In 2010, after connecting on a feature project that didn't come to pass, Waller partnered with his best friends, screenwriter Daniel Noah and actor Elijah Wood, to form SpectreVision, a genre production company dedicated to supporting unique voices within the genre space. Years later, Lisa Whalen would join their team as CEO and soon after as full partner. With Lisa they would expand to form Company X, a larger umbrella company, and partner with Ubisoft on gaming and Legendary for television development. During his time as partner and head of production, Waller would oversee over a dozen film productions some titles include "Cooties", "The Boy", "Bitch", "Daniel Isn't Real", Panos Cosmatos' "Mandy", and "Color Out of Space" by Richard Stanley. In 2019, Waller stepped away from SpectreVision/Company X to focus on his directorial pursuits and to launch a new production shingle in Portugal called Woodhead. Woodhead is built upon similar principles and expressions to those childhood cinematic experiences -- To help other filmmakers realize that sense awe and wonder in their work.

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Biography from IMDb.

Works as
Producer, director, writer and actor
Titles
19 on MovieCove · 22 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 37% in 30 days

What are Josh C. Waller's films like?

Across their 17 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.

Genres

Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 27th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 13th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: 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
Survival
39%
Self
20%
Bonds
14%
Morality
9%
Power
8%
Society
8%
Ideas
2%
Survival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMental illness2 titles, browse their movies with this themePower2 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 17 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 14

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

Grounded 6 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 4

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 6 · Intense 10

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 5

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

Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 3

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 3

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

Casual 3 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 3

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 3 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 9

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 4 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 7

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
14
Dread
13
Absurd
5
Melancholic
4
Cold
3
Other
8

How their films linger

Unsettling13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic4
  • 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 C. Waller's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Josh C. Waller'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

22 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page.

  • Lone Samurai(2025)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Lovely, Dark, and Deep(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Color Out of Space(2019)

    Producer · as Sheriff Pierce

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Daniel Isn't Real(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Mandy(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Bitch(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Greasy Strangler(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Camino(2015)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Boy(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Fun Size Horror: Volume One(2015)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night(2014)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Cooties(2014)

    Producer · Story

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Open Windows(2014)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • McCanick(2013)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Toad Road(2012)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • LFO(2013)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Raze(2013)

    Director · Producer · Story

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Bitch Slap(2009)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Escape (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Executive Producer · Producer · Writer · as Aaron Price

  • The Man with Kaleidoscope Eyes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Traum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 22 titles, 20 of them dated from 2006 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Mandy (2018)

$1.8M worldwide

Highest rated

A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014)

Midcredits 82nd

Most popular right now

Color Out of Space (2019)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 22: 0 only acting, 2 with another roleDirecting6 of 22: 0 only directing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score15thWriting5 of 22: 0 only writing, 5 with another roleProducing20 of 22: 13 only producing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score29thOther crew1 of 22: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

22 titles, 8 with more than one role — producing and directing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

2000s2 · 1 acting · 2 crew2010s14 · crew2020s4 · 1 acting · 4 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 MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Josh C. Waller's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 27th percentile, the median of all 19; across their 17 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 34th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

34thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Approval · how many liked their films

27thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Reach · how many have seen their films

82ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Midcredits score across 19 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th9

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 19 titles are Mixed.

  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed14

Most divisive · director, writer, producer

Lone Samurai (2025)

74th percentile spread · 40% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014)

Midcredits 82nd · 69% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 66/100 and the pacing 36/100 in their films, across 17 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 Josh C. Waller's work okay for kids?

Across up to 11 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore9 titles59–93 · median 80 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity11 titles20–72 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity8 titles46–84 · median 70 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles32–89 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles60–90 · median 70 · intenseheavier 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 Josh C. Waller work with?

People who share at least 2 of Josh C. Waller's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Daniel Noah shares the most, 14.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles