From a young age, Joe immersed himself in the horror genre, loving the feeling of being scared and creeped out. Lucky for him, the 80's were a powerhouse time for horror films with the advent of the home video market. Joe watched everything he could get his hands on, taking in the craft of proper storytelling. While most kids his age were reading children's books, Joe found solace in Stephen King and Clive Barker. It was a natural progression for him to begin to write as a way to share the emotions he felt with others. His short story, about an airplane crash, garnered him the attention of the school psychologist, who thought his brutal story about death and survival, while well written, was something that needed to be addressed in counseling. What Joe took from it was the feeling of making an impact and affecting people, something he's continued to do throughout his career with films like "Blind", "Pretty Boy", "That's a Wrap", "Space Wars: Quest for the Deepstar", "Garden of Eden", and "Brute 1976". Joe has worked with Paramount Pictures and was one of the writer's picked to finish George Romero's last zombie epic "Twilight of the Dead".
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Biography from IMDb.
- March 13, 1976 (50)
- Rochester, Minnesota, USA
- Writer, actor and producer
- 11 on MovieCove · 22 credits in all
What are Joe Knetter's films like?
Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
A split, not a type: Ironic 2 · Wry 2 · Earnest 5
A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 3 · Dark 2
Grounded 2 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 2
A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 2 · Intense 5
Steady 2 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 2
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 0
Casual 5 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 4 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 1
Resolved 6 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet1
- Ambiguous6
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 Knetter's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).
Subscription and free streaming for Joe Knetter'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, 11 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
The Caretaker(2025)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Garden of Eden(2025)
Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films
12 to Midnight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Brute 1976(2025)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
That's a Wrap(2023)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Nutcracker Massacre(2022)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Remote Viewing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Pretty Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Blind(2019)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Chainsaw Maidens from Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Monsterland(2016)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all filmsHallow Pointe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Strip Club Slasher (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Terror Overload: Tales from Satan's Truckstop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
You're Next 3: Pajama Party Massacre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
The Horror Convention Massacre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Criminal Minds(2005)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
Off the Beaten Path(2004)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all filmsBrute 1986 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Twilight of the Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 20 titles, 18 of them dated from 2004 to 2025.
Biggest box office
Blind (2019)
Highest rated
The History of Metal and Horror (2021)
Most popular right now
Space Wars: Quest for the Deepstar (2022)
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 Joe Knetter's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 33rd percentile, the median of all 10; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 9th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th6
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 11 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic4
- Mixed5
Reviewers score the dialogue 31/100 and the plot and story 26/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
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.
Who does Joe Knetter work with?
People who share at least 2 of Joe Knetter's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sarah French shares the most, 7.
Directors
- Marcel WalzShared titles: Brute 1976 (2025), Garden of Eden (2025), That's a Wrap (2023), Blind (2019)See all 4 shared titles with Marcel Walz
Writers
- Jeff MillerShared titles: The Caretaker (2025), Nutcracker Massacre (2022), Space Wars: Quest for the Deepstar (2022)See all 3 shared titles with Jeff Miller
Actors
- Sarah FrenchShared titles: Brute 1976 (2025), Garden of Eden (2025), That's a Wrap (2023), Space Wars: Quest for the Deepstar (2022), The History of Metal and Horror (2021), Blind (2019), Monsterland (2016)See all 7 shared titles with Sarah French
- Gigi GustinShared titles: Brute 1976 (2025), Garden of Eden (2025), That's a Wrap (2023)See all 3 shared titles with Gigi Gustin
- Monique ParentShared titles: Garden of Eden (2025), That's a Wrap (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Monique Parent
- Sarah PolednakShared titles: Garden of Eden (2025), That's a Wrap (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Sarah Polednak
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Klaus PfreundnerShared titles: Brute 1976 (2025), Garden of Eden (2025), That's a Wrap (2023), Blind (2019)See all 4 shared titles with Klaus Pfreundner
- Kai Edmund BogatzkiShared titles: Garden of Eden (2025), That's a Wrap (2023), Blind (2019)See all 3 shared titles with Kai Edmund Bogatzki
- Marcus FriedlanderShared titles: Brute 1976 (2025), Garden of Eden (2025), That's a Wrap (2023)See all 3 shared titles with Marcus Friedlander
- Michael SuShared titles: The Caretaker (2025), Space Wars: Quest for the Deepstar (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Michael Su
Producers
- Robert L. LucasShared titles: That's a Wrap (2023), The History of Metal and Horror (2021), Blind (2019)See all 3 shared titles with Robert L. Lucas
- Ronnie D. LeeShared titles: The Caretaker (2025), Space Wars: Quest for the Deepstar (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Ronnie D. Lee
