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Josh Folan

Josh Folan

Producer, actor, director, writer and editor · Clearwater, Florida, USA

Josh Folan was born in Pensacola, Florida, USA as Joshua Michael Folan. He is a producer, writer, director, and actor.

Biography from TMDB.

From
Clearwater, Florida, USA
Works as
Producer, actor, director, writer and editor
Titles
25 on Motif · 47 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 65 days to Oct 28Up 79% in 30 days

What are Josh Folan's films like?

Across their 16 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 25th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 21st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Thriller2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 17th percentile
: browse their Thriller movies

Their Motif 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
Morality
35%
Self
18%
Survival
16%
Society
10%
Bonds
9%
Power
9%
Ideas
1%
Survival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 16 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 9 · Serious 2 · Dark 5

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

Grounded 11 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 10 · Intense 3

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 3

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 5

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 7 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 1

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 7 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 4

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

Resolved 11 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
12
Absurd
7
Dread
4
Warm
3
Hopeful
3
Other
12

How their films linger

Fun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous4

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 Folan's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 25 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (15).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Josh Folan'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

47 credits, 25 with a Motif page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • American Summer(2026)

    Co-Producer · as Todd

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • ROOM TONE: The Sound of 'The Room' (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2026)

    Director · Editor · Producer

  • Pickleheads (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)

    Producer

  • The Memo (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)

    Producer

  • Grave Robbing for Morons II: Dead by Dawn (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer · Writer · as Docko

  • Hatırlama (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Writer

  • Tricks Can Go Wrong (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    Producer · as Todd

  • The Perfect In-Laws(2023)

    Line Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Project Baby (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2023)

    Line Producer

  • Beef(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Male Nurse

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Dance Dads (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2022)

    Producer

  • Red Line (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2022)

    Producer

  • Sally Floss: Digital Detective(2022)

    Line Producer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Bitch Ass(2022)

    Production Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Secret Lives of College Escorts(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Wild Game(2021)

    Line Producer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Apache Junction(2021)

    as Private Stuckey

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Tales of a Fifth Grade Robin Hood(2021)

    Line Producer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Asteroid-a-Geddon(2020)

    Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • City (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)

    Producer

  • Fast and Fierce: Death Race(2020)

    Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Two Wizards, One Staff (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Writer

  • Collision Earth(2020)

    Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Ask for Jane(2018)

    Producer · as Sam

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Misty Button(2019)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Camp Wedding(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Love Is Dead! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Writer · as Trevor

  • Ay Lav Yu Tuu(2017)

    as Danny

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • The Light of the Moon(2017)

    Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Emerald City (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    Associate Producer

  • Front Cover(2015)

    as Press

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Catch 22: Based on the Unwritten Story by Seanie Sugrue(2016)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Screenplay · as Todd / Dad

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Body(2015)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • What Would Bear Do? (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Vaughn

  • Patti and Me, Minus Patti (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)

    as Manager

  • The Lives of Hamilton Fish(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • it's just One line (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Guy

  • Episode 50(2011)

    as Jack

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • All God's Creatures(2011)

    Producer · Writer · as Jon

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Graduates (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)

    as Jesse Swomley

  • Ay Lav Yu (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)

    as Danny

  • Kings(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Apartment Soldier

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Quid Pro Quo(2008)

    as Raine's Dinner Date (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Death on Demand (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)

    as Biff

  • Spiker (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)

    as Charlie Quartermain

  • Divine Blood (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Sticky (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Producer · as Todd

Career shape

A full career of 45 titles, 43 of them dated from 2007 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Ay Lav Yu Tuu (2017)

$1.8M worldwide

Highest rated

Camp Wedding (2019)

Midcredits 44th

Most popular right now

American Summer (2026)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting22 of 45: 12 only acting, 10 with another role · typical Midcredits score33rdDirecting8 of 45: 0 only directing, 8 with another roleWriting8 of 45: 0 only writing, 8 with another roleProducing28 of 45: 15 only producing, 13 with another role · typical Midcredits score18thCinematography1 of 45: 0 only cinematography, 1 with another roleEditing6 of 45: 0 only editing, 6 with another roleOther crew5 of 45: 5 only other crew, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score2nd

45 titles, 13 with more than one role — producing and acting overlap on 10 of them.

By decade

2000s4 · acting2010s17 · 12 acting · 11 crew2020s22 · 5 acting · 20 crew

Billing

usually 10th · top billed in 20% of 5 roles

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. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Josh Folan's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 17th percentile, the median of all 23; across their 16 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 17th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

17thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Approval · how many liked their films

22ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Reach · how many have seen their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Midcredits score across 25 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th14

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 25 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned3
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive6
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · actor, producer

American Summer (2026)

95th percentile spread · 46% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Front Cover (2015)

Midcredits 58th · 57% liked

Reviewers score the acting 48/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles; fans 70, detractors 28. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

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.

Who does Josh Folan work with?

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

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers

Producers

Mixed roles