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Joshua Allen

Cinematographer

Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
6 on MovieCove · 12 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Up 2% in 30 days

What are Joshua Allen's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
41%
Bonds
16%
Morality
14%
Society
13%
Survival
7%
Ideas
7%
Self-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 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 3 · Serious 0 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 2 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 0 · Intense 2

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

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

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

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

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 2 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Dread
2
Melancholic
2
Warm
2
Joyful
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Feel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet3
  • 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 Joshua Allen's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Joshua Allen'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

12 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.

  • Stealing Pulp Fiction(2024)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Two Shallow Graves: The McStay Family Murders(2022)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Two People in Complete Darkness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Cinematographer

  • The Cleaning Lady(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Bree and Drew (Me & You) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Cinematographer

  • Sneaky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Cinematographer

  • The Weatherman and the Shadowboxer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Additional Photography

  • Pretend We're Kissing(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • S is for BIRD (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Cinematographer

  • Freak Dance(2010)

    as Meathead

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer(2007)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Most Likely To (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 11 titles from 2007 to 2025.

Biggest box office

The Cleaning Lady (2018)

$71K worldwide

Highest rated

Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer (2007)

Midcredits 39th

Most popular right now

The Cleaning Lady (2018)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 11: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleCinematography9 of 11: 9 only cinematography, 0 with another roleOther crew1 of 11: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

2000s2 · crew2010s8 · 1 acting · 7 crew2020s1 · crew

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

How do Joshua Allen's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 21st percentile, the median of all 5; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 22nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

22ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

29thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 6 titles, by percentile

  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 6 titles are Mixed.

  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

Freak Dance (2010)

91st percentile spread · 37% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Two Shallow Graves: The McStay Family Murders (2022)

Midcredits 44th · 68% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 60/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 66, detractors 45. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.

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 Joshua Allen work with?

People who share at least 2 of Joshua Allen's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jon Knautz shares the most, 2.

Directors

Editors

Producers