Craig Johnson

What are Craig Johnson's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

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 Craig Johnson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

• HBO Max3 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Looking (2014) · director
  • The Parenting (2025) · director
  • Gossip Girl (2021) · director
• Netflix3 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Minx (2022) · director
  • Special (2019) · director
  • Alex Strangelove (2018) · director, writer
• Pluto TV1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • The Skeleton Twins (2014) · director, writer · free
• Prime Video1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Wilson (2017) · director
• Tubi1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • The Skeleton Twins (2014) · director, writer · free

Subscription and free streaming for Craig Johnson'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

13 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.

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  The Parenting(2025)

  Director

  Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films36^th
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  Minx(2022)

  Show 1 episode · Director

  Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows74^th
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  Gossip Girl(2021)

  Show 1 episode · Director

  Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows12^th
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  Love Life(2020)

  Show 2 episodes · Director

  Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows71^st
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  Special(2019)

  Show 4 episodes · Director

  Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows67^th
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  Alex Strangelove(2018)

  Director · Writer

  Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films50^th
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  Wilson(2017)

  Director

  Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films33^rd
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  The Skeleton Twins(2014)

  Director · Writer

  Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films76^th
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  Looking(2014)

  Show 1 episode · Director

  Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows91^st
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  True Adolescents(2009)

  Director · Writer

  Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films47^th
• Pumpkin Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

  Editor
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  A Moment to Breath (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

  Assistant Director
• I Am Not Your Mother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

  Director · Writer

Career shape

A full career of 13 titles, 12 of them dated from 2007 to 2025.

Biggest box office

The Skeleton Twins (2014)

$5.8M worldwide

Highest rated

The Skeleton Twins (2014)

Midcredits 76^th

Most popular right now

Special (2019)

Awards

1 major award from 2 major nominations, 2014.

1. 2014
   • Sundance award, won
   • Sundance award, nominated · Dramatic

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Craig Johnson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 47^th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 48^th percentile for acclaim.

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 10 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

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• Universally Loved1
• Crowd Pleaser5
• Broadly Agreed1
• Mixed3

Most divisive · director

Gossip Girl (2021)

79^th percentile spread · 34% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Looking (2014)

Midcredits 91^st · 89% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 60/100 and the pacing 47/100 in their films, across 5 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 Craig Johnson's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Craig Johnson work with?

People who share at least 2 of Craig Johnson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jared Goldman shares the most, 4.