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Joany Kane

Joany Kane

Writer and producer

Joany Kane is an American screenwriter from Massachusetts. She co-founded Passionflix with Tosca Musk and Jina Panebianco. She wrote her first screenplay in 1991. She also writes romance ebooks.

Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Writer and producer
Titles
23 on MovieCove · 28 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 19% in 30 days

What are Joany Kane's films like?

Across their 23 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 37th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Romance4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Romance movies
Family2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th percentile
: browse their Family 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
Bonds
58%
Self
21%
Society
9%
Morality
5%
Power
3%
Survival
3%
Ideas
2%
Romantic love19 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth6 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 22 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 21 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 19 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 17 · Charged 4 · Intense 1

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

Steady 19 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 15 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 14 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 19 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 21 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Romantic
18
Warm
11
Hopeful
15
Joyful
8
Tense
4
Other
8

How their films linger

Feel-good21 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCozy3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy21
  • Bittersweet2

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 Joany Kane's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 21 of their 23 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (15).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Joany Kane'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

28 credits, 23 with a MovieCove page.

  • Royally Screwed(2026)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Christmas at Mistletoe Manor(2025)

    Co-Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Dial S for Santa(2023)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • A Prince and Pauper Christmas(2022)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Search for Secret Santa(2022)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • A Playful Romance(2021)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Christmas Thief(2021)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • A Christmas Witness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Writer

  • Wicked(2021)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Will(2020)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Dirty Sexy Saint(2019)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • A Brother's Honor(2019)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Protector(2019)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Wrapped Up in You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Screenplay

  • Driven(2018)

    Show 6 episodes · Producer · Teleplay

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • The Matchmaker's Playbook(2018)

    Executive Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • The Trouble with Mistletoe(2017)

    Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Afterburn/Aftershock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Executive Producer · Writer

  • Hollywood Dirt(2017)

    Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Merry Kissmas(2015)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • A Christmas Kiss II(2014)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • A Christmas Mystery(2014)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Christmas Belle(2013)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Matchmaker Santa(2012)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Christmas Magic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Story · Writer

  • A Kiss for Christmas(2011)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Moonlight & Mistletoe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Story · Teleplay

  • The Christmas Card(2006)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 27 titles from 2006 to 2025.

Highest rated

The Christmas Card (2006)

Midcredits 77th

Most popular right now

Driven (2018)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing27 of 27: 22 only writing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score43rdProducing5 of 27: 0 only producing, 5 with another role

27 titles, 5 with more than one role — writing and producing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

2000s2 · crew2010s16 · crew2020s9 · 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 Joany Kane's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 42nd percentile, the median of all 22; across their 22 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 40th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

40thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Approval · how many liked their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Reach · how many have seen their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Midcredits score across 23 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th12
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 23 titles are Mixed.

  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed14

Most divisive · writer

A Brother's Honor (2019)

90th percentile spread · 26% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer, producer

Christmas at Mistletoe Manor (2025)

Midcredits 79th · 67% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 38/100 and the plot and story 41/100 in their films, across 22 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.

Is Joany Kane's work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Sex & Nudity8 titles34–74 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32

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 Joany Kane work with?

People who share at least 2 of Joany Kane's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Tosca Musk shares the most, 10.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers