New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author and Emmy Award Winner Joshua Pruett is the only human being on Earth to have written for both MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000 and DOCTOR WHO. Currently working on the widely anticipated return of Disney's PHINEAS AND FERB, Joshua is perhaps best known for his work as a TV Writer on MILO MURPHY'S LAW, the original feature for Disney Plus, PHINEAS AND FERB THE MOVIE: CANDACE AGAINST THE UNIVERSE and THE LAST KIDS ON EARTH, the Emmy-Award Winning Netflix animated series. Joshua headed back to the Last Kids universe in Spring 2023, co-writing the NYT bestselling graphic novel, THE LAST COMICS ON EARTH, with Max Brallier, the first of four books, illustrated by Jay Cooper and Douglas Holgate. Joshua's first solo middle grade series, GYRO AND THE ARGONAUTS, pitched as 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to Greek Mythology,' a revisionist take on classical myths where the monsters become the heroes they were always meant to be, recently sold to Andrews McMeel Kids, and will hit bookstores and libraries Summer 2025! Previous published work includes the Predator-as-summer-camp-slasher short "Ghost Story" in PREDATOR: EYES OF THE DEMON, a tie-in anthology from Titan Books and his original full cast Doctor Who audio book TIDES OF THE MOON from DOCTOR WHO: THE SIXTH DOCTOR ADVENTURES: WATER WORLDS released May, 2022 from Big Finish Productions. He's also written books and comics for all ages, including the hilarious middle grade novel SHIPWRECKERS: THE CURSE OF THE CURSED TEMPLE OF CURSES, OR WE NEARLY DIED. A LOT. with Scott Peterson from Disney/Hyperion. Joshua has over fifteen years of experience inflicting laughter and monsters on others as storyboard artist, writer and creative consultant for Crunchyroll, LEGO, Warner Animation Group, Pure Imagination Studios, Disney TV, DreamWorks Feature Animation, Nickelodeon, DreamWorks TV, Awesomeness TV, Sprout/NBC Universal, Disney China/Beijing, Zombie Bake Shop, Netflix, Paramount Feature Animation as well as developing THE HAUNTED MANSION for Disney TV with Scott Peterson. Joshua is the author of THE JUNGLE BOOK: THE STRENGTH OF THE WOLF IS THE PACK, with Scott Peterson, an adaptation and expansion of the 2016 live action feature film, the horror short story collection THE MISERY COMPANY and AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER: LEGACY OF THE FIRE NATION from Insight Editions.
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Biography from IMDb.
- March 21, 1978 (48)
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Writer
- 16 on MovieCove · 22 credits in all
Known for
What are Joshua Pruett's films like?
Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 6
Light 4 · Serious 1 · Dark 1
Grounded 1 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 2
A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 1 · Intense 1
Steady 4 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 5
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 1
Casual 5 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 5 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 1
Resolved 6 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy7
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous2
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 Pruett's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (6).
Subscription and free streaming for Joshua Pruett'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, 16 with a MovieCove page.
Scrooge: A Christmas Carol Horror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Insidious Possession(2026)
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Odyssey(2026)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows
The Doomies(2026)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Witch Hunter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Brown and Friends(2022)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows
Hamster & Gretel(2022)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
The Last Kids on Earth(2019)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows
Milo Murphy's Law(2016)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows
O.W.C.A. Files (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Phineas and Ferb: Last Day of Summer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Phineas and Ferb: Night of the Living Pharmacists (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Phineas and Ferb Save Summer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Book of Dragons(2011)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
B.O.B.'s Big Break(2009)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Phineas and Ferb(2007)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
Over the Hedge(2006)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 19 titles, 18 of them dated from 2006 to 2026.
Biggest box office
Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe (2020)
Highest rated
Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe (2020)
Most popular right now
The Odyssey (2026)
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.
Awards
Nominated for a Primetime Emmy in 2016, Outstanding Animated Program.
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 Joshua Pruett's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 64th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 55th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up5
- 50th to 74th6
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
8 of their 16 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser8
- Mixed6
Reviewers score the dialogue 43/100 and the plot and story 41/100 in their films, across 4 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 Joshua Pruett work with?
People who share at least 2 of Joshua Pruett's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Marcel Walz shares the most, 2.
Directors
- Marcel WalzShared titles: Insidious Possession (2026), The Odyssey (2026)See all 2 shared titles with Marcel Walz
Actors
- Dominic KeatingShared titles: Insidious Possession (2026), The Odyssey (2026)See all 2 shared titles with Dominic Keating
- Llana BarronShared titles: Insidious Possession (2026), The Odyssey (2026)See all 2 shared titles with Llana Barron
- Dan PovenmireShared titles: Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe (2020), Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Dan Povenmire
- Maulik PancholyShared titles: Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe (2020), Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Maulik Pancholy
Cinematographers
- Mark DavidShared titles: Insidious Possession (2026), The Odyssey (2026)See all 2 shared titles with Mark David
Producers
- David Michael LattShared titles: Insidious Possession (2026), The Odyssey (2026)See all 2 shared titles with David Michael Latt
- David RimawiShared titles: Insidious Possession (2026), The Odyssey (2026)See all 2 shared titles with David Rimawi
- Paul BalesShared titles: Insidious Possession (2026), The Odyssey (2026)See all 2 shared titles with Paul Bales
