Joel Crawford

What are Joel Crawford's films like?

Across their 5 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 Joel Crawford's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (3).

• Netflix3 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022) · actor, director
  • Trolls Holiday (2017) · director
  • Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie (2025) · thanks
• Peacock2 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • The Croods: A New Age (2020) · actor, director
  • Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken (2023) · thanks
• Disney+1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (2019) · additional storyboarding
• Paramount+1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015) · storyboard artist
• Prime Video1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011) · writer

Subscription and free streaming for Joel Crawford'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, 13 with a MovieCove page.

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  Forgotten Island(2026)

  Director · Writer · as Doctor / Crimson Cow (voice)

  Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films96^th
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  Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie(2025)

  Thanks

  Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films37^th
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  Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken(2023)

  Thanks

  Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films34^th
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  Puss in Boots: The Last Wish - The Trident(2023)

  Executive Producer

  Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films50^th
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  Puss in Boots: The Last Wish(2022)

  Director · as Band Member / Baker's Dozen Gang Member (voice)

  Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films99^th
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  Dear Diary: World's First Pranks(2021)

  Story

  Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films11^th
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  The Croods: A New Age(2020)

  Director · as Guy's Father (voice)

  Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films75^th
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  Trolls World Tour(2020)

  Thanks

  Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films49^th
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  The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part(2019)

  Additional Storyboarding

  Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films62^nd
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  Trolls Holiday(2017)

  Director

  Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films49^th
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  The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water(2015)

  Storyboard Artist

  Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films45^th
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  Rise of the Guardians(2012)

  Story Artist

  Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films90^th
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  Kung Fu Panda 2(2011)

  Story Artist

  Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films92^nd

Career shape

A full career of 13 titles from 2011 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022)

$480M worldwide

Highest rated

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022)

Midcredits 99^th

Most popular right now

Forgotten Island (2026)

Awards

2 major nominations and no wins, 2023.

1. 2023
   • Oscar, nominated · Best Animated Feature Film
   • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Animated Feature Film

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 Joel Crawford's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50^th percentile, the median of all 13; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 71^st percentile for acclaim.

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 13 titles are Mixed.

335

• Universally Loved3
• Universally Panned1
• Cult Classic1
• Crowd Pleaser3
• Mixed5

Most loved · actor, director

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022)

Midcredits 99^th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 74/100 and the pacing 50/100 in their films, across 4 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 Joel Crawford'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 Joel Crawford work with?

People who share at least 2 of Joel Crawford's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mark Swift shares the most, 4.