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Justin Tipping

Justin Tipping

Director and writer, also producer · Born April 26, 1985 (41) · Oakland, California, U.S.

Berlinale award nominee

Justin Tipping is an American television and film director, screenwriter, and executive producer best known for his work on Kicks (2016), Flatbush Misdemeanors (2021), and Joe vs. Carole (2022). Description above from the Wikipedia article Justin Tipping, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 26, 1985 (41)
From
Oakland, California, U.S.
Works as
Director and writer, also producer
Titles
9 on MovieCove · 11 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 37% in 30 days

What are Justin Tipping's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
40%
Bonds
25%
Survival
13%
Power
11%
Morality
7%
Society
5%
Coming of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 1

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 0 · Intense 2

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 1 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 1

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 2 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Melancholic
3
Dread
1
Joyful
1
Hopeful
1
Other
5

How their films linger

Unsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Bittersweet4
  • 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 Justin Tipping's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Justin Tipping'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

11 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page.

  • Him(2025)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Joe vs. Carole(2022)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • Flatbush Misdemeanors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Run the World(2021)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Twenties(2020)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • Black Monday(2019)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Dare Me(2019)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows

  • Dear White People(2017)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • Lowriders(2016)

    Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Kicks(2016)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Nani (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 9 titles from 2012 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Him (2025)

$28M worldwide

Highest rated

Kicks (2016)

Midcredits 62nd

Most popular right now

Him (2025)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing8 of 9: 6 only directing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score29thWriting3 of 9: 1 only writing, 2 with another role

By decade

2010s5 · crew2020s4 · 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.

Awards

Nominated for a Berlinale award in 2012, Generation 14plus - Best Short 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 Justin Tipping's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 42nd percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 9 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 9 titles are Mixed.

  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · director

Dear White People (2017)

94th percentile spread · 34% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Black Monday (2019)

Midcredits 65th · 80% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 70/100 and the pacing 42/100 in their films, across 3 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.

Who does Justin Tipping work with?

People who share at least 2 of Justin Tipping's MovieCove titles; Joshua Beirne-Golden shares the most, 2.