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Josh Kriegman

Josh Kriegman

Producer, director and cinematographer, also writer

BAFTA Award nominee · 2 other major award bodies

Josh Kriegman created and directed the TCA Award-winning hit Showtime series 'Couples Therapy' with Elyse Steinberg and Eli Despres ("The juiciest, most addicting show on TV." - THE DAILY BEAST, "A near miracle of a docuseries." - NY MAGAZINE). He directed and produced the Academy-Award shortlisted documentary feature 'Weiner' with Elyse Steinberg ("Mind blowing, hilarious, unsparing... One of the best documentaries ever made" - ROLLING STONE, winner of the 2016 Sundance Grand Jury Prize, BAFTA nominee), as well as 'The Fight' ("Riveting. An artfully crafted and improbably entertaining documentary." - The Washington Post, 2020 Sundance Special Jury Prize). He executive produced the acclaimed HBO series 'Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show' ("The most astonishing, emotionally raw reality TV ever made... clearly in a league of its own" - THE GUARDIAN, "Wildly entertaining and groundbreaking" - ESQUIRE), the FX feature documentary 'Spermworld' ("Must see." -The Decider), as well as multiple upcoming documentary features and series for major platforms including Hulu and Netflix. In a previous life, Josh was a political consultant and campaign advisor.

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Works as
Producer, director and cinematographer, also writer
Titles
5 on MovieCove
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 39% in 30 days

What are Josh Kriegman's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
34%
Self
29%
Morality
21%
Power
11%
Society
4%
Purpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 1

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · 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 2 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
3
Tense
2
Bittersweet
2
Hopeful
2
Absurd
1
Other
4

How their films linger

Thought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Bittersweet3
  • 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 Josh Kriegman's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Josh Kriegman'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

5 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • Spermworld(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Fight(2020)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Couples Therapy(2019)

    Show Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Weiner(2016)

    Director · Cinematographer · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 4 titles from 2016 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Weiner (2016)

$1.7M worldwide

Highest rated

Weiner (2016)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

Couples Therapy (2019)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing2 of 4: 0 only directing, 2 with another roleProducing4 of 4: 2 only producing, 2 with another roleCinematography1 of 4: 0 only cinematography, 1 with another role

By decade

2010s1 · crew2020s3 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

Awards

2 major awards from 5 major nominations, 2016–2020.

WinNomination
  1. 2020
    • Sundance award, won · Social Impact Filmmaking
    • Sundance award, nominated · Documentary
  2. 2017
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Documentary
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Directors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary
  3. 2016
    • Sundance award, won · Documentary

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 Josh Kriegman's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 86th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 83rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

83rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 5 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

2 of their 5 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser1

Most divisive · director, producer

The Fight (2020)

93rd percentile spread · 29% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, writer, producer, cinematographer

Weiner (2016)

Midcredits 96th · 85% liked

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 Josh Kriegman work with?

People who share at least 2 of Josh Kriegman's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Elyse Steinberg shares the most, 5.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers