Joel Canfield
A screenwriter, novelist, and ghostwriter, Joel Canfield has lived in New York City; Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Miami Beach, Florida; Auckland, New Zealand, and his own personal Pennsylvania trifecta, Pittsburgh, Wilkes-Barre and his hometown of Bethlehem. He now resides in Redondo Beach, California with his favorite blondes, writer-editor wife Lisa and dog Betsy, but he will undoubtedly move again, because that's just what he does. Canfield's books include the novels Dark Sky, Blue Fire, Red Earth and White Rain (the first four books in his Max Bowman series); What's Driving You???: How I Overcame Abuse and Learned to Lead in the NBA (co-authored with Keyon Dooling and Lisa Canfield); Pill Mill: My Years of Money, Madness, Sex and Drugs (co-authored with Christian Valdes and Lisa Canfield); and 226: How I Became the First Blind Person to Kayak the Grand Canyon (co-authored with Lonnie Bedwell. Blue Fire was a 2016 Silver Honoree in the Benjamin Franklin Digital Awards as well as a semi-finalist in the Book Life Prize in Fiction competition. Red Earth is a 2017 Gold Honoree in the Benjamin Franklin Digital Awards. He has also co-written four TV movies, Eat, Play, Love; Yes, I Do; Christmas Time Is Here; and Joy for Christmas with Lisa.
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Biography from IMDb.
- Writer
- 6 on MovieCove
What are Joel Canfield's films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 6
Light 6 · Serious 0 · Dark 0
Grounded 5 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 5 · Charged 1 · Intense 0
Steady 5 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 0
Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0
Casual 6 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 5 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 0
Resolved 6 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy6
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 Canfield's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Joel Canfield'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
6 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.
The Jinglebell Jubilee(2023)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
I'm Glad It's Christmas(2022)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Christmas Time Is Here(2021)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Joy for Christmas(2021)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Yes, I Do(2018)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Eat, Play, Love(2017)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Career shape
Across their 6 MovieCove titles from 2017 to 2023.
How do Joel Canfield's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 36th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 37th percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 6 titles are Mixed.
- Mixed6
Reviewers score the dialogue 33/100 and the plot and story 30/100 in their films, across 6 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 Joel Canfield work with?
People who share at least 2 of Joel Canfield's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Lisa Canfield shares the most, 6.
Directors
- Christie WillShared titles: Christmas Time Is Here (2021), Yes, I Do (2018), Eat, Play, Love (2017)See all 3 shared titles with Christie Will
- Ernie BarbarashShared titles: The Jinglebell Jubilee (2023), I'm Glad It's Christmas (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Ernie Barbarash
Writers
- Lisa CanfieldShared titles: The Jinglebell Jubilee (2023), I'm Glad It's Christmas (2022), Christmas Time Is Here (2021), Joy for Christmas (2021), Yes, I Do (2018), Eat, Play, Love (2017)See all 6 shared titles with Lisa Canfield
Actors
- Jessica LowndesShared titles: I'm Glad It's Christmas (2022), Yes, I Do (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Jessica Lowndes
- Alistair AbellShared titles: Christmas Time Is Here (2021), Yes, I Do (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Alistair Abell
- Jason CermakShared titles: Christmas Time Is Here (2021), Eat, Play, Love (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Jason Cermak
- Amélie WolfShared titles: Yes, I Do (2018), Eat, Play, Love (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Amélie Wolf
Composers
- Russ Howard IIIShared titles: Yes, I Do (2018), Eat, Play, Love (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Russ Howard III
Producers
- Brad KrevoyShared titles: The Jinglebell Jubilee (2023), I'm Glad It's Christmas (2022), Christmas Time Is Here (2021), Joy for Christmas (2021)See all 4 shared titles with Brad Krevoy
- Lorenzo NardiniShared titles: The Jinglebell Jubilee (2023), I'm Glad It's Christmas (2022), Christmas Time Is Here (2021), Joy for Christmas (2021)See all 4 shared titles with Lorenzo Nardini
- Amanda PhillipsShared titles: I'm Glad It's Christmas (2022), Christmas Time Is Here (2021), Joy for Christmas (2021)See all 3 shared titles with Amanda Phillips
- Jimmy TownsendShared titles: I'm Glad It's Christmas (2022), Christmas Time Is Here (2021), Joy for Christmas (2021)See all 3 shared titles with Jimmy Townsend