Joseph Heller
Writer · Died December 12, 1999, aged 76 · New York, New York, U.S.
Joseph Heller (May 1, 1923 – December 12, 1999) was an American author of novels, short stories, plays, and screenplays. His best-known work is his debut novel Catch-22 (1961), a satire on war and bureaucracy, whose title has become a synonym for an absurd or contradictory choice. He was nominated in 1972 for the Nobel Prize in Literature.
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Biography from TMDB.
- May 1, 1923
- December 12, 1999 (aged 76)
- New York, New York, U.S.
- Writer
- 6 on MovieCove
What are Joseph Heller's films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Survival.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
A split, not a type: Ironic 3 · Wry 1 · Earnest 1
Light 4 · Serious 1 · Dark 0
A split, not a type: Grounded 1 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 3
Gentle 3 · Charged 2 · Intense 0
Steady 4 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 4
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1
Casual 3 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 4 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 0
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Ambiguous2
- Cyclical1
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 Joseph Heller's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Joseph Heller'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; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Catch-22(2019)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows
Catch-22(1973)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Dirty Dingus Magee(1970)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Catch-22(1970)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Casino Royale(1967)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Sex and the Single Girl(1964)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 5 titles from 1964 to 2019.
Biggest box office
Sex and the Single Girl (1964)
Highest rated
Catch-22 (1970)
Most popular right now
Catch-22 (2019)
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.
How do Joseph Heller's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 61st percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 60th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th2
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
None of their 6 titles divides audiences: 4 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the dialogue 45/100 and the plot and story 34/100 in their films, across 5 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.
Is Joseph Heller'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 Joseph Heller work with?
People who share at least 2 of Joseph Heller's MovieCove titles; Richard Quine shares the most, 2.
- Richard QuineShared titles: Catch-22 (1973), Sex and the Single Girl (1964)See all 2 shared titles with Richard Quine
- Neal HeftiShared titles: Catch-22 (1973), Sex and the Single Girl (1964)See all 2 shared titles with Neal Hefti
