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Joseph Novoa

Joseph Novoa

Producer, director, writer and editor · Born August 22, 1954 (72) · Montevideo, Uruguay

Born
August 22, 1954 (72)
From
Montevideo, Uruguay
Works as
Producer, director, writer and editor
Titles
5 on MovieCove · 13 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 37 days to Oct 26Down 3% in 30 days

What are Joseph Novoa's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
26%
Morality
24%
Ideas
16%
Survival
12%
Self
10%
Society
7%
Power
6%

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 2

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

Steady 0 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 3 · 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 2

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 3

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

Resolved 1 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Hopeful
3
Dread
2
Melancholic
2
Contemplative
2
Other
2

How their films linger

Thought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic1
  • 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 Joseph Novoa's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (4).

Subscription and free streaming for Joseph Novoa'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, 5 with a MovieCove page.

  • Tamara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Executive Producer

  • Solo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director · Writer

  • God's Slave(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • A Distant Place(2010)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Desautorizados(2010)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • El Don (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director

  • B-Happy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Associate Producer

  • A Dot and a Line(2004)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • In This Tricky Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Co-Producer

  • Devil's Gold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director

  • Glue Sniffer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Executive Producer

  • Sicario(1994)

    Director · Editor · Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Agonía (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Director · Associate Producer · Cinematographer · Dialogue · Writer

Career shape

A full career of 11 titles from 1985 to 2016.

Biggest box office

God's Slave (2013)

$862K worldwide

Highest rated

Sicario (1994)

Midcredits 65th

Most popular right now

God's Slave (2013)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing6 of 11: 2 only directing, 4 with another roleWriting3 of 11: 0 only writing, 3 with another roleProducing7 of 11: 5 only producing, 2 with another roleCinematography1 of 11: 0 only cinematography, 1 with another roleEditing1 of 11: 0 only editing, 1 with another role

11 titles, 4 with more than one role — producing and directing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1980s1 · crew1990s2 · crew2000s4 · crew2010s4 · crew

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

How do Joseph Novoa's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 56th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 48th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

25thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 5 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th2

Shape of the crowd

2 of their 5 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · producer

Desautorizados (2010)

92nd percentile spread · 47% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, producer, editor

Sicario (1994)

Midcredits 65th · 56% 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 Joseph Novoa work with?

People who share at least 2 of Joseph Novoa's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Elia K. Schneider shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers