John Stalberg Jr. is an American film director and screenwriter. His 2019 film Crypto, starring Beau Knapp, Kurt Russell, Alexis Bledel, and Luke Hemsworth, was released in theaters on April 12 by Lionsgate. His 2010 film High School, starring Adrien Brody, Matt Bush, Sean Marquette, and Colin Hanks, premiered at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival and was released in theaters on June 1, 2012 by Anchor Bay Entertainment.
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Biography from TMDB.
- March 7, 1976 (50)
- United States
- Producer, director and writer
- 7 on MovieCove · 9 credits in all
Known for
What are John Stalberg Jr.'s films like?
Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 5
A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 5
Grounded 4 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0
Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 5
A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1
Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 2
Casual 2 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 4
Resolved 6 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet4
- 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 John Stalberg Jr.'s films?
As of October 24, 2026, all 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).
Subscription and free streaming for John Stalberg Jr.'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
9 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.

Muzzle: City of Wolves(2025)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Broke(2025)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Bad Hombres(2023)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Land of Bad(2024)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Muzzle(2023)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Crypto(2019)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
High School(2010)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Mr. Dramatic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
The Winter Kills (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 9 titles, 8 of them dated from 2005 to 2025.
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 John Stalberg Jr.'s films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 33rd percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 39th percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 7 titles are Mixed.
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Mixed5
Reviewers score the atmosphere 60/100 and the pacing 41/100 in their films, across 7 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.
Is John Stalberg Jr.'s work okay for kids?
Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 2 categories sits near the median of all films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does John Stalberg Jr. work with?
People who share at least 2 of John Stalberg Jr.'s MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; David Frigerio shares the most, 6.
Writers
- Carlyle EubankShared titles: Broke (2025), Muzzle: City of Wolves (2025), Muzzle (2023), Crypto (2019)See all 4 shared titles with Carlyle Eubank

- David FrigerioShared titles: Broke (2025), Muzzle: City of Wolves (2025), Land of Bad (2024), Bad Hombres (2023), Muzzle (2023), Crypto (2019)See all 6 shared titles with David Frigerio

Actors
- Luke HemsworthShared titles: Land of Bad (2024), Bad Hombres (2023), Crypto (2019)See all 3 shared titles with Luke Hemsworth

- Diego TinocoShared titles: Bad Hombres (2023), Muzzle (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Diego Tinoco

- Luis ChávezShared titles: Muzzle (2023), High School (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Luis Chávez

Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Pieter VermeerShared titles: Muzzle: City of Wolves (2025), Bad Hombres (2023), Muzzle (2023), Crypto (2019)See all 4 shared titles with Pieter Vermeer

- Bella EriksonShared titles: Muzzle: City of Wolves (2025), Bad Hombres (2023), Muzzle (2023)See all 3 shared titles with Bella Erikson

- Paul GallisterShared titles: Muzzle: City of Wolves (2025), Muzzle (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Paul Gallister

- Nima FakhraraShared titles: Bad Hombres (2023), Crypto (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Nima Fakhrara

Producers
- Ford CorbettShared titles: Muzzle: City of Wolves (2025), Land of Bad (2024), Bad Hombres (2023), Muzzle (2023)See all 4 shared titles with Ford Corbett
- Kyle SmithsonShared titles: Muzzle: City of Wolves (2025), Land of Bad (2024), Bad Hombres (2023), Muzzle (2023)See all 4 shared titles with Kyle Smithson

- Nathan KlingherShared titles: Muzzle: City of Wolves (2025), Land of Bad (2024), Bad Hombres (2023), Muzzle (2023)See all 4 shared titles with Nathan Klingher
- RuthAnne FrigerioShared titles: Muzzle: City of Wolves (2025), Land of Bad (2024), Bad Hombres (2023), Muzzle (2023)See all 4 shared titles with RuthAnne Frigerio
