Joe Ballarini is an American film director, screenwriter and author. He graduated from the USC School of Cinematic Arts Television Director's Program with a degree in film production in 1999. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joe Ballarini, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- Writer, director and producer
- 6 on MovieCove · 19 credits in all
What are Joe Ballarini's films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 3
Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 0
Grounded 0 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1
Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 1
Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 2
Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 3 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 0
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet2
- 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 Joe Ballarini's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (2).
Subscription and free streaming for Joe Ballarini'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
19 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
The Bluff(2026)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!(2015)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows
Bedbug (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
The Ropes(2011)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows
Father vs. Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Dance of the Dead(2008)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
The Blue Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
The Gospel According to St. Bernard: For These Blessings We Give Thanks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
The Gospel According To St. Bernard - The Golden Rule (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Ripped (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
The Gospel According To St Bernard: Honesty Is The Best Policy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
The Gospel According To St Bernard: Judge Not (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
The Gospel According To St Bernard: The D.I.N.E.R.S Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
The Gospel According To St Bernard: The Devil and Macaroni Pizza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
The Gospel According To St Bernard: The Green Monster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
The Gospel According To St Bernard: You Can Handle Anything! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Untitled Frank E. Flowers/Joe Ballarini Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 17 titles, 9 of them dated from 1989 to 2026.
How do Joe Ballarini's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 37th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 39th percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th4
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 6 titles are Mixed.
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the dialogue 38/100 and the plot and story 36/100 in their films, across 4 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 Joe Ballarini'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 Joe Ballarini work with?
People who share at least 2 of Joe Ballarini's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Zoe Saldaña shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Frank E. FlowersShared titles: The Bluff (2026), The Ropes (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Frank E. Flowers
Mixed roles
- Zoe SaldañaShared titles: The Bluff (2026), My Little Pony: The Movie (2017), The Ropes (2011)See all 3 shared titles with Zoe Saldaña
- Cisely SaldañaShared titles: The Bluff (2026), The Ropes (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Cisely Saldaña
