Joseph D. Johnston

Writer, director and producer

Works as: Writer, director and producer
Titles: 5 on MovieCove
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 27% in 30 days

What are Joseph D. Johnston's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight

Self

52%

Bonds

24%

Survival

13%

Morality

11%

Purpose2 Family bonds2

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic

2

Hopeful

3

Joyful

1

Bittersweet

1

Tense

1

Other

1

How their films linger

Hopeful3 Feel-good2

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 D. Johnston's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hulu (3).

Subscription and free streaming for Joseph D. Johnston'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

5 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

Steven Universe Future(2019)
Show 20 episodes · Co-Executive Producer · Story · Writer
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows
Steven Universe: The Movie(2019)
Co-Director · Co-Executive Producer · Writer
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Amphibia(2019)
Show 26 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
Steven Universe(2013)
Show 28 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist · Writer
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
Fish Hooks(2010)
Show 9 episodes · Story · Storyboard Artist · Writer
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 5 titles from 2010 to 2019.

Biggest box office

Steven Universe: The Movie (2019)

$24K worldwide

Highest rated

Steven Universe: The Movie (2019)

Midcredits 95^th

By role

only this rolewith another role

Directing3 of 5Writing4 of 5Producing2 of 5Other crew2 of 5

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

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

Is Joseph D. Johnston's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films

Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 36 · moderate

Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 7 · minimal

Profanity3 titlesmedian 9 · minimal

Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 0 · minimal

Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 56 · moderate

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Joseph D. Johnston work with?

People who share at least 2 of Joseph D. Johnston's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kat Morris shares the most, 3.

Directors