Joel David Moore’s Typical Vibe
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Joel David Moore has 22 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 2000s through the 2020s. 2 sit in the Top 1% of all titles we track — including Avatar.
Recurring themes

The Oath
2018
Comedy · Thriller

Send Help
2026
Horror · Thriller

The Negotiation
2018
Crime · Action

Return to Sleepaway Camp
2008
Horror · Comedy

Fear, Inc.
2016
Horror · Comedy

Cry_Wolf
2005
Horror · Thriller

Deathgasm
2015
Horror · Comedy

Big Bad Wolf
2006
Horror · Comedy

Avatar
2009 · Movie · Actor
Top 1%Disney+ · Included

Avatar: The Way of Water
2022 · Movie · Actor
Top 1%Disney+ · Included

Avatar: Fire and Ash
2025 · Movie · Actor
Top 2%Disney+ · Included

Grandma's Boy
2006 · Movie · Actor
Top 42%Hulu · Included

The Guest
2014 · Movie · Actor
Top 50%AMC+ · Included

Gone
2012 · Movie · Actor
Top 52%Prime Video · Included

In the 22nd century, a paraplegic Marine is dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission, but becomes torn between following orders and protecting an alien civilization.
Dir. James Cameron · With Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver

Set more than a decade after the events of the first film, learn the story of the Sully family (Jake, Neytiri, and their kids), the trouble that follows them, the lengths they go to keep each other safe, the battles they fight to stay alive, and the tragedies they endure.
Dir. James Cameron · With Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver

In the wake of the devastating war against the RDA and the loss of their eldest son, Jake Sully and Neytiri face a new threat on Pandora: the Ash People, a violent and power-hungry Na'vi tribe led by the ruthless Varang. Jake's family must fight for their survival and the future of Pandora in a conflict that pushes them to their emotional and physical limits.
Dir. James Cameron · With Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver

Doctor Henry Morgan, New York City’s star medical examiner, has a secret. He doesn't just study the dead to solve criminal cases, he does it to solve the mystery that has eluded him for 200 years—the answer to his own inexplicable immortality. This long life has given Henry remarkable observation skills which impresses his new partner, Detective Jo Martinez. Each week, a new case and their budding friendship will reveal layers of Henry’s long and colorful past. Only his best friend and confidant, Abe knows Henry’s secret.
Dir. Matthew Miller · With Ioan Gruffudd, Judd Hirsch, Alana de la Garza

Even though he's 35, Alex acts more like he's 13, spending his days as the world's oldest video game tester and his evenings developing the next big Xbox game. But when he gets kicked out of his apartment, he's forced to move in with his grandmother.
Dir. Nicholaus Goossen · With Allen Covert, Doris Roberts, Linda Cardellini

A soldier introduces himself to the Peterson family, claiming to be a friend of their son who died in action. After the young man is welcomed into their home, a series of accidental deaths seem to be connected to his presence.
Dir. Adam Wingard · With Dan Stevens, Maika Monroe, Brendan Meyer

A quiet, stoic man, lives a monk-like existence in self-imposed exile. When his estranged son is killed in a drug deal gone bad, he is left to look after a granddaughter he never knew existed, and he is forced back into a life he tried to put behind him.
Dir. Jonathan Sobol · With Ron Perlman, Elias Koteas, Harvey Keitel

Jill Conway is trying to rebuild her life after escaping a terrifying kidnapping. Though she is having a difficult time, she takes small steps toward normalcy by starting a new job and inviting her sister, Molly, to move in with her. Returning home from work one morning, Jill discovers that Molly has vanished, and she is certain that the same man who previously abducted her has returned for revenge.
Dir. Heitor Dhalia · With Amanda Seyfried, Daniel Sunjata, Sebastian Stan

When megalomaniacal White Goodman, the owner of a trendy, high-end fitness center, makes a move to take over the struggling local gym run by happy-go-lucky Pete La Fleur, there's only one way for La Fleur to fight back: dodgeball. Aided by a dodgeball guru and Goodman's attorney, La Fleur and his rag-tag team of underdogs launch a knock-down, drag-out battle in which the winner takes all.
Dir. Rawson Marshall Thurber · With Vince Vaughn, Christine Taylor, Ben Stiller
When mischievous teenaged cousins Bo and Luke Duke are arrested, both boys are paroled to the care of their Uncle Jesse in Hazzard, sentenced to a summer of hard work. It's not long before the Duke boys learn of Boss Hogg's plans to foreclose on Uncle Jesse's farm. Together, with help from their cousin Daisy, Bo and Luke vow to save the family's property and its storied history of producing the best moonshine in all of Hazzard.
Dir. Robert Berlinger · With Jonathan Bennett, Randy Wayne, April Scott

Starting from childhood attempts at illustration, the protagonist pursues his true obsession to art school. But as he learns how the art world really works, he finds that he must adapt his vision to the reality that confronts him.
Dir. Terry Zwigoff · With Max Minghella, Sophia Myles, John Malkovich
When Ashley and her young daughter Sarah get caught up in a criminal enterprise that puts their lives at risk, she turns to the only person who can help: her estranged father Matt, currently living the life of a retired beach bum in the Cayman Islands. Their reunion is fleeting as they are soon tracked down on the island by crime boss Donnie and his lieutenant Bobo. As Ashley, Sarah, and Matt become entangled in an increasingly dangerous web, Ashley quickly learns her father had a secret past that she knew nothing about and that there is more to her father than meets the eye.
Dir. Tim Brown · With Nicolas Cage, Ashley Greene, Thalia Campbell
It's the closing night at the last drive-in theater in America and Cecil B. Kaufman has planned the ultimate marathon of lost film prints to unleash upon his faithful cinephile patrons. Four films so rare that they have never been exhibited publicly on American soil until this very night! With titles like Wadzilla, I Was a Teenage Werebear, The Diary of Anne Frankenstein, and Zom-B-Movie, Chillerama not only celebrates the golden age of drive-in B horror shlock but also spans over four decades of cinema with something for every bad taste.
Dir. Joe Lynch, Adam Green, Adam Rifkin, Tim Sullivan, Bear McCreary · With Richard Riehle, Adam Rifkin, Ray Wise

Remake of a 1956 Fritz Lang film in which a novelist's investigation of a dirty district attorney leads to a setup within the courtroom.
Dir. Peter Hyams · With Jesse Metcalfe, Amber Tamblyn, Michael Douglas

When a group of tourists on a New Orleans haunted swamp tour find themselves stranded in the wilderness, their evening of fun and spooks turns into a horrific nightmare.
Dir. Adam Green · With Joel David Moore, Amara Zaragoza, Deon Richmond

When Lainy's plan to settle down and start a family falls apart, she puts on a fake baby bump, tells a lie — and accidentally falls for her dream guy.
Dir. Tyler Spindel · With Amy Schumer, Jillian Bell, Brianne Howey
Ideologies collide with fatal results when a military drone contractor meets an enigmatic Pakistani businessman.
Dir. Jason Bourque · With Sean Bean, Mary McCormack, Joel David Moore
Meeting a man on the Internet, Julia decides to see him in person, only to get abducted and branded with the letter "x" by that guy. A game of cat and mouse follows, but the story has an unexpected twist.
Dir. P.J. Pettiette · With Valerie Azlynn, Kevin Sorbo, Alicia Leigh Willis
Mike and Kate, a young couple, get the once-in-a lifetime chance to win a cool five million dollars. The challenge: Live for 50 days in a blank space. Sticking it out for thirty days, and the five million are theirs. How difficult can it be?
Dir. Mukunda Michael Dewil · With Kate Bosworth, Emile Hirsch, Ashley Greene

A unique horror film told from the first-person perspective of Grace - a naive, virginal college freshman trying to deal with campus culture and her outgoing roommate as an evil entity takes over her body and unleashes chaos.
Dir. Jeff Chan · With Alexia Fast, Joel David Moore, Lin Shaye
A weekend at a lake house in the Louisiana Gulf turns into a nightmare for seven vacationers as they are subjected to fresh-water shark attacks.
Dir. David R. Ellis · With Sara Paxton, Dustin Milligan, Chris Carmack
Nate moves to L.A. to track down Cristabel, the woman he's been in love with since childhood, only to discover that his plan to woo her only has one hurdle to overcome: what to do with June, Cristabel's ever-present, not-so-hot best friend? What's even more complicating is Nate's growing feelings for June, whose true beauty starts to emerge.
Dir. Tom Putnam · With Paris Hilton, Joel David Moore, Christine Lakin
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