Joel Fry’s Typical Vibe
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Highest-ranked title
Highest-ranked title
Joel Fry has 11 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 2000s through the 2020s. 1 sits in the Top 1% of all titles we track — including Cruella.
Recurring themes

Buffaloed
2020
Comedy · Drama

Sissy
2022
Horror · Comedy

Catherine Called Birdy
2022
Comedy · Drama

Johnny Keep Walking!
2023
Drama · Comedy

Venus
2022
Drama · Horror

Blackwater Lane
2024
Thriller · Drama

The Phantom of the Open
2022
Drama · Comedy

Riff Raff
2025
Comedy · Crime

Cruella
2021 · Movie · Actor
Top 1%Disney+ · Included

Bank of Dave
2023 · Movie · Actor
Top 30%Netflix · Included

Our Flag Means Death
2022 · Series · Actor
Top 32%Max · Included

Love Wedding Repeat
2020 · Movie · Actor
Top 85%Netflix · Included

The End We Start From
2023 · Movie · Actor
Top 88%Hulu · Included

Requiem
2018 · Mini · Actor
Top 92%Netflix · Included

In 1970s London amidst the punk rock revolution, a young grifter named Estella is determined to make a name for herself with her designs. She befriends a pair of young thieves who appreciate her appetite for mischief, and together they are able to build a life for themselves on the London streets. One day, Estella’s flair for fashion catches the eye of the Baroness von Hellman, a fashion legend who is devastatingly chic and terrifyingly haute. But their relationship sets in motion a course of events and revelations that will cause Estella to embrace her wicked side and become the raucous, fashionable and revenge-bent Cruella.
Dir. Craig Gillespie · With Emma Stone, Emma Thompson, Joel Fry

The true story of how Dave Fishwick, a working class man and self-made millionaire, fought to set up a community bank so that he could help the local businesses of Burnley not only survive, but thrive. In his bid to help his beloved community, he has to take on the elitist financial institutions of London and fight to receive the first, new banking license to be issued in over 100 years.
Dir. Chris Foggin · With Rory Kinnear, Jo Hartley, Joel Fry

A struggling musician realizes he's the only person on Earth who can remember The Beatles after waking up in an alternate reality where the group was forgotten.
Dir. Danny Boyle · With Himesh Patel, Lily James, Sophia Di Martino

After trading in the seemingly charmed life of a gentleman for one of a swashbuckling buccaneer, Stede Bonnet becomes captain of the pirate ship Revenge. Struggling to earn the respect of his potentially mutinous crew, Stede’s fortunes change after a fateful run-in with the infamous Captain Blackbeard. Stede and crew attempt to get their ship together and survive life on the high seas.
Dir. David Jenkins · With Rhys Darby, Taika Waititi, Ewen Bremner
As a deadly virus ravages the world, Dr. Martin Lowery embarks on a mission to reach test site ATU327A, a research hub deep in the Arboreal Forest. The arduous journey, guided by park scout Alma, is set back by a nighttime attack that leaves the two bruised and shoeless. When they run into Zach, a man living off the grid, they gratefully accept his help. Zach’s intentions aren’t exactly what they seem, however, and a path out of the forest and into safety quickly fades as the line between myth and science blurs.
Dir. Ben Wheatley · With Joel Fry, Ellora Torchia, Hayley Squires
When photographers Erin and Patrick are brought aboard the ship with their young son Lukas, they unleash a series of events that entwines their family with the ship’s dark past. As the terror unfolds around them they begin to realise there is more to this sumptuous ocean liner than meets the eye: its remarkable legacy masking violent secrets.
Dir. Gary Shore · With Alice Eve, Joel Fry, Nell Hudson

When the news is announced that a comet is on an unavoidable collision course with Earth, the most hilarious and unexpected chain of events imaginable is set in motion.
Dir. Iain Hollands · With Mathew Baynton, Jenna Fischer, Joel Fry

While trying to make his sister's wedding day go smoothly, Jack finds himself juggling an angry ex-girlfriend, an uninvited guest with a secret, a misplaced sleep sedative, and the girl that got away in alternate versions of the same day.
Dir. Dean Craig · With Sam Claflin, Olivia Munn, Eleanor Tomlinson

As London is submerged below floodwaters, a woman gives birth to her first child. Days later, she and her baby are forced to leave their home in search of safety. They head north through a newly dangerous country seeking refuge from place to place.
Dir. Mahalia Belo · With Jodie Comer, Katherine Waterston, Joel Fry

In 1994, a toddler disappeared from a small Welsh village, never to be seen again. 23 years later, in London, the mother of rising cello star Matilda Gray commits suicide, without apparent reason. Among her possessions, Matilda discovers tantalising evidence, linking her mother to the Welsh girl's disappearance all those years ago.
Dir. Kris Mrksa · With Lydia Wilson, Joel Fry, Joanna Scanlan

A prehistoric epic that follows a young mammoth hunter's journey through uncharted territory to secure the future of his tribe.
Dir. Roland Emmerich · With Steven Strait, Camilla Belle, Cliff Curtis