Portrait of Joel Zwick

Directing

Joel Zwick

Career

Active from 1976 to 2016, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score57/100
Highest rated
Poster for Shake It Up: Made in Japan
Shake It Up: Made in Japan
GoodWatch score76/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 33 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 4.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Joel Zwick Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Tension
    2.5, average 6.0
  • Psychological
    2.3, average 5.5
  • Violence
    0.9, average 4.1
  • Mystery
    1.1, average 4.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Comfort Viewing 7
  • Classic Sitcom 7
  • Safe for All Ages 5
  • Character-Driven Humor 4
  • 80s Nostalgia 3
  • Wholesome Entertainment 3
  • Wholesome Humor 3
  • Lighthearted Humor 3
  • Coming-of-Age Themes 3
  • Ensemble Cast 3
  • Feel-Good Entertainment 3
  • Classic Family Sitcom 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

10
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

2 titles ยท average score 56
Tango Shalom
Tango Shalom (2021)
GoodWatch score 56

Producer

Hershey Felder as Irving Berlin
Hershey Felder as Irving Berlin (2020)

Consulting Producer

2010s

1 title ยท average score 76
Shake It Up: Made in Japan
Shake It Up: Made in Japan (2012)
GoodWatch score 76

Director

2000s

3 titles ยท average score 51
Fat Albert
Fat Albert (2004)
GoodWatch score 40

Director

Elvis Has Left the Building
Elvis Has Left the Building (2004)
GoodWatch score 46

as Squashed Elvis

My Big Fat Greek Wedding
My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
GoodWatch score 68

Director

1980s

3 titles ยท average score 35
Second Sight
Second Sight (1989)
GoodWatch score 19

Director

Adventures in Babysitting
Adventures in Babysitting (1989)
GoodWatch score 51

Director

Little Darlings
Little Darlings (1982)

Director, Producer

1970s

1 title
America 2100
America 2100 (1979)

Director