Portrait of Joel Gallen

Directing

Joel Gallen

Career

Active from 1992 to 2025, busiest in 2005 and 2009 with 5 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score68/100
Highest rated
Poster for Pearl Jam: MTV Unplugged
Pearl Jam: MTV Unplugged
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 25 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 2.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 5.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 4.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Joel Gallen Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Psychological
    2.1, average 5.5
  • Mystery
    0.6, average 4.0
  • Melancholy
    1.4, average 4.7
  • Tension
    2.7, average 6.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Celebrity Roast 8
  • Stand-Up Comedy 6
  • Pop Culture Commentary 6
  • Insult Comedy 6
  • Observational Humor 4
  • Pop Culture 4
  • Insult Humor 3
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Satirical Humor 3
  • Cringe Comedy 3
  • Crude Humor 3
  • Showbiz Satire 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

70
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

13 titles ยท average score 49
2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2025)

Director, Executive Producer

FireAid Benefit Concert
FireAid Benefit Concert (2025)

Director

Ellen DeGeneres: For Your Approval
Ellen DeGeneres: For Your Approval (2024)
GoodWatch score 42

Director

2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2024)

Director

Chris Rock: Selective Outrage
Chris Rock: Selective Outrage (2023)
GoodWatch score 56

Director, Executive Producer

A Grammy Salute to The Beach Boys
A Grammy Salute to The Beach Boys (2023)

Executive Producer, Director

2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2023)

Director

Foo Fighters: Preparing Music for Concerts
Foo Fighters: Preparing Music for Concerts (2023)

Creative Director, Executive Producer

2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2022)

Director

Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert
Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert (2022)

Director

2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2021)

Director

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2020 Inductions
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2020 Inductions (2020)

Director, Executive Producer

2010s

19 titles ยท average score 69
Comedy Central Roast of Alec Baldwin
Comedy Central Roast of Alec Baldwin (2019)
GoodWatch score 70

Director, Executive Producer

Ellen DeGeneres: Relatable
Ellen DeGeneres: Relatable (2018)
GoodWatch score 74

Executive Producer, Director

Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis
Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis (2018)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

Pete Davidson: SMD
Pete Davidson: SMD (2016)
GoodWatch score 68

Executive Producer, Director

Comedy Central Roast of Rob Lowe
Comedy Central Roast of Rob Lowe (2016)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber
Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber (2015)
GoodWatch score 70

Director, Executive Producer

Comedy Central Roast of James Franco
Comedy Central Roast of James Franco (2013)
GoodWatch score 74

Director

Comedy Central Roast of Roseanne
Comedy Central Roast of Roseanne (2012)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

Comedy Central Roast of Donald Trump
Comedy Central Roast of Donald Trump (2011)
GoodWatch score 68

Director

Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen
Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen (2011)
GoodWatch score 70

Director

Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff
Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff (2010)
GoodWatch score 70

Director

Hope for Haiti Now
Hope for Haiti Now (2010)

Director

2000s

27 titles ยท average score 67
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts (2009)
GoodWatch score 82

Executive Co-Producer, Director

Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget
Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget (2008)
GoodWatch score 69

Director, Executive Producer

Comedy Central Roast of Flavor Flav
Comedy Central Roast of Flavor Flav (2007)
GoodWatch score 67

Director, Executive Producer

Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner
Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner (2006)
GoodWatch score 69

Director, Executive Producer

Tankman Begins
Tankman Begins (2005)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

Comedy Central Roast of Pamela Anderson
Comedy Central Roast of Pamela Anderson (2005)
GoodWatch score 68

Executive Producer, Director

Chris Rock: Never Scared
Chris Rock: Never Scared (2004)
GoodWatch score 81

Director

Ellen DeGeneres: Here and Now
Ellen DeGeneres: Here and Now (2003)
GoodWatch score 80

Director, Executive Producer

Dixie Chicks: An Evening with the Dixie Chicks
Dixie Chicks: An Evening with the Dixie Chicks (2002)

Producer, Director

Not Another Teen Movie
Not Another Teen Movie (2001)
GoodWatch score 44

Director

America: A Tribute to Heroes
America: A Tribute to Heroes (2001)
GoodWatch score 72

Executive Producer, Director

Sex and the Matrix
Sex and the Matrix (2000)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

1990s

11 titles ยท average score 87
Eric Clapton & Friends in Concert
Eric Clapton & Friends in Concert (1999)

Director

Mariah Carey's Homecoming Special
Mariah Carey's Homecoming Special (1999)

Director

Heart: The Road Home
Heart: The Road Home (1995)

Director

Keep the Faith: An Evening with Bon Jovi
Keep the Faith: An Evening with Bon Jovi (1993)

Director

Pearl Jam: MTV Unplugged
Pearl Jam: MTV Unplugged (1992)
GoodWatch score 87

Director

Pauly Does Dallas
Pauly Does Dallas (1992)

Director

Mariah Carey: MTV Unplugged
Mariah Carey: MTV Unplugged (1992)

Executive Producer

Bruce Springsteen: In Concert/MTV (Un)Plugged
Bruce Springsteen: In Concert/MTV (Un)Plugged (1992)

Producer

Slash & Burn: The Freddy Krueger Story
Slash & Burn: The Freddy Krueger Story (1991)

Executive Producer

MTV's 10th Anniversary Special
MTV's 10th Anniversary Special (1991)

Producer

Paul McCartney: Unplugged
Paul McCartney: Unplugged (1991)

Producer