Directing
Joe Berlinger
- Titles
- 31movies24TV shows
- Career
Active from 1982 to 2026, with up to 3 main titles a year.
- Directed
- 41titles as director
- Average score
72/100
- Highest rated
Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills91/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 27 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Biographical6.6average 0.9
- Crime7.7average 3.7
- Social Commentary7.6average 4.9
- Mystery6.6average 4.1
- Psychological8.0average 5.6
- Melancholy6.5average 4.7
- Historical4.3average 2.6
- Tension7.8average 6.1
Rarely in their work
- Romance1.2, average 3.8
- Wholesome1.1, average 3.3
- Coming of Age1.0, average 2.9
- Wonder1.5, average 3.4
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Investigative Journalism 9
- Social Commentary 7
- True Crime Documentary 6
- True Crime Docuseries 4
- Psychological Thriller 3
- Behind-the-Scenes 3
- Serial Killer Narrative 2
- Intense 2
- True Crime 2
- Unsolved Mystery 2
- Psychological Study 2
- Archival Footage 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- RRobert RichmanActorMetallica: Some Kind of Monster, Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills, Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory, Tony Robbins: I Am Not Your Guru, Paradise Lost 2: Revelations, +3 more
Bruce SinofskyActorMetallica: Some Kind of Monster, Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills, Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory, Paradise Lost 2: Revelations, Brother's Keeper
Damien EcholsActorParadise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills, Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory, Paradise Lost 2: Revelations
Jason BaldwinActorParadise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills, Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory, Paradise Lost 2: Revelations
Jessie Misskelley Jr.ActorParadise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills, Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory, Paradise Lost 2: Revelations- CCy ChristiansenWriterTony Robbins: I Am Not Your Guru, The Longest Wave, Intent to Destroy: Death, Denial & Depiction
- JJohn Mark ByersActorParadise Lost 3: Purgatory, Paradise Lost 2: Revelations
James HetfieldActorMetallica: Some Kind of Monster, Metallica: This Monster Lives
Lars UlrichActorMetallica: Some Kind of Monster, Metallica: This Monster Lives
Jeffrey DonovanActorExtremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile, Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2
Kirk HammettActorMetallica: Some Kind of Monster, Metallica: This Monster Lives
Robert TrujilloActorMetallica: Some Kind of Monster, Metallica: This Monster Lives
Movies and TV shows
30Excellent
Score 90 to 100
1 title
Excellent
Score 90 to 100
91
Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills (1996)
Director, Editor
Great
Score 80 to 89
5 titles
Great
Score 80 to 89
89
Fail-Safe
Director
85
Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory (2012)
Director, Producer
83
Brother's Keeper (1992)
Editor, Director
82
I Am Not Alone (2019)
Executive Producer
80
Paradise Lost 2: Revelations (2000)
Director, Producer
Good
Score 70 to 79
5 titles
Good
Score 70 to 79
79
Crude (2009)
Director of Photography, Producer
76
Metallica: Some Kind of Monster (2004)
Producer, Director
72
Whitey: United States of America v. James J. Bulger (2014)
Director, Producer
Decent
Score 60 to 69
7 titles
Decent
Score 60 to 69
68
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019)
as Colorado Jailhouse Reporter
68
Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenét Ramsey (2024)
Producer, Director
64
Paris to Pittsburgh (2018)
Executive Producer
63
Tony Robbins: I Am Not Your Guru (2016)
Director, Producer
60
Intent to Destroy: Death, Denial & Depiction (2017)
Writer, Director
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
2 titles
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
44
Devil's Knot (2013)
as Very Special Appearance
36
Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 (2000)
as Burkittsville Tourist
Not rated yet
10 titles
Not rated yet
Gray Matter (2004)
Writer, Director
The Longest Wave (2019)
Writer, Producer
Outrageous Taxi Stories (1989)
Director
Ubah! (2015)
Director
The Virtual Corpse (2003)
Executive Producer
Cold Case: The Tylenol Murders (2025)
Executive Producer
Facing the Wind
Director
Slay the Dreamer
Executive Producer