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Joe Pennella

Career

Active from 1986 to 2021, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Monk
Monk
GoodWatch score82/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 12 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Joe Pennella Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    1.1, average 4.1
  • Adrenaline
    1.8, average 4.8
  • Tension
    3.3, average 6.0
  • Historical
    0.0, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Family Sitcom 2
  • Domestic Life 2
  • Parenting Challenges 2
  • Character-Driven Narrative 2
  • Heartwarming 2
  • Character-Driven 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

8
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

3 titles · average score 77
An American Girl Story - Melody 1963: Love Has to Win
An American Girl Story - Melody 1963: Love Has to Win (2016)
GoodWatch score 77

Director of Photography

Commencement
Commencement (2014)

Cinematography

Curse of the Sunset Starlet
Curse of the Sunset Starlet (2013)

Cinematography

1990s

2 titles · average score 63
Wife, Mother, Murderer: The Marie Hilley Story
Wife, Mother, Murderer: The Marie Hilley Story (1991)
GoodWatch score 63

Director of Photography

To My Daughter
To My Daughter (1990)

Director of Photography

1980s

3 titles · average score 50
Happy Together
Happy Together (1989)
GoodWatch score 55

Director of Photography

Alien Warrior
Alien Warrior (1986)
GoodWatch score 47

Director of Photography

Badge of the Assassin
Badge of the Assassin (1985)
GoodWatch score 49

Second Unit Director of Photography