Joshua Benjamin Trank (born February 19, 1984) is an American film director, screenwriter, and editor. He is known for directing the found-footage sci-fi thriller film Chronicle (2012), the superhero film Fantastic Four (2015), and the Al Capone biographical film Capone (2020). Description above from the Wikipedia article Josh Trank, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- February 19, 1984 (42)
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Director, writer, editor and producer
- 6 on MovieCove · 10 credits in all
Known for
What are Josh Trank's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
Light 0 · Serious 0 · Dark 4
Grounded 1 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 1
Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 3
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Josh Trank's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Josh Trank's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
10 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.
The 8th Annual Live 'On Cinema' Oscar Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Happily(2021)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Capone(2020)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
Fantastic Four(2015)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
Chronicle(2012)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Big Fan(2009)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Stabbing at Leia's 22nd Birthday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Stabbing at Leia's 22nd Birthday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Arrested Development(2003)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all showsSend a Scare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 10 titles, 9 of them dated from 2003 to 2021.
Biggest box office
Fantastic Four (2015)
Highest rated
Chronicle (2012)
Most popular right now
Fantastic Four (2015)
Film career
- 2020Screen debut· Capone
How do Josh Trank's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 20th percentile, the median of all 5; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 41st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th1
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
None of their 6 titles divides audiences: 2 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Universally Panned1
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the atmosphere 64/100 and the pacing 36/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Josh Trank's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Josh Trank work with?
People who share at least 2 of Josh Trank's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Michael B. Jordan shares the most, 2.
Actors
- Michael B. JordanShared titles: Fantastic Four (2015), Chronicle (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Michael B. Jordan
Cinematographers and editors
- Elliot GreenbergShared titles: Fantastic Four (2015), Chronicle (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Elliot Greenberg
- Matthew JensenShared titles: Fantastic Four (2015), Chronicle (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Matthew Jensen
