Directed credits
3
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Joel Crawford
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.5
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Directed movies: 3Directed series: 0All crew credits: 13
TMDB ID: 1450348
IMDb ID: nm3150455
Known for: Directing
Born: March 9, 1975
Age: 51
Place of birth: Long Beach, , California, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 2011 - 2026
Years active: 16
Average TMDB rating: 7.16
Wikidata: Q47483950
Frequent jobs
Director (3)Thanks (3)Story Artist (2)Additional Storyboarding (1)Executive Producer (1)Story (1)Storyboard Artist (1)Writer (1)
Biography
Joel Crawford is an American film director and storyboard artist. He is best known for directing the DreamWorks Animation films The Croods: A New Age (2020) and Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022), with the latter nominated him for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joel Crawford (director), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Directed Movies
Movies directed by Joel Crawford.
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Director
2022 Movie
The Croods: A New Age
Director
2020 Movie
Trolls Holiday
Director
2017 Movie
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Joel Crawford.
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Director
2022 Movie
The Croods: A New Age
Director
2020 Movie
Rise of the Guardians
Story Artist
2012 Movie
Trolls World Tour
Thanks
2020 Movie
Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken
Thanks
2023 Movie
Kung Fu Panda 2
Story Artist
2011 Movie
Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie
Thanks
2025 Movie
Trolls Holiday
Director
2017 Movie
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
Additional Storyboarding
2019 Movie
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
Storyboard Artist
2015 Movie
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Joel Crawford.
Forgotten Island
Writer
2026 Movie
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Director
2022 Movie
Kung Fu Panda 2
Story Artist
2011 Movie
Trolls World Tour
Thanks
2020 Movie
Rise of the Guardians
Story Artist
2012 Movie
The Croods: A New Age
Director
2020 Movie
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
Storyboard Artist
2015 Movie
Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken
Thanks
2023 Movie
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
Additional Storyboarding
2019 Movie
Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie
Thanks
2025 Movie
Trolls Holiday
Director
2017 Movie
The Trident
Executive Producer
2023 Movie
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Joel Crawford.
Forgotten Island
Writer
2026 Movie
Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie
Thanks
2025 Movie
Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken
Thanks
2023 Movie
The Trident
Executive Producer
2023 Movie
Dear Diary: World's First Pranks
Story
2021 Movie
Trolls World Tour
Thanks
2020 Movie
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
Additional Storyboarding
2019 Movie
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
Storyboard Artist
2015 Movie
Rise of the Guardians
Story Artist
2012 Movie
Kung Fu Panda 2
Story Artist
2011 Movie
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Joel Crawford.
Forgotten Island
as Doctor / Crimson Cow (voice)
2026 Movie
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
as Band Member / Baker's Dozen Gang Member (voice)
2022 Movie
The Croods: A New Age
as Guy's Father (voice)
2020 Movie