Joel Cohen

Joel Cohen

1963-08-23 18 Credits

Biography

Joel Cohen (born August 23, 1963) is an American writer and actor, known for Toy Story (1995), Evan Almighty (2007), and Cheaper by the Dozen (2003).

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The Inseparables

The Inseparables

2023

Story, Screenplay

6.4
Writing

The animated buddy movie follows the misadventures of Don, a runaway puppet with boundless imaginations, and DJ Doggy Dog, an abandoned plush looking ...

Live Action Toy Story

Live Action Toy Story

2013

Original Story

9.0
Writing

A shot-for-shot remake of Toy Story (1995), using real toys and actors instead of animation.

Gnomes and Trolls: The Secret Chamber

Gnomes and Trolls: The Secret Chamber

2008

Executive Producer

4.6
Producing

Junior, a teenage gnome, wants nothing more than to invent gizmos and gadgets in his tree-house laboratory. But Junior's old school father, Jalle, the...

Daddy Day Camp

Daddy Day Camp

2007

Story

4.8
Writing

Seeking to offer his son the satisfying summer camp experience that eluded him as a child, the operator of a neighborhood daycare center opens his own...

Evan Almighty

Evan Almighty

2007

Story

5.6
Writing

God contacts Junior Congressman Evan Baxter and tells him to build an ark in preparation for a great flood.

Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties

Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties

2006

Screenplay

5.6
Writing

Jon and Garfield visit the United Kingdom, where a case of mistaken cat identity finds Garfield ruling over a castle. His reign is soon jeopardized by...

Garfield

Garfield

2004

Screenplay

5.7
Writing

Garfield, the fat, lazy, lasagna lover, has everything a cat could want. But when Jon, in an effort to impress the Liz - the vet and an old high-schoo...

Cheaper by the Dozen

Cheaper by the Dozen

2003

Screenplay

6.3
Writing

The Baker brood moves to Chicago after patriarch Tom gets a job coaching football at Northwestern University, forcing his writer wife, Mary, and the c...

Goodbye Lover

Goodbye Lover

1999

Screenplay

5.7
Writing

Police investigate when a man having an affair with his brother's wife disappears suddenly.

Money Talks

Money Talks

1997

Screenplay

6.1
Writing

Sought by police and criminals, a small-time huckster makes a deal with a TV newsman for protection.

Toy Story

Toy Story

1995

Screenplay

8.0
Writing

Led by Woody, Andy's toys live happily in his room until Andy's birthday brings Buzz Lightyear onto the scene. Afraid of losing his place in Andy's he...

Monster Mash: The Movie

Monster Mash: The Movie

1995

Director

4.6
Directing

Teenagers Scott and Mary are on their way to a Halloween party when their car breaks down, and they encounter a creepy castle where the depraved Dr. F...

Pass the Ammo

Pass the Ammo

1988

Writer

4.1
Writing

A corrupt television preacher and his congregation are held hostage by a woman, her lover, and her two cousins in an attempt to avenge the theft of he...

Sister, Sister

Sister, Sister

1987

Writer

4.6
Writing

Sisters Charlotte and Lucy Bonnard live together in the gloomy Louisiana family mansion that they’ve turned into a boarding house. But when a mysterio...

Strange Invaders

Strange Invaders

1983

as Tim

4.8
Acting

Alien beings, who settle in a small midwestern town, are disturbed by a young professor determined to rescue his daughter from their clutches.

Strange Invaders

Strange Invaders

1983

Associate Producer

4.8
Producing

Alien beings, who settle in a small midwestern town, are disturbed by a young professor determined to rescue his daughter from their clutches.

Hot Money

Hot Money

1983

Writer

2.0
Writing

Burt, a clever ex-con, has changed his identity and has managed to land a job as a deputy in small town in upstate New York. On the 4th of July, while...

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N/A

Producer, Screenplay

Producing Writing

Marionettes in Central Park escape from their theater and embark on an adventure. Film adaptation of the eponymous a novel by writers' collective Luth...