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).
Known For
Complete Filmography

The Inseparables
2023
Story, Screenplay
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
2013
Original Story
A shot-for-shot remake of Toy Story (1995), using real toys and actors instead of animation.

Gnomes and Trolls: The Secret Chamber
2008
Executive Producer
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
2007
Story
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
2007
Story
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
2006
Screenplay
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
2004
Screenplay
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
2003
Screenplay
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
1999
Screenplay
Police investigate when a man having an affair with his brother's wife disappears suddenly.

Money Talks
1997
Screenplay
Sought by police and criminals, a small-time huckster makes a deal with a TV newsman for protection.

Toy Story
1995
Screenplay
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
1995
Director
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
1988
Writer
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
1987
Writer
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
1983
as Tim
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
1983
Associate Producer
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
1983
Writer
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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Producer, Screenplay
Marionettes in Central Park escape from their theater and embark on an adventure. Film adaptation of the eponymous a novel by writers' collective Luth...