---
name: "Joe Stillman"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/joe-stillman"
fi1m_id: "joe-stillman"
imdb_id: "nm0830294"
tmdb_id: 12083
wikidata_id: "Q4442602"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "1 August 1969"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_fi1m_score: 67
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 6
updated: "2026-10-05T11:39:24.130894+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Joe Stillman

## Identity

Joe Stillman

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/joe-stillman
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** joe-stillman
- **IMDb ID:** nm0830294
- **TMDB ID:** 12083
- **Wikidata ID:** Q4442602
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Stillman, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4442602, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0830294/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/12083

Writer. Born 1 August 1969 in Phoenix.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 1 August 1969, Phoenix
- **Active:** 1997–2010
- **Frequently works with:** [Andrew Adamson](https://film.one/person/andrew-adamson.md), [Aron Warner](https://film.one/person/aron-warner.md), [Cameron Diaz](https://film.one/person/cameron-diaz.md), [Eddie Murphy](https://film.one/person/eddie-murphy.md), [John H. Williams](https://film.one/person/john-h-williams.md), [Mike Myers](https://film.one/person/mike-myers.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar nomination
- **Average Fi1m score:** 67, as writer, over 6 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 82 (1), 2000s 66 (4), 2010s 60 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 67 to 62 across 6 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Genres:** Animation 6, Comedy 6, Family 6, Adventure 4, Fantasy 4, Romance 1
- **Screen time:** 8 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $3,088m across 5 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Stillman, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4442602, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0830294/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/12083

## Coming up

- *Shrek 5* (2027-06-30), Characters

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*King of the Hill*](https://film.one/tv/king-of-the-hill-1997.md) (82), [*Shrek*](https://film.one/film/shrek.md) (80)
- **Peacock:** [*Shrek 2*](https://film.one/film/shrek-2.md) (80)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Planet 51*](https://film.one/film/planet-51.md) (52)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Joe Stillman is an American screenwriter. Before his feature work he contributed to television series including *Beavis and Butt-Head*, *King of the Hill*, *Doug* and *The Adventures of Pete & Pete*. His early film credits include production assistant on *Home Movies* (1980) and assistant editor on *Creepshow* (1982).

Stillman co-wrote the screenplay for *Shrek* (2001), for which he shared a BAFTA Film Award and received an Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay. He also wrote the screenplay for *Shrek 2* (2004) and contributed to *Beavis and Butt-Head Do America* (1996), *Joseph: King of Dreams* (2000), *Planet 51* (2009) and *Gulliver's Travels* (2010).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, joestillman.com.*

## On Fi1m (6)

- *Shrek Forever After* (2010), Fi1m 60, Characters — [page](https://film.one/film/shrek-forever-after.md)
- *Planet 51* (2009), Fi1m 52, Writer — [page](https://film.one/film/planet-51.md)
- *Shrek the Third* (2007), Fi1m 50, Characters — [page](https://film.one/film/shrek-the-third.md)
- *Shrek 2* (2004), Fi1m 80, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/shrek-2.md)
- *Shrek* (2001), Fi1m 80, Writer — [page](https://film.one/film/shrek.md)
- *King of the Hill* (1997), Fi1m 82, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/king-of-the-hill-1997.md)

## Complete filmography (19)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Shrek 5* (2027), Characters
- *Curious George: Royal Monkey* (2019), Screenplay
- *Danger & Eggs* (2017), series, Writer
- *Albert* (2016), Screenplay
- *Kirby Buckets* (2014), series, Writer
- *Gulliver's Travels* (2010), Screenplay
- *Shrek Forever After* (2010), Characters — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/shrek-forever-after.md)
- *Planet 51* (2009), Writer — Fi1m 52, [page](https://film.one/film/planet-51.md)
- *Shrek the Third* (2007), Characters — Fi1m 50, [page](https://film.one/film/shrek-the-third.md)
- *Shrek 2* (2004), Screenplay — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/shrek-2.md)
- *Shrek* (2001), Writer — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/shrek.md)
- *Joseph: King of Dreams* (2000), Screenplay
- *King of the Hill* (1997), series, Writer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/king-of-the-hill-1997.md)
- *Beavis and Butt-Head Do America* (1996), Writer
- *Clueless* (1996), series, Writer
- *The Adventures of Pete & Pete* (1993), series, Writer
- *Beavis and Butt-Head* (1993), series, Writer
- *Doug* (1991), series, Writer
- *Nickelodeon Studios Opening Day Celebration!* (1990), Writer

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 2002: Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay (nominated), for *Shrek*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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