Josh Ruben

Josh Ruben

Birth : 1983-06-30, Washington, USA

History

Josh Ruben is an award-winning actor, writer, and director whose feature film "SCARE ME" which he wrote, directed and starred alongside Aya Cash and Chris Redd, debuted at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. Shudder, AMC's horror platform, bought the feature in advance of the festival premiere. For television, Josh directed sketches for "The Late Late Show" with James Corden and episodes of TruTV's "Adam Ruins Everything." As a commercial director, Josh helmed hundreds of spots for clients from Geico to Comedy Central, including a recent DiGiorno pizza campaign starring comedian Jay Pharoah. As one of the founding members of CollegeHumor's "Originals" department, Ruben has directed and/or starred in hundreds of comedic shorts, amassing views well into the billions. He recently directed and cameos in all 10 episodes of Funny or Die & Spotify's narrative podcast, "The Last Degree of Kevin Bacon." His second feature, "WEREWOLVES WITHIN" with Ubisoft Film and Television and Vanishing Angle producing, began production February 2020.

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Josh Ruben

Movies

The Disruptors
Executive Producer
Will, a tour driver and Glenn, a computer hacker, spend their days scamming Will's riders, but when their shaky scam system begins to fail, they decide to scam billionaire Bruce Marcus.
Blood Relatives
Roger
A nomadic recluse living on the fringes of society reconsiders his bloodthirsty legacy when a teenage girl shows up claiming to be his daughter.
Blood Relatives
Producer
A nomadic recluse living on the fringes of society reconsiders his bloodthirsty legacy when a teenage girl shows up claiming to be his daughter.
A Wounded Fawn
Bruce Ernst
A local museum curator who is dipping her toe back into the dating pool is targeted by a charming serial killer. When a fateful romantic getaway between the two becomes a tense game of cat and mouse, both must confront the madness within him.
Death to 2021
Director
This comedic retrospective mixes archival footage and scripted sketches as it revisits all the dread — and occasional delight — that 2021 had to offer.
Are You Happy Now
An unemployed man-child strives for happiness by proposing to his marriage-averse girlfriend, and taking a job at a run-down chicken joint.
Werewolves Within
Director
When a proposed pipeline creates hostilities between residents of a small town, a newly-arrived forest ranger must keep the peace after a snowstorm confines the townspeople to an old lodge. But when a mysterious creature begins terrorizing the group, their worst tendencies and prejudices rise to the surface, and it is up to the ranger to keep the residents alive, both from each other and the monster which plagues them.
Plan B
Philip Peterson
After a regrettable first sexual encounter, a straight-laced high school student and her slacker best friend have 24 hours to hunt down a Plan B pill in America's heartland.
PARE
Dan
A strange discovery leaves a woman haunted by her husband's absence.
PARE
Producer
A strange discovery leaves a woman haunted by her husband's absence.
Scare Me
Writer
During a power outage, two strangers tell scary stories. The more Fred and Fanny commit to their tales, the more the stories come to life in the dark of a Catskills cabin. The horrors of reality manifest when Fred confronts his ultimate fear: Fanny is the better storyteller.
Scare Me
Producer
During a power outage, two strangers tell scary stories. The more Fred and Fanny commit to their tales, the more the stories come to life in the dark of a Catskills cabin. The horrors of reality manifest when Fred confronts his ultimate fear: Fanny is the better storyteller.
Scare Me
Director
During a power outage, two strangers tell scary stories. The more Fred and Fanny commit to their tales, the more the stories come to life in the dark of a Catskills cabin. The horrors of reality manifest when Fred confronts his ultimate fear: Fanny is the better storyteller.
Scare Me
Fred
During a power outage, two strangers tell scary stories. The more Fred and Fanny commit to their tales, the more the stories come to life in the dark of a Catskills cabin. The horrors of reality manifest when Fred confronts his ultimate fear: Fanny is the better storyteller.
Greener Grass
Suburban soccer moms find themselves constantly competing against each other in their personal lives as their kids settle their differences on the field.
Freddy Derryl
Writer
A profile of Catskill mountain derelict Freddy Derryl takes a sudden, personal twist.
Freddy Derryl
Director
A profile of Catskill mountain derelict Freddy Derryl takes a sudden, personal twist.
Freddy Derryl
Freddy
A profile of Catskill mountain derelict Freddy Derryl takes a sudden, personal twist.
What Children Do
Pat
A comedy about two estranged sisters brought back into each other's lives by the impending death of their grandmother.
Tond
Director
After suffering a stroke, Tond wakes up to realize he doesn't have any friends aside from his mean old wife, Janice.
See You Around
Thomas
See You Around is a comedy that follows Tom who, try as he might, can't get his ex girlfriend out of his head.
Donald and Jess
A lonely plumber fights for a customer he's fallen for.
Worst Friends
Marky
The story of two childhood friends who are forced to re-think their friendship as adults. When Jake is injured in a car accident, the only person willing to take care of him is his childhood friend Sam. With the aid of a tough-as-nails physical therapist, Sam helps Jake recuperate, but when Sam's high school crush enters the picture, old habits and bitter rivalries resurface, threatening to tear their friendship apart.
For a Good Time, Call...
Lamp Guy
College "frenemies" Lauren and Katie move in together after losing a relationship and rent control, respectively. Sharing Katie's late grandmother's apartment in New York City, the girls bicker with each other until one fateful night, when Katie's noisy bedroom activities make Lauren barge in and discover a dirty little secret. This revelation brings them closer together, and Lauren (the brains) and Katie (the talent) concoct a wildly successful business venture. As profits swell, the girls reevaluate their hopes and dreams and realize that just because someone pees in your hair in college doesn't mean she won't be your best friend 10 years later.
Obvious Child
Joe
A romantic comedy about an unplanned pregnancy, an abortion, and a great first date in an unlikely location.
Green Bank
Director
In an American town where all types of radio transmissions are heavily forbidden, infant sleep-trainer Sloan realizes that the parents of the child she’s caring for are much more than the clueless yuppies they seem to be.