Directed credits
21
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
Joko Anwar
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.7
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Directed movies: 19Directed series: 2All crew credits: 44
TMDB ID: 121798
IMDb ID: nm1322135
Known for: Directing
Born: January 3, 1976
Age: 50
Place of birth: Medan, Indonesia
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 2003 - 2026
Years active: 24
Average TMDB rating: 6.57
Wikidata: Q11036795
Also known as
Jokan
Frequent jobs
Director (20)Second Assistant Director (1)Writer (11)Screenplay (5)Creative Producer (3)Producer (3)Executive Producer (1)
Biography
Joko Anwar (born January 3, 1976 in Medan, Indonesia) is a writer-director who started his career as a journalist and film critic. His works include The Forbidden Door (2009), which received the top prize at the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival, and A Copy of My Mind (2015), which competed at the 72nd Venice International Film Festival. His film Satan's Slaves (2017) was the highest grossing horror of all time in Indonesia.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Joko Anwar.
Apr 16
Ghost in the Cell
Director
2026 Movie
6.7
Impetigore
Director
2019 Movie
6.2
Gundala
Director
2019 Movie
7.0
Jalanin Aja
Director
2017 Movie
7.0
Don't Blink
Director
2016 Movie
Art Through Our Eyes
Director
2016 Movie
2.8
Jenny
Director
2016 Movie
6.2
A Copy of My Mind
Director
2016 Movie
The New Found
Director
2013 Movie
6.5
Fresh to Move On
Director
2012 Movie
7.2
Durable Love
Director
2012 Movie
5.4
Grave Torture
Director
2012 Movie
5.6
Ritual
Director
2012 Movie
6.5
The Forbidden Door
Director
2009 Movie
La Promesse
Director
2009 Movie
5.8
The Stringless Violin
Second Assistant Director
2003 Movie
Gundala Putra Petir
Director
Movie
Mighty Like Water
Director
Movie
The Charms in Broken Things
Director
Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Joko Anwar.
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Upcoming Movies
Next announced movie projects with Joko Anwar.
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Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Joko Anwar.
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Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Joko Anwar.
7.0
Jakarta Undercover
Screenplay
2007 Movie
6.6
Satan's Slaves
Writer
2017 Movie
6.7
Filosofi Kopi
as Debt Collector
2015 Movie
7.0
Madame X
as Aline
2010 Movie
5.0
Because of Soccer
as Interrogator
2008 Movie
6.7
Impetigore
Director
2019 Movie
6.9
Satan's Slaves 2: Communion
Writer
2022 Movie
6.5
Sri Asih
Writer
2022 Movie
7.4
The Siege at Thorn High
Producer
2025 Movie
Langit Biru
as Mr. Tiko
2011 Movie
4.7
Love
as Arya
2008 Movie
6.6
Grave Torture
Executive Producer
2024 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Joko Anwar.
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Joko Anwar.
6.7
Smothered
Writer
2025 Movie
6.0
Love Therapy
Screenplay
2025 Movie
7.4
The Siege at Thorn High
Producer
2025 Movie
6.6
Grave Torture
Executive Producer
2024 Movie
5.6
Virgo and the Sparklings
Producer
2023 Movie
6.5
Sri Asih
Writer
2022 Movie
6.9
Satan's Slaves 2: Communion
Writer
2022 Movie
6.6
The Queen of Black Magic
Writer
2019 Movie
7.1
Newly Rich
Writer
2019 Movie
6.6
Satan's Slaves
Writer
2017 Movie
6.4
Stip & Pensil
Writer
2017 Movie
Suncatchers
Writer
2012 Movie
6.6
Fiction.
Screenplay
2008 Movie
5.1
Quickie Express
Screenplay
2007 Movie
6.9
Dead Time
Writer
2007 Movie
7.0
Jakarta Undercover
Screenplay
2007 Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Joko Anwar.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Joko Anwar.
Beyond the Screen : Reality of Indonesia Film Industry
as Self
2026 Movie
7.4
The Siege at Thorn High
as Security / Radio Announcer / News Coverage
2025 Movie
Suzzanna: The Queen of Black Magic
as Self
2024 Movie
6.9
Satan's Slaves 2: Communion
as Radio broadcasters / Radio callers / Bus passenger
2022 Movie
5.0
A World Without
as Joko Liauw
2021 Movie
7.0
Tales of the Uncanny
as Self
2020 Movie
8.4
27 Steps of May
as Opponent Boxer Manager
2019 Movie
6.2
Ave Maryam
as Father Martin
2019 Movie
5.8
Fly By Night
as Alan
2019 Movie
5.6
Reunion Z
as Joko Anwar
2018 Movie
4.0
Daysleepers
as Tito
2018 Movie
7.0
My Generation
as Konji's Dad
2017 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Joko Anwar.