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Joe Cornish

Joe Cornish rose to fame as part of the comedy duo 'Adam & Joe'. This duo created the TV series 'The Adam And Joe Show' that aired on Channel 4 between 1996 and 2001. Adam And Joe have held other successful shows on the Radio at both Xfm and BBC 6music.

More recently, Joe Cornish has had a chance to indulge his love of film and cinema by turning his efforts to writing and directing. Cornish has worked with director Edgar Wright on scriptwriting Marvel Comic's Ant-Man and also Tintin for director Steven Speilberg as well as several other projects.

Joe Cornish's film directorial debut is the 2011 Film 'Attack the Block', an Alien Invasion of South London, resisted by a gang of youths.






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Joe Cornish - what members say


  • Attack the Block
  • Attack the Block review by epicrant from
    Rated - 2.5 stars Thieving Chavs as heroes? - No Thanks, I was cheering for the aliens. 11 September 2011
    ...y horrid little scumbags who blatantly need killing. The maker of this film (Joe Cornish of Adam and Joe) obviously thinks a woman getting robbed at knifepoint is the s...   Read customer review

Joe Cornish - filmography


  • Attack the Block - Blu-ray (2011)
    Starring: Nick Frost,  Jodie Whittaker,  Luke Treadaway
    Director: Joe Cornish
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Attack the Block is a fast, funny, frightening action adventure movie that pits a teen gang against an invasion of savage alien monsters. It turns a London housing estate into a sci-fi playground. A tower block into a fortress under siege. And teenage street kids into heroes. It's inner city versus ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 64% from 7,873 members
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  • Attack the Block on DVD (2011)
    Starring: Nick Frost,  Jodie Whittaker,  Luke Treadaway
    Director: Joe Cornish
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Watch now: Included in all packages with LOVEFiLM Instant
    Attack the Block is a fast, funny, frightening action adventure movie that pits a teen gang against an invasion of savage alien monsters. It turns a London housing estate into a sci-fi playground. A tower block into a fortress under siege. And teenage street kids into heroes. It's inner city versus ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 65% from 26,334 members
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Joe Cornish facts

5 most recent films

Attack the Block - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars
Attack the Block - 3.5 stars
Adam And Joe - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Adam And Joe - 3.5 stars
Attack the Block - 3.5 stars
Attack the Block - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Attack the Block - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars
Attack the Block - 3.5 stars
Adam And Joe - 3.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Chris Wilson - 3 times - show films
Lee Nicholas Harris - 3 times - show films
Nick Frost - 3 times - show films
Adam Leese - 3 times - show films
Jodie Whittaker - 3 times - show films

Most frequent directors

none - 2 times - show films