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Bette Davis

Bette Davis

Actor, also producer · Died October 6, 1989, aged 81 · Lowell, Massachusetts, USA

Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis (April 5, 1908 – October 6, 1989) was an American actress of film, television and theater. Noted for her willingness to play unsympathetic characters, she was highly regarded for her performances in a range of film genres; from contemporary crime melodramas to historical and period films and occasional comedies, though her greatest successes were her roles in romantic dramas. After appearing in Broadway plays, Davis moved to Hollywood in 1930, but her early films for Universal Studios were unsuccessful. She joined Warner Bros. in 1932 and established her career with several critically acclaimed performances. In 1937, she attempted to free herself from her contract and although she lost a well-publicized legal case, it marked the beginning of the most successful period of her career. Until the late 1940s, she was one of American cinema's most celebrated leading ladies, known for her forceful and intense style. Davis gained a reputation as a perfectionist who could be highly combative, and confrontations with studio executives, film directors and costars were often reported. Her forthright manner, clipped vocal style and ubiquitous cigarette contributed to a public persona which has often been imitated and satirized. Davis was the co-founder of the Hollywood Canteen, and was the first female president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress twice, was the first person to accrue 10 Academy Award nominations for acting, and was the first woman to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Film Institute. Her career went through several periods of eclipse, and she admitted that her success had often been at the expense of her personal relationships. Married four times, she was once widowed and thrice divorced, and raised her children as a single parent. Her final years were marred by a long period of ill health, but she continued acting until shortly before her death from breast cancer, with more than 100 films, television and theater roles to her credit. In 1999, Davis was placed second, after Katharine Hepburn, on the American Film Institute's list of the greatest female stars of all time.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 5, 1908
Died
October 6, 1989 (aged 81)
From
Lowell, Massachusetts, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
83 on MovieCove · 142 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 2% in 30 days

What are Bette Davis' films like?

Across their 79 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama35 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 83rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy14 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime13 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 79th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Documentary6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 91st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Biography4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile
: browse their Adventure movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
25%
Self
25%
Morality
24%
Power
10%
Society
9%
Survival
6%
Ideas
2%
Romantic love20 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds18 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth15 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception14 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity12 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice11 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice10 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose7 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 79 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 28 · Serious 22 · Dark 29

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 39 · Stylized 34 · Heightened 6

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 12 · Charged 53 · Intense 14

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 37 · Shifting 40 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 48 · Some laughs 22 · Funny 9

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 44 · Even-paced 31 · Relentless 4

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 36 · Engaged 39 · Full focus 4

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 27 · Affecting 28 · Heavy 24

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 65 · Open-ended 11 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

71 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 28 of 71 analyzed roles.

Hero
28 of 71
Shadow
16 of 71
Shapeshifter
7 of 71
Ally
7 of 71
Mentor
5 of 71
Threshold guardian
4 of 71
Trickster
3 of 71
Herald
1 of 71
Show the 71 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
45
Melancholic
45
Warm
16
Romantic
17
Bittersweet
16
Other
60

How their films linger

Bittersweet36 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good23 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 11 with a twist

  • Happy25
  • Bittersweet44
  • Tragic7
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Bette Davis' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 28 of their 83 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (23).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Bette Davis' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

142 credits, 83 with a MovieCove page; 84 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • 1939: Secrets of Hollywood's Golden Year (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Mike Wallace Is Here(2019)

    as (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Footsteps on the Ceiling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Margo Channing (archive footage)

  • The Adventures of Errol Flynn(2005)

    as Queen Elizabeth (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Bride of Trailer Camp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as (archive footage)

  • All About My Mother(1999)

    In Memory Of

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Wicked Stepmother(1989)

    as Miranda Pierpoint

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • South of Reno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Actor

  • The Whales of August(1987)

    as Libby Strong

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood!(1987)

    as (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • As Summers Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Hannah Loftin

  • Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend(1986)

    as archive footage

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Murder with Mirrors(1985)

    as Carrie Louise Serrocold

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Going Hollywood: The '30s(1984)

    as (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Right of Way(1983)

    as Miniature Dwyer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Showbiz Goes to War(1982)

    as (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Little Gloria... Happy at Last (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 2 episodes · as Alice Gwynne Vanderbilt

  • Hotel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Laura Trent

  • Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid(1982)

    as (in "Deception") (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • A Piano for Mrs. Cimino(1982)

    as Esther McDonald Cimino

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Family Reunion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Elizabeth Winfield

  • Family Reunion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 2 episodes · as Elizabeth Winfield

  • Skyward (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Billie Dupree

  • The Watcher in the Woods(1980)

    as Mrs. Aylwood

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • White Mama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Estelle Malone

  • Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter(1979)

    as Lucy Mason

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Horror Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as (archive footage)

  • Death on the Nile(1978)

    as Marie Van Schuyler

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Death on the Nile: Making of Featurette (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Marie Van Schuyler

  • Return from Witch Mountain(1978)

    as Letha Wedge

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Dark Secret of Harvest Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 2 episodes · as Widow Fortune

  • Laugh-In (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Guest Performer

  • The Disappearance of Aimee(1976)

    as Minnie Kennedy

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Burnt Offerings(1976)

    as Aunt Elizabeth

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Miss Moffat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Miss Moffat

  • Hello Mother, Goodbye! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Mother

  • Hello Mother, Goodbye! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Mother

  • Scream, Pretty Peggy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Mrs. Elliott

  • The Judge and Jake Wyler(1972)

    as Judge Meredith

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Scopone Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as 'A vecchia

  • Madame Sin(1972)

    as Madame Sin

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Bunny O'Hare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Bunny O'Hare

  • Connecting Rooms(1970)

    as Wanda Fleming

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Anniversary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Mrs. Taggart

  • It Takes a Thief (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Bessie Grindel

  • The Nanny(1965)

    as Nanny

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Decorator (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Liz

  • Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte(1964)

    as Charlotte Hollis

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Where Love Has Gone(1964)

    as Mrs. Gerald Hayden

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Dead Ringer(1963)

    as Margaret DeLorca / Edith Phillips

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Empty Canvas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Dino's Mother

  • What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?(1962)

    as Baby Jane Hudson

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Virginian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Celia Miller

  • Pocketful of Miracles(1961)

    as Apple Annie

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The DuPont Show with June Allyson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Sarah Whitney

  • The Scapegoat(1959)

    as Countess

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • John Paul Jones(1959)

    as Empress Catherine the Great

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Suspicion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Wilfred Ellis

  • Perry Mason(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Constant Doyle

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Wagon Train(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Ella Lindstrom · as Madame Elizabeth McQueeny

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Storm Center (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Alicia Hull

  • The Catered Affair(1956)

    as Agnes Hurley

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Telephone Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The 20th Century Fox Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Marie Hoke

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Miss Fox

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Gunsmoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Etta Stone

  • The Virgin Queen(1955)

    as Queen Elizabeth I

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • General Electric Theater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 1 episode · as Christine Marlowe · as Miss Burrows

  • The Star(1952)

    as Margaret Elliot

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Ford Television Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Show 1 episode · as Dolley Madison

  • Phone Call from a Stranger(1952)

    as Marie Hoke

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Minnie Kennedy, Aimee's mother

  • Another Man's Poison(1951)

    as Janet Frobisher

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Irene Van Buren

  • Payment on Demand(1951)

    as Joyce Ramsey (nee Jackson)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • All About Eve(1950)

    as Margo Channing

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Beyond the Forest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Rosa Moline

  • June Bride(1948)

    as Linda Gilman

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Winter Meeting(1948)

    as Susan Grieve

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Deception(1946)

    as Christine Radcliffe

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • A Stolen Life(1946)

    Producer · as Kate Bosworth / Patricia Bosworth

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Corn Is Green(1945)

    as Miss Lilly Christabel Moffat

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Mr. Skeffington(1944)

    as Fanny Trellis

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • A Present with a Future (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Mother

  • Old Acquaintance(1943)

    as Kit Marlowe

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Watch on the Rhine(1943)

    as Sara Müller

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Stars on Horseback (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Actor

  • Now, Voyager(1942)

    as Charlotte Vale

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • In This Our Life(1942)

    as Stanley Timberlake Kingsmill

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Man Who Came to Dinner(1941)

    as Maggie Cutler

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Little Foxes(1941)

    as Regina Hubbard Giddens

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Bride Came C.O.D.(1941)

    as Joan Winfield

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Shining Victory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Actor

  • The Great Lie(1941)

    as Maggie Patterson Van Allen

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Letter(1940)

    as Leslie Crosbie

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • All This, and Heaven Too(1940)

    as Henriette Deluzy-Desportes

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • If I Forget You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Bette Davis

  • The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex(1939)

    as Queen Elizabeth

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Old Maid(1939)

    as Charlotte Lovell

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Juarez(1939)

    as Empress Carlotta von Hapsburg

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Dark Victory(1939)

    as Judith Traherne

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Sisters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Louise Elliott Medlin

  • Jezebel(1938)

    as Julie Marsden

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • It's Love I'm After (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Joyce Arden

  • That Certain Woman(1937)

    as Mary Donnell

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Kid Galahad(1937)

    as Louise 'Fluff' Phillips

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • A Day at Santa Anita (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Bette Davis (uncredited)

  • Marked Woman(1937)

    as Mary Dwight Strauber

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Satan Met a Lady(1936)

    as Valerie Purvis

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Golden Arrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Daisy Appleby

  • The Petrified Forest(1936)

    as Gabrielle "Gabby" Maple

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Dick Powell and Joan Blondell home movies: "No. 1, From beginning" (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Actor

  • A Dream Comes True (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Actor

  • Dangerous (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Joyce Heath

  • Special Agent(1935)

    as Julie Gardner

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Front Page Woman(1935)

    as Ellen Garfield

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Girl from 10th Avenue(1935)

    as Miriam A. Brady

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Bordertown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Mrs. Marie Roark

  • Housewife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Patricia Berkeley

  • Of Human Bondage(1934)

    as Mildred Rogers

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Fog Over Frisco(1934)

    as Arlene Bradford

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Jimmy the Gent(1934)

    as Joan Martin

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Fashions of 1934(1934)

    as Lynn Mason

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Big Shakedown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Norma Nelson

  • Bureau of Missing Persons(1933)

    as Norma Roberts

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Ex-Lady(1933)

    as Helen Bauer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Working Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Jenny Hartland alias Jane Grey

  • Parachute Jumper(1933)

    as Patricia 'Alabama' Brent

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Just Around the Corner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Ginger

  • 20,000 Years in Sing Sing(1932)

    as Fay Wilson

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Three on a Match(1932)

    as Ruth Westcott

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Cabin in the Cotton(1932)

    as Madge Norwood

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Dark Horse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Kay Russell

  • The Rich Are Always with Us(1932)

    as Malbro

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • So Big! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Miss Dallas O'Mara

  • The Man Who Played God(1932)

    as Grace Blair

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Hell's House(1932)

    as Peggy Gardner

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Menace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Peggy Lowell

  • Way Back Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Mary Lucy Duffy

  • Waterloo Bridge(1931)

    as Janet Cronin

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Seed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Margaret Carter

  • The Bad Sister (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Laura Madison

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 142 titles from 1931 to 2023; peak year 1963.

Biggest box office

Return from Witch Mountain (1978)

$16M worldwide

Highest rated

All About Eve (1950)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939)

Film career

19312023

Peak 1963 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 41 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting141 of 142: 140 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score79thProducing1 of 142: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 142: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1930s45 · acting1940s21 · 21 acting · 1 crew1950s22 · acting1960s11 · acting1970s18 · acting1980s19 · acting1990s1 · crew2000s2 · acting2010s2 · acting2020s1 · acting

Billing

usually 1st · top billed in 60% of 58 roles
313641465666

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Bette Davis' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 79th percentile, the median of all 80; across their 79 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 73rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 79

Approval · how many liked their films

84thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 79

Reach · how many have seen their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 79

Midcredits score across 83 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up54
  • 50th to 74th24
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

50 of their 83 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved26
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser50
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

The Adventures of Errol Flynn (2005)

91st percentile spread · 25% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

All About Eve (1950)

Midcredits 98th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 76/100 in their films, across 74 reviewed titles; fans 83, detractors 50. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Bette Davis' work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, frightening / intense runs heavier than most films and sex & nudity and profanity lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles8–68 · median 49 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles5–21 · median 9 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles1–24 · median 12 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles17–50 · median 35 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles15–66 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Bette Davis work with?

People who share at least 2 of Bette Davis' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Hal B. Wallis shares the most, 18.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

  • Max Steiner17 titles    See newest 12 of 17 shared titles with Max Steiner
  • Ernest Haller12 titles    See all 12 shared titles with Ernest Haller
  • Tony Gaudio9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Tony Gaudio
  • Sol Polito7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Sol Polito

Producers

  • Hal B. Wallis18 titles    See newest 12 of 18 shared titles with Hal B. Wallis
  • Jack L. Warner14 titles    See newest 12 of 14 shared titles with Jack L. Warner
  • Henry Blanke12 titles    See all 12 shared titles with Henry Blanke
  • Darryl F. Zanuck8 titles    See all 8 shared titles with Darryl F. Zanuck

Mixed roles