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Russell Crowe

Russell Crowe

Actor, also producer, director and writer · Born April 7, 1964 (62) · Wellington, North Island, New Zealand

Oscar winner · 2 Golden Globes · BAFTA Award winner · 2 other major award bodies

Russell Ira Crowe (born April 7, 1964) is a New Zealand actor and film director. His work on screen has earned him various accolades, including an Academy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and a British Academy Film Award. Crowe was born in New Zealand, spending ten years of his childhood in Australia and residing there permanently by age 21. He began acting in Australia and had his break-out role in Romper Stomper (1992). He gained international recognition in the late 1990s for his starring roles in L.A. Confidential (1997) and The Insider (1999). Crowe gained wider stardom for playing the title role of Gladiator (2000), which earned him the Academy Award for Best Actor. Further acclaim came for portraying real-life mathematician John Forbes Nash Jr. in A Beautiful Mind (2001). Crowe then starred in several films in the 2000s, including Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003), Cinderella Man (2005), 3:10 to Yuma (2007), American Gangster (2007), State of Play (2009), and Robin Hood (2010). Crowe has since appeared in the films Les Misérables (2012), Man of Steel (2013), Noah (2014), and Thor: Love and Thunder (2022). In 2014, he made his directorial debut with the drama The Water Diviner, in which he also starred. Aside from acting, Crowe has co-own the National Rugby League (NRL) team South Sydney Rabbitohs since 2006.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 7, 1964 (62)
From
Wellington, North Island, New Zealand
Works as
Actor, also producer, director and writer
Titles
68 on MovieCove · 99 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 28% in 30 days

What are Russell Crowe's films like?

Across their 67 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 65 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

A split, not a type: Light 20 · Serious 13 · Dark 32

A split, not a type: Grounded 33 · Stylized 21 · Heightened 11

A split, not a type: Gentle 13 · Charged 20 · Intense 32

Steady 21 · Shifting 33 · Whiplash 11

Straight-faced 48 · Some laughs 13 · Funny 4

Slow burn 24 · Even-paced 31 · Relentless 10

Casual 22 · Engaged 37 · Full focus 6

Easy watch 15 · Affecting 25 · Heavy 25

Resolved 48 · Open-ended 12 · Ambiguous 5

Roles they play

52 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 27 of 52 analyzed roles.

Hero
27 of 52
Shadow
12 of 52
Mentor
6 of 52
Ally
4 of 52
Threshold guardian
2 of 52
Shapeshifter
1 of 52
Show the 52 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
47
Melancholic
28
Thrilling
16
Contemplative
17
Dread
14
Other
61

How their films end · 10 with a twist

  • Happy15
  • Bittersweet41
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous7
  • Cyclical2

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 Russell Crowe's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 53 of their 68 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (20).

Subscription and free streaming for Russell Crowe's 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

99 credits, 68 with a MovieCove page; 52 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Last Druid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Actor

  • Unabomber(2026)

    as Henry Murray

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
  • The Weight(2026)

    as Warden Clancy

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
  • What Love Builds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Director · Composer · Producer · as Self

  • The Get Out(2026)

    as Manco Kapak

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
  • Beast(2026)

    Producer · Writer · as Sammy

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
  • Andrea Bocelli - The Celebration:30th Anniversary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • Nuremberg(2025)

    as Hermann Göring

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
  • Kraven the Hunter(2024)

    as Nikolai Kravinoff

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
  • The Exorcism(2024)

    as Anthony Miller

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films
  • Ark: The Animated Series(2024)

    Show 14 episodes · Executive Producer · as Kor (voice)

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows
  • Sleeping Dogs(2024)

    as Roy Freeman

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
  • Ricky Stanicky(2024)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
  • Land of Bad(2024)

    as Reaper

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
  • The Pope's Exorcist(2023)

    as Father Gabriele Amorth

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
  • Poker Face(2022)

    Director · Writer · as Jake Foley

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
  • The Greatest Beer Run Ever(2022)

    as Arthur Coates

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
  • The Great Barrier Reef: A Living Treasure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 4 episodes · as Narrator (voice)

  • Zack Snyder's Justice League(2021)

    as Jor-El (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
  • Unhinged(2020)

    as Man (Tom Cooper)

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
  • True History of the Kelly Gang(2019)

    as Harry Power

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
  • Take Us Home: Leeds United (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 8 episodes · as Narrator (voice)

  • The Loudest Voice(2019)

    Show 7 episodes · as Roger Ailes

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
  • Boy Erased(2018)

    as Marshall Eamons

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
  • Turtle Odyssey(2018)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
  • The Mummy(2017)

    as Henry Jekyll / Edward Hyde

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
  • War Machine(2017)

    as Bob White

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
  • The Nice Guys(2016)

    as Jackson Healy

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
  • Fathers & Daughters(2015)

    Executive Producer · as Jake Davis

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
  • The Water Diviner(2014)

    Director · as Joshua Connor

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
  • Noah(2014)

    Songs · as Noah

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
  • Winter's Tale(2014)

    as Pearly Soames

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
  • Journey of Discovery: Creating Man of Steel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • All Is Lost(2013)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
  • Man of Steel(2013)

    as Jor-El

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
  • The Frame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Jor-El

  • Broken City(2013)

    as Nicholas Hostetler

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
  • Les Misérables(2012)

    as Javert

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
  • The Man with the Iron Fists(2012)

    as Jack Knife

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
  • The Next Three Days(2010)

    as John Brennan

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
  • Damage Control (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 6 episodes · as Narrator (voice)

  • Robin Hood(2010)

    Producer · as Robin Longstride

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
  • Republic of Doyle(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Boyd Kelley

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows
  • State of Play(2009)

    as Cal McAffrey

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
  • Tenderness(2009)

    as Detective Cristofuoro

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
  • Body of Lies(2008)

    as Ed Hoffman

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
  • American Gangster(2007)

    as Richie Roberts

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
  • 3:10 to Yuma(2007)

    as Ben Wade

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
  • Bra Boys(2007)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
  • A Good Year(2006)

    as Max Skinner

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
  • Discovery Atlas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Chaser's War on Everything (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Inside 9/11 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • Cinderella Man(2005)

    as Jim Braddock

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
  • Texas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director · Producer · as Self

  • L'esattore (parodia de "Il gladiatore") (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Actor

  • A Beautiful Mind(2001)

    as John Nash

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
  • Proof of Life(2000)

    as Terry Thorne

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
  • Gladiator(2000)

    as Maximus

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
  • The Insider(1999)

    as Jeffrey Wigand

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
  • Mystery, Alaska(1999)

    as John Biebe

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
  • Heaven's Burning(1997)

    as Colin

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
  • Breaking Up(1997)

    as Steve

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
  • L.A. Confidential(1997)

    as Wendell 'Bud' White

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
  • The Spell of the Yukon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Robert Service's poems read by (voice)

  • Rough Magic(1995)

    as Alex Ross

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
  • Virtuosity(1995)

    as Sid 6.7

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
  • No Way Back(1995)

    as Zack Grant

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
  • The Sum of Us(1994)

    as Jeff Mitchell

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
  • Hammers Over the Anvil(1993)

    as East Driscoll

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
  • For the Moment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Lachlan

  • The Silver Brumby(1993)

    as The Man

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
  • Love In Limbo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Arthur Baskin

  • The Late Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Shirty, the Slightly Aggressive Bear

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • Romper Stomper(1992)

    as Hando

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
  • The Efficiency Expert(1991)

    as Kim Barry

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
  • Brides of Christ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Dominic Maloney

  • Proof(1991)

    as Andy

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
  • Police Rescue(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Constable Tom 'Bomber' Young

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows
  • The Crossing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Johnny

  • The Word (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Blood Oath (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Lt. Corbett

  • Acropolis Now (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Danny O' Brian

  • Manager On The Case (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as N. Courtney (Injured Worker)

  • Live with Kelly and Mark(1988)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all shows
  • Rafferty's Rules (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Bobby Jarvis

  • Neighbours(1985)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows
  • Omnibus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Billion Dollar Spy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Adolf Tolkachev

  • Bluefly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Highlander (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Juan Sánchez-Villalobos Ramírez

  • Prometheus: Génesis Mala'kak - Primera Parte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Narrador en Ingles

  • When Love Builds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Director

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 99 titles, 93 of them dated from 1967 to 2026; peak year 2023.

Film career

MilestoneBreakoutAward winNomination
19672026

Peak 2023 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 47 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.

Show 7 more milestones

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting95 of 99: 88 only acting, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score60thDirecting4 of 99: 0 only directing, 4 with another roleWriting2 of 99: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing5 of 99: 0 only producing, 5 with another roleMusic1 of 99: 0 only music, 1 with another roleOther crew3 of 99: 2 only other crew, 1 with another role

99 titles, 9 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1960s1 · acting1980s5 · acting1990s25 · acting2000s17 · 16 acting · 1 crew2010s24 · 23 acting · 5 crew2020s21 · 19 acting · 5 crew

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 48% of 54 roles
919601111621

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.

Awards

an Oscar, 2 Golden Globes, a BAFTA Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award and 3 other major awards from 29 major nominations, 1998–2020.

WinNomination
  1. 2020
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television
  2. 2013
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
  3. 2008
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated ×2 · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
  4. 2006
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actor
  5. 2004
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actor
  6. 2002
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Actor in a Leading Role
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Critics Choice Award, won · Best Actor
  7. 2001
    • Oscar, won · Best Actor in a Leading Role
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Critics Choice Award, won · Best Actor
  8. 2000
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Actor in a Leading Role
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Critics Choice Award, won · Best Actor
Show 1 earlier year
  1. 1998
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Russell Crowe's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 62nd percentile, the median of all 62; across their 65 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 65th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 65

Approval · how many liked their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 65

Reach · how many have seen their films

92ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 65

Midcredits score across 68 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up28
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th19
  • Below 25th11

Shape of the crowd

30 of their 68 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved10
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser30
  • Broadly Agreed12
  • Mixed12

Reviewers score the acting 71/100 in their films, across 58 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 47. 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 Russell Crowe's work okay for kids?

Across up to 46 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore40 titles42–89 · median 70 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity46 titles14–64 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity39 titles32–85 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs38 titles21–59 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense38 titles43–83 · median 64 · intenseheavier 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 Russell Crowe work with?

People who share at least 2 of Russell Crowe's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ridley Scott shares the most, 8.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles