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Richard Gere

Richard Gere

Actor and producer · Born August 31, 1949 (77) · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Golden Globe winner · Screen Actors Guild Award winner · Primetime Emmy nominee · 2 other major award bodies

Richard Tiffany Gere (born August 31, 1949) is an American actor and producer. He began in films in the 1970s, playing a supporting role in Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977) and a starring role in Days of Heaven (1978). He came to prominence with his role in the film American Gigolo (1980), which established him as a leading man and a sex symbol. He went on to star in many well-received films, including An Officer and a Gentleman (1982), The Cotton Club (1984), Pretty Woman (1990), Sommersby (1993), Primal Fear (1996), Runaway Bride (1999), I'm Not There (2007), Arbitrage (2012) and Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer (2016). For portraying Billy Flynn in the Academy Award-winning musical Chicago (2002), he won a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award as part of the cast.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 31, 1949 (77)
From
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Works as
Actor and producer
Titles
64 on MovieCove · 79 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 7% in 30 days

What are Richard Gere's films like?

Across their 61 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Drama24 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Comedy8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 82nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 28th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography 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
Morality
23%
Self
23%
Bonds
21%
Society
10%
Survival
10%
Power
9%
Ideas
3%
Romantic love16 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice11 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose10 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity10 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption8 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief7 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception6 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 60 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 16 · Serious 19 · Dark 25

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 38 · Stylized 16 · Heightened 6

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

Gentle 13 · Charged 29 · Intense 18

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

A split, not a type: Steady 27 · Shifting 26 · Whiplash 7

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

Straight-faced 47 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 3

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 34 · Even-paced 25 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 20 · Engaged 31 · Full focus 9

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

Easy watch 15 · Affecting 24 · Heavy 21

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 36 · Open-ended 16 · Ambiguous 8

Roles they play

51 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 32 of 51 analyzed roles.

Hero
32 of 51
Mentor
5 of 51
Shadow
4 of 51
Shapeshifter
4 of 51
Trickster
3 of 51
Ally
3 of 51
Show the 51 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
39
Melancholic
32
Contemplative
18
Romantic
15
Warm
10
Other
53

How their films linger

Thought-provoking30 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet26 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy10
  • Bittersweet29
  • Tragic7
  • Ambiguous15

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 Richard Gere's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 45 of their 64 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (20).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Richard Gere'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

79 credits, 64 with a MovieCove page; 52 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • La vida és Verdi(2026)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Basics of Philosophy(2026)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Eyes on Ukraine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Executive Producer

  • Oh, Canada(2024)

    as Leo Fife

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • The Agency(2024)

    Show 20 episodes · as James 'Bosko' Bradley

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Wisdom of Happiness(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Longing(2024)

    Producer · as Daniel Bloch

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Maybe I Do(2023)

    as Howard

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • MotherFatherSon(2019)

    Show 8 episodes · as Max Finch

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Three Christs(2017)

    as Dr. Alan Stone

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Dinner(2017)

    as Stan Lohman

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Norman(2016)

    as Norman Oppenheimer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Benefactor(2015)

    as Franny

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Time Out of Mind(2014)

    Producer · as George

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel(2015)

    as Guy Chambers

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Henry & Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Henry

  • Cosmos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Clair Patterson (voice)

  • Movie 43(2013)

    as Robert (segment "iBabe")

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Arbitrage(2012)

    as Robert Miller

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Double(2011)

    as Paul Shepherdson

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Buddha(2010)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Brooklyn's Finest(2009)

    as Off. Eddie Dugan

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Journey from Zanskar(2010)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Blessings: The Tsoknyi Nangchen Nuns of Tibet(2009)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Amelia(2009)

    as George Putnam

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Hachi: A Dog's Tale(2009)

    Producer · as Parker Wilson

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Mustang: Journey of Transformation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Narrator

  • Nights in Rodanthe(2008)

    as Paul

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • I'm Not There(2007)

    as Billy

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Hunting Party(2007)

    as Simon Hunt

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Flock(2007)

    as Erroll Babbage

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Dreaming Lhasa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Executive Producer

  • The Hoax(2006)

    as Clifford Irving

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Bee Season(2005)

    as Saul

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Shall We Dance?(2004)

    as John Clark

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Chicago(2002)

    as Billy Flynn

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Unfaithful(2002)

    as Edward Sumner

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Mothman Prophecies(2002)

    as John Klein

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Dr. T & the Women(2000)

    as Dr. Sullivan Travis / Dr. T

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Autumn in New York(2000)

    as Will Keane

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Runaway Bride(1999)

    as Ike Graham

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Jackal(1997)

    as Declan Mulqueen

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Red Corner(1997)

    as Jack Moore

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Primal Fear(1996)

    as Martin Vail

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Spirit of Tibet: Journey to Enlightenment, the Life and World of Dilgo Kyentse Rinpoche (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Narrator

  • First Knight(1995)

    as Lancelot

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Intersection(1994)

    as Vincent Eastman

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Mr. Jones(1993)

    Producer · as Mr. Jones

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • And the Band Played On(1993)

    as The Choreographer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Sommersby(1993)

    Executive Producer · as John Robert Sommersby / Horace Townsend

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

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

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Final Analysis(1992)

    Producer · as Isaac Barr

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Rhapsody in August(1991)

    as Clark (Kane's Nephew)

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Pretty Woman(1990)

    as Edward Lewis

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Internal Affairs(1990)

    as Dennis Peck

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Simpsons(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Richard Gere (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Miles from Home(1988)

    as Frank Roberts

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • No Mercy(1986)

    as Eddie Jillette

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Power(1986)

    as Pete St. John

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • King David(1985)

    as King David

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Lord of the Dance/Destroyer of Illusion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Narrator (English language version)

  • The Cotton Club(1984)

    as Richard 'Dixie' Dwyer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Beyond the Limit(1983)

    as Dr. Eduardo Plarr

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Breathless(1983)

    as Jesse

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • An Officer and a Gentleman(1982)

    as Zack Mayo

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • American Gigolo(1980)

    as Julian Kaye

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Yanks(1979)

    as Matt Dyson

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Bloodbrothers(1978)

    as Stony De Coco

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Days of Heaven(1978)

    as Bill

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Looking for Mr. Goodbar(1977)

    as Tony

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Baby Blue Marine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Raider

  • Strike Force (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Trooper Walter Spenser

  • Report to the Commissioner(1975)

    as Billy

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Kojak(1973)

    Show 1 episode · as Geno Papas

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Chelsea D.H.O. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Milo

  • Asymmetry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Ezra

  • Left Seat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • The Making Of (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • The Off Weeks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show as Jonathan

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 77 titles, 73 of them dated from 1973 to 2026; peak year 2008.

Biggest box office

Pretty Woman (1990)

$463M worldwide

Highest rated

Hachi: A Dog's Tale (2009)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Unfaithful (2002)

Film career

MilestoneAward winNomination
19732026

Peak 2008 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 49 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 4 more milestones

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting74 of 77: 69 only acting, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score54thProducing8 of 77: 3 only producing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score47th

77 titles, 5 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

1970s9 · acting1980s11 · acting1990s15 · 15 acting · 3 crew2000s17 · 16 acting · 2 crew2010s14 · 14 acting · 1 crew2020s7 · 5 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 1st · top billed in 63% of 54 roles
75808595000510

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

a Golden Globe, a Screen Actors Guild Award and 3 other major awards from 10 major nominations, 1983–2013.

WinNomination
  1. 2013
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
  2. 2009
    • Critics Choice Award, won
  3. 2008
    • Independent Spirit Award, won
  4. 2003
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture
    • 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 Acting Ensemble
  5. 1994
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special
  6. 1991
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
  7. 1983
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama

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 Richard Gere's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 54th percentile, the median of all 60; across their 60 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 60

Approval · how many liked their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 60

Reach · how many have seen their films

88thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 60

Midcredits score across 64 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up16
  • 50th to 74th19
  • 25th to 49th20
  • Below 25th9

Shape of the crowd

23 of their 64 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser23
  • Broadly Agreed12
  • Mixed21

Most divisive · actor

La vida és Verdi (2026)

93rd percentile spread · 33% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor, producer

Hachi: A Dog's Tale (2009)

Midcredits 98th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 52 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 46. 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 Richard Gere's work okay for kids?

Across up to 38 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore22 titles12–81 · median 46 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity38 titles19–73 · median 46 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity24 titles25–83 · median 65 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs20 titles11–68 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense19 titles25–70 · median 50 · 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 Richard Gere work with?

People who share at least 2 of Richard Gere's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Oren Moverman shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers