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Val Kilmer

Val Kilmer

Actor, also producer and cinematographer · Died April 1, 2025, aged 65 · Los Angeles, California, USA

Grammy Award nominee

Val Edward Kilmer (December 31, 1959 – April 1, 2025) was an American actor. Originally a stage actor, Kilmer became popular in the mid-1980s after a string of appearances in comedy films, starting with Top Secret! (1984), then the cult classic Real Genius (1985), as well as blockbuster action films, including a role in Top Gun and a lead role in Willow. During the 1990s, Kilmer gained critical respect after a series of films that were also commercially successful, including his roles as Jim Morrison in The Doors, Doc Holliday in 1993's Tombstone, Batman in 1995's Batman Forever, Chris Shiherlis in 1995's Heat, and Simon Templar in 1997's The Saint. During the early 2000s, Kilmer appeared in several well-received roles, including The Salton Sea, Spartan, and supporting performances in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Alexander, and as the voice of KITT in Knight Rider.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 31, 1959
Died
April 1, 2025 (aged 65)
From
Los Angeles, California, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer and cinematographer
Titles
85 on MovieCove · 104 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 155 days to Oct 26Down 7% in 30 days

What are Val Kilmer's films like?

Across their 78 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Action21 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 27th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime15 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Drama11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Horror5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 7th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Biography4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 83rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Animation3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 25th percentile
: browse their Animation movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 85th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Mystery2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 8th percentile
: browse their Mystery 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%
Survival
21%
Bonds
18%
Power
6%
Ideas
5%
Society
4%
Survival21 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice19 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity14 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds14 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love9 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception7 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty8 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition7 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 75 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 15 · Serious 24 · Dark 36

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 39 · Stylized 24 · Heightened 12

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

Gentle 8 · Charged 35 · Intense 32

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

Steady 26 · Shifting 36 · Whiplash 13

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

Straight-faced 55 · Some laughs 17 · Funny 3

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

Slow burn 23 · Even-paced 48 · 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 23 · Engaged 41 · Full focus 11

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

Easy watch 23 · Affecting 27 · Heavy 25

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 48 · Open-ended 16 · Ambiguous 11

Roles they play

56 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 19 of 56 analyzed roles.

Hero
19 of 56
Mentor
10 of 56
Shadow
10 of 56
Ally
5 of 56
Herald
4 of 56
Threshold guardian
3 of 56
Shapeshifter
3 of 56
Trickster
2 of 56
Show the 56 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
58
Dread
27
Melancholic
28
Thrilling
19
Contemplative
14
Other
66

How their films linger

Bittersweet33 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling26 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful22 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 16 with a twist

  • Happy16
  • Bittersweet32
  • Tragic7
  • Ambiguous23

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 Val Kilmer's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 72 of their 85 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (41).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Val Kilmer'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

104 credits, 85 with a MovieCove page; 33 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Top Gun: Maverick(2022)

    as Adm. Tom 'Iceman' Kazansky

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Val(2021)

    Cinematographer · Producer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Birthday Cake(2021)

    as Uncle Angelo

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • A Soldier's Revenge(2020)

    as CJ

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Paydirt(2020)

    as Sheriff Tucker

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Jay and Silent Bob Reboot(2019)

    as Bluntman

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • 1st Born (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Biden

  • The Super(2017)

    as Walter

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Snowman(2017)

    as Rafto

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Song to Song(2017)

    as Duane

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Cinema Twain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Mark Twain

  • Oneohtrix Point Never: Animals(2016)

    as Old Man

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn(2014)

    as Mark Twain

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Palo Alto(2013)

    as Stewart

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Spoils of Babylon(2014)

    Show 6 episodes · as General Cauliffe

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • Standing Up(2013)

    as Hofstadder

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Planes(2013)

    as Bravo (voice)

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Riddle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Sheriff Richards

  • The Roadie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • The Fourth Dimension (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Val Kilmer (segment "The Lotus Community Workshop")

  • 7 Below(2012)

    as McCormick

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Wyatt Earp's Revenge(2012)

    as Wyatt Earp

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Breathless(2012)

    as Dale

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Deep in the Heart(2012)

    as The Bearded Man

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Twixt(2011)

    Songs · as Hall Baltimore

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • 5 Days of War(2011)

    as Dutchman

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Blood Out(2011)

    as Arturo

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Kill the Irishman(2011)

    as Joe Manditski

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Traveler(2010)

    as Mr. Nobody / Drifter

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Gun(2010)

    as Angel

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • MacGruber(2010)

    as Cunth

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Bloodworth(2010)

    as Warren Bloodworth

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Double Identity(2009)

    as Dr. Nicholas Pinter

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Hardwired(2009)

    as Virgil Kirkhill

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans(2009)

    as Stevie Pruit

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Thaw(2009)

    as Dr. David Kruipen

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • American Cowslip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Todd Inglebrink

  • Streets of Blood(2009)

    as Detective Andy Devereaux

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • The Steam Experiment(2009)

    as Jimmy

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Delgo(2008)

    as Bogardus (voice)

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Unconquered: Allan Houser and the Legacy of One Apache Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • XIII (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 2 episodes · as La Mangouste

  • 2:22(2008)

    as Maz

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Knight Rider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 17 episodes · as KITT (voice)

  • Columbus Day(2008)

    Producer · as John Cologne

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Felon(2008)

    as John Smith

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Love Guru(2008)

    as Val Kilmer (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • American Meth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Narrator

  • Knight Rider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as K.I.T.T. (voice)

  • Conspiracy(2008)

    as MacPherson

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Comanche Moon(2008)

    Show 3 episodes · Associate Producer · as Inish Scull

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • A West Texas Children's Story(2007)

    as Henderson

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Deja Vu(2006)

    as Paul Pryzwarra

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Moscow Zero(2006)

    as Andrey

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Summer Love(2006)

    as The Wanted Man

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Psych(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Detective Dobson

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Played(2006)

    as Dillon

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • 10th & Wolf(2006)

    as Murtha

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Ten Commandments: The Musical (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Moses

  • The Showbiz Show with David Spade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Kiss Kiss Bang Bang(2005)

    as Gay Perry

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Numb3rs(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Mason Lancer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • Alexander(2004)

    as Philip

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Entourage(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as The Sherpa

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Stateside(2004)

    as Staff Sergeant Skeer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Mindhunters(2004)

    as Jake Harris

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • George and the Dragon(2004)

    as El Cabillo (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Spartan(2004)

    as Scott

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Blind Horizon(2003)

    as Frank Kavanaugh

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Missing(2003)

    as Lt. Jim Ducharme

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Wonderland(2003)

    as John Holmes

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Masked and Anonymous(2003)

    as Animal Wrangler

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Hard Cash(2002)

    as FBI Agent Mark C. Cornell

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • The Salton Sea(2002)

    as Tom Van Allen | Danny Parker

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Red Planet(2000)

    as Robby Gallagher

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Pollock(2000)

    as Willem DeKooning

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Joe the King(1999)

    as Bob Henry

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • At First Sight(1999)

    as Virgil Adamson

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Prince of Egypt(1998)

    as Moses (voice)

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Africa Unbottled (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Producer · as Self / Narrator

  • The Saint(1997)

    as Simon Templar

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Ghost and the Darkness(1996)

    as Col. John Henry Patterson

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Dead Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Dr. Dark

  • The Island of Dr. Moreau(1996)

    as Montgomery

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Heat(1995)

    as Chris Shiherlis

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Batman Forever(1995)

    as Batman / Bruce Wayne

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Wings of Courage(1995)

    as Jean Mermoz

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Tombstone(1993)

    as Doc Holliday

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Real McCoy(1993)

    as J.T. Barker

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • True Romance(1993)

    as Mentor

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Thunderheart(1992)

    as Ray Levoi

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Doors(1991)

    as Jim Morrison

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Reader

  • Kill Me Again(1989)

    as Jack Andrews

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Billy the Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as William Bonney

  • Willow(1988)

    as Madmartigan

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains(1987)

    as Robert Elliot Burns / Elliot Roberts

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Murders in the Rue Morgue(1986)

    as Philippe Huron

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Top Gun(1986)

    as Ice

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Real Genius(1985)

    as Chris Knight

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • One Too Many (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Eric

  • Top Secret!(1984)

    as Nick Rivers

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Saturday Night Live(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as Brilliant Lunatic (uncredited) · as Self - Cameo (uncredited) · as Self - Host

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • ABC Afterschool Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Eric

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 103 titles from 1972 to 2022; peak year 2009.

Biggest box office

Top Gun (1986)

$361M worldwide

Highest rated

Heat (1995)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Batman Forever (1995)

Film career

19722022

Peak 2009 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 48 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
Acting101 of 103: 98 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score37thDirecting1 of 103: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 103: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing4 of 103: 1 only producing, 3 with another roleCinematography1 of 103: 0 only cinematography, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 103: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

103 titles, 4 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1970s2 · acting1980s9 · acting1990s17 · 16 acting · 1 crew2000s44 · 44 acting · 1 crew2010s26 · 26 acting · 2 crew2020s5 · 4 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 35% of 72 roles
84899499040914

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

Nominated for a Grammy Award in 2012, Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books and Story Telling).

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 Val Kilmer's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 35th percentile, the median of all 79; across their 75 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 34th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

34thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 75

Approval · how many liked their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 75

Reach · how many have seen their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 75

Midcredits score across 85 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up22
  • 50th to 74th17
  • 25th to 49th21
  • Below 25th25

Shape of the crowd

29 of their 85 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved9
  • Universally Panned5
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic6
  • Crowd Pleaser29
  • Broadly Agreed8
  • Mixed27

Most divisive · actor

A Soldier's Revenge (2020)

97th percentile spread · 44% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Top Gun: Maverick (2022)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 61/100 in their films, across 71 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 38. 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 Val Kilmer's work okay for kids?

Across up to 40 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 & Gore32 titles36–90 · median 68 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity40 titles13–62 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity32 titles23–91 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs28 titles24–89 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense31 titles17–83 · 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 Val Kilmer work with?

People who share at least 2 of Val Kilmer's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Randall Emmett shares the most, 8.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles