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Bill Murray

Actor, also producer, writer, director and editor · Born September 21, 1950 (76) · Wilmette, Illinois, USA

2 Primetime Emmys · Golden Globe winner · BAFTA Award winner · 5 other major award bodies

William James "Bill" Murray (born September 21, 1950) is an American actor, comedian, and writer. He is known for his deadpan delivery in roles ranging from studio comedies to independent dramas. He has frequently collaborated with directors Ivan Reitman, Harold Ramis, Wes Anderson, Sofia Coppola, and Jim Jarmusch. He has earned numerous accolades including a BAFTA Award, two Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and two Independent Spirit Awards, as well as a nomination for an Academy Award. In 2016, Murray was awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. Murray was born in Evanston, Illinois, to Lucille (1921–1988), a mail-room clerk, and Edward Joseph Murray II (1921–1967), a lumber salesman. He was raised in Wilmette, Illinois, a northern suburb of Chicago. Murray and his eight siblings grew up in an Irish Catholic family. His paternal grandfather was from County Cork, while his maternal ancestors were from County Galway. Three of his siblings, John Murray, Joel Murray, and Brian Doyle-Murray, are also actors. Murray attended Regis University in Denver, Colorado, where he studied pre-med for a year. He dropped out after being arrested for marijuana possession. In 1973, he moved to New York City to pursue a career in comedy. He joined the National Lampoon Radio Hour, and later appeared in the National Lampoon stage show Lemmings. In 1977, Murray joined the cast of Saturday Night Live. He quickly became one of the show's most popular cast members, known for his deadpan delivery and his ability to improvise. He left the show in 1980 to pursue a film career. Murray's first major film role was in the 1979 comedy Meatballs. He went on to star in a number of successful comedies, including Caddyshack (1980), Stripes (1981), Ghostbusters (1984), and Groundhog Day (1993). He has also starred in a number of critically acclaimed dramas, such as Lost in Translation (2003) and Broken Flowers (2005). Murray is known for his eccentric and unpredictable behavior. He has been known to disappear from sets and film projects, and he has often been quoted as saying that he doesn't like to work. However, he is also known for his generosity and his willingness to help out his fellow actors.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 21, 1950 (76)
From
Wilmette, Illinois, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer, writer, director and editor
Titles
90 on MovieCove · 120 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 24% in 30 days

What are Bill Murray's films like?

Across their 82 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy32 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary16 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Action9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 75th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Animation6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Biography4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile
: browse their Biography movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile
: browse their Crime 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
27%
Self
25%
Society
19%
Morality
13%
Ideas
7%
Survival
6%
Power
4%
Family bonds22 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity23 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose19 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship13 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity15 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love11 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt10 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption11 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 82 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 59 · Serious 20 · Dark 3

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 38 · Stylized 21 · Heightened 23

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

Gentle 36 · Charged 41 · Intense 5

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

Steady 49 · Shifting 22 · Whiplash 11

Funny: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their funny movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 32 · Funny 43

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

Slow burn 35 · Even-paced 38 · Relentless 9

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

Casual 58 · Engaged 23 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 67 · Open-ended 10 · Ambiguous 5

Roles they play

56 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 16 of 56 analyzed roles.

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

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd
37
Joyful
32
Warm
32
Melancholic
24
Tense
18
Other
78

How their films linger

Feel-good40 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun31 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet28 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful30 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 10 with a twist

  • Happy36
  • Bittersweet33
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous8
  • Cyclical3

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 Bill Murray's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 55 of their 90 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Bill Murray'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

120 credits, 90 with a MovieCove page; 88 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Diamond(2026)

    as Jimbo

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Phoenician Scheme(2025)

    as God

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Friend(2024)

    as Walter

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Riff Raff(2024)

    as Lefty

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • An SNL Thanksgiving (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as (archive footage)

  • Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire(2024)

    as Peter Venkman

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Devo(2024)

    as Phil Connors (archive footage) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania(2023)

    as Lord Krylar

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Greatest Beer Run Ever(2022)

    as The Colonel

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Now (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 14 episodes · as Dr. Robert Flaherty

  • Ghostbusters: Afterlife(2021)

    as Peter Venkman

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The French Dispatch(2021)

    as Arthur Howitzer, Jr.

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • New Worlds, The Cradle of Civilization (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Producer · as Self

  • On the Rocks(2020)

    as Felix

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Movies That Made Us(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Peter Venkman (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Zombieland: Double Tap(2019)

    as Bill Murray

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Loopers: The Caddie's Long Walk(2019)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Dead Don't Die(2019)

    as Chief Cliff Robertson

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Isle of Dogs(2018)

    as Boss (voice)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Vice Principals(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Principal Welles

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Ghostbusters(2016)

    as Martin Heiss

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Jungle Book(2016)

    as Baloo (voice)

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Angie Tribeca (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Vic Deakins

  • A Very Murray Christmas(2015)

    Executive Producer · Writer · as Bill Murray

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Rock the Kasbah(2015)

    as Richie Lanz

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Aloha(2015)

    as Carson Welch

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Dumb and Dumber To(2014)

    as Ice Pick

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Olive Kitteridge(2014)

    Show 4 episodes · as Jack Kennison

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • St. Vincent(2014)

    as Vincent MacKenna

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Grand Budapest Hotel(2014)

    as M. Ivan

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Monuments Men(2014)

    as Sgt. Richard Campbell

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Alpha House(2013)

    Show 3 episodes · as Senator Vernon Smits

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III(2012)

    as Saul

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Hyde Park on Hudson(2012)

    as Franklin D. Roosevelt

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Moonrise Kingdom(2012)

    as Mr. Bishop

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen(2012)

    as (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Passion Play(2010)

    as Happy Shannon

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Women of SNL (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Richard Dawson / Various (archive footage)

  • Ballhawks(2010)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Get Low(2009)

    as Frank Quinn

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Fantastic Mr. Fox(2009)

    as Clive Badger (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Zombieland(2009)

    as Bill Murray

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Limits of Control(2009)

    as American

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Parks and Recreation(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Walter Gunderson

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 9 episodes · Actor

  • City of Ember(2008)

    as Mayor Cole

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Get Smart(2008)

    as Agent 13

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • FCU: Fact Checkers Unit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Bill Murray

  • The Darjeeling Limited(2007)

    as The Businessman

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties(2006)

    as Garfield (voice)

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Various Characters (archive footage)

  • The Lost City(2005)

    as The Writer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Broken Flowers(2005)

    as Don Johnston

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou(2004)

    as Steve Zissou

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Garfield: The Movie(2004)

    as Garfield (voice)

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Coffee and Cigarettes(2003)

    as Bill Murray (segment "Delirium")

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Lost in Translation(2003)

    as Bob Harris

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch(2003)

    as Bill Murray The K. (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Speaking of Sex(2001)

    as Ezri Stovall

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Royal Tenenbaums(2001)

    as Raleigh St. Clair

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Osmosis Jones(2001)

    as Frank Detorre

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Banzai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 26 episodes · Actor

  • Charlie's Angels(2000)

    as John Bosley

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Hamlet(2000)

    as Polonius

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Cradle Will Rock(1999)

    as Tommy Crickshaw

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Caddyshack: The 19th Hole (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Carl Spackler (archive footage)

  • Rushmore(1998)

    as Herman Blume

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • With Friends Like These(1998)

    as Maurice Melnick

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Wild Things(1998)

    as Kenneth Bowden

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Man Who Knew Too Little(1997)

    as Wallace Ritchie

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Space Jam(1996)

    as Bill Murray

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • E! True Hollywood Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Larger Than Life(1996)

    as Jack Corcoran

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Kingpin(1996)

    as Ernie McCracken

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Ed Wood(1994)

    as Bunny Breckinridge

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Confessions of a Hitman(1994)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Mad Dog and Glory(1993)

    as Frank Milo

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Groundhog Day(1993)

    as Phil

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Getaway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 33 episodes · Actor

  • What About Bob?(1991)

    as Bob Wiley

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Quick Change(1990)

    Director · Producer · as Grimm

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Ghostbusters II(1989)

    as Dr. Peter Venkman

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Scrooged(1988)

    as Francis Cross

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • She's Having a Baby(1988)

    as Bill Murray (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Little Shop of Horrors(1986)

    as Arthur Denton

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Best of John Belushi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Various Characters

  • On the Scene with the Ghostbusters(1984)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Razor's Edge(1984)

    Screenplay · as Larry Darrell

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Nothing Lasts Forever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Ted Breughel

  • Ghostbusters(1984)

    as Dr. Peter Venkman

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Tootsie(1982)

    as Jeff Slater

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Rodney Dangerfield Show: It's Not Easy Bein' Me(1982)

    as Various

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Twilight Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Lefty in 'First Film'

  • Fun & Games (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Actor

  • Steve Martin's Best Show Ever(1981)

    as Bytes

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Entertainment Tonight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show Actor

  • Stripes(1981)

    as John Winger

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Cut Flowers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Actor

  • Caddyshack(1980)

    as Carl Spackler

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Bill Murray Live from the Second City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Writer · as Self

  • B.C. Rock(1980)

    as Dragon (voice)

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Where the Buffalo Roam(1980)

    as Dr. Hunter S. Thompson

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Mr. Mike's Mondo Video(1979)

    as Man on the Street

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Meatballs(1979)

    as Tripper Harrison

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Perchance to Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Honker

  • The Dogs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Actor

  • Coming Attractions(1978)

    as Lefty

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash(1978)

    as Bill Murray the K.

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Super Bowl(1976)

    Editor · Writer · as Himself

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Next Stop, Greenwich Village(1976)

    as Nick Kessel (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Saturday Night Live(1975)

    Show 82 episodes · Writer · as Self · as Self - Cameo (uncredited) · as Self - Host · as Self - Various Characters · as Self (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 4 episodes · Writer · Actor

  • Being Mortal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Bum's Rush (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Bum

  • Epiphany (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer · as Oz Bell

  • Magacine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Quiet Land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Connor McCluskey

  • The King of Counterfeit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • The Ploughmen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Cooper County Sheriff

  • Twilight Park (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Mime Ringleader

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 119 titles, 111 of them dated from 1975 to 2026; peak year 2015.

Biggest box office

The Jungle Book (2016)

$968M worldwide

Highest rated

The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)

Midcredits 99th

Film career

MilestoneAward winNomination
19752026

Peak 2015 · steadily prominent in film for years. 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.

Show 5 more milestones

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting115 of 119: 110 only acting, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score70thDirecting1 of 119: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting5 of 119: 2 only writing, 3 with another roleProducing5 of 119: 2 only producing, 3 with another role

119 titles, 5 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1970s9 · 8 acting · 2 crew1980s21 · 20 acting · 2 crew1990s17 · 16 acting · 2 crew2000s24 · acting2010s26 · 26 acting · 1 crew2020s14 · 13 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 33% of 70 roles
768186960106111621

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

2 Primetime Emmys, a Golden Globe, a BAFTA Award and 2 other major awards from 24 major nominations, 1977–2021.

WinNomination
  1. 2021
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actor
  2. 2016
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Television Movie
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television
  3. 2015
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actor in a Comedy Movie
  4. 2013
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
  5. 2011
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Supporting Male
  6. 2005
    • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Acting Ensemble
  7. 2004
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Actor in a Leading Role
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
    • +2 other major bodies · 1 win and 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actor
      • Independent Spirit Award, won · Best Male Lead
  8. 1999
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Independent Spirit Award, won · Best Supporting Male
Show 3 earlier years
  1. 1985
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
  2. 1979
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Program
  3. 1977
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Series

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 Bill Murray's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 67th percentile, the median of all 84; across their 82 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 68th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 82

Approval · how many liked their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 82

Reach · how many have seen their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 82

Midcredits score across 90 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up37
  • 50th to 74th26
  • 25th to 49th19
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

42 of their 90 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved15
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser42
  • Broadly Agreed10
  • Mixed19

Most divisive · actor

Ballhawks (2010)

89th percentile spread · 26% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)

Midcredits 99th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 72/100 in their films, across 64 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 43. 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 Bill Murray's work okay for kids?

Across up to 52 MovieCove titles with content scores, every category sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore43 titles11–63 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity52 titles13–55 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity48 titles25–66 · median 45 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs46 titles9–60 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense44 titles8–56 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all 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 Bill Murray work with?

People who share at least 2 of Bill Murray's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Wes Anderson shares the most, 11.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles