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Gary Oldman

Actor, also producer, director and writer · Born March 21, 1958 (68) · London, England, UK

Oscar winner · Golden Globe winner · 3 BAFTA Awards · 5 other major award bodies

Sir Gary Leonard Oldman (born 21 March 1958) is an English actor and filmmaker. Regarded as one of the best actors of his generation, he is known for his versatility and intense acting style. He received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and three British Academy Film Awards. His films have grossed over $11 billion worldwide, making him one of the highest-grossing actors to date. Oldman began acting in theatre in 1979 and made his film debut in Remembrance (1982). He continued to follow a stage career in London's Royal Court. He was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, with credits including Cabaret, Romeo and Juliet, Entertaining Mr Sloane, Saved, The Country Wife and Hamlet. He rose to prominence in British film with his portrayals of Sid Vicious in Sid and Nancy (1986), Joe Orton in Prick Up Your Ears (1987) and Rosencrantz in Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1990), while also attracting attention as the leader of a gang of football hooligans in the television film The Firm (1989). Regarded as a member of the "Brit Pack", he achieved greater recognition as a New York gangster in State of Grace (1990), Lee Harvey Oswald in JFK (1991) and Count Dracula in Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992). Oldman portrayed the villains in films such as True Romance (1993), The Fifth Element (1997), Air Force One (1997) and The Contender (2000); corrupt DEA agent Norman Stansfield, whom he played in Léon: The Professional (1994), was called one of cinema's best villains. He also played Ludwig van Beethoven in Immortal Beloved (1994). He later appeared in franchise roles such as Sirius Black in the Harry Potter series, James Gordon in The Dark Knight Trilogy (2005–2012) and a human leader, Dreyfus in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014). He won the Academy Award for Best Actor as Winston Churchill in Darkest Hour (2017). He was nominated for his portrayals of George Smiley in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) and Herman J. Mankiewicz in Mank (2020). Oldman was executive producer of films like The Contender, Plunkett & Macleane (1999) and Nil by Mouth (1997), the latter of which he also wrote and directed. He featured in television shows such as Fallen Angels, Tracey Takes On... and Friends, voiced Ignitius and Viktor Reznov, respectively, in The Legend of Spyro and Call of Duty video games and appeared in music videos for David Bowie, Guns N' Roses and Annie Lennox.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 21, 1958 (68)
From
London, England, UK
Works as
Actor, also producer, director and writer
Titles
78 on MovieCove · 106 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 19% in 30 days

What are Gary Oldman's films like?

Across their 75 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Action16 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
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Drama14 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile
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Crime11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
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Biography8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 82nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
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Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile
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Documentary5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
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Animation4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
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Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 94th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
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Horror3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 8th percentile
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Fantasy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile
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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
26%
Bonds
19%
Self
17%
Power
15%
Survival
11%
Ideas
7%
Society
5%
Justice19 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity17 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds18 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption13 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love9 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival12 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption9 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed6 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 73 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 13 · Serious 14 · Dark 46

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

Grounded 26 · Stylized 26 · Heightened 21

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

Gentle 6 · Charged 20 · Intense 47

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

Steady 20 · Shifting 39 · Whiplash 14

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

Straight-faced 54 · Some laughs 12 · Funny 7

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

Slow burn 24 · Even-paced 38 · Relentless 11

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

Casual 12 · Engaged 41 · Full focus 20

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 17 · Affecting 26 · Heavy 30

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 37 · Open-ended 29 · Ambiguous 7

Roles they play

60 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 21 of 60 analyzed roles.

Shadow
21 of 60
Hero
14 of 60
Mentor
9 of 60
Trickster
6 of 60
Threshold guardian
4 of 60
Ally
3 of 60
Herald
3 of 60
Show the 60 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
52
Melancholic
36
Dread
26
Contemplative
17
Thrilling
14
Other
67

How their films linger

Thought-provoking25 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful25 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet24 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 18 with a twist

  • Happy18
  • Bittersweet42
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous10
  • Cyclical1

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 Gary Oldman's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 60 of their 78 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (25).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Gary Oldman'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

106 credits, 78 with a MovieCove page; 42 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Parthenope(2024)

    as John Cheever

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Oppenheimer(2023)

    as Harry Truman

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Slow Horses(2022)

    Show 36 episodes · Executive Producer · as Jackson Lamb

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard(2021)

    as Vladislav Dukhovich (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Woman in the Window(2021)

    as Alistair Russell

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Crisis(2021)

    Producer · as Dr. Tyrone Brower

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Mank(2020)

    as Herman Mankiewicz

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • A Place Among the Dead(2020)

    as GO

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Courier(2019)

    as Ezekiel Mannings

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Laundromat(2019)

    as Jürgen Mossack

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Mary(2019)

    as David

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Killers Anonymous(2019)

    as The Man

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Obscura (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Special guest

  • Hunter Killer(2018)

    as CJCS Charles Donnegan

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Tau(2018)

    as Tau (voice)

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Darkest Hour(2017)

    as Winston Churchill

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Hitman's Bodyguard(2017)

    as Vladislav Dukhovich

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Space Between Us(2017)

    as Nathaniel Shepherd

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Man Down(2015)

    as Captain Peyton

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Criminal(2016)

    as Quaker Wells

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Driver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Cy (voice)

  • Child 44(2015)

    as General Mikhail Nesterov

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Dawn of the Planet of the Apes(2014)

    as Dreyfus

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • RoboCop(2014)

    as Dr. Dennett Norton

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • La Petite Mort (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Paranoia(2013)

    as Nicholas Wyatt

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Guns, Girls and Gambling(2012)

    as Elvis Elvis

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Lawless(2012)

    as Floyd Banner

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Dark Knight Rises(2012)

    as Commissioner Gordon

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Jack White: Unstaged(2012)

    Director · as Self

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

  • Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen(2012)

    as (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy(2011)

    as George Smiley

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2(2011)

    as Sirius Black

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Kung Fu Panda 2(2011)

    as Shen (voice)

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Red Riding Hood(2011)

    as Father Soloman

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • One Night in Turin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Narrator

  • The Book of Eli(2010)

    as Carnegie

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Planet 51(2009)

    as General Grawl (voice)

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • A Christmas Carol(2009)

    as Bob Cratchit / Marley / Tiny Tim (voice)

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Rain Fall(2009)

    as Holtzer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • The Unborn(2009)

    as Rabbi Joseph Sendak

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • The Dark Knight(2008)

    as Gordon

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Gotham Tonight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Lt. James Gordon

  • Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix(2007)

    as Sirius Black

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Backwoods(2006)

    as Paul

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Chutzpah, This Is? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Actor

  • Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire(2005)

    as Sirius Black

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Dead Fish(2005)

    as Lynch

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Batman Begins(2005)

    as Jim Gordon

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban(2004)

    as Sirius Black

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Sin(2003)

    as Charlie Storm

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Tiptoes(2002)

    as Rolfe

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Beat the Devil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Devil

  • Interstate 60(2002)

    as O.W. Grant

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Greg the Bunny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Hire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Devil

  • Hannibal(2001)

    as Mason Verger

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Nobody's Baby(2001)

    Producer · as Buford Dill

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • The Contender(2000)

    Executive Producer · as Shelly Runyon

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Jesus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Pontius Pilate

  • Jesus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 2 episodes · as Pontius Pilate

  • Plunkett & Macleane(1999)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Quest for Camelot(1998)

    as Ruber (voice)

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Lost in Space(1998)

    as Dr. Zachary Smith

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Nil by Mouth(1997)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Air Force One(1997)

    as Ivan Korshunov

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Fifth Element(1997)

    as Zorg

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Basquiat(1996)

    as Albert Milo

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Scarlet Letter(1995)

    as Rev. Arthur Dimmesdale

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Murder in the First(1995)

    as Associate Milton Glenn

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Immortal Beloved(1994)

    as Ludwig van Beethoven

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Friends(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Richard Crosby

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Léon: The Professional(1994)

    as Norman Stansfield

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Lee Harvey Oswald (voice)

  • Romeo Is Bleeding(1993)

    as Jack Grimaldi

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • True Romance(1993)

    as Drexl Spivey

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Fallen Angels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Pat Kelley

  • Dracula(1992)

    as Dracula

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • JFK(1991)

    as Lee Harvey Oswald

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Director: Alan Clarke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Actor

  • Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead(1990)

    as Rosencrantz

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Heading Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Ian Tyson

  • Henry & June(1990)

    as Pop

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • State of Grace(1990)

    as Jackie

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Chattahoochee(1989)

    as Emmett Foley

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Criminal Law(1988)

    as Ben Chase

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Firm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Bex Bissell

  • We Think the World of You(1988)

    as Johnny

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Live with Kelly and Mark(1988)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all shows

  • Track 29 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Martin

  • Prick Up Your Ears(1987)

    as Joe Orton

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • England's Glory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Interviewee

  • Rat in the Skull(1987)

    as Police Constable Eric Naylor

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Sid and Nancy(1986)

    as Sid Vicious

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Honest Decent & True (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Derek Bates

  • Rachel and the Roarettes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Gary

  • Screen Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Bex · as Derek Bates · as Ian Tyson

  • Morgan's Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 8 episodes · as Colin

  • Morgan's Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Colin

  • Meantime(1983)

    as Coxy

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Dramarama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 1 episode · as Ben

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

    as Daniel

  • Knots Landing(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Don Ross

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • The South Bank Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Year of Magical Thinking (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Lee Harvey Oswald (voice)

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 106 titles, 104 of them dated from 1978 to 2024; peak year 2011.

Biggest box office

The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

$1.1B worldwide

Highest rated

The Dark Knight (2008)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Slow Horses (2022)

Film career

MilestoneBreakoutAward winNomination
19782024

Peak 2011 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 51 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
Acting103 of 106: 100 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score66thDirecting2 of 106: 1 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 106: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing5 of 106: 1 only producing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score74th

106 titles, 4 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1970s2 · acting1980s17 · acting1990s26 · 24 acting · 2 crew2000s22 · 22 acting · 2 crew2010s29 · 28 acting · 1 crew2020s8 · 8 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 23% of 70 roles
83939803081318

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, a Golden Globe, 3 BAFTA Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award and 2 other major awards from 33 major nominations, 1988–2026.

WinNomination
  1. 2026
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series - Drama
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
  2. 2025
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series - Drama
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Leading Actor
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  3. 2024
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series - Drama
  4. 2023
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Leading Actor
  5. 2021
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
    • 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
  6. 2018
    • Oscar, won · Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Leading Actor
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Critics Choice Award, won · Best Actor
  7. 2012
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Leading Actor
  8. 2009
    • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Acting Ensemble
Show 5 earlier years
  1. 2001
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
    • +2 other major bodies · 1 win and 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, won
      • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Supporting Male
  2. 1998
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Screenplay - Original
    • BAFTA Award, won
  3. 1997
    • Cannes award, nominated ×2
  4. 1992
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Male Lead
  5. 1988
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Actor

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 Gary Oldman's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 74; across their 73 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 66th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 73

Approval · how many liked their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 73

Reach · how many have seen their films

90thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 73

Midcredits score across 78 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up34
  • 50th to 74th15
  • 25th to 49th17
  • Below 25th12

Shape of the crowd

30 of their 78 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved19
  • Divisive3
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser30
  • Broadly Agreed10
  • Mixed15

Most divisive · actor

A Place Among the Dead (2020)

99th percentile spread · 40% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Dark Knight (2008)

Midcredits 99th · 95% liked

Reviewers score the acting 74/100 in their films, across 66 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 53. 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 Gary Oldman's work okay for kids?

Across up to 54 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 & Gore47 titles31–90 · median 65 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity54 titles7–61 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity47 titles23–84 · median 57 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs45 titles7–74 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense47 titles34–81 · 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 Gary Oldman work with?

People who share at least 2 of Gary Oldman's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Douglas Urbanski shares the most, 19.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles