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Julia Roberts

Julia Roberts

Actor and producer · Born October 28, 1967 (58) · Smyrna, Georgia, USA

Oscar winner · 3 Golden Globes · BAFTA Award winner · 4 other major award bodies

Julia Fiona Roberts (born October 28, 1967) is an American actress. Known for her leading roles across several genres, she has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and three Golden Globe Awards. She became known for portraying charming, relatable characters in romantic comedies and blockbusters before expanding into dramas, thrillers, and independent films. After early breakthroughs in Mystic Pizza (1988) and Steel Magnolias (1989), Roberts solidified her status as a leading lady with the romantic comedies Pretty Woman (1990), My Best Friend's Wedding (1997), Notting Hill (1999), and Runaway Bride (1999). Roberts won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of the title role in the biographical drama Erin Brockovich (2000). She then starred in films such as Ocean's Eleven (2001), Ocean's Twelve (2004), Charlie Wilson's War (2007), Valentine's Day (2010), Eat Pray Love (2010), August: Osage County (2013), Wonder (2017), Ticket to Paradise (2022), Leave the World Behind (2023), and After the Hunt (2025). On television, she starred as a physician during the AIDS crisis in the HBO film The Normal Heart (2014), for which she earned a Primetime Emmy Award nomination, a social worker in the first season of the streaming series Homecoming (2018), and portrayed Martha Mitchell in the Starz political limited series Gaslit (2022). Roberts runs the production company Red Om Films, through which she has served as an executive producer for various projects she has starred in, as well as for the first four films of the American Girl franchise (2004–2008). She has served as the global ambassador for Lancôme since 2009. She was the world's highest-paid actress for most of the 1990s and the first half of the 2000s. People magazine has named her the most beautiful woman in the world a record five times. Description above from the Wikipedia article Julia Roberts, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
October 28, 1967 (58)
From
Smyrna, Georgia, USA
Works as
Actor and producer
Titles
70 on MovieCove · 89 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 36% in 30 days

What are Julia Roberts' films like?

Across their 59 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy20 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama14 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Biography6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 82nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Crime5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Adventure4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Documentary3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Animation2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 34th percentile
: browse their Animation 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
36%
Self
19%
Morality
13%
Survival
12%
Power
9%
Society
8%
Ideas
3%
Romantic love18 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds17 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity11 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship9 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth8 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception6 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity10 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 57 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 30 · Serious 11 · Dark 16

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

Grounded 37 · Stylized 16 · Heightened 4

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 25 · Charged 16 · Intense 16

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

A split, not a type: Steady 33 · Shifting 14 · Whiplash 10

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

Straight-faced 22 · Some laughs 28 · Funny 7

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

Slow burn 25 · Even-paced 31 · Relentless 1

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

A split, not a type: Casual 29 · Engaged 17 · Full focus 11

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 30 · Affecting 11 · Heavy 16

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

Resolved 42 · Open-ended 10 · Ambiguous 5

Roles they play

44 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 17 of 44 analyzed roles.

Hero
17 of 44
Ally
7 of 44
Mentor
6 of 44
Shapeshifter
5 of 44
Trickster
4 of 44
Threshold guardian
2 of 44
Shadow
2 of 44
Herald
1 of 44
Show the 44 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
20
Warm
20
Melancholic
24
Joyful
18
Romantic
15
Other
72

How their films linger

Hopeful27 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good23 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 11 with a twist

  • Happy25
  • Bittersweet22
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous9

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 Julia Roberts' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 49 of their 70 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (17).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Julia Roberts' 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

89 credits, 70 with a MovieCove page; 49 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Panic Carefully (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Producer · Actor

  • Leonard and Hungry Paul(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • After the Hunt(2025)

    as Alma Imhoff

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Leave the World Behind(2023)

    Producer · as Amanda Sandford

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Ticket to Paradise(2022)

    Producer · as Georgia Cotton

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Gaslit(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer · as Martha Mitchell

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Let's Dance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Segment: "The Commuter"

  • Ben Is Back(2018)

    as Holly Burns

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Homecoming(2018)

    Show 17 episodes · Executive Producer · as Heidi Bergman

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • Wonder(2017)

    as Isabel

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Smurfs: The Lost Village(2017)

    as Smurfwillow (voice)

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Money Monster(2016)

    as Patty Fenn

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Mother's Day(2016)

    as Miranda Collins

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Secret in Their Eyes(2015)

    as Jess

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Nature Is Speaking (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Mother Nature

  • Schitt's Creek(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Erin Brockovich (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • The Normal Heart(2014)

    as Dr. Emma Brookner

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • August: Osage County(2013)

    as Barbara Weston

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Jesus Henry Christ(2011)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Mirror Mirror(2012)

    as Evil Queen

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Larry Crowne(2011)

    as Mercedes Tainot

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Love, Wedding, Marriage(2011)

    as Ava's Therapist (voice)

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • I'm Still Here(2010)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Eat Pray Love(2010)

    as Elizabeth 'Liz' Gilbert

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Valentine's Day(2010)

    as Kate Hazeltine

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Duplicity(2009)

    as Claire Stenwick

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Fireflies in the Garden(2008)

    as Lisa Waechter

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Kit Kittredge: An American Girl(2008)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Charlie Wilson's War(2007)

    as Joanne Herring

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Charlotte's Web(2006)

    as Charlotte the Spider (voice)

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Ant Bully(2006)

    as Hova (voice)

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Beslan: Three Days in September(2006)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front(2006)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Felicity: An American Girl Adventure(2005)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Ocean's Twelve(2004)

    as Tess Ocean

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Closer(2004)

    as Anna

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Grand Champion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Jolene

  • Samantha: An American Girl Holiday(2004)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Mona Lisa Smile(2003)

    as Katherine Ann Watson

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Law & Order: Corruption Empire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • Queens Supreme (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 13 episodes · Producer

  • Confessions of a Dangerous Mind(2002)

    as Patricia Watson

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Full Frontal(2002)

    as Francesca / Catherine

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Movie House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Ocean's Eleven(2001)

    as Tess Ocean

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Revealed with Jules Asner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • America's Sweethearts(2001)

    as Kathleen 'Kiki' Harrison

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • The Mexican(2001)

    as Samantha Barzel

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Erin Brockovich(2000)

    as Erin Brockovich

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Runaway Bride(1999)

    as Maggie Carpenter

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Notting Hill(1999)

    as Anna Scott

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Stepmom(1998)

    Executive Producer · as Isabel Kelly

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Conspiracy Theory(1997)

    as Alice Sutton

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • My Best Friend's Wedding(1997)

    as Julianne Potter

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Everyone Says I Love You(1996)

    as Von Sidell

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Michael Collins(1996)

    as Kitty Kiernan

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

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

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Mary Reilly(1996)

    as Mary Reilly

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Dead Man Walking(1995)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Something to Talk About(1995)

    as Grace King Bichon

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Ready to Wear(1994)

    as Anne Eisenhower

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Friends(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Susie

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • I Love Trouble(1994)

    as Sabrina Peterson

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Pelican Brief(1993)

    as Darby Shaw

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

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

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Player(1992)

    as Julia Roberts

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Dying Young(1991)

    as Hilary O'Neil

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Hook(1991)

    as Tinkerbell

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Sleeping with the Enemy(1991)

    as Laura Burney / Sara Walters

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Law & Order(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Katrina Ludlow

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Flatliners(1990)

    as Rachel Mannus

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Pretty Woman(1990)

    as Vivian Ward

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Steel Magnolias(1989)

    as Shelby Eatenton Latcherie

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Blood Red(1989)

    as Maria Collogero

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Murphy Brown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Mystic Pizza(1988)

    as Daisy

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Baja Oklahoma(1988)

    as Candy Hutchins

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Satisfaction(1988)

    as Daryle

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Comic Relief (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Firehouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Babs (uncredited)

  • Crime Story(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Tracy

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Miami Vice(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Polly Wheeler

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Nature(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Host

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Eddie and the Beanstalk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as (voice)

  • Home Economics (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer · Actor

  • Kill Your Darlings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer · as Wendy Graves

  • Ocean's Fourteen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Tess Ocean

  • Small Great Things (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Untitled My Best Friend's Wedding Sequel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Julianne Potter

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 87 titles, 80 of them dated from 1982 to 2025; peak year 2000.

Biggest box office

Pretty Woman (1990)

$463M worldwide

Highest rated

Ocean's Eleven (2001)

Midcredits 97th

Film career

MilestoneBreakoutAward winNomination
19822025

Peak 2000 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 44 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 8 more milestones

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting81 of 87: 73 only acting, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score64thProducing12 of 87: 4 only producing, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score64thOther crew2 of 87: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

87 titles, 8 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 8 of them.

By decade

1980s11 · acting1990s23 · 22 acting · 2 crew2000s22 · 19 acting · 3 crew2010s19 · 17 acting · 3 crew2020s5 · 5 acting · 3 crew

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 42% of 50 roles
889398030813

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, 3 Golden Globes, a BAFTA Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award and 1 other major award from 31 major nominations, 1989–2026.

WinNomination
  1. 2026
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
  2. 2023
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television
  3. 2019
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actress in a Drama Series
  4. 2015
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
  5. 2014
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actress
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actress
  6. 2010
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
  7. 2008
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
  8. 2005
    • Critics Choice Award, nominated ×2 · Best Acting Ensemble
Show 7 earlier years
  1. 2001
    • Oscar, won · Best Actress in a Leading Role
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Critics Choice Award, won · Best Actress
  2. 2000
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
  3. 1999
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
  4. 1998
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
  5. 1991
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Actress in a Leading Role
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Actress
  6. 1990
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Actress in a Supporting Role
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
  7. 1989
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Female Lead

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 Julia Roberts' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 61; across their 57 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 61st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 57

Approval · how many liked their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 57

Reach · how many have seen their films

95thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 57

Midcredits score across 70 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up25
  • 50th to 74th21
  • 25th to 49th17
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

33 of their 70 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved10
  • Crowd Pleaser33
  • Broadly Agreed9
  • Mixed18

Most divisive · producer

Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front (2006)

71st percentile spread · 15% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Ocean's Eleven (2001)

Midcredits 97th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the acting 72/100 in their films, across 54 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 50. 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 Julia Roberts' work okay for kids?

Across up to 46 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films and violence & gore lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore40 titles7–67 · median 31 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity46 titles16–56 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity41 titles24–81 · median 52 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs39 titles11–56 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense39 titles4–62 · 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 Julia Roberts work with?

People who share at least 2 of Julia Roberts' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; James Newton Howard shares the most, 9.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles