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Chris Farley

Chris Farley

Actor · Died December 18, 1997, aged 33 · Madison, Wisconsin, USA

Christopher Crosby "Chris" Farley (February 15, 1964 – December 18, 1997) was an American comedian and actor. Farley was a member of Chicago's The Second City Theatre and cast member of the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live from 1990 to 1995. He died on December 18, 1997 in Chicago of a cocaine intoxication and morphine overdose.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 15, 1964
Died
December 18, 1997 (aged 33)
From
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
13 on MovieCove · 18 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 63 days to Oct 26Down 18% in 30 days

What are Chris Farley's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure 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
Self
48%
Bonds
38%
Society
8%
Morality
3%
Survival
3%
Purpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFame3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 9 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 3 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 6 · Intense 0

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 8

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 3

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

Casual 9 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 4 of 5 analyzed roles.

Hero
4 of 5
Ally
1 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd
8
Joyful
7
Warm
4
Melancholic
1
Tense
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Feel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet1

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 Chris Farley's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Pluto TV (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Chris Farley'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

18 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page; 22 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Biography: Comedy Icons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

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

    as Tom Arnold (archive footage)

  • Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Other · as Self / Various (archive footage)

  • SNL: The Best of Adam Sandler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Daryl (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • Dirty Work(1998)

    as Jimmy (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Almost Heroes(1998)

    as Bartholomew Hunt

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Beverly Hills Ninja(1997)

    Stunts · as Haru

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Black Sheep(1996)

    as Mike Donnelly

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Road Rules (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Tommy Boy(1995)

    as Thomas 'Tommy' Callahan III

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Billy Madison(1995)

    as Bus Driver (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Airheads(1994)

    as Officer Wilson

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Wayne's World 2(1993)

    as Milton

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Coneheads(1993)

    as Ronnie the Mechanic

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore Story(1993)

    Production Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Larry Sanders Show(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Chris Farley

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Wayne's World(1992)

    as Security Guard

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Saturday Night Live(1975)

    Show 100 episodes · as Newt Gingrich / Self (uncredited) · as Self - Host · as Self - Various Characters · as Self (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 18 titles from 1975 to 2019; peak year 1996.

Biggest box office

Wayne's World (1992)

$183M worldwide

Highest rated

I Am Chris Farley (2015)

Midcredits 84th

Most popular right now

Wayne's World (1992)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19752019

Peak 1996 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 2 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
Acting16 of 18: 15 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score52ndOther crew3 of 18: 2 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1970s1 · acting1990s14 · 13 acting · 2 crew2000s1 · crew2010s2 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 44% of 9 roles

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.

How do Chris Farley's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

94thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 13 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th4

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 13 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed4

Most loved · actor

Tommy Boy (1995)

Midcredits 81st · 73% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 42. 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 Chris Farley's work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles18–34 · median 28 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles32–42 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity8 titles32–59 · median 44 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles24–46 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles5–19 · median 10 · minimallighter 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 Chris Farley work with?

People who share at least 2 of Chris Farley's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Lorne Michaels shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers