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Sean Penn

Actor, producer and director, also writer · Born August 17, 1960 (66) · Santa Monica, California, USA

3 Oscars · Golden Globe winner · BAFTA Award winner · 10 other major award bodies

Sean Justin Penn (born August 17, 1960) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is known for his intense leading man roles in film. His accolades include three Academy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and nominations for three British Academy Film Awards, an Emmy Award, and a Grammy Award. He received the Honorary César in 2015 and the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award in 2022. Penn made his feature film debut in the drama Taps (1981), before taking roles in Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982), Bad Boys (1983), and At Close Range (1986). He has won the Academy Award for Best Actor twice, for playing a grieving father in Mystic River (2003) and the gay rights activist Harvey Milk in Milk (2008). He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for playing the ruthless military officer Colonel Steven J. Lockjaw in One Battle After Another (2025). He was Oscar-nominated for Dead Man Walking (1995), Sweet and Lowdown (1999), and I Am Sam (2001). He also acted in Casualties of War (1989), State of Grace (1990), Carlito's Way (1993), The Game(1997), The Thin Red Line (1998), Hurlyburly (1998), 21 Grams (2003), Fair Game (2010), The Tree of Life (2011), Licorice Pizza (2021) and Daddio (2023). Penn made his directorial film debut with the crime drama The Indian Runner (1991), followed by The Crossing Guard (1995), The Pledge (2001), and Into the Wild (2007). On stage, he acted in the Broadway plays Heartland (1981) and Slab Boys (1983). On television, he portrayed an astronaut in the Hulu drama series The First (2018) and John N. Mitchell in the Starz political thriller miniseries Gaslit (2022). Penn has also engaged in political and social activism, including his criticism of the George W. Bush administration, his contact with the presidents of Cuba and Venezuela, his humanitarian work in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and the 2010 Haiti earthquake, and his support for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy amidst the Russian-Ukrainian war. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sean Penn, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
August 17, 1960 (66)
From
Santa Monica, California, USA
Works as
Actor, producer and director, also writer
Titles
83 on MovieCove · 104 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 33% in 30 days

What are Sean Penn's films like?

Across their 71 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Drama17 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime13 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 79th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Comedy9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Biography8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 75th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Documentary8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd 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
Morality
25%
Self
20%
Bonds
16%
Survival
15%
Power
10%
Society
9%
Ideas
5%
Justice15 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose9 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal12 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds9 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love9 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption8 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession5 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief7 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 67 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 17 · Serious 7 · Dark 43

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 42 · Stylized 19 · Heightened 6

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 6 · Charged 27 · Intense 34

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

Steady 21 · Shifting 35 · Whiplash 11

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

Straight-faced 46 · Some laughs 13 · Funny 8

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

Slow burn 31 · Even-paced 32 · 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 18 · Engaged 32 · Full focus 17

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 12 · Affecting 17 · Heavy 38

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 38 · Open-ended 20 · Ambiguous 9

Roles they play

42 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 17 of 42 analyzed roles.

Hero
17 of 42
Shadow
9 of 42
Ally
6 of 42
Mentor
4 of 42
Trickster
2 of 42
Herald
2 of 42
Shapeshifter
1 of 42
Threshold guardian
1 of 42
Show the 42 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
46
Melancholic
40
Dread
22
Contemplative
22
Bittersweet
12
Other
48

How their films linger

Thought-provoking29 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting24 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet24 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet38
  • Tragic10
  • Ambiguous15

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 Sean Penn's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 52 of their 83 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (27).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Sean Penn'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, 83 with a MovieCove page; 62 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Black Sunflowers(2026)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Animals in War(2025)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • One Battle After Another(2025)

    as Col. Steven J. Lockjaw

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Words of War(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Manas(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • September 5(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Daddio(2023)

    as Clark

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Asphalt City(2023)

    Producer · as Gene Rutkovsky

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • C*A*U*G*H*T(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all shows

  • Gonzo Girl(2023)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Superpower(2023)

    Director · as Self

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Gaslit(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · as John Mitchell

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Licorice Pizza(2021)

    as Jack Holden

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Flag Day(2021)

    Director · Producer · as John Vogel

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Kid 90(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Fast Times at Ridgemont High: A Virtual Table Read (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Pizza Guy

  • The Professor and the Madman(2019)

    as Dr. William Chester Minor

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The First(2018)

    Show 8 episodes · as Tom Haggerty

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • Sound of Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Man

  • The Last Face(2016)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Mad Hannans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Actor

  • The Angry Birds Movie(2016)

    as Terence (voice)

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Human Experiment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Executive Producer · as Narrator

  • The Gunman(2015)

    Producer · Screenplay · as Jim Terrier

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Secret Life of Walter Mitty(2013)

    as Sean O'Connell

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Gangster Squad(2013)

    as Mickey Cohen

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Americans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Story · as Commie

  • Haiti Untold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • This Must Be the Place(2011)

    as Cheyenne

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Tree of Life(2011)

    as Jack

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • I'm Still Here(2010)

    as Sean Penn (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Fair Game(2010)

    as Joseph Wilson

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Where the Wild Things Are(2009)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Deflating the Elephant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Narrator

  • Milk(2008)

    as Harvey Milk

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • What Just Happened(2008)

    as Sean Penn

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Witch Hunt(2008)

    Producer · as Himself (Narrator)

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Into the Wild(2007)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • War Made Easy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Narrator (Voice)

  • All the King's Men(2006)

    as Willie Stark

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • VH1 Rock Honors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Interpreter(2005)

    as Tobin Keller

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Assassination of Richard Nixon(2004)

    as Samuel Bicke

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • 21 Grams(2003)

    as Paul Rivers

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Viva La Bam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Mystic River(2003)

    as Jimmy Markum

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Two and a Half Men(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Sean Penn

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Pauly Shore Is Dead(2003)

    as Sean Penn

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • It's All About Love(2003)

    as Marciello

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • This So-Called Disaster(2003)

    as Ray

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • September 11(2002)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Dogtown and Z-Boys(2001)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • I Am Sam(2001)

    as Sam Dawson

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Weight of Water(2000)

    as Thomas Janes

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • The Pledge(2001)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Curb Your Enthusiasm(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Sean Penn

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Before Night Falls(2000)

    as Cuco Sanchez

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Beaver Trilogy(2000)

    as "Groovin' Larry" Huff

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Up at the Villa(2000)

    as Rowley Flint

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Reliving Our Fast Times at Ridgemont High (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Actor

  • Sweet and Lowdown(1999)

    as Emmet Ray

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Being John Malkovich(1999)

    as Sean Penn (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Family Guy(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Sean Penn (voice)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Hurlyburly(1998)

    as Eddie

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Thin Red Line(1998)

    as 1st Sgt. Edward Welsh

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Hugo Pool(1997)

    as Strange Hitchhiker

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Loved (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Producer · as Man on the Hill (Michael)

  • U Turn(1997)

    as Bobby Cooper

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Game(1997)

    as Conrad Van Orton

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • She's So Lovely(1997)

    Executive Producer · as Eddie Quinn

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Dead Man Walking(1995)

    as Matthew Poncelet

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Crossing Guard(1995)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Friends(1994)

    Show 2 episodes · as Eric

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Carlito's Way(1993)

    as David Kleinfeld

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Cruise Control (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Actor

  • The Larry Sanders Show(1992)

    Show 2 episodes · as Sean Penn

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The Indian Runner(1991)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • State of Grace(1990)

    as Terry

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Word (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Cool Blue(1989)

    as Phil the Plumber (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Casualties of War(1989)

    as Sgt. Tony Meserve

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • We're No Angels(1989)

    as Jim

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Judgment in Berlin(1988)

    as Guenther X

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Colors(1988)

    as Danny McGavin

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam(1987)

    as (voice)

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Shanghai Surprise(1986)

    as Glendon Wasey

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • At Close Range(1986)

    as Bradford 'Brad' Whitewood Jr.

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Falcon and the Snowman(1985)

    as Daulton Lee

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Racing with the Moon(1984)

    as Henry 'Hopper' Nash

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Crackers(1984)

    as Dillard

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Risky Business(1983)

    as Passenger in Car (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Summerspell(1983)

    as Buddy

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Bad Boys(1983)

    as Mick O'Brien

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Fast Times at Ridgemont High(1982)

    as Jeff Spicoli

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Taps(1981)

    as Cadet Captain Alex Dwyer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Beaver Kid 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Groovin' Larry

  • The Killing of Randy Webster(1981)

    as Don Fremont

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Hellinger's Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Bit Part (uncredited)

  • Little House on the Prairie(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Boy (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Candles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Set Decoration

  • The Gun on Second Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

  • Untitled Jamal Khashoggi Project (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Producer

  • Untitled Sean Penn Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

  • Untitled Sean Penn Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Producer · Writer

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 103 titles, 98 of them dated from 1974 to 2026; peak year 2002.

Biggest box office

The Angry Birds Movie (2016)

$352M worldwide

Highest rated

Carlito's Way (1993)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013)

Film career

MilestoneAward winNomination
19742026

Peak 2002 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 43 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 6 more milestones

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting84 of 103: 77 only acting, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score73rdDirecting11 of 103: 3 only directing, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score60thWriting7 of 103: 0 only writing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score72ndProducing18 of 103: 7 only producing, 11 with another role · typical Midcredits score60thOther crew2 of 103: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

103 titles, 14 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 6 of them.

By decade

1970s1 · acting1980s18 · acting1990s21 · 19 acting · 4 crew2000s26 · 22 acting · 4 crew2010s16 · 15 acting · 4 crew2020s16 · 9 acting · 9 crew

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 46% of 50 roles
818691010616

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

3 Oscars, a Golden Globe, a BAFTA Award, 2 Screen Actors Guild Awards and 12 other major awards from 51 major nominations, 1991–2026.

WinNomination
  1. 2026
    • Oscar, won · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Supporting Actor
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
    • 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 Supporting Actor
  2. 2023
    • Berlinale award, nominated
  3. 2021
    • Cannes award, nominated
  4. 2016
    • Cannes award, nominated
  5. 2012
    • Critics Choice Award, won
  6. 2011
    • Producers Guild Award, won
  7. 2009
    • Oscar, won · Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Leading Actor
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
    • +2 other major bodies · 2 wins and 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, won · Best Acting Ensemble
      • Critics Choice Award, won · Best Actor
      • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Male Lead
  8. 2008
    • Directors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
    • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Best Adapted Screenplay
    • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Director
    • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Writer
Show 13 earlier years
  1. 2006
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Spoken Word Album
  2. 2004
    • Oscar, won · Best Actor in a Leading Role
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • BAFTA Award, nominated ×2 · Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
    • +2 other major bodies · 2 wins
      • Critics Choice Award, won · Best Actor
      • Independent Spirit Award, won
  3. 2003
    • Venice award, won · Best Actor
  4. 2002
    • Oscar, nominated · Best 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
      • Venice award, won
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actor
  5. 2001
    • Cannes award, nominated
  6. 2000
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Actor in a Leading Role
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
  7. 1999
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Male Lead
  8. 1998
    • Venice award, won · Best Actor
  9. 1997
    • Cannes award, won
  10. 1996
    • Oscar, nominated · Best 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
    • +2 other major bodies · 2 wins
      • Berlinale award, won · Best Actor
      • Independent Spirit Award, won · Best Male Lead
  11. 1995
    • Venice award, nominated
  12. 1994
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
  13. 1991
    • Cannes award, nominated · Directors' Fortnight

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 Sean Penn's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 72nd percentile, the median of all 74; across their 67 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 67

Approval · how many liked their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 67

Reach · how many have seen their films

90thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 67

Midcredits score across 83 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up36
  • 50th to 74th22
  • 25th to 49th16
  • Below 25th9

Shape of the crowd

36 of their 83 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved17
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive4
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser36
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed17

Most divisive · actor, director

Superpower (2023)

98th percentile spread · 36% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Carlito's Way (1993)

Midcredits 98th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 76/100 in their films, across 61 reviewed titles; fans 84, detractors 54. 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 Sean Penn's work okay for kids?

Across up to 46 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore34 titles25–88 · median 62 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity46 titles18–73 · median 48 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity36 titles33–90 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs34 titles16–66 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense33 titles25–82 · median 57 · moderateheavier 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 Sean Penn work with?

People who share at least 2 of Sean Penn's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Robin Wright shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles