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Emma Thompson

Emma Thompson

Actor, also writer and producer · Born April 15, 1959 (67) · Paddington, London, England, UK

2 Oscars · Primetime Emmy winner · 2 Golden Globes · 7 other major award bodies

Dame Emma Thompson (born April 15, 1959) is a British actress and screenwriter. Her work spans over four decades of screen and stage, and her accolades include two Academy Awards, three BAFTA Awards, two Golden Globe Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award. In 2018, she was made a dame (DBE) by Queen Elizabeth II for her contributions to drama. Born to actors Eric Thompson and Phyllida Law, Thompson was educated at Newnham College, Cambridge, where she became a member of the Footlights troupe and appeared in the comedy sketch series Alfresco (1983–1984). In 1985, she starred in the West End revival of the musical Me and My Girl, which was a breakthrough in her career. In 1987, she became famous for her performances in two BBC series, Tutti Frutti and Fortunes of War, winning the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress for her work on both series. In the early 1990s, she often collaborated with then-husband, actor and director Kenneth Branagh in films such as Henry V (1989), Dead Again (1991), and Much Ado About Nothing (1993). Thompson won the BAFTA Award and the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in the Merchant-Ivory period drama Howards End (1992). In 1993, she received two Academy Award nominations—Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress—for the respective roles of the housekeeper of a grand household in The Remains of the Day and a lawyer in In the Name of the Father, becoming one of the few actors to achieve this feat. Thompson wrote and starred in Sense and Sensibility (1995), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay—making her the only person in history to win Oscars for both acting and writing—and once again won the BAFTA. Further critical acclaim came for her roles in Primary Colors (1998), Love Actually (2003), Saving Mr. Banks (2013), Late Night (2019), and Good Luck to You, Leo Grande (2022). Other notable film credits include the Harry Potter series (2004–2011), Nanny McPhee (2005), Stranger than Fiction (2006), An Education (2009), Men in Black 3 (2012) and the spin-off Men in Black: International (2019), Brave (2012), Beauty and the Beast (2017), Cruella (2021), and Matilda the Musical (2022). Her television credits include Wit (2001), Angels in America (2003), The Song of Lunch (2010), King Lear (2018) and Years and Years (2019). She portrayed Mrs. Lovett in a Lincoln Center production of Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in 2014. Authorised by the publishers of Beatrix Potter, Thompson has also written three Peter Rabbit children's books.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 15, 1959 (67)
From
Paddington, London, England, UK
Works as
Actor, also writer and producer
Titles
78 on MovieCove · 110 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 3% in 30 days

What are Emma Thompson's films like?

Across their 68 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy22 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile
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Drama16 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
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Documentary7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 80th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
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Biography6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 82nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
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Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile
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Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile
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Animation3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 85th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
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Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 62nd 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
Bonds
30%
Self
26%
Morality
13%
Power
10%
Society
8%
Survival
7%
Ideas
5%
Romantic love17 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds19 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity12 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth12 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship6 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief9 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 64 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 15 · Dark 19

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 39 · Stylized 15 · Heightened 10

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

Gentle 20 · Charged 33 · Intense 11

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

Steady 35 · Shifting 27 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 25 · Some laughs 25 · Funny 14

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 36 · Even-paced 26 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 27 · Engaged 32 · Full focus 5

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 28 · Affecting 21 · Heavy 15

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

Resolved 48 · Open-ended 13 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

45 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 15 of 45 analyzed roles.

Hero
15 of 45
Mentor
9 of 45
Shapeshifter
6 of 45
Ally
5 of 45
Shadow
5 of 45
Herald
3 of 45
Trickster
1 of 45
Threshold guardian
1 of 45
Show the 45 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
26
Melancholic
27
Warm
20
Contemplative
24
Joyful
20
Other
76

How their films linger

Hopeful36 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good24 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet24 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy26
  • Bittersweet31
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous8
  • 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 Emma Thompson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 61 of their 78 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (16).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Emma Thompson'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

110 credits, 78 with a MovieCove page; 48 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Sheep Detectives(2026)

    as Lydia Harbottle

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Everybody to Kenmure Street(2026)

    Executive Producer · as Van Guy

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Down Cemetery Road(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer · as Zoë Boehm

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • Dead of Winter(2025)

    Executive Producer · as Barb

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy(2025)

    as Dr Rawlings

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Mediha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Executive Producer

  • What's Love Got to Do with It?(2022)

    as Cath Stevenson

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Matilda: The Musical(2022)

    as Agatha Trunchbull

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Good Luck to You, Leo Grande(2022)

    as Nancy Stokes

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Why Didn't They Ask Evans?(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Lady Marcham

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Cruella(2021)

    as The Baroness

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • How to Build a Girl(2019)

    as Amanda

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Dolittle(2020)

    as Poly (voice)

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Last Christmas(2019)

    Producer · Screenplay · as Petra Andrich

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Extinction (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Actor

  • Men in Black: International(2019)

    as Agent O

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Years and Years(2019)

    Show 6 episodes · as Vivienne Rook

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Missing Link(2019)

    as Dora the Yeti Elder (voice)

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Ponyboi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Co-Producer

  • Late Night(2019)

    as Katherine Newbury

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Johnny English Strikes Again(2018)

    as Prime Minister

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Greenpeace: There's a Rang-Tan in My Bedroom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • The Children Act(2017)

    as Fiona Maye

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • King Lear(2018)

    as Goneril

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Meyerowitz Stories(2017)

    as Maureen Meyerowitz

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Beauty and the Beast(2017)

    as Mrs. Potts

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Die vielen Gesichter der Emma Thompson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Elle-Même

  • The Doubt Machine: Inside the Koch Brothers' War on Climate Science (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • To the Ends of the Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Bridget Jones's Baby(2016)

    Screenplay · as Dr Rawlings

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Sold(2014)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Alone in Berlin(2016)

    as Anna Quangel

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Sainsbury's: Mog's Christmas Calamity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Burnt(2015)

    as Dr. Rosshilde

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • A Walk in the Woods(2015)

    as Catherine Bryson

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Barney Thomson(2015)

    as Cemolina

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Funny Valentines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Debbie

  • Men, Women & Children(2014)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Effie Gray(2014)

    Screenplay · as Lady Eastlake

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Love Punch(2013)

    as Kate

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Saving Mr. Banks(2013)

    as P.L. Travers

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Beautiful Creatures(2013)

    as Mrs. Lincoln / Sarafine Duchannes

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Brave(2012)

    as Elinor (voice)

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Walking the Dogs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as The Queen

  • Men in Black 3(2012)

    as Agent O

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Playhouse Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as The Queen

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

    as Sybill Trelawney

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Song of Lunch(2010)

    as She

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang(2010)

    Executive Producer · Screenplay · as Nanny McPhee

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • An Education(2009)

    as Headmistress

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Pirate Radio(2009)

    as Charlotte

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Last Chance Harvey(2008)

    as Kate Walker

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Brideshead Revisited(2008)

    as Lady Marchmain

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • I Am Legend(2007)

    as Dr. Alice Krippin

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

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

    as Sybill Trelawney

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Stranger Than Fiction(2006)

    as Karen Eiffel

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Wrestling with Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner(2006)

    as The Angel of America

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Nanny McPhee(2005)

    Screenplay · as Nanny McPhee

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Pride & Prejudice(2005)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban(2004)

    as Sybill Trelawney

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Angels in America(2003)

    Show 5 episodes · as Nurse Emily / Homeless Woman / The Angel

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Imagining Argentina(2003)

    as Cecilia Rueda

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Love Actually(2003)

    as Karen

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Treasure Planet(2002)

    as Captain Amelia (voice)

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Wit(2001)

    Teleplay · Writer · as Vivian Bearing

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Maybe Baby(2000)

    as Druscilla

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Eight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Thanks

  • Judas Kiss(1998)

    as FBI Agent Sadie Hawkins

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Primary Colors(1998)

    as Susan Stanton

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Winter Guest(1997)

    as Frances

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Hospital! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Elephant Woman

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

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Sense and Sensibility(1995)

    Screenplay · as Elinor Dashwood

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Carrington(1995)

    as Dora Carrington

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Junior(1994)

    as Dr. Diana Reddin

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The Blue Boy(1994)

    as Marie Bonnar

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Ellen(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Emma Thompson

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • My Father the Hero(1994)

    as Isabel (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • In the Name of the Father(1993)

    as Gareth Peirce

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Remains of the Day(1993)

    as Miss Kenton

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Much Ado About Nothing(1993)

    as Beatrice

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Peter's Friends(1992)

    as Maggie Chester

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

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

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Howards End(1992)

    as Margaret Schlegel

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Rabbit Ears - The White Cat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Dead Again(1991)

    as Grace / Margaret Strauss

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Impromptu(1991)

    as Duchess D'Antan

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Tin Fish (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Actor

  • Look Back in Anger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Alison Porter

  • The Simpsons(1989)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Henry V(1989)

    as Katherine

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Winslow Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Catherine Winslow

  • The Tall Guy(1989)

    as Kate

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Colleagues From Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Actor

  • Fortunes of War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 7 episodes · as Harriet Pringle

  • Tutti Frutti (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 6 episodes · as Suzi Kettles

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

    Show 1 episode · as Marie

  • Royal Variety Performance 1984(1984)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Slags (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Young Woman

  • The Crystal Cube (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 1 episode · as Jackie Meld / Various Roles

  • Alfresco(1983)

    Show 13 episodes · Writer · as Various

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows

  • The Young Ones(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Miss Money-Sterling

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The Comic Strip Presents... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Young Woman

  • There's Nothing to Worry About! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 3 episodes · Creator · Writer · as Various

  • Cheers(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Nanny Gee

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • The Cellar Tapes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Writer · as various

  • Friday Night, Saturday Morning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Val Doonican Music Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Hear Me Roar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Elizabeth Butler-Sloss

  • How to Stop a Nuclear War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Narrator (voice)

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 109 titles, 107 of them dated from 1977 to 2026; peak year 2018.

Biggest box office

Men in Black 3 (2012)

$654M worldwide

Highest rated

In the Name of the Father (1993)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

The Sheep Detectives (2026)

Film career

MilestoneAward winNomination
19772026

Peak 2018 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 47 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 10 more milestones

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting105 of 109: 92 only acting, 13 with another role · typical Midcredits score71stWriting10 of 109: 0 only writing, 10 with another role · typical Midcredits score62ndProducing8 of 109: 3 only producing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score57thOther crew2 of 109: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

109 titles, 13 with more than one role — acting and writing overlap on 10 of them.

By decade

1970s2 · acting1980s19 · 19 acting · 3 crew1990s22 · 21 acting · 2 crew2000s15 · 15 acting · 2 crew2010s36 · 34 acting · 6 crew2020s13 · 12 acting · 4 crew

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 25% of 61 roles
89949904091419

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 Oscars, a Primetime Emmy, 2 Golden Globes, 3 BAFTA Awards and 3 other major awards from 49 major nominations, 1988–2023.

WinNomination
  1. 2023
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Leading Actress
  2. 2020
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television
  3. 2019
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
  4. 2015
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie
  5. 2014
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Leading Actress
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actress
  6. 2012
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
  7. 2011
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Spoken Word Album for Children
  8. 2010
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Show 13 earlier years
  1. 2009
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
  2. 2007
    • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actress
  3. 2004
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
  4. 2002
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actress in a Picture Made for Television
  5. 2001
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries or a Movie
  6. 1998
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
  7. 1997
    • Venice award, won · Best Actress
  8. 1996
    • Oscar, won · Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Actress in a Leading Role
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Screenplay - Adapted
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
    • +2 other major bodies · 2 wins and 1 nomination
      • Writers Guild Award, won · Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published
      • Critics Choice Award, won · Best Screenplay
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actress
  9. 1995
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
  10. 1994
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Actress in a Leading Role
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Actress in a Supporting Role
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Actress
    • +2 other major bodies · 2 nominations
      • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Spoken Word or Non-Musical Album
      • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Female Lead
  11. 1993
    • 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 Actress
  12. 1992
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Supporting Female
  13. 1988
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Actress

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 Emma Thompson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 71st percentile, the median of all 69; across their 64 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 64

Approval · how many liked their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 64

Reach · how many have seen their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 64

Midcredits score across 78 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up34
  • 50th to 74th25
  • 25th to 49th15
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

40 of their 78 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved18
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser40
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed12

Most divisive · actor

Royal Variety Performance 1984 (1984)

93rd percentile spread · 19% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

In the Name of the Father (1993)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 77/100 in their films, across 59 reviewed titles; fans 84, 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 Emma Thompson's work okay for kids?

Across up to 50 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore runs lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore40 titles8–61 · median 30 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity50 titles10–62 · median 27 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity44 titles6–69 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs41 titles11–45 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense40 titles7–57 · median 30 · mildnear 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 Emma Thompson work with?

People who share at least 2 of Emma Thompson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Tim Bevan shares the most, 10.

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