Burt Freeman Bacharach (May 12, 1928 – February 8, 2023) was an American composer, songwriter, record producer, and pianist who is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential figures of 20th-century popular music. Starting in the 1950s, he composed hundreds of pop songs, many in collaboration with lyricist Hal David. Bacharach's music is characterized by unusual chord progressions and time signature changes, influenced by his background in jazz, and uncommon selections of instruments for small orchestras. He arranged, conducted, and produced much of his recorded output. Description above from the Wikipedia article Burt Bacharach, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- May 12, 1928
- February 8, 2023 (aged 94)
- Kansas City, Missouri, USA
- Composer and actor
- 18 on MovieCove · 31 credits in all
What are Burt Bacharach's films like?
Across their 17 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 3 · Wry 0 · Earnest 12
Light 12 · Serious 3 · Dark 1
A split, not a type: Grounded 7 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 3
Gentle 10 · Charged 5 · Intense 1
Steady 10 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 3
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 6
A split, not a type: Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 1
Casual 13 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 11 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 1
Resolved 15 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy9
- Bittersweet7
- Ambiguous1
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 Burt Bacharach's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 18 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).
Subscription and free streaming for Burt Bacharach'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
31 credits, 18 with a MovieCove page; 35 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Debut, or, Objects of the Field of Debris as Currently Catalogued (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Open Minded (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
A Boy Called Po(2016)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Piedad: una roca va al psiquiatra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Wisdom(2008)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Janet Jackson: From Janet. To Damita Jo: The Videos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Peluca (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Close to You: The Story of the Carpenters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Cat Burglar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Isn't She Great(2000)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
E! True Hollywood Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
TFI Friday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
The Nanny(1993)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows
Love Hurts(1990)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Arthur 2: On the Rocks(1988)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
Night Shift(1982)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Arthur(1981)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Together? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Liefde half om half (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
I Wish You Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
Lost Horizon(1973)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Casino Royale(1967)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
On the Flip Side (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
After the Fox(1966)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
What's New Pussycat(1965)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Forever My Love(1962)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
The Blob(1958)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 29 titles from 1958 to 2025.
Biggest box office
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
Highest rated
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
Most popular right now
Casino Royale (1967)
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.
Awards
3 Oscars, a Primetime Emmy, 2 Golden Globes, a BAFTA Award and 8 other major awards from 41 major nominations, 1964–2022.
- Grammy Award, nominated · Best Musical Theater Album
- Grammy Award, won · Lifetime Achievement Award
- Grammy Award, won · Best Pop Instrumental Album
- Grammy Award, nominated · Best Pop Instrumental Performance
- Grammy Award, won · Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals
- Grammy Award, won · Trustees Award
- Grammy Award, nominated · Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals
- Golden Globe, nominated · Best Original Song - Motion Picture
+1 other major body · 1 win and 1 nomination
- Grammy Award, won · Song of the Year
- Grammy Award, nominated · Record of the Year
- Golden Globe, nominated · Best Original Song - Motion Picture
- Oscar, won · Best Music, Original Song
- Golden Globe, won · Best Original Song - Motion Picture
- BAFTA Award, nominated
+1 other major body · 1 nomination
- Grammy Award, nominated · Song of the Year
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- Golden Globe, nominated · Best Original Song - Motion Picture
+1 other major body · 2 nominations
- Grammy Award, nominated · Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
- Grammy Award, nominated · Best Pop Instrumental Performance
- Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Single Program - Variety or Musical - Variety and Popular Music
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Single Program - Variety or Musical - Variety and Popular Music
- BAFTA Award, won
- Oscar, won · Best Music, Original Score for a Motion Picture (not a Musical)
- Oscar, won · Best Music, Original Song
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Variety or Musical Program - Variety and Popular Music
- Golden Globe, won · Best Original Score
- Golden Globe, nominated · Best Original Song
+1 other major body · 2 wins and 3 nominations
- Grammy Award, won · Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special
- Grammy Award, won · Best Score from an Original Cast Show Album
- Grammy Award, nominated · Best Contemporary Song
- Grammy Award, nominated ×2 · Song of the Year
- Oscar, nominated · Best Music, Original Song
+1 other major body · 1 win and 3 nominations
- Grammy Award, won · Best Instrumental Arrangement
- Grammy Award, nominated · Best Instrumental Arrangement
- Grammy Award, nominated · Best Instrumental Theme
- Grammy Award, nominated · Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Show
- Oscar, nominated · Best Music, Original Song
- Golden Globe, nominated · Best Original Song
- Oscar, nominated · Best Music, Original Song
+1 other major body · 1 nomination
- Grammy Award, nominated · Best Arrangement Accompanying a Vocalist or Instrumentalist
- Grammy Award, nominated · Song of the Year
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 Burt Bacharach's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 17; across their 16 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up5
- 50th to 74th7
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
7 of their 18 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser7
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed6
Reviewers score the sound and music 64/100 in their films, across 13 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 50. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.
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 Burt Bacharach's work okay for kids?
Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 5 categories sits near the median of all films.
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 Burt Bacharach work with?
People who share at least 2 of Burt Bacharach's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; John Gielgud shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Bud YorkinShared titles: Love Hurts (1990), Arthur 2: On the Rocks (1988)See all 2 shared titles with Bud Yorkin
Writers
- Steve GordonShared titles: Arthur 2: On the Rocks (1988), Arthur (1981)See all 2 shared titles with Steve Gordon
- Woody AllenShared titles: Casino Royale (1967), What's New Pussycat (1965)See all 2 shared titles with Woody Allen
Actors
- John GielgudShared titles: Arthur 2: On the Rocks (1988), Arthur (1981), Lost Horizon (1973)See all 3 shared titles with John Gielgud
- Peter SellersShared titles: Casino Royale (1967), After the Fox (1966), What's New Pussycat (1965)See all 3 shared titles with Peter Sellers
- Herb AlpertShared titles: Mr. A & Mr. M: The Story of A&M Records (2021), Herb Alpert Is... (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Herb Alpert
- Jimmy JamShared titles: Mr. A & Mr. M: The Story of A&M Records (2021), Herb Alpert Is... (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Jimmy Jam
Producers
- Charles K. FeldmanShared titles: Casino Royale (1967), What's New Pussycat (1965)See all 2 shared titles with Charles K. Feldman
- John DarkShared titles: Casino Royale (1967), What's New Pussycat (1965)See all 2 shared titles with John Dark