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Warren Beatty

Warren Beatty

Actor, producer, writer and director · Born March 30, 1937 (89) · Richmond, Virginia, USA

2 Oscars · 4 Golden Globes · BAFTA Award winner · 4 other major award bodies

Warren Beatty (born March 30, 1937) is an American actor and filmmaker. He has been nominated for fourteen Academy Awards: four for Best Actor, four for Best Picture, two for Best Director, three for Original Screenplay, and one for Adapted Screenplay; he won Best Director for Reds (1981). He is the brother of actress Shirley MacLaine.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 30, 1937 (89)
From
Richmond, Virginia, USA
Works as
Actor, producer, writer and director
Titles
33 on MovieCove · 44 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 36% in 30 days

What are Warren Beatty's films like?

Across their 32 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy13 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile
: browse their Documentary movies
Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 79th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile
: browse their Action movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 74th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography 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
29%
Bonds
28%
Morality
14%
Power
11%
Ideas
10%
Society
6%
Survival
3%
Romantic love14 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity11 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition6 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception6 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth4 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession3 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 32 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 17 · Serious 4 · Dark 11

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 14 · Stylized 12 · 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 12 · Charged 10 · Intense 10

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

Steady 12 · Shifting 16 · Whiplash 4

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 15 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 10

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

Slow burn 15 · Even-paced 17 · Relentless 0

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 14 · Engaged 13 · Full focus 5

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

Resolved 21 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 6

Roles they play

21 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 17 of 21 analyzed roles.

Hero
17 of 21
Shadow
3 of 21
Trickster
1 of 21
Show the 21 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
16
Melancholic
11
Romantic
10
Absurd
8
Warm
6
Other
36

How their films linger

Fun10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy12
  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic7
  • Ambiguous5
  • Cyclical2

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 Warren Beatty's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 33 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Warren Beatty'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

44 credits, 33 with a MovieCove page; 38 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Watergate Caper: Richard Nixon and the Death of the American Dream(2026)

    as (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Dick Tracy Special: Tracy Zooms In (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Dick Tracy / Self

  • Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind(2020)

    as Bud Stamper

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Rules Don't Apply(2016)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay · Story · as Howard Hughes

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Welcome to the Basement (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 1 episode · Screenplay

  • I'm Still Here(2010)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Dick Tracy Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Dick Tracy

  • Ask the Dust(2006)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made(2004)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Town & Country(2001)

    as Porter Stoddard

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Down to Earth(2001)

    Original Film Writer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Playboy: Playmate Pajama Party (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Actor

  • Bulworth(1998)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay · Story · as Jay Bulworth

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Love Affair(1994)

    Producer · Screenplay · as Mike Gambril

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Larry Sanders Show(1992)

    Show 2 episodes · as Warren Beatty

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Bugsy(1991)

    Producer · as Ben 'Bugsy' Siegel

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Dick Tracy(1990)

    Director · Producer · as Dick Tracy

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Pick-up Artist(1987)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Ishtar(1987)

    Producer · as Lyle Rogers

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Reds(1981)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as John Reed

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Heaven Can Wait(1978)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay · as Joe Pendleton

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The South Bank Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Fortune(1975)

    as Nicky Wilson

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Shampoo(1975)

    Producer · Writer · as George Roundy

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Parallax View(1974)

    as Joseph Frady

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • $(1971)

    as Joe Collins

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • McCabe & Mrs. Miller(1971)

    as John McCabe

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Only Game in Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Joe Grady

  • The Movie Orgy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Clyde Barrow (archive footage)

  • Bonnie and Clyde(1967)

    Producer · as Clyde Barrow

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Kaleidoscope(1966)

    as Barney Lincoln

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Promise Her Anything(1966)

    as Harley Rummel

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Mickey One(1965)

    as Mickey

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • What's New Pussycat(1965)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Lilith(1964)

    as Vincent Bruce

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • All Fall Down(1962)

    as Berry-Berry Willart

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone(1961)

    as Paolo di Leo

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Splendor in the Grass(1961)

    as Bud Stamper

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis(1959)

    Show 5 episodes · as Milton Armitage

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • One Step Beyond(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Harry Grayson

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Suspicion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Boy

  • The Night America Trembled (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as 1st Card Player

  • Studio One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Show 1 episode · as Card Player #1

  • Ashes to Dust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Thanks

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 41 titles, 40 of them dated from 1948 to 2026; peak year 1990.

Biggest box office

Dick Tracy (1990)

$163M worldwide

Highest rated

Bonnie and Clyde (1967)

Midcredits 96th

Film career

MilestoneBreakoutAward winNomination
19482026

Peak 1990 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 15 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 4 more milestones

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting35 of 41: 23 only acting, 12 with another role · typical Midcredits score65thDirecting7 of 41: 0 only directing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score73rdWriting10 of 41: 2 only writing, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score57thProducing13 of 41: 1 only producing, 12 with another role · typical Midcredits score57thOther crew3 of 41: 3 only other crew, 0 with another role

41 titles, 12 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 12 of them.

By decade

1940s1 · acting1950s4 · acting1960s9 · 9 acting · 1 crew1970s8 · 8 acting · 2 crew1980s3 · 2 acting · 3 crew1990s6 · 6 acting · 4 crew2000s4 · 2 acting · 3 crew2010s3 · 1 acting · 3 crew2020s2 · 2 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 1st · top billed in 80% of 20 roles
616676

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, 4 Golden Globes, a BAFTA Award and 6 other major awards from 39 major nominations, 1962–2007.

WinNomination
  1. 2007
    • Golden Globe, won
  2. 2004
    • Producers Guild Award, won
  3. 2002
    • BAFTA Award, won · Film
  4. 2000
    • Oscar, won
  5. 1999
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
  6. 1998
    • Venice award, won
    • Venice award, nominated
  7. 1992
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Actor in a Leading Role
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Picture
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
  8. 1983
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Actor
Show 5 earlier years
  1. 1982
    • Oscar, won · Best Director
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Actor in a Leading Role
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Picture
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Director - Motion Picture
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
    • +2 other major bodies · 2 wins
      • Directors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
      • Writers Guild Award, won · Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen
  2. 1979
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Actor in a Leading Role
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Director
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Picture
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
    • +2 other major bodies · 1 win and 1 nomination
      • Directors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
      • Writers Guild Award, won · Best Comedy Adapted from Another Medium
  3. 1976
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Writing, Original Screenplay
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Writers Guild Award, won · Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen
  4. 1968
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Actor in a Leading Role
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Picture
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Actor - Drama
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Foreign Actor
  5. 1962
    • Golden Globe, won · Most Promising Newcomer - Male
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Actor - Drama

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 Warren Beatty's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 52nd percentile, the median of all 30; across their 32 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 57th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Approval · how many liked their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Reach · how many have seen their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Midcredits score across 33 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th13
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 33 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · actor

The Watergate Caper: Richard Nixon and the Death of the American Dream (2026)

84th percentile spread · 29% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor, producer

Bonnie and Clyde (1967)

Midcredits 96th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the acting 72/100 in their films, across 28 reviewed titles; fans 80, 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 Warren Beatty's work okay for kids?

Across up to 15 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore9 titles19–71 · median 44 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity15 titles22–53 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity11 titles35–75 · median 59 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs8 titles32–50 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles24–58 · median 45 · 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 Warren Beatty work with?

People who share at least 2 of Warren Beatty's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Robert Towne shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles