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Courteney Cox

Courteney Cox

Actor and producer, also director · Born June 15, 1964 (62) · Birmingham, Alabama, USA

Screen Actors Guild Award winner · Primetime Emmy nominee · Golden Globe nominee

Courteney Bass Cox (born June 15, 1964) is an American actress, director, and producer. She gained recognition for her starring role as Monica Geller on the NBC sitcom Friends, which aired from 1994 to 2004. For her performance in the series, she received seven Screen Actors Guild Award nominations, of which she won one. She received further recognition for starring as Gale Weathers in the horror film franchise Scream (1996–present). She also starred as Lauren Miller in the NBC sitcom Family Ties (1987–1989), Lucy Spiller in the FX drama series Dirt (2007–2008), and as Jules Cobb in the ABC/TBS sitcom Cougar Town (2009–2015), the lattermost of which earned her nominations at the Golden Globe Awards and the Critics' Choice Awards. Cox's other films include the action fantasy Masters of the Universe (1987), the comedy Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994), the animated comedy Barnyard (2006), the fantasy comedy Bedtime Stories (2008), and the independent drama Mothers and Daughters (2016). She owns the production company Coquette Productions, which was created by Cox and her then-husband David Arquette. She also worked as a director on her sitcom Cougar Town, the television drama film TalhotBlond (2012), and the black comedy drama film Just Before I Go (2014).

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Born
June 15, 1964 (62)
From
Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Works as
Actor and producer, also director
Titles
46 on MovieCove · 73 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 26Up 3% in 30 days

What are Courteney Cox's films like?

Across their 39 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Horror7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Horror movies
Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Documentary5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 80th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 32nd percentile
: 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
Bonds
30%
Self
20%
Survival
16%
Morality
13%
Society
12%
Power
5%
Ideas
4%
Family bonds15 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 34 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 15 · Serious 11 · Dark 8

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

Grounded 14 · Stylized 15 · Heightened 5

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

Gentle 10 · Charged 13 · Intense 11

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

A split, not a type: Steady 14 · Shifting 13 · Whiplash 7

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

Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 13 · Funny 9

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

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 21 · Relentless 4

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

Casual 21 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 3

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

Resolved 26 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

20 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 10 of 20 analyzed roles.

Ally
10 of 20
Hero
6 of 20
Shapeshifter
3 of 20
Trickster
1 of 20
Show the 20 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
18
Joyful
9
Thrilling
11
Warm
8
Absurd
13
Other
46

How their films linger

Feel-good13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 9 with a twist

  • Happy12
  • Bittersweet16
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous9

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 Courteney Cox's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 34 of their 46 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Courteney Cox'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

73 credits, 46 with a MovieCove page; 43 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Evil Genius(2026)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Scream 7(2026)

    Executive Producer · as Gale Weathers

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Making of The Tripper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • The Charlie Puth Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Courteney Cox

  • Scream VI(2023)

    Executive Producer · as Gale Weathers

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Shining Vale(2022)

    Show 16 episodes · Producer · as Patricia 'Pat' Phelps

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Scream(2022)

    as Gale Weathers

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Friends: The Reunion(2021)

    Executive Producer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Friends 25th: The One with the Anniversary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Monica Geller

  • The Masked Singer(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Special Message (via video)

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • Mothers and Daughters(2016)

    as Beth

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Just Before I Go(2014)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Go On (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Talia

  • TalhotBlond(2012)

    Director · Producer · as Amanda

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Web Therapy(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Serena Duvall

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • Scream 4(2011)

    as Gale Weathers-Riley

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Shameless(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Jen Wagner

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • I Am(2010)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Cougar Town(2009)

    Show 102 episodes · Director · Producer · as Jules Cobb

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Modern Family(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Courteney Cox

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Bedtime Stories(2008)

    as Wendy

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Monday Before Thanksgiving (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director · Writer · as Cece

  • Web Therapy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 3 episodes · as Serena DuVall

  • The Butler's In Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Executive Producer

  • Alien Love Triangle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Alice

  • Dirt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 20 episodes · Producer · as Lucy Spiller

  • Zoom(2006)

    as Marsha Holloway

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Barnyard(2006)

    as Daisy (voice)

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Tripper(2006)

    Producer · as Cynthia

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Daisy Does America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 8 episodes · Producer

  • The Longest Yard(2005)

    as Lena (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • November(2004)

    as Sophie Jacobs

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Get Well Soon(2001)

    as Lily Charles

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Scrubs(2001)

    Show 3 episodes · as Dr. Maddox

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • The Shrink Is In(2001)

    Executive Producer · as Samantha Crumb

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Bruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Bruce's Fan (segment "Dancing in the Dark")

  • 3000 Miles to Graceland(2001)

    as Cybil Waingrow

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Scream 3(2000)

    as Gale Weathers

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • The Runner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Karina

  • Scream 2(1997)

    as Gale Weathers

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Commandments(1997)

    as Rachel Luce

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Scream(1996)

    as Gale Weathers

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • TFI Friday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Emerald Salt Pork (voice)

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Sketch Artist II: Hands That See(1995)

    as Emmy

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Friends(1994)

    Show 228 episodes · as Monica Geller

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Ace Ventura: Pet Detective(1994)

    as Melissa

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Trouble with Larry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 7 episodes · as Gabriella Easden

  • The Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them(1992)

    as Carrie Davenport

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • The Larry Sanders Show(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Courteney Cox

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • MTV Movie & TV Awards (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Battling for Baby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Katherine

  • Shaking the Tree (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Kathleen

  • Blue Desert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Lisa Roberts

  • Mr. Destiny(1990)

    as Jewel Jagger

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Dream On (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Alisha

  • Curiosity Kills (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Gwen

  • Till We Meet Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Marie-Frederique 'Freddy' de Lancel

  • Till We Meet Again(1989)

    Show 2 episodes · as Marie-Frederique 'Freddy' de Lancel

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Roxanne: The Prize Pulitzer(1989)

    as Jacquie Kimberly

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Seinfeld(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Meryl

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • I'll Be Home for Christmas(1988)

    as Nora Bundy

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Cocoon: The Return(1988)

    as Sara

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Dispatches (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Masters of the Universe(1987)

    as Julie Winston

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Down Twisted(1987)

    as Tarah

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • If It's Tuesday, It Still Must Be Belgium (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Hana Wyshocki

  • Sylvan in Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Actor

  • Misfits of Science (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Gloria Dinallo

  • Misfits of Science (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 16 episodes · as Gloria Dinallo

  • Murder, She Wrote(1984)

    Show 2 episodes · as Carol Bannister

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Family Ties(1982)

    Show 17 episodes · as Lauren Miller

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Last Chance U (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · as Brittany Wagner

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 72 titles, 71 of them dated from 1982 to 2026; peak year 2007.

Biggest box office

Bedtime Stories (2008)

$213M worldwide

Highest rated

Friends (1994)

Midcredits 97th

Film career

MilestoneBreakoutAward winNomination
19822026

Peak 2007 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 11 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
Acting67 of 72: 58 only acting, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score45thDirecting5 of 72: 0 only directing, 5 with another roleWriting1 of 72: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing13 of 72: 3 only producing, 10 with another role · typical Midcredits score56th

72 titles, 11 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 8 of them.

By decade

1980s15 · acting1990s19 · acting2000s20 · 18 acting · 7 crew2010s9 · 8 acting · 2 crew2020s8 · 6 acting · 5 crew

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 10% of 21 roles
879707

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

a Screen Actors Guild Award from 9 major nominations, 1996–2021.

WinNomination
  1. 2021
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)
  2. 2010
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical
  3. 2004
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
  4. 2003
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
  5. 2002
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
  6. 2001
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
  7. 2000
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
  8. 1999
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
Show 1 earlier year
  1. 1996
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series

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 Courteney Cox's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 40th percentile, the median of all 32; across their 34 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 44th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 34

Approval · how many liked their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 34

Reach · how many have seen their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 34

Midcredits score across 46 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th13
  • 25th to 49th13
  • Below 25th10

Shape of the crowd

18 of their 46 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved8
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser14
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed18

Most divisive · actor

Down Twisted (1987)

80th percentile spread · 18% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Friends (1994)

Midcredits 97th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 58/100 in their films, across 30 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 37. 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 Courteney Cox's work okay for kids?

Across up to 19 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore18 titles8–94 · median 55 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity19 titles14–56 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity19 titles23–87 · median 72 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs18 titles11–60 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense19 titles7–86 · median 53 · 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 Courteney Cox work with?

People who share at least 2 of Courteney Cox's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; David Arquette shares the most, 11.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles