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Griffin Dunne

Griffin Dunne

Actor and director, also producer and writer · Born June 8, 1955 (71) · New York City, New York, USA

Oscar nominee · Primetime Emmy nominee · Golden Globe nominee · 2 other major award bodies

Thomas Griffin Dunne (born June 8, 1955) is an American actor, producer, and film director. He is known for portraying Jack Goodman in An American Werewolf in London (1981) and Paul Hackett in After Hours (1985), for which he was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 8, 1955 (71)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Actor and director, also producer and writer
Titles
88 on MovieCove · 116 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 36% in 30 days

What are Griffin Dunne's films like?

Across their 51 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy30 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Documentary3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 94th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 84th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime 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
36%
Bonds
29%
Survival
11%
Morality
9%
Society
7%
Ideas
5%
Power
4%
Romantic love17 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds13 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity13 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose9 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth9 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief7 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age7 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 49 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 25 · Serious 18 · Dark 6

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 33 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 8

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

Gentle 19 · Charged 23 · Intense 7

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

A split, not a type: Steady 23 · Shifting 17 · Whiplash 9

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

Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 21 · Funny 15

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 26 · Even-paced 16 · Relentless 7

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

Casual 31 · Engaged 16 · Full focus 2

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 24 · Affecting 14 · Heavy 11

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

Resolved 35 · Open-ended 9 · Ambiguous 5

Roles they play

20 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 7 of 20 analyzed roles.

Hero
7 of 20
Shadow
3 of 20
Threshold guardian
3 of 20
Herald
2 of 20
Ally
2 of 20
Shapeshifter
1 of 20
Mentor
1 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
22
Absurd
22
Bittersweet
17
Melancholic
16
Warm
15
Other
51

How their films linger

Bittersweet24 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy14
  • Bittersweet21
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous13

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 Griffin Dunne's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 61 of their 88 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (20).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Griffin Dunne'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

116 credits, 88 with a MovieCove page; 14 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • IX XI (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • Caught Stealing(2025)

    as Paul

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Ex-Husbands(2023)

    as Peter Pearce

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Girls on the Bus(2024)

    Show 10 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all shows

  • Elsbeth(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Elliott Pope

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Junction(2024)

    as Lawrence

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The French Dispatch(2021)

    as Legal Advisor

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Only Murders in the Building(2021)

    Show 2 episodes · as Professor Milton Dudenoff

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • With/In: Volume 2(2021)

    Director · Screenplay · as (segment "One Night Stand")

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Killers: Imploding the Mirage - Apple Music Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Graham Moore

  • Bittersweet Symphony(2019)

    as Griffin

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • The Romanoffs(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Frank Shefflied

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Ocean's Eight(2018)

    as Parole Board Officer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Succession(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Alon Partif

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold(2017)

    Director · Producer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • War Machine(2017)

    as Ray Canucci

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Search Party(2016)

    Show 2 episodes · as Richard Wreck

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • My Dead Boyfriend(2016)

    as Joey Lucas / Nick McCrawley

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Goliath(2016)

    Show 7 episodes · as Gene Bennett

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • This Is Us(2016)

    Show 29 episodes · as Nicky Pearson

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • I Love Dick(2016)

    Show 8 episodes · Creator · as Sylvere

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • Touched with Fire(2015)

    as George

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Tumbledown(2015)

    as Upton

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Billions(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as George Pike IV

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Music Therapist

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Consumed(2015)

    as Peter

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Fugly!(2014)

    as Jefferey

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Red Band Society(2014)

    Show 3 episodes · Director · as Ruben Garcia

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Manhattan(2014)

    Show 4 episodes · as Woodrow Lorentzen

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • The Discoverers(2012)

    as Lewis Birch

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Rob the Mob(2014)

    as Dave Lovell

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Dallas Buyers Club(2013)

    as Dr. Vass

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Blood Ties(2013)

    as McNally

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Movie 43(2013)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Broken City(2013)

    as Sam Lancaster

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • House of Lies(2012)

    Show 8 episodes · as Marco Pelios

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Last Night(2010)

    as Truman

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The League(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Burt

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • White Collar(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Wesley Kent

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • The Good Wife(2009)

    Show 3 episodes · Director · as Judge Jared Quinn

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • The Cove(2009)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Trust Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 13 episodes · as Tony Mink

  • Leverage(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Marcus Starke

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • The Accidental Husband(2008)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Great Buck Howard(2008)

    as Jonathan Finerman

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Damages(2007)

    Show 3 episodes · as Dean Gullickson

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Snow Angels(2007)

    as Don Parkinson

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • 3 lbs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dr. Jerry Cole

  • Your Product Here (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director

  • Fierce People(2005)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Bondage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Dr. Simon

  • Game 6(2005)

    Producer · as Elliott Litvak

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Marie and Bruce(2004)

    as Bert

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Stuck on You(2003)

    as Griffin Dunne

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Cheaters(2002)

    as Mr. Davis

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Warning: Parental Advisory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Frank Zappa

  • 40 Days and 40 Nights(2002)

    as Jerry Anderson

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Sounds from a Town I Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Actor

  • The Concert for New York City(2001)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Alias(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · as Leonid Lisenker

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · as Henry Talbott · as Seamus Flaherty

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Blonde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · as Playwright

  • A Nero Wolfe Mystery(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · as Nicolas Losseff

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Sam the Man(2001)

    as Man in Bathroom

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Lisa Picard Is Famous(2000)

    Director · as Andrew

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Benno Gilbert

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Practical Magic(1998)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Addicted to Love(1997)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Four Tales of Two Cities (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director

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

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Joe's Apartment(1996)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Duke of Groove (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director · Writer

  • Search and Destroy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Martin Mirkheim

  • The Android Affair(1995)

    as Teach

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • I Like It Like That(1994)

    as Stephen Price

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Quiz Show(1994)

    as Account Guy

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Partners(1993)

    as Dean Robinson

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Naked in New York(1993)

    as Auditioner

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Love Matters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Tom

  • Frasier(1993)

    Show 2 episodes · as Bob

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • The Pickle(1993)

    as Planet Cleveland Man (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Hotel Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 3 episodes · as Robert

  • Buying a Landslide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Michael Tyne

  • Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even(1991)

    as David

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Straight Talk(1992)

    as Alan Riegert

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • My Girl(1991)

    as Mr. Jake Bixler

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Once Around(1991)

    Producer · as Rob

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • White Palace(1990)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Secret Weapon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Mordechai Vanunu

  • The Simpsons(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Cockaroach Actor (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Lip Service (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Len Burdette

  • Me and Him(1988)

    as Bert Uttanzi

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Running on Empty(1988)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Big Blue(1988)

    as Duffy

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • A Secret Thing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Actor

  • Amazon Women on the Moon(1987)

    as Doctor (segment "Hospital")

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Who's That Girl(1987)

    as Loudon Trott

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • L.A. Law(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Gerard Samuels

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • ScreenPlay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Michael Tyne

  • From Here to Maternity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Stork Club Doctor

  • Amazing Stories(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Dick

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Knoll

  • After Hours(1985)

    Producer · as Paul Hackett

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Almost You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Alex Boyer

  • Johnny Dangerously(1984)

    as Tommy

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Cold Feet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Tom Christo

  • Baby It's You(1983)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Wall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Mordecai Apt

  • Five Minutes For Fighting (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Actor

  • An American Werewolf in London(1981)

    as Jack Goodman

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Making an American Werewolf in London (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Actor

  • The Fan(1981)

    as Production Assistant

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Chilly Scenes of Winter(1979)

    Producer · as Dr. Mark

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Other Side of the Mountain(1975)

    as Herbie Johnson

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Saturday Night Live(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as Frankie Toussaint (uncredited) · as Self - Host

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Joy Will Prevail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Louis Kahn

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 116 titles, 115 of them dated from 1975 to 2026; peak year 2014.

Biggest box office

40 Days and 40 Nights (2002)

$95M worldwide

Highest rated

Dallas Buyers Club (2013)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Practical Magic (1998)

Film career

MilestoneBreakoutNomination
19752026

Peak 2014 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 9 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
Acting102 of 116: 93 only acting, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score60thDirecting13 of 116: 7 only directing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score51stWriting2 of 116: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing9 of 116: 4 only producing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score66thOther crew2 of 116: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

116 titles, 11 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1970s3 · 3 acting · 1 crew1980s23 · 21 acting · 3 crew1990s24 · 18 acting · 7 crew2000s28 · 24 acting · 7 crew2010s27 · 25 acting · 4 crew2020s10 · 10 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 9% of 33 roles
7585950515

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

1 major award from 5 major nominations, 1986–2000.

WinNomination
  1. 2000
    • Cannes award, nominated
  2. 1996
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Short Film, Live Action
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
  3. 1986
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Independent Spirit Award, won · Best Feature

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 Griffin Dunne's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 60; across their 49 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 49th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 49

Approval · how many liked their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 49

Reach · how many have seen their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 49

Midcredits score across 88 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up29
  • 50th to 74th25
  • 25th to 49th19
  • Below 25th15

Shape of the crowd

32 of their 88 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved22
  • Universally Panned2
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser32
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed20

Most divisive · actor

The Concert for New York City (2001)

93rd percentile spread · 27% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Dallas Buyers Club (2013)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 67/100 in their films, across 46 reviewed titles; fans 79, 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 Griffin Dunne's work okay for kids?

Across up to 24 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore15 titles16–80 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity24 titles24–71 · median 50 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity15 titles39–91 · median 55 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs11 titles28–71 · median 45 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense13 titles14–65 · median 51 · 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 Griffin Dunne work with?

People who share at least 2 of Griffin Dunne's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Amy Robinson shares the most, 8.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles