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Edward Norton

Edward Norton

Actor and producer, also director, writer and editor · Born August 18, 1969 (57) · Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Golden Globe winner · Screen Actors Guild Award winner · Oscar nominee · 4 other major award bodies

Edward Harrison Norton (born August 18, 1969) is an American actor and filmmaker. After graduating from Yale College in 1991 with a degree in history, he worked for a few months in Japan before moving to New York City to pursue an acting career. He gained recognition and critical acclaim for his debut in Primal Fear (1996), which earned him a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor and an Academy Award nomination in the same category. His role as a redeemed neo-Nazi in American History X (1998) earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. He also starred in the film Fight Club (1999), which garnered a cult following. Norton established the production company Class 5 Films in 2003, and was director or producer of the films Keeping the Faith (2000), Down in the Valley (2005), and The Painted Veil (2006). He continued to receive praise for his acting roles in films such as The Score (2001), 25th Hour (2002), The Italian Job (2003), The Illusionist (2006), Moonrise Kingdom (2012), and The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014). His biggest commercial successes have been Red Dragon (2002), Kingdom of Heaven (2005), The Incredible Hulk (2008), and The Bourne Legacy (2012). For his roles as a haughty actor in Birdman (2014) and Pete Seeger in A Complete Unknown (2024), Norton earned further Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor. He has also directed and acted in the crime film Motherless Brooklyn (2019) and starred in Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022). Norton is an environmental activist and social entrepreneur. He is a trustee of Enterprise Community Partners, a non-profit organization that advocates for affordable housing, and serves as president of the American branch of the Maasai Wilderness Conservation Trust. He is also the UN Goodwill Ambassador for Biodiversity.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 18, 1969 (57)
From
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Works as
Actor and producer, also director, writer and editor
Titles
51 on MovieCove · 70 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 20% in 30 days

What are Edward Norton's films like?

Across their 47 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Documentary11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile
: browse their Documentary movies
Comedy9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 88th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 80th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile
: browse their Action movies
Biography4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 90th 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
24%
Bonds
20%
Morality
18%
Society
12%
Ideas
11%
Survival
8%
Power
8%
Identity14 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice8 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt7 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity9 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds9 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 45 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 14 · Serious 16 · Dark 15

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 29 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 8

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

Gentle 8 · Charged 19 · Intense 18

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

Steady 15 · Shifting 22 · Whiplash 8

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 24 · Some laughs 14 · Funny 7

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 21 · Even-paced 20 · Relentless 4

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

Casual 9 · Engaged 24 · Full focus 12

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 16 · Affecting 16 · Heavy 13

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

Resolved 28 · Open-ended 11 · Ambiguous 6

Roles they play

30 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 12 of 30 analyzed roles.

Hero
12 of 30
Shadow
10 of 30
Mentor
4 of 30
Ally
3 of 30
Trickster
1 of 30
Show the 30 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
27
Contemplative
18
Hopeful
15
Melancholic
16
Absurd
10
Other
41

How their films linger

Hopeful18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy14
  • Bittersweet18
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous10
  • Cyclical1
  • Other3

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 Edward Norton's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 41 of their 51 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Edward Norton'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

70 credits, 51 with a MovieCove page; 51 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Invite(2026)

    as Hawk

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The American Revolution(2025)

    Show 5 episodes · as Benjamin Rush / Philip Vickers Fithian / Philip Schuyler (voice)

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • From Rails to Trails (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Narrator

  • A Complete Unknown(2024)

    as Pete Seeger

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Sausage Party: Foodtopia(2024)

    Show 16 episodes · as Sammy (voice)

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows

  • Asteroid City(2023)

    as Conrad Earp

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Extrapolations(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · as Jonathan Chopin

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • Glass Onion(2022)

    as Miles Bron

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • High Noon on the Waterfront (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Carl Foreman (voice)

  • The French Dispatch(2021)

    as The Chauffeur

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Paper Birds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Robert

  • Motherless Brooklyn(2019)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay · as Lionel Essrog

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Alita: Battle Angel(2019)

    as Nova (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Gotti(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Isle of Dogs(2018)

    as Rex (voice)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • One October (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Executive Producer

  • Collateral Beauty(2016)

    as Whit Yardsham

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Ask the StoryBots(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Sausage Party(2016)

    as Sammy Bagel Jr. (voice)

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Moonrise Kingdom Extras - Eleven iPhone Videos by Edward Norton. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director · Camera Operator · Writer · as Self

  • Nature Is Speaking (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as The Soil

  • Saving Africa's Giants With Yao Ming (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Narrator

  • Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)(2014)

    as Mike

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Last Week Tonight with John Oliver(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Bridge Inspection Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The Grand Budapest Hotel(2014)

    as Henckels

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • My Own Man(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Bourne Legacy(2012)

    as Byer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Moonrise Kingdom(2012)

    as Scout Master Ward

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Thanks for Sharing(2012)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Stone(2010)

    as Stone

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • By the People: The Election of Barack Obama(2009)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Invention of Lying(2009)

    as Cop

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Modern Family(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Izzy LaFontaine

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Leaves of Grass(2009)

    Producer · as Bill Kincaid / Brady Kincaid

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Pride and Glory(2008)

    as Ray Tierney

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Bustin' Down the Door(2008)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Incredible Hulk(2008)

    as Bruce Banner

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Painted Veil(2006)

    Producer · as Dr. Walter Fane

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Rachael Ray (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Illusionist(2006)

    as Eisenheim

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Stella (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Down in the Valley(2005)

    Editor · Producer · as Harlan Fairfax Curruthers

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Kingdom of Heaven(2005)

    as King Baldwin (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Strange Days on Planet Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • Dirty Work(2004)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Sunday Morning Shootout (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Italian Job(2003)

    as Steve

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • 25th Hour(2002)

    Producer · as Monty Brogan

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Red Dragon(2002)

    as Will Graham

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Frida(2002)

    Thanks · as Nelson Rockefeller

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Death to Smoochy(2002)

    as Sheldon Mopes / Smoochy

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Secret Killers of Monterey Bay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Cal Ripken Jr - The Ironman's Legendary Career (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Narrator

  • Baltimore Orioles Legends - Cal Ripken Jr. The Iron Man's Legendary Career (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Actor

  • The Score(2001)

    as Jack Teller

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Keeping the Faith(2000)

    Director · Producer · as Father Brian Finn

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Fight Club(1999)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Rounders(1998)

    as Lester 'Worm' Murphy

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Out of the Past(1998)

    as Henry Gerber (voice)

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • American History X(1998)

    as Derek

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Bill

  • The People vs. Larry Flynt(1996)

    as Alan Isaacman

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Everyone Says I Love You(1996)

    as Holden Spence

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Primal Fear(1996)

    as Aaron / Roy Stampler

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The 53rd Calypso (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Jon Sodon

  • Only in America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Duane / Kevin / Bruno / Eric / Museum Guard

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

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • The Simpsons(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Devon Bradley (voice) · as Reverend Elijah Hooper (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Porto Rico (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 68 titles, 67 of them dated from 1989 to 2026; peak year 1999.

Biggest box office

The Bourne Legacy (2012)

$276M worldwide

Highest rated

Fight Club (1999)

Midcredits 99th

Film career

MilestoneBreakoutAward winNomination
19892026

Peak 1999 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 29 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 3 more milestones

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting63 of 68: 56 only acting, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score86thDirecting3 of 68: 0 only directing, 3 with another roleWriting2 of 68: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing10 of 68: 4 only producing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score60thEditing1 of 68: 0 only editing, 1 with another roleOther crew2 of 68: 0 only other crew, 2 with another role

68 titles, 8 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 6 of them.

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s11 · acting2000s27 · 25 acting · 7 crew2010s17 · 14 acting · 4 crew2020s11 · acting

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 33% of 33 roles
96010611

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 Golden Globe and a Screen Actors Guild Award from 21 major nominations, 1997–2025.

WinNomination
  1. 2025
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actor
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actor
  2. 2015
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actor
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
    • +2 other major bodies · 2 nominations
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actor
      • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Supporting Male
  3. 2010
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Nonfiction Special
  4. 2007
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Male Lead
  5. 1999
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Actor in a Leading Role
  6. 1997
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Actor in a Supporting Role
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actor

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 Edward Norton's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 81st percentile, the median of all 43; across their 45 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 77th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 45

Approval · how many liked their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 45

Reach · how many have seen their films

93rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 45

Midcredits score across 51 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up30
  • 50th to 74th15
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

29 of their 51 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved13
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser29
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · producer

By the People: The Election of Barack Obama (2009)

95th percentile spread · 33% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Fight Club (1999)

Midcredits 99th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the acting 77/100 in their films, across 35 reviewed titles; fans 83, 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 Edward Norton's work okay for kids?

Across up to 32 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and profanity run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore28 titles24–90 · median 53 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity32 titles16–74 · median 42 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity29 titles31–93 · median 78 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs28 titles29–68 · median 43 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense27 titles27–87 · median 48 · 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 Edward Norton work with?

People who share at least 2 of Edward Norton's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Bill Migliore shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles