Description above from the Wikipedia Ernest Hemingway (journalist), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. Ernest Miller Hemingway (July 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961) was an American journalist, novelist, short-story writer, and sportsman. His economical and understated style—which he termed the iceberg theory—had a strong influence on 20th-century fiction, while his adventurous lifestyle and his public image brought him admiration from later generations. Hemingway produced most of his work between the mid-1920s and the mid-1950s, and he won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954. He published seven novels, six short-story collections, and two nonfiction works. Three of his novels, four short-story collections, and three nonfiction works were published posthumously. Many of his works are considered classics of American literature. Hemingway was raised in Oak Park, Illinois. After high school, he was a reporter for a few months for The Kansas City Star before leaving for the Italian Front to enlist as an ambulance driver in World War I. In 1918, he was seriously wounded and returned home. His wartime experiences formed the basis for his novel A Farewell to Arms (1929). In 1921, Hemingway married Hadley Richardson, the first of four wives. They moved to Paris where he worked as a foreign correspondent and fell under the influence of the modernist writers and artists of the 1920s' "Lost Generation" expatriate community. His debut novel The Sun Also Rises was published in 1926. He divorced Richardson in 1927 and married Pauline Pfeiffer; they divorced after he returned from the Spanish Civil War, where he had been a journalist. He based For Whom the Bell Tolls (1940) on his experience there. Martha Gellhorn became his third wife in 1940; they separated after he met Mary Welsh in London during World War II. He was present with the troops as a journalist at the Normandy landings and the liberation of Paris. Hemingway maintained permanent residences in Key West, Florida (in the 1930s), and Cuba (in the 1940s and 1950s). He almost died in 1954 after plane crashes on successive days; injuries left him in pain and ill health for much of the rest of his life. In 1959, he bought a house in Ketchum, Idaho, where, in mid-1961, he ended his own life.
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Biography from TMDB.
- July 21, 1899
- July 2, 1961 (aged 61)
- Oak Park, Illinois, USA
- Writer, also actor
- 21 on MovieCove · 54 credits in all
What are Ernest Hemingway's films like?
Across their 21 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.
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 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 21
Light 2 · Serious 7 · Dark 12
A split, not a type: Grounded 12 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 1
Gentle 1 · Charged 17 · Intense 3
A split, not a type: Steady 11 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 20 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 16 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0
Casual 8 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 3 · Affecting 10 · Heavy 8
A split, not a type: Resolved 13 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 4
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet9
- 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 Ernest Hemingway's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 21 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).
Subscription and free streaming for Ernest Hemingway'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
54 credits, 21 with a MovieCove page; 7 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Mise en Futilité (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
The Killers-Special Track (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
The Killers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Randy Writes a Novel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
The Man With the Orange Head (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
White Elephants (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
A Farewell to Arms. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Hemingway Unknown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
The Garden of Eden(2008)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Night Express (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Hills Like White Elephants (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
After the Storm(2001)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
The Old Man and the Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Ernest Hemingway: Wrestling with Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
A Clean and Well Lit Place (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
A Night About Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
The Old Man and the Sea(1990)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Captain Khorshid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
The Sun Also Rises (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
My Old Man(1979)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Islands in the Stream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
Soldier's Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Islands in the Stream(1977)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all filmsI racconti di Ernest Hemingway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
Fiesta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
A Farewell to Arms (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
The Killers(1964)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Hills Like White Elephants (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Hemingway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
The Snows of Kilimanjaro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
The Fifth Column (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
For Whom the Bell Tolls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
The Old Man and the Sea(1958)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
The Gun Runners(1958)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
A Farewell to Arms(1957)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
The Sun Also Rises(1957)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
The Killers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
The Battler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
The Snows of Kilimanjaro(1952)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
The Breaking Point(1950)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Under My Skin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
The Macomber Affair(1947)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
The Killers(1946)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
To Have and Have Not(1944)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
For Whom the Bell Tolls(1943)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
The Spanish Earth(1937)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all filmsSpain in Flames (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)
A Farewell to Arms(1932)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all filmsA Farewell to Arms (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Mien (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
The Sun Also Rises (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 54 titles, 51 of them dated from 1932 to 2026.
Biggest box office
Islands in the Stream (1977)
Highest rated
To Have and Have Not (1944)
Most popular right now
The Killers (1946)
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.
How do Ernest Hemingway's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 62nd percentile, the median of all 21; across their 21 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 64th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th10
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
11 of their 21 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved3
- Crowd Pleaser11
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed5
Reviewers score the dialogue 51/100 and the plot and story 49/100 in their films, across 21 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
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 Ernest Hemingway's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Ernest Hemingway work with?
People who share at least 2 of Ernest Hemingway's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ava Gardner shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Don SiegelShared titles: The Killers (1964), The Gun Runners (1958)See all 2 shared titles with Don Siegel
- Henry KingShared titles: The Sun Also Rises (1957), The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952)See all 2 shared titles with Henry King
Writers
- A.E. HotchnerShared titles: After the Storm (2001), Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man (1962)See all 2 shared titles with A.E. Hotchner
- Ben HechtShared titles: The Gun Runners (1958), A Farewell to Arms (1957)See all 2 shared titles with Ben Hecht
- Peter ViertelShared titles: The Old Man and the Sea (1958), The Sun Also Rises (1957)See all 2 shared titles with Peter Viertel
- Laurence StallingsShared titles: A Farewell to Arms (1957), A Farewell to Arms (1932)See all 2 shared titles with Laurence Stallings
Actors
- Ava GardnerShared titles: The Sun Also Rises (1957), The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952), The Killers (1946)See all 3 shared titles with Ava Gardner
- Marcel DalioShared titles: The Sun Also Rises (1957), The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952), To Have and Have Not (1944)See all 3 shared titles with Marcel Dalio
- Virginia ChristineShared titles: The Killers (1964), The Killers (1946)See all 2 shared titles with Virginia Christine
- Juano HernandezShared titles: Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man (1962), The Breaking Point (1950)See all 2 shared titles with Juano Hernandez
Composers and cinematographers
- Franz WaxmanShared titles: Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man (1962), To Have and Have Not (1944)See all 2 shared titles with Franz Waxman
- James Wong HoweShared titles: The Old Man and the Sea (1958), A Farewell to Arms (1957)See all 2 shared titles with James Wong Howe
- Miklós RózsaShared titles: The Macomber Affair (1947), The Killers (1946)See all 2 shared titles with Miklós Rózsa
Producers
- Jerry WaldShared titles: Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man (1962), The Breaking Point (1950)See all 2 shared titles with Jerry Wald
- Darryl F. ZanuckShared titles: The Sun Also Rises (1957), The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952)See all 2 shared titles with Darryl F. Zanuck
Mixed roles
- John HustonShared titles: A Farewell to Arms (1957), The Killers (1946)See all 2 shared titles with John Huston
