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Justin Timberlake

Justin Timberlake

Actor, also composer and producer · Born January 31, 1981 (45) · Memphis, Tennessee, USA

4 Primetime Emmys · Oscar nominee · Golden Globe nominee · 3 other major award bodies

Justin Randall Timberlake (born January 31, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He is one of the world's best-selling music artists, with sales of over 88 million records. Timberlake is the recipient of numerous awards and accolades, including ten Grammy Awards, four Primetime Emmy Awards, three Brit Awards, nine Billboard Music Awards, the Contemporary Icon Award by the Songwriters Hall of Fame, and the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award. According to Billboard, he is the best performing male soloist in the history of the Mainstream Top 40. Born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee, as a child he appeared on the television shows Star Search and The All-New Mickey Mouse Club. In the late 1990s, Timberlake rose to prominence as one of the two lead vocalists and youngest member of NSYNC, which eventually became one of the best-selling boy bands of all time. Timberlake won two Grammy Awards for his R&B-focused debut solo album Justified (2002) and its single "Cry Me a River". Another single from the album, "Rock Your Body", was also successful. His critically acclaimed second album FutureSex/LoveSounds (2006), characterized by its diversity in music genres, debuted atop the U.S. Billboard 200 and spawned the Hot 100 consecutive number-one singles with "SexyBack" (featuring Timbaland), "My Love" (featuring T.I.), and "What Goes Around... Comes Around". Established as a solo artist worldwide, his first two albums both exceeded sales of 10 million copies, as he continued producing records and collaborating with other artists. From 2008 through 2012, Timberlake focused on his acting career, effectively putting his music career on hiatus. He held starring roles in the films The Social Network, Bad Teacher, Friends with Benefits, and In Time. Timberlake resumed his music career in 2013 with his third and fourth albums The 20/20 Experience and The 20/20 Experience – 2 of 2, exploring neo soul styles, partly inspired by the expansive song structures of 1960s and 1970s rock. The former became the best-selling album of the year and spawned the top three singles "Suit & Tie" (featuring Jay-Z) and "Mirrors". Timberlake voiced Branch in DreamWorks Animation's Trolls (2016), whose soundtrack includes his fifth Billboard Hot 100 chart-topping single, "Can't Stop the Feeling!", which earned him an Academy Award nomination. His fifth studio album Man of the Woods (2018) became his fourth number-one album in the US. Supported by the two top ten singles, "Filthy" and "Say Something" (featuring Chris Stapleton), it concluded 2018 as the sixth best-selling album of the year.

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Born
January 31, 1981 (45)
From
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Works as
Actor, also composer and producer
Titles
37 on MovieCove · 45 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 42% in 30 days

What are Justin Timberlake's films like?

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

Genres

Animation8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile
: browse their Animation movies
Comedy7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 74th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 17th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 86th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary 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
26%
Bonds
23%
Morality
18%
Society
15%
Power
10%
Survival
5%
Ideas
3%
Community9 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds9 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition4 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 31 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 17 · Serious 8 · Dark 6

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 16 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 8

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 13 · Charged 10 · Intense 8

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

A split, not a type: Steady 17 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 4

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

Straight-faced 9 · 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 12 · Even-paced 16 · Relentless 3

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

Casual 22 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 3

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

Resolved 25 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

16 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 7 of 16 analyzed roles.

Hero
7 of 16
Ally
5 of 16
Trickster
2 of 16
Shapeshifter
1 of 16
Herald
1 of 16
Show the 16 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
14
Tense
14
Warm
8
Absurd
8
Melancholic
8
Other
36

How their films linger

Feel-good15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy18
  • Bittersweet9
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous2
  • Cyclical1

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 Justin Timberlake's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 22 of their 37 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hulu (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Justin Timberlake'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

45 credits, 37 with a MovieCove page; 112 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Piece by Piece(2024)

    as Justin Timberlake (voice)

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Trolls Band Together(2023)

    Songs · as Branch (voice)

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Reptile(2023)

    as Will Grady

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Candy(2022)

    Show 2 episodes · as Deputy Steve Deffibaugh (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Trolls Holiday in Harmony(2021)

    as Branch (voice)

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Palmer(2021)

    as Eddie Palmer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Trolls World Tour(2020)

    Executive Music Producer · Songs · as Branch (voice)

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Wonder Wheel(2017)

    as Mickey Rubin

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Trolls: Trolla-Palooza Tour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Branch (voice)

  • Trolls Holiday(2017)

    as Branch (voice)

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Book of Love(2016)

    Composer · Songs

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Trolls(2016)

    Executive Music Producer · Songs · as Branch (voice)

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping(2016)

    as Tyrus Quash (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Inside Llewyn Davis(2013)

    Songs · as Jim

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Runner Runner(2013)

    as Richie Furst

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Short Game(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Trouble with the Curve(2012)

    as Johnny Flanagan

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • In Time(2011)

    as Will Salas

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Friends with Benefits(2011)

    as Dylan Harper

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Bad Teacher(2011)

    as Scott Delacorte

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Yogi Bear(2010)

    as Boo-Boo Bear (voice)

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The Social Network(2010)

    as Sean Parker

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Next Big Thing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as The Guy

  • SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas(2009)

    as (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Jerry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Jerry

  • The Cleveland Show(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all shows

  • The Phone(2009)

    Show 6 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Open Road(2009)

    as Carlton Garrett

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Love Guru(2008)

    as Jacques "Le Coq" Grandé

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Southland Tales(2006)

    as Private Pilot Abilene

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Shrek the Third(2007)

    as Prince Artie (voice)

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Black Snake Moan(2006)

    as Ronnie Morgan

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Alpha Dog(2006)

    as Frankie Ballenbacher

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Edison(2005)

    as Pollack

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Mickey Mouse Club: The Best Of Britney, Justin & Christina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Actor

  • Saturday Night Live: The Best of Jimmy Fallon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Actor

  • MTV Reloaded (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Justin Timberlake

  • On the Line(2001)

    as Presto (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Longshot(2001)

    as Valet

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Model Behavior(2000)

    as Jason

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Sabrina the Teenage Witch(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Justin Timberlake

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • The Simpsons(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Justin Timberlake (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • MMC (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 81 episodes · as Mouseketeer

  • Saturday Night Live(1975)

    Show 3 episodes · as Irving Hillman (uncredited) · as Janitor (uncredited) · as Self - Cameo (uncredited) · as Self - Host · as Self - Host & Musical Guest · as Self - Musical Guest · as Self (uncredited) · as Self / Robin Gibb (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Trolls 4 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Branch (voice)

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 44 titles, 43 of them dated from 1975 to 2024; peak year 2012.

Biggest box office

Shrek the Third (2007)

$808M worldwide

Highest rated

The Social Network (2010)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Trolls World Tour (2020)

Film career

MilestoneNomination
19752024

Peak 2012 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 19 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
Acting42 of 44: 38 only acting, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score57thProducing1 of 44: 1 only producing, 0 with another roleMusic3 of 44: 0 only music, 3 with another roleOther crew5 of 44: 0 only other crew, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score56th

44 titles, 5 with more than one role — acting and other crew overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1970s1 · acting1980s2 · acting1990s1 · acting2000s17 · 16 acting · 1 crew2010s15 · 14 acting · 3 crew2020s7 · 7 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 16% of 25 roles
001015

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

4 Primetime Emmys and 10 other major awards from 53 major nominations, 2000–2025.

WinNomination
  1. 2025
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Song Written for Visual Media
  2. 2019
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
  3. 2017
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song)
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Original Song - Motion Picture
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Grammy Award, won · Best Song Written for Visual Media
  4. 2015
    • Grammy Award, nominated ×2 · Album of the Year
  5. 2014
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Original Song - Motion Picture
    • +2 other major bodies · 3 wins and 5 nominations
      • Grammy Award, won · Best Music Video
      • Grammy Award, won · Best R&B Song
      • Grammy Award, won · Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
      • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
      • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Pop Solo Performance
      • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Pop Vocal Album
      • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Rap Song
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Song
  6. 2013
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
  7. 2011
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
  8. 2010
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Rap Song
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
Show 8 earlier years
  1. 2009
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated ×2 · Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals
  2. 2008
    • Grammy Award, won · Best Dance Recording
    • Grammy Award, won · Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Rap Song
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Record of the Year
  3. 2007
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics
    • +1 other major body · 2 wins and 2 nominations
      • Grammy Award, won · Best Dance Recording
      • Grammy Award, won · Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
      • Grammy Award, nominated · Album of the Year
      • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Pop Vocal Album
  4. 2004
    • Grammy Award, won · Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
    • Grammy Award, won · Best Pop Vocal Album
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Album of the Year
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Record of the Year
  5. 2003
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
  6. 2002
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Pop Vocal Album
  7. 2001
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Pop Vocal Album
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Record of the Year
  8. 2000
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Country Collaboration with Vocals
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals

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 Justin Timberlake's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 56th percentile, the median of all 31; across their 31 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 54th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 31

Approval · how many liked their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 31

Reach · how many have seen their films

95thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 31

Midcredits score across 37 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th12
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 37 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed13

Most divisive · producer

The Phone (2009)

97th percentile spread · 40% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Social Network (2010)

Midcredits 97th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the acting 64/100 in their films, across 27 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 44. 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 Justin Timberlake's work okay for kids?

Across up to 22 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films and violence & gore lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore18 titles9–64 · median 31 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity22 titles18–64 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity21 titles24–82 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs17 titles15–72 · median 42 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense19 titles10–58 · median 33 · mildnear 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 Justin Timberlake work with?

People who share at least 2 of Justin Timberlake's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Walt Dohrn shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles