James William Buffett (December 25, 1946 – September 1, 2023) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, author, actor, and businessman. He is best known for his music, which often portrays an "island escapism" lifestyle. Together with his Coral Reefer Band, Buffett has recorded hit songs including "Margaritaville" and "Come Monday".
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Biography from TMDB.
- December 25, 1946
- September 1, 2023 (aged 76)
- Pascagoula, Mississippi, USA
- Actor, also composer and producer
- 14 on MovieCove · 19 credits in all
What are Jimmy Buffett's films like?
Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Ideas and Society.
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 8
Light 8 · Serious 0 · Dark 0
Grounded 5 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0
Gentle 6 · Charged 2 · Intense 0
Steady 7 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 1
Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 8 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 8 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 0
Resolved 8 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet3
- Ambiguous1
- 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 Jimmy Buffett's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Jimmy Buffett'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
19 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page; 37 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
All That Is Sacred (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Billionaire Boys Club(2018)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Jurassic World(2015)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
OK Buckaroos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Blue Bloods(2010)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows
Hawaii Five-0(2010)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Hoot(2006)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
CMT Insider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Congo(1995)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Cobb(1994)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
The Neville Brothers: Tell It Like It Is (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Hook(1991)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Repo Man(1984)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Rancho Deluxe(1975)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Tarpon(1973)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Career shape
Star power in the 66th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 17 titles from 1973 to 2023; peak year 1994.
Biggest box office
Hoot (2006)
Highest rated
Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story (2022)
Most popular right now
The Beach Bum (2019)
Film career
Peak 1994 · fewer prominent film roles lately. 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.
- 1994Screen debut· Cobb
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 Jimmy Buffett's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 62nd percentile, the median of all 12; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 61st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up7
- 50th to 74th4
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
9 of their 14 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Divisive1
- Crowd Pleaser9
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the acting 63/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 30. 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.
Who does Jimmy Buffett work with?
People who share at least 2 of Jimmy Buffett's MovieCove titles; Frank Marshall shares the most, 2.
- Frank MarshallShared titles: Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story (2022), Hoot (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Frank Marshall
- Thomas McGuaneShared titles: Rancho Deluxe (1975), Tarpon (1973)See all 2 shared titles with Thomas McGuane