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Emile Hirsch

Emile Hirsch

Actor, also writer and producer · Born March 13, 1985 (41) · Topanga Canyon, California, USA

Screen Actors Guild Award nominee · 1 other major award body

Emile Davenport Hirsch (born March 13, 1985) is an American actor. He played Chris McCandless in Into the Wild (2007). Other notable film roles include The Girl Next Door (2004), Lords of Dogtown (2005), Alpha Dog (2006), Speed Racer (2008), Milk (2008), Lone Survivor (2013), An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn (2018), and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019). Description above from the Wikipedia article Emile Hirsch, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 13, 1985 (41)
From
Topanga Canyon, California, USA
Works as
Actor, also writer and producer
Titles
60 on MovieCove · 82 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 34% in 30 days

What are Emile Hirsch's films like?

Across their 55 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Action11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 18th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Biography5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 75th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Thriller4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 24th percentile
: browse their Thriller movies
Animation2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Horror 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
Bonds
26%
Self
22%
Survival
21%
Morality
16%
Society
5%
Power
5%
Ideas
5%
Survival13 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds14 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love9 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity9 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship7 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption7 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 53 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 11 · Serious 10 · Dark 32

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 29 · Stylized 21 · Heightened 3

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 6 · Charged 15 · Intense 32

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

Steady 15 · Shifting 31 · Whiplash 7

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 33 · Some laughs 15 · Funny 5

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 16 · Even-paced 29 · Relentless 8

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

Casual 13 · Engaged 33 · Full focus 7

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 10 · Affecting 15 · Heavy 28

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

Resolved 29 · Open-ended 23 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

45 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 24 of 45 analyzed roles.

Hero
24 of 45
Shadow
9 of 45
Ally
5 of 45
Trickster
4 of 45
Shapeshifter
1 of 45
Mentor
1 of 45
Herald
1 of 45
Show the 45 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
38
Dread
20
Melancholic
21
Contemplative
11
Hopeful
11
Other
51

How their films linger

Bittersweet23 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful20 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 12 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet33
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous12

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 Emile Hirsch's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 43 of their 60 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (20).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Emile Hirsch'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

82 credits, 60 with a MovieCove page; 8 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Lice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    as Mr. Shanker

  • Confession (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • Stooper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • Dead Money(2024)

    as Andy

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Bau: Artist at War(2024)

    as Joseph Bau

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Prey(2024)

    Producer · as Grun

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Walden(2023)

    as Walden Dean

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Helen's Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Adam

  • The Engineer(2023)

    as Etan

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Inside Man(2023)

    as Bobby Belucci

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • State of Consciousness(2022)

    as Stephen

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Price We Pay(2022)

    Producer · as Adam

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Devil's Workshop(2022)

    as Donald

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Dig(2022)

    as Victor

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • The Immaculate Room(2022)

    as Michael

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Fortress: Sniper's Eye(2022)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Pursuit(2022)

    as Rick Calloway

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Fortress(2021)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • American Night(2021)

    as Michael Rubino

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Midnight in the Switchgrass(2021)

    as Byron Crawford

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans(2021)

    as Jim (voice)

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Son(2021)

    Executive Producer · as Paul

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Comeback Trail(2020)

    as James Moore

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Wizards(2020)

    Show 10 episodes · as Jim (voice)

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Force of Nature(2020)

    as Cardillo

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Freaks(2018)

    as Dad

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Once Upon a Time in... Hollywood(2019)

    as Jay Sebring

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Never Grow Old(2019)

    as Patrick Tate

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Peel(2019)

    as Peel

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn(2018)

    as Shane Danger

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Outsider(2018)

    as Paulie Bowers

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • In Harm's Way(2017)

    as Jack Turner

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • All Nighter(2017)

    as Martin

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia(2016)

    Show 11 episodes · as Jim Lake Jr. (voice)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The Autopsy of Jane Doe(2016)

    as Austin Tilden

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Vincent N Roxxy(2016)

    as Vincent Stewart

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Just Jim (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Dean

  • Ten Thousand Saints(2015)

    as Johnny

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Lone Survivor(2013)

    as Petty Officer Second Class Danny Dietz

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Bonnie & Clyde(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · as Clyde Barrow

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • The Motel Life(2012)

    as Frank

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Prince Avalanche(2013)

    as Lance

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Twice Born(2012)

    as Diego

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Savages(2012)

    as Spin

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Killer Joe(2011)

    as Chris Smith

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Darkest Hour(2011)

    as Sean

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Taking Woodstock(2009)

    as Billy

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • X Games 3D: The Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Milk(2008)

    as Cleve Jones

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Speed Racer(2008)

    as Speed

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Speed Racer: Wonderful World of Racing - The Amazing Racer Family(2008)

    as Speed Racer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Into the Wild(2007)

    as Christopher McCandless / Alexander Supertramp

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Air I Breathe(2007)

    as Tony

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Alpha Dog(2006)

    as Johnny Truelove

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Lords of Dogtown(2005)

    as Jay

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Imaginary Heroes(2004)

    as Tim Travis

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Girl Next Door(2004)

    as Matthew Kidman

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Mudge Boy(2003)

    as Duncan Mudge

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Emperor's Club(2002)

    as Sedgewick Bell

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys(2002)

    as Francis Doyle

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Wild Iris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Lonnie Bravard

  • Houdini(1998)

    as Young Houdini

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Two of a Kind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Jeremy

  • Gargantua (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Brandon Ellway

  • Early Edition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Lance Foster

  • Sabrina the Teenage Witch(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Darryl

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Profiler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Bryce Banks

  • The Pretender(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Bryce Banks

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Kindred: The Embraced (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Abel

  • 3rd Rock from the Sun(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Punk

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Sugared Peas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Brad

  • ER(1994)

    Show 2 episodes · as Chad Kottmeier

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Live with Kelly and Mark(1988)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all shows

  • Beg The Devil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Conspiracy of Thieves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Bobby

  • Final Invasion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • In Tandem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Writer · Actor

  • Legacy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Benny

  • The Condemnation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Mike

  • The Swimmer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Richard Morgan

  • Turnbuckle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Woozy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Dusty

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 82 titles, 72 of them dated from 1988 to 2026; peak year 2022.

Biggest box office

Once Upon a Time in... Hollywood (2019)

$394M worldwide

Highest rated

Into the Wild (2007)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Once Upon a Time in... Hollywood (2019)

Film career

MilestoneBreakoutNomination
19882026

Peak 2022 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 41 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.

  • 1998Screen debut· Gargantua
  • 2003First top-billed film· The Mudge Boy
  • 2007Breakout· Into the Wild
  • 2007Career best· Into the Wild
  • 2007Screen Actors Guild Award nomination· Into the Wild
  • 2008Screen Actors Guild Award nomination· Milk
Show 2 more milestones

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting80 of 82: 78 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score49thWriting3 of 82: 2 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing1 of 82: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s11 · acting2000s15 · acting2010s21 · acting2020s24 · 22 acting · 3 crew

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 40% of 48 roles
9808131823

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 6 major nominations, 2008–2020.

WinNomination
  1. 2020
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
  2. 2009
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Critics Choice Award, won · Best Acting Ensemble
  3. 2008
    • 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 Leading Role
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best 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 Emile Hirsch's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 48th percentile, the median of all 52; across their 53 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 44th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 53

Approval · how many liked their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 53

Reach · how many have seen their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 53

Midcredits score across 60 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up13
  • 50th to 74th15
  • 25th to 49th18
  • Below 25th14

Shape of the crowd

24 of their 60 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive5
  • Crowd Pleaser20
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed24

Most divisive · writer

Fortress (2021)

98th percentile spread · 49% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Into the Wild (2007)

Midcredits 97th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 63/100 in their films, across 51 reviewed titles; fans 77, 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 Emile Hirsch's work okay for kids?

Across up to 36 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore25 titles37–92 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity36 titles13–72 · median 49 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity23 titles38–90 · median 69 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs23 titles10–69 · median 42 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense23 titles37–88 · median 61 · intenseheavier 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 Emile Hirsch work with?

People who share at least 2 of Emile Hirsch's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Barry Brooker shares the most, 7.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles