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Dakota Johnson

Dakota Johnson

Actor and producer · Born October 4, 1989 (37) · Austin, Texas, USA

Golden Globe winner · BAFTA Award nominee · 1 other major award body

Dakota Mayi Johnson (born October 4, 1989) is an American actress. The daughter of actors Don Johnson and Melanie Griffith, Johnson made her film debut at age ten with a minor role in Crazy in Alabama (1999), directed by her then-stepfather Antonio Banderas and starring her mother. After graduating from high school, she began auditioning for roles and had a minor part in The Social Network (2010). Johnson had her breakthrough playing the lead role in the erotic Fifty Shades film series (2015–2018). In 2016, she received a BAFTA Rising Star Award nomination and was featured in a Forbes 30 Under 30 list. Her profile grew with roles in the crime drama Black Mass (2015), the drama A Bigger Splash (2015), the romantic comedy How to Be Single (2016), the horror film Suspiria (2018), the thriller Bad Times at the El Royale (2018), the coming-of-age film The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019), the psychological drama The Lost Daughter (2021), the romantic drama Cha Cha Real Smooth (2022), and the superhero film Madame Web (2024). Description above from the Wikipedia article Dakota Johnson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 4, 1989 (37)
From
Austin, Texas, USA
Works as
Actor and producer
Titles
37 on MovieCove · 48 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 26Up 4% in 30 days

What are Dakota Johnson's films like?

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

Genres

Drama12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 43rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th percentile
: browse their Action 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
36%
Self
35%
Morality
10%
Power
7%
Survival
5%
Society
4%
Ideas
3%
Identity13 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth4 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 30 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 13 · Serious 8 · Dark 9

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 16 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 5

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

Gentle 9 · Charged 11 · Intense 10

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

Steady 11 · Shifting 15 · Whiplash 4

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

Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 16 · Funny 3

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 15 · Even-paced 14 · Relentless 1

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 14 · Full focus 3

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

Easy watch 9 · Affecting 13 · Heavy 8

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 17 · Open-ended 8 · Ambiguous 5

Roles they play

22 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 14 of 22 analyzed roles.

Hero
14 of 22
Ally
3 of 22
Shapeshifter
2 of 22
Mentor
1 of 22
Threshold guardian
1 of 22
Herald
1 of 22
Show the 22 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
16
Hopeful
10
Contemplative
11
Warm
9
Melancholic
8
Other
31

How their films linger

Hopeful14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy9
  • Bittersweet12
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous9
  • 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 Dakota Johnson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 28 of their 37 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Dakota Johnson'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

48 credits, 37 with a MovieCove page; 17 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Verity(2026)

    Executive Producer · as Lowen Ashleigh

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Flesh Impact (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Marilyn Monroe

  • Splitsville(2025)

    Producer · as Julie

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Materialists(2025)

    as Lucy

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Loser Baby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director · Producer

  • Daddio(2023)

    Producer · as Girlie

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Am I OK?(2022)

    Producer · as Lucy

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Madame Web(2024)

    as Cassandra Webb

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • The Disappearance of Shere Hite(2023)

    Executive Producer · as Shere Hite (voice)

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Slip(2023)

    Show 7 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • Persuasion(2022)

    as Anne Elliot

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Cha Cha Real Smooth(2022)

    Producer · as Domino

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Lost Daughter(2021)

    as Nina

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The High Note(2020)

    as Maggie Sherwoode

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Our Friend(2019)

    as Nicole Teague

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Peanut Butter Falcon(2019)

    as Eleanor

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Wounds(2019)

    as Carrie

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Suspiria(2018)

    as Susie

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Bad Times at the El Royale(2018)

    as Emily Summerspring

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Fifty Shades Freed(2018)

    as Anastasia Steele

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Call Me by Your Name(2017)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Fifty Shades Darker(2017)

    as Anastasia Steele

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • How to Be Single(2016)

    as Alice Kepley

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • A Bigger Splash(2015)

    as Penelope Lanier

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Black Mass(2015)

    as Lindsey Cyr

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Vale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Rachel

  • Chloe and Theo(2015)

    as Chloe

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Fifty Shades of Grey(2015)

    as Anastasia Steele

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • In a Relationship (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Willa

  • Cymbeline(2014)

    as Imogen

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Closed Set (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Leading Lady

  • Need for Speed(2014)

    as Anita Coleman

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Date and Switch(2014)

    as Em

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Ben and Kate(2012)

    Show 13 episodes · as Kate Fox

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Goats(2012)

    as Minnie

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Transit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Elizabeth Becks

  • The Five-Year Engagement(2012)

    as Audrey

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • 21 Jump Street(2012)

    as Fugazy

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • For Ellen(2012)

    as Cindy Taylor

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Beastly(2011)

    as Sloan Hagen

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Social Network(2010)

    as Amelia Ritter

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Behind the Scenes of All That Glitters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Dianica French

  • The Office(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Dakota

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Crazy in Alabama(1999)

    as Sondra

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • A Tree Is Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Producer

  • Crackpot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer · Actor

  • Three Incestuous Sisters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer · as Ophile

  • Trudy Blue (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 48 titles, 44 of them dated from 1999 to 2026; peak year 2018.

Biggest box office

Fifty Shades of Grey (2015)

$570M worldwide

Highest rated

The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

Verity (2026)

Film career

MilestoneAward win
19992026

Peak 2018 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 25 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
Acting44 of 48: 35 only acting, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score47thDirecting2 of 48: 0 only directing, 2 with another roleProducing12 of 48: 1 only producing, 11 with another role · typical Midcredits score61stOther crew1 of 48: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

48 titles, 11 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 9 of them.

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s1 · acting2010s28 · 27 acting · 1 crew2020s14 · 12 acting · 8 crew

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 45% of 31 roles
99141924

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 1 other major award from 4 major nominations, 2006–2024.

WinNomination
  1. 2024
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best New Scripted Series
  2. 2019
    • Independent Spirit Award, won
  3. 2016
    • BAFTA Award, nominated
  4. 2006
    • Golden Globe, won

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 Dakota Johnson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 49th percentile, the median of all 34; across their 30 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 48th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 30

Approval · how many liked their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 30

Reach · how many have seen their films

96thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 30

Midcredits score across 37 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th13
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 37 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed14

Most divisive · actor

Fifty Shades of Grey (2015)

85th percentile spread · 50% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Social Network (2010)

Midcredits 97th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the acting 65/100 in their films, across 30 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 46. 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 Dakota Johnson's work okay for kids?

Across up to 23 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and profanity run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore22 titles10–85 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity23 titles23–79 · median 46 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity22 titles43–73 · median 62 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs22 titles27–67 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense22 titles16–74 · median 39 · 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 Dakota Johnson work with?

People who share at least 2 of Dakota Johnson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ro Donnelly shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers