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J.K. Rowling

J.K. Rowling

Writer, producer and actor · Born July 31, 1965 (61) · Yate, Gloucestershire, England, UK

BAFTA Award winner

Joanne Rowling (born 31 July 1965), better known by her pen name J. K. Rowling, is a British author, philanthropist, film producer, television producer, and screenwriter. She is best known for writing the Harry Potter fantasy series, which has won multiple awards and sold more than 500 million copies, becoming the best-selling book series in history. The books are the basis of a popular film series, over which Rowling had overall approval on the scripts and was a producer on the final films. She also writes crime fiction under the pen name Robert Galbraith. Since late 2019, Rowling has publicly voiced her opinions on transgender people and related civil rights. These views have been criticised as transphobic by many LGBT rights organisations and some feminists, but have received support from some other feminists and individuals. Description above from the Wikipedia article J.K. Rowling, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 31, 1965 (61)
From
Yate, Gloucestershire, England, UK
Works as
Writer, producer and actor
Titles
15 on MovieCove · 18 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 26Up 17% in 30 days

What are J.K. Rowling's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Power.

Genres

Adventure6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 90th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd percentile
: 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
Bonds
24%
Power
24%
Self
16%
Ideas
15%
Morality
13%
Society
5%
Survival
3%
Friendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themePower2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 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 3 · Serious 2 · Dark 3

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 1 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 5

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 3 · Intense 3

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 5 · 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 2 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 3

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 3 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 3

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

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Contemplative
6
Hopeful
4
Joyful
4
Warm
3
Other
9

How their films linger

Bittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet6
  • 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 J.K. Rowling's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on HBO Max (13).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for J.K. Rowling'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

18 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page; 21 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

Career shape

A full career of 18 titles, 17 of them dated from 1967 to 2022.

Biggest box office

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)

$1.3B worldwide

Highest rated

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)

Midcredits 98th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting4 of 18: 4 only acting, 0 with another roleWriting14 of 18: 5 only writing, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score94thProducing8 of 18: 0 only producing, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score86thOther crew3 of 18: 0 only other crew, 3 with another role

18 titles, 9 with more than one role — writing and producing overlap on 8 of them.

By decade

1960s1 · acting1980s1 · acting2000s8 · 2 acting · 6 crew2010s6 · crew2020s1 · crew

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.

Awards

a BAFTA Award from 2 major nominations, 2011–2017.

WinNomination
  1. 2017
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Outstanding British Film of the Year
  2. 2011
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Feature Film

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 J.K. Rowling's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 96th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 79th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

89thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up11
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th2

Shape of the crowd

None of their 14 titles divides audiences: 10 are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved10
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed2

Most loved · writer

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)

Midcredits 99th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 51/100 and the plot and story 43/100 in their films, across 7 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 J.K. Rowling's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films and sex & nudity, profanity and alcohol & drugs lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles51–66 · median 55 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles15–26 · median 17 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles13–29 · median 18 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles8–29 · median 17 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles54–71 · median 58 · moderateheavier 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 J.K. Rowling work with?

People who share at least 2 of J.K. Rowling's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; David Heyman shares the most, 7.

Directors

  • David Yates6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with David Yates

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers