Nicholas Charles Sparks (born December 31, 1965) is an American novelist, screenwriter, and film producer. He has published 24 novels, 16 of which are New York Times bestsellers, and two works of nonfiction, with over 130 million copies sold worldwide (92 million in the U.S. alone) in more than 50 languages. Among his works are The Notebook, A Walk to Remember, and Message in a Bottle all of which, along with eight other books, have been adapted as feature films. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nicholas Sparks, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- December 31, 1965 (60)
- Omaha, Nebraska, United States
- Writer and producer
- 13 on MovieCove · 15 credits in all
What are Nicholas Sparks' films like?
Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 13
Light 3 · Serious 9 · Dark 1
Grounded 10 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0
Gentle 1 · Charged 11 · Intense 1
Steady 9 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 11 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 6
Resolved 11 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet9
- Ambiguous1
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 Nicholas Sparks' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Nicholas Sparks' 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
15 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Remain(2027)
The Choice(2016)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
The Longest Ride(2015)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
The Best of Me(2014)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Deliverance Creek(2014)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Safe Haven(2013)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
The Lucky One(2012)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
The Last Song(2010)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Dear John(2010)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Nights in Rodanthe(2008)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
The Notebook(2004)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
A Walk to Remember(2002)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Message in a Bottle(1999)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
A Walk to Remember (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Counting Miracles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 15 titles, 12 of them dated from 1999 to 2016.
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 Nicholas Sparks' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of the 12 of 13 with a score; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th7
- 25th to 49th2
Shape of the crowd
8 of their 12 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Crowd Pleaser8
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the dialogue 40/100 and the plot and story 36/100 in their films, across 12 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 Nicholas Sparks' work okay for kids?
Across up to 11 MovieCove titles with content scores, every category sits near the median of all films.
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 Nicholas Sparks work with?
People who share at least 2 of Nicholas Sparks' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Theresa Park shares the most, 5.
Directors
- Lasse HallströmShared titles: Safe Haven (2013), Dear John (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Lasse Hallström
Writers
- Will FettersShared titles: The Best of Me (2014), The Lucky One (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Will Fetters
Actors
- James MarsdenShared titles: The Best of Me (2014), The Notebook (2004)See all 2 shared titles with James Marsden
Composers and cinematographers
- Aaron ZigmanShared titles: The Best of Me (2014), The Last Song (2010), The Notebook (2004)See all 3 shared titles with Aaron Zigman
- Alar KiviloShared titles: The Choice (2016), The Lucky One (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Alar Kivilo
- Mark IshamShared titles: The Longest Ride (2015), The Lucky One (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Mark Isham
Producers
- Theresa ParkShared titles: Remain (2027), The Choice (2016), The Longest Ride (2015), Deliverance Creek (2014), The Best of Me (2014)See all 5 shared titles with Theresa Park
- Denise Di NoviShared titles: The Best of Me (2014), The Lucky One (2012), Nights in Rodanthe (2008), A Walk to Remember (2002), Message in a Bottle (1999)See all 5 shared titles with Denise Di Novi
- Marty BowenShared titles: The Longest Ride (2015), Safe Haven (2013), Dear John (2010)See all 3 shared titles with Marty Bowen
- Wyck GodfreyShared titles: The Longest Ride (2015), Safe Haven (2013), Dear John (2010)See all 3 shared titles with Wyck Godfrey
Mixed roles
- Adam ShankmanShared titles: The Last Song (2010), A Walk to Remember (2002)See all 2 shared titles with Adam Shankman
