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Kid Cudi

Kid Cudi

Actor, producer and composer · Born January 30, 1984 (42) · Shaker Heights, Ohio, USA

Screen Actors Guild Award nominee · 2 other major award bodies

Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi (born January 30, 1984), better known by his stage name Kid Cudi (often stylized as KiD CuDi), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor. He has widely been recognized as an influence on several contemporary hip hop and alternative acts. His lyrics are often autobiographical and describe his childhood hardships of depression, loneliness and alienation, his struggle with alcohol and drugs into adulthood, as well as themes of spirituality, heartbreak, dissipation and celebration. Cudi began to gain major recognition following the release of his first official full-length project, a mixtape titled A Kid Named Cudi (2008), which caught the attention of American musician Kanye West, who subsequently signed Cudi to his GOOD Music label imprint by late 2008.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 30, 1984 (42)
From
Shaker Heights, Ohio, USA
Works as
Actor, producer and composer
Titles
36 on MovieCove · 55 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 26Down 43% in 30 days

What are Kid Cudi's films like?

Across their 24 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 32nd percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 37th 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
Self
32%
Bonds
31%
Survival
22%
Morality
10%
Society
5%
Power
1%
Grief6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 20 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 6 · Serious 4 · Dark 10

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 10 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 5

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 6 · Intense 11

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 4

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 4

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

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 9 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 2

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 5 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 13

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

Resolved 10 · Open-ended 9 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

10 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 4 of 10 analyzed roles.

Ally
4 of 10
Trickster
2 of 10
Threshold guardian
1 of 10
Shadow
1 of 10
Mentor
1 of 10
Hero
1 of 10
Show the 10 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
13
Melancholic
13
Dread
8
Warm
7
Hopeful
6
Other
20

How their films linger

Bittersweet11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet11
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous4

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 Kid Cudi's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 31 of their 36 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (13).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kid Cudi'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

55 credits, 36 with a MovieCove page; 18 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

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

    Director · Screenplay · Screenstory · as Jean-Michel Basquiat

  • Pathetic Fallacy(2026)

    Composer · Executive Producer · as Asher

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Mr. Miracle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director · Composer · Editor · Executive Producer · Writer · Actor

  • Spilled Milk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Composer · as Barry

  • Happy Gilmore 2(2025)

    as FBI Agent

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Trap(2024)

    Songs · as The Thinker

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • MaXXXine(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Knuckles(2024)

    Show 3 episodes · as Agent Mason

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • Parachute(2023)

    as Justin

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Silent Night(2023)

    as Detective Dennis Vassel

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Trolls Band Together(2023)

    as Clay (voice)

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Young Love(2023)

    Show 12 episodes · as Stephen Love (voice)

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • Crater(2023)

    as Michael

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • House Party(2023)

    as Scott Mescudi

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Entergalactic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Creator · Executive Producer · Songs · Story · as Jabari (voice)

  • Pearl(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Farmer's Daughters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Man

  • Sonic the Hedgehog 2(2022)

    Songs

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • X(2022)

    Executive Producer · as Jackson

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Don't Look Up(2021)

    as DJ Chello

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • A Man Named Scott(2021)

    Executive Producer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Crisis(2021)

    as Ben Walker

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Malcolm & Marie(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • We Are Who We Are(2020)

    Show 8 episodes · as Richard Poythress

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Bill & Ted Face the Music(2020)

    as Kid Cudi

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Jexi(2019)

    as Kid Cudi

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Creepshow(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Doc Kessler

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Drunk Parents(2019)

    as Scottie

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Killing Hasselhoff(2017)

    as Kid Cudi

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Westworld(2016)

    Show 4 episodes · as Francis

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Vincent N Roxxy(2016)

    as Suga

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • James White(2015)

    Composer · as Nick

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Meadowland(2015)

    as Jason

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Entourage(2015)

    as Allen

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Ever After (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Scott

  • Two Night Stand(2014)

    as Cedric

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Scorpion(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Peyton Temple

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Need for Speed(2014)

    as Benny Jackson

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Brooklyn Nine-Nine(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Dustin Whitman

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Goodbye World(2013)

    as Lev

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Cruel Summer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Rafi

  • Maniac (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Writer · as Twisted Killer

  • How to Make It in America(2010)

    Show 16 episodes · as Domingo Brown

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • One Tree Hill(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Kid Cudi

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Joséphine, Guardian Angel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Dad

  • Doe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Executive Producer · Songs · Writer · as Doe

  • Hell Naw (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer · Actor

  • Jean (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Writer · as Jean-Michel Basquiat

  • Jean (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Writer · as Jean-Michel Basquiat

  • JEAN. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Writer · as Jean-Michel Basquiat

  • Real Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer · as Wallace

  • Slime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Composer · Producer · Songs · as Glenn (voice)

  • Teddy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Writer · Actor

  • Ursa Major (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Blair

  • Wrong Number (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Composer · Executive Producer · Writer · as Ibn

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 55 titles, 44 of them dated from 1997 to 2026; peak year 2022.

Biggest box office

Trolls Band Together (2023)

$210M worldwide

Highest rated

A Man Named Scott (2021)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

X (2022)

Film career

MilestoneNomination
19972026

Peak 2022 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 4 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
Acting50 of 55: 32 only acting, 18 with another role · typical Midcredits score52ndDirecting8 of 55: 0 only directing, 8 with another roleWriting10 of 55: 0 only writing, 10 with another roleProducing13 of 55: 4 only producing, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score71stMusic6 of 55: 0 only music, 6 with another roleEditing1 of 55: 0 only editing, 1 with another roleOther crew5 of 55: 1 only other crew, 4 with another role

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

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s1 · acting2010s18 · 18 acting · 2 crew2020s24 · 19 acting · 11 crew

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 5% of 21 roles
131823

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 8 major nominations, 2010–2022.

WinNomination
  1. 2022
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
    • +2 other major bodies · 3 nominations
      • Grammy Award, nominated · Album of the Year
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated ×2 · Best Song
  2. 2012
    • Grammy Award, won · Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
  3. 2010
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Rap Solo Performance
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Rap Song

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 Kid Cudi's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 52nd percentile, the median of all 27; across their 20 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Approval · how many liked their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Reach · how many have seen their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Midcredits score across 36 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th13
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 36 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Universally Panned1
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · actor, producer, composer

Pathetic Fallacy (2026)

91st percentile spread · 23% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Westworld (2016)

Midcredits 95th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 71/100 in their films, across 18 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 50. 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 Kid Cudi's work okay for kids?

Across up to 19 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity, profanity and alcohol & drugs run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore14 titles10–88 · median 45 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity19 titles15–72 · median 47 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity14 titles31–87 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs14 titles20–71 · median 44 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense14 titles15–83 · median 40 · 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 Kid Cudi work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kid Cudi's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Karina Manashil shares the most, 4.

Directors

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles