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Helen Hunt

Helen Hunt

Actor, also director, producer and writer · Born June 15, 1963 (63) · Los Angeles, California, USA

Helen Elizabeth Hunt (born June 15, 1963) is an American actress and director. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, four Primetime Emmy Awards, and four Golden Globe Awards. Hunt rose to fame in 1992, portraying Jamie Buchman in the sitcom Mad About You which earned her three Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress and four Primetime Emmy Awards for Lead Actress. In 1997, Hunt won the Academy Award for Best Actress for starring as Carol Connelly in the romantic comedy As Good as It Gets, while her portrayal of Cheryl Cohen-Greene in The Sessions (2012), gained her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Her other notable films include Twister (1996), Cast Away (2000), What Women Want (2000), Pay It Forward (2000), Bobby (2006), Soul Surfer (2011), and The Miracle Season (2018). Hunt made her directorial film debut with Then She Found Me (2007), and has directed the film Ride (2014), and episodes of television series, including House of Lies, This Is Us, Feud: Bette and Joan, American Housewife, and the premiere episode of the Mad About You revival. Description above from the Wikipedia article Helen Hunt, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
June 15, 1963 (63)
From
Los Angeles, California, USA
Works as
Actor, also director, producer and writer
Titles
78 on MovieCove · 113 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 64 days to Oct 27Down 39% in 30 days

What are Helen Hunt's films like?

Across their 56 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy15 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 85th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 79th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile
: 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
31%
Self
23%
Morality
14%
Survival
14%
Society
10%
Power
6%
Ideas
2%
Family bonds16 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice11 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth11 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival9 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity9 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship8 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love8 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity8 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 49 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 21 · Serious 18 · Dark 10

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

Grounded 33 · Stylized 13 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 16 · Charged 25 · Intense 8

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

A split, not a type: Steady 26 · Shifting 19 · Whiplash 4

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

Straight-faced 21 · Some laughs 22 · Funny 6

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

Slow burn 21 · Even-paced 23 · Relentless 5

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

Casual 29 · Engaged 18 · 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 19 · Affecting 18 · Heavy 12

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

Resolved 42 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

37 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 12 of 37 analyzed roles.

Ally
12 of 37
Hero
11 of 37
Mentor
5 of 37
Shapeshifter
4 of 37
Shadow
3 of 37
Herald
1 of 37
Threshold guardian
1 of 37
Show the 37 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
27
Warm
17
Hopeful
19
Melancholic
19
Joyful
9
Other
56

How their films linger

Hopeful23 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet23 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy22
  • Bittersweet27
  • Ambiguous7

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 Helen Hunt's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 49 of their 78 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (24).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Helen Hunt'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

113 credits, 78 with a MovieCove page; 26 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • In Cold Light(2025)

    as Claire

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Models vs. Werewolves(2026)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Meet Marry Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 10 episodes · as Narrator (voice)

  • How It Ends(2021)

    as Lucinda

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Blindspotting(2021)

    Show 16 episodes · as Rainey

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Hacks(2021)

    Show 8 episodes · as Winnie Landell

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • The Night Clerk(2020)

    as Ethel Bromley

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Mad About You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 12 episodes · as Jamie Buchman

  • World on Fire(2019)

    Show 13 episodes · as Nancy Campbell

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • I See You(2019)

    as Jackie Harper

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Candy Jar(2018)

    as Kathy

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Miracle Season(2018)

    as Kathy Bresnahan

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Splitting Up Together (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • I Love You, Daddy(2017)

    as Aura Topher

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Shots Fired(2017)

    Show 10 episodes · as Governor Patricia Eamons

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all shows

  • Feud(2017)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • American Housewife(2016)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • This Is Us(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Life in Pieces(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Ride(2014)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay · as Jackie

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Decoding Annie Parker(2013)

    as Mary-Claire King

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Wide-Awake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as The Yoga Master

  • The Sessions(2012)

    as Cheryl

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Revenge(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Jock the Hero Dog(2011)

    as Jess (voice)

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Soul Surfer(2011)

    as Cheri Hamilton

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Every Day(2010)

    as Jeannie

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Then She Found Me(2007)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay · as April Epner

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Californication(2007)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Bobby(2006)

    as Samantha Stevens

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Empire Falls(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · as Janine Roby

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Aliens Gone Wild (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Lena (archive footage)

  • A Good Woman(2004)

    as Mrs. Stella Erlynne

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Working Shakespeare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 5 episodes · Actor

  • The Curse of the Jade Scorpion(2001)

    as Betty Ann Fitzgerald

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Cast Away(2000)

    as Kelly Frears

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • What Women Want(2000)

    as Darcy McGuire

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Pay It Forward(2000)

    as Arlene McKinney

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Dr. T & the Women(2000)

    as Bree Davis

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Twelfth Night, or What You Will(1998)

    as Viola & Cesario

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Chicken Little (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as (voice)

  • As Good as It Gets(1997)

    as Carol Connelly

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Twister(1996)

    as Jo

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Kiss of Death(1995)

    as Bev Kilmartin

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Friends(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Jamie Buchman

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Ellen(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Ellen Screen Test #2

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • Sexual Healing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Rene

  • In the Company of Darkness(1993)

    as Gina Pulasky

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Trancers III(1992)

    as Lena

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Mad About You(1992)

    Show 164 episodes · Director · Executive Producer · as Jamie Buchman

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows

  • Mr. Saturday Night(1992)

    as Annie Wells

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Bob Roberts(1992)

    as Rose Pondell

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Larry Sanders Show(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Helen Hunt

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Only You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Clare Enfield

  • The Waterdance(1992)

    as Anna

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Smart Story(1991)

    as Pamela Smart

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Trancers II(1991)

    as Lena Deth

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Into the Badlands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Blossom

  • My Life and Times (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 6 episodes · as Rebecca Miller

  • The Trials of Rosie O'Neill(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Bridget Kane

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda(1990)

    Show as Additional Voices

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • The Easter Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Jerusalem Woman #1 (voice)

  • The Simpsons(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Renee (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Incident at Dark River(1989)

    as Jesse McCandless

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Next of Kin(1989)

    as Jessie Gates

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Miles from Home(1988)

    as Jennifer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Shooter(1988)

    as Tracey

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Stealing Home(1988)

    as Hope Wyatt

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • China Beach(1988)

    Show 1 episode · as Amanda "Sissy" Simpson

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Pulse Pounders(1988)

    as Leena (Trancers sequence)

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Trancers: City of Lost Angels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Lena

  • Project X(1987)

    as Teri

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Peggy Sue Got Married(1986)

    as Beth Bodell

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Frog Prince(1986)

    as Princess Henrietta

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Nativity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Mary (voice)

  • Galtar and the Golden Lance(1985)

    Show 21 episodes · as Rava (voice)

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Girls Just Want to Have Fun(1985)

    as Lynne Stone

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Trancers(1984)

    as Leena

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Sweet Revenge(1984)

    as Debbie Markham

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Highway to Heaven(1984)

    Show 2 episodes · as Lizzy MacGill

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Choices of the Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Cathy

  • Quarterback Princess(1983)

    as Tami Maida

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Hitchhiker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 1 episode · as Donette

  • Bill: On His Own(1983)

    as Jenny Wells

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • St. Elsewhere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 8 episodes · as Clancy Williams

  • It Takes Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 22 episodes · as Lisa Quinn

  • Desperate Lives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Sandy Cameron

  • American Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Mary Austin · as Sarah

  • Child Bride of Short Creek(1981)

    as Naomi

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Darkroom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 1 episode · as Nancy Lawrence

  • Gimme a Break! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 1 episode · as Valerie

  • The Miracle of Kathy Miller(1981)

    as Kathy Miller

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • I Think I'm Having A Baby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Phoebe

  • Angel Dusted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Lizzie Eaton

  • Knots Landing(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Brenda

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • The Facts of Life(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Emily

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows

  • Transplant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Janice Hurley

  • CBS Afternoon Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 1 episode · as Phoebe

  • The Fitzpatricks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 13 episodes · as Kerry Gerardi

  • Rollercoaster(1977)

    as Tracy Calder

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Spell(1977)

    as Kristina Matchett

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Battle of the Network Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Having Babies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Sharon McNamara

  • Ark II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 1 episode · as Diana

  • The Bionic Woman(1976)

    Show 1 episode · as Princess Aura

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • Streetkill(1975)

    as Teila Rodriguez

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Swiss Family Robinson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 20 episodes · as Helga Wagner

  • All Together Now (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Susan Lindsay

  • Amy Prentiss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 3 episodes · as Jill Prentiss

  • Pioneer Woman(1973)

    as Sarah Sargeant

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • The Mary Tyler Moore Show(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Laurie Slaughter

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • A Patriot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Scarlett

  • Tower Stories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 111 titles, 109 of them dated from 1970 to 2026; peak year 2000.

Biggest box office

Twister (1996)

$495M worldwide

Highest rated

Cast Away (2000)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Mad About You (1992)

Film career

19702026

Peak 2000 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 23 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
Acting104 of 111: 101 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score52ndDirecting10 of 111: 7 only directing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score84thWriting2 of 111: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing3 of 111: 0 only producing, 3 with another role

111 titles, 3 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1970s17 · acting1980s32 · acting1990s22 · 22 acting · 1 crew2000s12 · 11 acting · 2 crew2010s20 · 14 acting · 7 crew2020s6 · acting

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 13% of 39 roles
778792970212

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.

How do Helen Hunt's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 51st percentile, the median of all 53; across their 49 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 51st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 49

Approval · how many liked their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 49

Reach · how many have seen their films

78thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 49

Midcredits score across 78 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up20
  • 50th to 74th24
  • 25th to 49th26
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

29 of their 78 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved13
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser26
  • Broadly Agreed7
  • Mixed29

Most divisive · actor

Models vs. Werewolves (2026)

90th percentile spread · 54% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Cast Away (2000)

Midcredits 97th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 44 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 43. 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 Helen Hunt's work okay for kids?

Across up to 23 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore14 titles12–62 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity23 titles15–64 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity16 titles14–79 · median 54 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs14 titles7–57 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense13 titles14–65 · 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 Helen Hunt work with?

People who share at least 2 of Helen Hunt's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Charles Band shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles