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Richard Dreyfuss

Richard Dreyfuss

Actor, also producer and writer · Born October 29, 1947 (78) · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Oscar winner · Golden Globe winner · BAFTA Award winner · 3 other major award bodies

Richard Dreyfuss (born October 29, 1947) is an American actor. He has starred in film, television, and theater roles since the late 1960s, including the films American Graffiti, Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The Goodbye Girl, Stakeout, Always, What About Bob? and Mr. Holland's Opus. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1977 for The Goodbye Girl, and was nominated in 1995 for Mr. Holland's Opus. He has also won a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA Award, and was nominated in 2002 for Screen Actors Guild Awards in the Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series and Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries categories.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 29, 1947 (78)
From
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer and writer
Titles
93 on MovieCove · 139 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 26

What are Richard Dreyfuss' films like?

Across their 83 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy27 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama15 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Documentary9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 82nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Crime8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile
: browse their Biography movies
Animation2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile
: browse their Animation 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
23%
Bonds
23%
Morality
15%
Power
12%
Survival
12%
Society
7%
Ideas
7%
Family bonds18 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love13 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose11 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity12 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice13 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival10 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition12 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship10 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 79 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 37 · Serious 26 · Dark 16

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

Grounded 53 · Stylized 21 · Heightened 5

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

Gentle 24 · Charged 39 · Intense 16

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

Steady 45 · Shifting 30 · 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 37 · Some laughs 26 · Funny 16

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

Slow burn 36 · Even-paced 38 · Relentless 5

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

Casual 34 · Engaged 36 · Full focus 9

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 34 · Affecting 33 · Heavy 12

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

Resolved 59 · Open-ended 16 · Ambiguous 4

Roles they play

64 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 25 of 64 analyzed roles.

Hero
25 of 64
Mentor
11 of 64
Shadow
9 of 64
Trickster
6 of 64
Ally
6 of 64
Herald
3 of 64
Shapeshifter
2 of 64
Threshold guardian
2 of 64
Show the 64 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
38
Warm
32
Contemplative
25
Melancholic
19
Joyful
15
Other
86

How their films linger

Feel-good30 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet24 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful25 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy28
  • Bittersweet43
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous8
  • 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 Richard Dreyfuss' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 47 of their 93 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (25).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Richard Dreyfuss' 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

139 credits, 93 with a MovieCove page; 55 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Waltzing with Brando(2024)

    as Seymour Kraft

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Into the Deep(2025)

    as Seamus

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Sweetwater(2023)

    as Maurice Podoloff

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Nazis at Nuremberg: The Lost Testimony(2022)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Save Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Santa

  • Murder at Yellowstone City(2022)

    Executive Producer · as Edgar

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Every Last One of Them(2021)

    Executive Producer · as Murphy

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Crime Story(2021)

    Executive Producer · as Ben Myers

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Astronaut(2019)

    Executive Producer · as Angus

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Daughter of the Wolf(2019)

    as Father

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Polar(2019)

    as Porter

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Last Laugh(2019)

    as Buddy Green

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Asher(2018)

    as Avi

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Bayou Caviar(2018)

    as Yuri

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Book Club(2018)

    as George

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Shots Fired(2017)

    Show 10 episodes · as Arlen Cox

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all shows

  • Madoff(2016)

    Show 4 episodes · as Bernie Madoff

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Zipper(2015)

    as George Hiller

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Your Family or Mine(2015)

    Show 10 episodes · as Louis

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows

  • Squatters(2014)

    as David Silverman

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Caserta Palace Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Luigi Vanvitelli

  • Cas & Dylan(2013)

    as Dr. Cas Pepper

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Paranoia(2013)

    as Frank Cassidy

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Very Good Girls(2013)

    as Danny

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Coma(2012)

    Show 2 episodes · as Professor Hillside

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all shows

  • The Two Million Year Old Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Narrator

  • Bubble Guppies(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Captain Acrab

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • RED(2010)

    as Alexander Dunning

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Piranha 3D(2010)

    as Matthew Boyd

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Parenthood(2010)

    Show 4 episodes · as Gilliam T. Blount

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The Lightkeepers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Seth

  • Leaves of Grass(2009)

    as Pug Rothbaum

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Waking Sleeping Beauty(2009)

    as David 'Dave' Whiteman (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • My Life in Ruins(2009)

    as Irv Gideon

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • W.(2008)

    as Dick Cheney

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • America Betrayed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Narrator

  • Tin Man(2007)

    Show 3 episodes · as Mystic Man

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • Ocean of Fear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Narrator

  • The Dish on Dolls(2006)

    as Assistant Stage Manager (archive footage)

  • Poseidon(2006)

    as Richard Nelson

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Weeds(2005)

    Show 4 episodes · as Warren Schiff

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Silver City(2004)

    as Chuck Raven

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope(2004)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Coast to Coast(2003)

    as Barnaby Pierce

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Teddy Roosevelt: An American Lion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 2 episodes · as Voice of Theodore Roosevelt

  • TR: An American Lion(2003)

    as Theodore Roosevelt

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Johnstown Flood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as narrator

  • Manassas: End of Innocence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Narrator

  • The Day Reagan Was Shot(2001)

    as Alexander Haig

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & the Island of Misfit Toys(2001)

    as Scoop the Snowman (voice)

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • The Education of Max Bickford (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 22 episodes · as Max Bickford

  • In Search of Peace(2001)

    as Yitzhak Rabin (voice)

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Who Is Cletis Tout?(2001)

    as Micah Donnelly

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Old Man Who Read Love Stories(2001)

    as Antonio Bolivar

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Crew(2000)

    as Bobby Bartellemeo / Narrator

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Fail Safe(2000)

    as President

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Lansky(1999)

    as Meyer Lansky

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Family Guy(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Richard Dreyfuss (voice) · as Richard Dreyfuss / Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Lost at Sea: The Search for Longitude (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Narrator

  • Krippendorf's Tribe(1998)

    as Prof. Krippendorf

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Wonderful World of Disney (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Call of the Wild(1997)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Oliver Twist(1997)

    Co-Producer · as Fagin

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • HARDtalk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Night Falls on Manhattan(1996)

    as Sam Vigoda

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Mad Dog Time(1996)

    as Vic

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • James and the Giant Peach(1996)

    as Centipede (voice)

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • TFI Friday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Mr. Holland's Opus(1995)

    as Glenn Holland

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The American President(1995)

    as Senator Rumson

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Last Word (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Larry

  • Present Tense, Past Perfect (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director

  • Silent Fall(1994)

    as Dr. Jake Rainer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Quiz Show(1994)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Another Stakeout(1993)

    as Det. Chris Lecce

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Lost in Yonkers(1993)

    as Louie Kurnitz

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Lincoln (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as William Tecumsah Sherman (voice)

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Narrator (voice)

  • Prisoner of Honor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Col. Picquart

  • What About Bob?(1991)

    as Dr. Leo Marvin

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead(1990)

    as The Player

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Once Around(1991)

    Co-Producer · as Sam Sharpe

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Postcards from the Edge(1990)

    as Dr. Frankenthal

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • American Chronicles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 13 episodes · as narrator

  • Always(1989)

    as Pete Sandich

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Let It Ride(1989)

    as Jay Trotter

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Moon Over Parador(1988)

    as Jack Noah

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Nuts(1987)

    as Aaron Levinsky

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville(1987)

    Producer · Writer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Stakeout(1987)

    as Det. Chris Lecce

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Tin Men(1987)

    as Bill 'BB' Babowsky

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Citizen Steve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Jedediah

  • Stand by Me(1986)

    as The Writer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Down and Out in Beverly Hills(1986)

    as Dave Whiteman

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Actor

  • The Buddy System (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Joe

  • Whose Life Is It Anyway?(1981)

    as Ken Harrison

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Competition(1980)

    as Paul Dietrich

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Big Fix(1978)

    Producer · as Moses Wine

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Close Encounters of the Third Kind(1977)

    as Roy Neary

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Goodbye Girl(1977)

    as Elliot Garfield

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Sentinel(1977)

    as Man on Sidewalk Talking to Girl in Red Sweater (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Amazing Miss Cummings: An Actress at Work and Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Actor

  • Victory at Entebbe(1976)

    as Colonel Yonatan 'Yonni' Netanyahu

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Jaws(1975)

    as Hooper

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Inserts(1975)

    as Boy Wonder

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Second Coming of Suzanne(1974)

    as Clavius

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz(1974)

    as Duddy

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Greg

  • American Graffiti(1973)

    as Curt Henderson

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Dillinger(1973)

    as Baby Face Nelson

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Catch-22(1973)

    as Yossarian

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • A Touch of Grace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Shadow of a Gunman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Tommy Owen

  • Two for the Money(1972)

    as Morris Gap

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The New Dick Van Dyke Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Tony Injijikian

  • The New People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Room 222 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Hello Down There(1969)

    as Harold Webster

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Mod Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • The Young Runaways (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Terry

  • Valley of the Dolls(1967)

    as Assistant Stage Manager (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • The Graduate(1967)

    as Boarding House Resident (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Judd, for the Defense (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Second Hundred Years (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Ben Jr.

  • Occasional Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Felony Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Hey Landlord! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • That Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Gidget(1965)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • The Big Valley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Lud

  • Karen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 27 episodes · as David Rowe III

  • Bewitched(1964)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Ben Casey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Gunsmoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Gearshon Gorofsky

  • Happiness Isn't Everything (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · as Jerry Hamburger

  • Killing Winston Jones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Winston Jones

  • Ocean of Fear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 6 episodes · as Narrator (voice)

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 139 titles, 136 of them dated from 1955 to 2025; peak year 1986.

Biggest box office

Jaws (1975)

$491M worldwide

Highest rated

Jaws (1975)

Midcredits 97th

Film career

MilestoneBreakoutAward winNomination
19552025

Peak 1986 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 43 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.

Show 4 more milestones

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting136 of 139: 129 only acting, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score54thDirecting1 of 139: 1 only directing, 0 with another roleWriting1 of 139: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing9 of 139: 1 only producing, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score51st

139 titles, 8 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 7 of them.

By decade

1950s1 · acting1960s18 · acting1970s18 · 18 acting · 1 crew1980s14 · 13 acting · 1 crew1990s29 · 27 acting · 4 crew2000s26 · acting2010s22 · 22 acting · 1 crew2020s8 · 8 acting · 3 crew

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 39% of 64 roles
6777829297021217

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

an Oscar, a Golden Globe, a BAFTA Award and 1 other major award from 12 major nominations, 1974–2010.

WinNomination
  1. 2010
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Spoken Word Album
  2. 2002
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
  3. 1996
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Actor in a Leading Role
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
  4. 1990
    • Venice award, won · Best Actor
  5. 1988
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
  6. 1979
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Actor
  7. 1978
    • Oscar, won · Best Actor in a Leading Role
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
  8. 1976
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Actor
Show 1 earlier year
  1. 1974
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical

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 Richard Dreyfuss' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 54th percentile, the median of the 81 of 82 with a score; across their 78 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 54th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 78

Approval · how many liked their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 78

Reach · how many have seen their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 78

Midcredits score across 92 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up23
  • 50th to 74th30
  • 25th to 49th32
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

41 of their 92 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved13
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive3
  • Cult Classic7
  • Crowd Pleaser41
  • Broadly Agreed7
  • Mixed20

Most divisive · actor, writer, producer

Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville (1987)

98th percentile spread · 44% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Stand by Me (1986)

Midcredits 99th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 68 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 44. 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 Richard Dreyfuss' work okay for kids?

Across up to 29 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore23 titles5–76 · median 28 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity29 titles10–48 · median 28 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity21 titles34–69 · median 45 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs20 titles23–64 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense18 titles7–58 · median 27 · mildlighter 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 Richard Dreyfuss work with?

People who share at least 2 of Richard Dreyfuss' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Steven Spielberg shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles