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Bob Hoskins

Actor, also director and producer · Died April 29, 2014, aged 71 · Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England, UK

Robert William "Bob" Hoskins, Jr. (October 26, 1942 – April 29, 2014) was an English actor, known for playing Cockney rough diamonds, psychopaths and gangsters, in films such as The Long Good Friday (1980), and Mona Lisa (1986), and lighter roles in Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) and Hook (1991).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 26, 1942
Died
April 29, 2014 (aged 71)
From
Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England, UK
Works as
Actor, also director and producer
Titles
75 on MovieCove · 134 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 63 days to Oct 26Down 20% in 30 days

What are Bob Hoskins' films like?

Across their 62 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Comedy17 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Biography5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 62nd percentile
: browse their Biography movies
Animation4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 85th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Documentary3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 89th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: 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
20%
Morality
19%
Self
19%
Society
13%
Power
12%
Survival
11%
Ideas
6%
Community10 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity9 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption9 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose9 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds9 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love7 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal9 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship7 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 60 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 22 · Serious 17 · Dark 21

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 28 · Stylized 19 · Heightened 13

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

Gentle 12 · Charged 29 · Intense 19

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

Steady 19 · Shifting 36 · Whiplash 5

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 27 · Some laughs 21 · Funny 12

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

Slow burn 27 · Even-paced 30 · Relentless 3

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

A split, not a type: Casual 30 · Engaged 22 · Full focus 8

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 21 · Affecting 22 · Heavy 17

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

Resolved 45 · Open-ended 10 · Ambiguous 5

Roles they play

43 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 13 of 43 analyzed roles.

Shadow
13 of 43
Mentor
12 of 43
Hero
9 of 43
Ally
4 of 43
Threshold guardian
3 of 43
Shapeshifter
1 of 43
Trickster
1 of 43
Show the 43 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
36
Melancholic
24
Warm
17
Absurd
14
Dread
13
Other
60

How their films linger

Bittersweet25 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy18
  • Bittersweet30
  • Tragic6
  • Ambiguous8

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 Bob Hoskins' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 40 of their 75 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (20).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Bob Hoskins' 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

134 credits, 75 with a MovieCove page; 21 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • El Santo Padre Juan XXIII (duplicado) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 2 episodes · as Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli - Juan XXIII

  • Snow White and the Huntsman(2012)

    as Muir

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Outside Bet(2012)

    as Percy 'Smudge' Smith

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

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

    Show 2 episodes · as Smee

  • Will(2011)

    as Davey

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Made in Dagenham(2010)

    as Albert Passingham

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • A Christmas Carol(2009)

    as Fezziwig / Old Joe (voice)

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Pinocchio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Geppetto

  • Pinocchio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 2 episodes · as Geppetto

  • Waking Sleeping Beauty(2009)

    as Eddie Valiant (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Last Word Monologues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • Go Go Tales(2007)

    as The Baron

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Doomsday(2008)

    as Bill Nelson

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Englishman's Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 2 episodes · as Damon Ira Chance

  • Sparkle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Vince

  • British Film Forever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Ruby Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Jack

  • Outlaw(2007)

    as Walter Lewis

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • The Wind in the Willows(2006)

    as Badger

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Hollywoodland(2006)

    as Eddie Mannix

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Paris, Je T'aime(2006)

    as Bob (Pigalle)

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties(2006)

    as Winston (voice)

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Street(2006)

    Show 6 episodes · as Paddy Gargan

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Stay(2005)

    as Dr. Leon Patterson

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Mrs. Henderson Presents(2005)

    Executive Producer · as Vivian Van Damm

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Son of the Mask(2005)

    as Odin

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Unleashed(2005)

    as Bart

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Beyond the Sea(2004)

    as Charlie Cassotto Maffia

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Vanity Fair(2004)

    as Sir Pitt Crawley

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Den of Lions(2003)

    as Darius Paskevic

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Sleeping Dictionary(2003)

    as Henry Bullard

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Il Papa buono (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 2 episodes · as Angelo Roncalli / Giovanni XXIII

  • The Good Pope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Angelo Roncalli / Papa Giovanni XXIII

  • Cher: The Farewell Tour(2003)

    as Lou Landsky

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Maid in Manhattan(2002)

    as Lionel Bloch

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Where Eskimos Live(2002)

    as Sharkey

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Lost World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Prof. Challenger

  • The Lost World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · as Professor Challenger

  • Last Orders(2001)

    as Ray

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Enemy at the Gates(2001)

    as Nikita Khrushchev

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • American Virgin(1999)

    as Joey

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Don Quixote(2000)

    as Sancho Panza

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Noriega: God's Favorite(2000)

    as Manuel Noriega

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • David Copperfield(1999)

    Show 2 episodes · as Micawber

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Tube Tales(1999)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Felicia's Journey(1999)

    as Joe Hilditch

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • A Room for Romeo Brass(1999)

    as Steven Laws

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Captain Jack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Jack Armistead

  • Parting Shots(1998)

    as Gerd Layton

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The White River Kid(1999)

    as Brother Edgar

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Cousin Bette(1998)

    as Cesar Crevel

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Let the Good Times Roll (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Peter

  • TwentyFourSeven(1997)

    as Alan Darcy

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Spice World(1997)

    as Bob Hoskins

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Forgotten Toys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 26 episodes · as Teddy (voice)

  • Michael(1996)

    as Vartan Malt

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Secret Agent(1996)

    Executive Producer · as Verloc

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Rainbow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director · as Frank Bailey

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

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Balto(1995)

    as Boris the Goose (voice)

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Nixon(1995)

    as J. Edgar Hoover

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Ding Dong (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Male Model

  • The Forgotten Toys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Teddy (voice)

  • World War II: When Lions Roared (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 2 episodes · as Winston Churchill

  • The Changeling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as De Flores

  • The Big Freeze (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Sidney, plumber's mate

  • Frasier(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Coach Fuller

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Super Mario Bros.(1993)

    as Mario Mario

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Blue Ice(1992)

    as Sam Garcia

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Passed Away(1992)

    as Johnny Scanlan

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • The Inner Circle(1991)

    as Beria

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Shattered(1991)

    as Gus Klein

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Performance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as De Flores

  • Rabbit Ears - The Bremen Town Musicians (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • The Favour, the Watch and the Very Big Fish(1991)

    as Louis Aubinard

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Hook(1991)

    as Smee

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Mermaids(1990)

    as Lou Landsky

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Heart Condition(1990)

    as Jack Moony

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Tales from the Crypt(1989)

    Show 1 episode · Director · as Redmond

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Tummy Trouble(1989)

    as Eddie Valiant

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Raggedy Rawney (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Director · Screenplay · as Darky

  • Who Framed Roger Rabbit(1988)

    as Eddie Valiant

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne(1987)

    as James Madden

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • A Prayer for the Dying(1987)

    as Father Michael Da Costa

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Secret Policeman's Third Ball(1987)

    as The Secret Policeman (voice)

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Mona Lisa(1986)

    as George

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Sweet Liberty(1986)

    as Stanley Gould

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Dunera Boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Morrie Mendellsohn

  • Mussolini and I(1985)

    Show 4 episodes · as Benito Mussolini

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • The Woman Who Married Clark Gable (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as George

  • Brazil(1985)

    as Spoor

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Cotton Club(1984)

    as Owney Madden

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Weekend Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Eddie Reed

  • Aspel & Company (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Lassiter(1984)

    as Inspector John Becker

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Beyond the Limit(1983)

    as Colonel Perez

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Beggar's Opera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Beggar

  • Pink Floyd: The Wall(1982)

    as Rock and Roll Manager

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • An Audience with Dudley Moore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Actor

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

    as Iago

  • Big Jim and the Figaro Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 5 episodes · as Narrator (voice)

  • Stainless Steel and the Star Spies(1981)

    as Robotham (voice)

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Long Good Friday(1980)

    as Harold Shand

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Flickers(1980)

    Show 6 episodes · as Arnie Cole

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Sheppey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Sheppey

  • Brecht and Co (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Actor

  • Big Jim and the Figaro Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Narrator (Older College)

  • Zulu Dawn(1979)

    as C.S.M. Williams

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Of Mycenae and Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Actor

  • Pennies from Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 6 episodes · as Arthur Parker

  • Three Piece Suite (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 6 episodes · as Reg

  • Three Piece Suite (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Reg

  • The Crezz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 12 episodes · as Det. Sgt. Marble

  • Kill Two Birds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Sammy Draper

  • Saturday Night Live(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as Captain Kidd / Self

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Royal Flash (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Police Constable

  • Inserts(1975)

    as Big Mac

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Schmoedipus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Blake (Tom's Boss)

  • Thick as Thieves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 8 episodes · as George Dobbs

  • If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as The Sexton

  • Her Majesty's Pleasure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Woodbine

  • Sir Yellow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • Thriller(1973)

    Show 1 episode · as Sammy Draper

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • The National Health (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Foster

  • The Bankrupt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Taxi driver

  • Crown Court (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 3 episodes · as Freddy Dean

  • Van der Valk(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Johnny Palmer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Villains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 3 episodes · as Charles 'Knocker' Grindley

  • George (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Knocker

  • Up the Front (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Recruiting Sergeant

  • New Scotland Yard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Eddie Wharton

  • Play for Today (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Blake · as Taxi Driver · as Woodbine

  • Kate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Heavy

  • The Main Chance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as Workman

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 132 titles from 1969 to 2026; peak year 1987.

Biggest box office

Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)

$330M worldwide

Highest rated

Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

A Christmas Carol (2009)

Film career

19692026

Peak 1987 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 18 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
Acting131 of 132: 126 only acting, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score61stDirecting4 of 132: 1 only directing, 3 with another roleWriting1 of 132: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing2 of 132: 0 only producing, 2 with another role

132 titles, 5 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1960s1 · acting1970s28 · acting1980s26 · 26 acting · 2 crew1990s35 · 34 acting · 3 crew2000s36 · 36 acting · 1 crew2010s5 · acting2020s1 · acting

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 22% of 55 roles
758590950005

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 Bob Hoskins' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 66; across their 60 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 57th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 60

Approval · how many liked their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 60

Reach · how many have seen their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 60

Midcredits score across 75 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up29
  • 50th to 74th16
  • 25th to 49th18
  • Below 25th12

Shape of the crowd

35 of their 75 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved9
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser35
  • Broadly Agreed9
  • Mixed19

Most divisive · actor

Spice World (1997)

91st percentile spread · 57% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)

Midcredits 97th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 56 reviewed titles; fans 80, 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 Bob Hoskins' work okay for kids?

Across up to 27 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore19 titles35–89 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity27 titles18–66 · median 47 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity21 titles29–82 · median 47 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs15 titles26–74 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense18 titles39–82 · median 65 · intenseheavier 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 Bob Hoskins work with?

People who share at least 2 of Bob Hoskins' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Michael Caine shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles