Barry Alan Crompton Gibb, CBE, is a singer, songwriter and producer. He was born on the Isle of Man to English parents. With his brothers Robin and Maurice, he formed the Bee Gees, one of the most successful pop groups of all time. The trio got their start in Australia, and found their major success when they returned to England. Known for his high-pitched falsetto singing voice, Gibb holds the record for consecutive Billboard Hot 100 Number Ones as a writer with six. He also is the only songwriter to have written or co-written five songs that were simultaneously in the Top Ten.
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Biography from TMDB.
- September 1, 1946 (80)
- Douglas, Isle of Man, UK
- Actor, writer and composer
- 5 on MovieCove · 16 credits in all
Known for
What are Barry Gibb's films like?
Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Bonds.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 8
Light 4 · Serious 3 · Dark 1
Grounded 7 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 1
A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 3 · Intense 1
A split, not a type: Steady 5 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 3
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 2
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0
Casual 8 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 2
Resolved 7 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet6
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 Barry Gibb's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Barry Gibb'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
16 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page; 63 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Bee Gees – The Seventies Collection 1971–1975 (Live Performances) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Bee Gees – Live: The Definitive Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Bee Gees - The Ultimate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Streisand: Guilty Pleasures (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Bee Gees - Their Greatest Hits - The Record (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Bee Gees - Live In Los Angeles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Bee Gees: Idea 1968-1975 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
TFI Friday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Hawks(1988)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
The Return of Bruno(1987)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Now Voyager (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Staying Alive(1983)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
Saturday Night Fever(1977)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Cucumber Castle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
The Tigers - Hi! London (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
Career shape
Star power in the 52nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 16 titles from 1969 to 2023; peak year 1978.
Biggest box office
Saturday Night Fever (1977)
Highest rated
The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart (2020)
Most popular right now
Saturday Night Fever (1977)
Film career
Peak 1978 · fewer prominent film roles lately. 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.
- 1978Screen debut· Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
How do Barry Gibb's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 49th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 71st percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
2 of their 5 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the acting 64/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 68, detractors 23. 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.
Who does Barry Gibb work with?
People who share at least 2 of Barry Gibb's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Maurice Gibb shares the most, 6.
Actors
- Maurice GibbShared titles: The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart (2020), The Story of the Bee Gees (2011), Bee Gees: In Our Own Time (2010), In Dreams: The Roy Orbison Story (1999), Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978), Saturday Night Fever (1977)See all 6 shared titles with Maurice Gibb
- Robin GibbShared titles: The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart (2020), The Story of the Bee Gees (2011), Bee Gees: In Our Own Time (2010), In Dreams: The Roy Orbison Story (1999), Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978), Saturday Night Fever (1977)See all 6 shared titles with Robin Gibb
Producers
- Robert StigwoodShared titles: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978), Saturday Night Fever (1977)See all 2 shared titles with Robert Stigwood
