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Michael Jordan

Michael Jordan

Actor · Born February 17, 1963 (63) · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17, 1963) is a former American professional basketball player, active businessman, and majority owner of the Charlotte Hornets. His biography on the National Basketball Association (NBA) website states, "By acclamation, Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time." Jordan was one of the most effectively marketed athletes of his generation and was instrumental in popularizing the NBA around the world in the 1980s and 1990s. After a standout career at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was a member of the Tar Heels' National Championship team in 1982, Jordan joined the NBA's Chicago Bulls in 1984. He quickly emerged as a league star, entertaining crowds with his prolific scoring. His leaping ability, illustrated by performing slam dunks from the free throw line in slam dunk contests, earned him the nicknames "Air Jordan" and "His Airness". He also gained a reputation for being one of the best defensive players in basketball. In 1991, he won his first NBA championship with the Bulls, and followed that achievement with titles in 1992 and 1993, securing a "three-peat". Although Jordan abruptly retired from basketball at the beginning of the 1993–94 NBA season to pursue a career in baseball, he rejoined the Bulls in 1995 and led them to three additional championships (1996, 1997, and 1998) as well as an NBA-record, at the time, 72 regular-season wins in the 1995–96 NBA season. Jordan retired for a second time in 1999, but returned for two more NBA seasons from 2001 to 2003 as a member of the Washington Wizards. Jordan's individual accolades and accomplishments include five MVP awards, ten All-NBA First Team designations, nine All-Defensive First Team honors, fourteen NBA All-Star Game appearances, three All-Star Game MVP awards, ten scoring titles, three steals titles, six NBA Finals MVP awards, and the 1988 NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award. He holds the NBA records for highest career playoff scoring average (33.45 points per game). In 1999, he was named the greatest North American athlete of the 20th century by ESPN, and was second to Babe Ruth on the Associated Press's list of athletes of the century. He was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame on April 6, 2009 and was inducted on September 11, 2009. Jordan is also noted for his product endorsements. He fueled the success of Nike's Air Jordan sneakers, which were introduced in 1985 and remain popular today. Jordan also starred in the 1996 feature film Space Jam as himself. He is the majority owner and head of basketball operations for the NBA's Charlotte Hornets; he recently won a bidding war to buy controlling interest in the team from founding owner Robert L. Johnson. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Jordan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 17, 1963 (63)
From
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
5 on MovieCove · 22 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 157 days to Oct 28Down 16% in 30 days

What are Michael Jordan's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
38%
Bonds
21%
Society
19%
Ideas
16%
Survival
6%
Ambition6 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFame2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 7 · Serious 0 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 7 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 4 · Intense 1

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

Steady 7 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 7 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Hopeful
7
Contemplative
5
Joyful
4
Warm
3
Triumphant
3
Other
4

How their films linger

Hopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet3

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 Michael Jordan's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Michael Jordan'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

22 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page; 66 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Legends of the Court(2020)

    Actor

  • Dean Smith (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • The '84 Draft (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Actor

  • NB90s (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • Epic Rap Battles of History (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 1 episode · Characters

  • NBA Dynasty - Chicago Bulls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • A Season on the Brink (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Michael Jordan (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • My Wife and Kids(2000)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Chicago Bulls. Cinco campeonatos de la NBA (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Actor

  • He Got Game(1998)

    as Michael Jordan

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Chicago Bulls 1996-97 NBA Championship Season (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Actor

  • Space Jam(1996)

    as Michael Jordan

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Official 1996 NBA Championship: Chicago Bulls Unstop-A-Bulls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Actor

  • Below the Rim (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Actor

  • The Official 1993 NBA World Championship Video - Three-Peat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Actor

  • Three-Peat - The Chicago Bulls' Historic Third Championship (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Actor

  • Malcolm X(1992)

    Thanks · as Self (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Doing Whatever It Takes! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Actor

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

    Show 13 episodes · as Michael Jordan

  • Informe+. Cuando Jordan jugo en la ACB (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • NBA Dynasty Series - Chicago Bulls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Untitled Michael Jordan / Washington Wizards Documentary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 86th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 22 titles, 19 of them dated from 1991 to 2020.

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting20 of 22: 20 only acting, 0 with another roleWriting1 of 22: 1 only writing, 0 with another roleOther crew1 of 22: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1990s11 · 10 acting · 1 crew2000s3 · acting2010s4 · 3 acting · 1 crew2020s1 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Michael Jordan's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 79th percentile, the median of the 3 of 4 with a score; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 74th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

78thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 4 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th2

Shape of the crowd

None of their 4 titles divides audiences: 3 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser3

Most loved · actor

Malcolm X (1992)

Midcredits 97th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the acting 58/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 65, detractors 15. 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 Michael Jordan work with?

People who share at least 2 of Michael Jordan's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Magic Johnson shares the most, 4.

Actors

Cinematographers