Sir Elton Hercules John (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight; 25 March 1947) is a British singer, songwriter, and pianist. He has collaborated with the lyricist Bernie Taupin throughout his career. John has released 32 studio albums, including "Empty Sky" (1969), "Honky Château" (1972), "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" (1973), "Rock of the Westies" (1975), "Sleeping with the Past" (1989), "The One" (1992), "Songs from the West Coast" (2001), "The Diving Board" (2013), and "The Lockdown Sessions" (2021). His singles include "Your Song", "Tiny Dancer", "Rocket Man", "Crocodile Rock", "Bennie and the Jets", "Don't Go Breaking My Heart", "I'm Still Standing", "Sacrifice", "Can You Feel the Love Tonight", and "Cold Heart". He has contributed music to "The Lion King" (1994), "Aida" (2000), and "Billy Elliot the Musical" (2005). John's final tour, "Farewell Yellow Brick Road" (2018–2023), set records for ticket sales. His life and career were depicted in the biographical film "Rocketman" (2019). John established the Elton John AIDS Foundation in 1992, which has raised over £300 million. He has hosted annual AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Parties since 1993. He served as chairman and director of Watford Football Club from 1976 to 1987 and from 1997 to 2002, and is an honorary life president of the club. John experienced addiction to drugs and alcohol from the late 1970s to the late 1980s and has been sober since 1990. He entered a civil partnership with Canadian filmmaker David Furnish in 2005 and married in 2014 following the legalization of same-sex marriage in England and Wales. John has had more than fifty top-40 hits on the UK Singles Chart and US Billboard Hot 100, including nine number-one singles in both countries and seven consecutive number-one albums in the US. His single "Candle in the Wind 1997", a rewritten version of the 1974 release, is among the best-selling singles worldwide. In 2021, he became the first solo artist with UK top-10 singles across six decades. His awards include a Primetime Emmy Award, five Grammy Awards, two Academy Awards, a Tony Award, two Golden Globe Awards, a Laurence Olivier Award, and the Kennedy Center Honor. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1992 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994, is a fellow of The Ivors Academy, was knighted in 1998, and appointed a member of the Order of the Companions of Honour in 2020.
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Biography from TMDB.
- March 25, 1947 (79)
- Pinner, Middlesex, England, UK
- Actor, producer and composer
- 28 on MovieCove · 54 credits in all
What are Elton John's films like?
Across their 40 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Self.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 3 · Wry 0 · Earnest 36
Light 31 · Serious 6 · Dark 2
Grounded 27 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 2
Gentle 23 · Charged 13 · Intense 3
Steady 31 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 1
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 22 · Some laughs 11 · Funny 6
Slow burn 26 · Even-paced 12 · Relentless 1
Casual 31 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 29 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 3
Resolved 37 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1
Roles they play
Usually the Herald: 2 of 3 analyzed roles.
- Heraldas The Pinball Wizard in Tommy (1975)
- Heraldas John in Bob the Builder: A Christmas to Remember (2001)
- Heroas Elton John in Elton John Live: Farewell from Dodger Stadium (2022)
Moods and endings
- Happy21
- Bittersweet14
- Ambiguous4
- Other1
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 Elton John's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 19 of their 28 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (8).
- The Lion King (1994) · songs
- Elton John Live: Farewell from Dodger Stadium (2022) · actor, producer, composer
- The Simpsons (1989) · actor
- The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl (2025) · actor
- The Lion King (2019) · songs
- Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017) · actor
- Mufasa: The Lion King (2024) · songs
- Elton John: Never Too Late (2024) · actor
Subscription and free streaming for Elton John'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
54 credits, 28 with a MovieCove page; 313 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Elton John - Rock In Rio 2026 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
An Evening with Elton John and Brandi Carlile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Mufasa: The Lion King(2024)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Better Angels: The Gospel According to Tammy Faye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Dolly Parton Rockstar Global First Listen Event (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Hating Peter Tatchell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
The Lion King(2019)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Rocketman(2019)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Sherlock Gnomes(2018)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all filmsElton John: Wonderful Crazy Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Elton John: A Singular Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Billy Elliot: The Musical Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
The Million Dollar Piano(2014)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Young Blood Chronicles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Gnomeo & Juliet(2011)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Take That: Look Back, Don't Stare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Spectacle: Elvis Costello with... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Him and Us (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
It's a Boy Girl Thing(2006)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
The Who | Tommy and Quadrophenia Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Bob the Builder: Christmas With Bob and the Crew (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Women Talking Dirty(1999)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
The Road to El Dorado(2000)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Rocket Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
The Muse(1999)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Will & Grace(1998)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows
Spice World(1997)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
Ally McBeal(1997)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows
South Park(1997)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Perfect Moment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
TFI Friday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
The Lion King(1994)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Gay! Gay! Hollywood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
The Nanny(1993)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows
Tina Turner: The Girl from Nutbush (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
NFL Rocks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
The Simpsons(1989)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Return of Bruno(1987)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Wings Over the World(1979)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Elton John: Live at Dodger Stadium (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
Tommy(1975)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Countdown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Friends(1971)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all filmsZomercarroussel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
Elton John Live at Hammersmith Odeon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Elton John: Live in Vilnius, Lithuania (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 85th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 53 titles, 50 of them dated from 1970 to 2026; peak year 2017.
Biggest box office
Gnomeo & Juliet (2011)
Highest rated
Freedom Uncut (2022)
Most popular right now
Gnomeo & Juliet (2011)
Film career
Peak 2017 · steadily prominent in film for years. 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.
- 1975Screen debut· Tommy
Billing
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.
Awards
2 Oscars, a Primetime Emmy, 2 Golden Globes and 6 other major awards from 51 major nominations, 1971–2026.
- Grammy Award, nominated · Best Song Written for Visual Media
- Grammy Award, nominated · Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
- Oscar, nominated · Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song)
- Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Variety Special (Live)
- Grammy Award, nominated · Album of the Year
- Oscar, won · Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song)
- Golden Globe, won · Best Original Song - Motion Picture
- Golden Globe, nominated · Best Original Song - Motion Picture
+1 other major body · 1 nomination
- Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Song
- Grammy Award, nominated · Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals
- Grammy Award, nominated · Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals
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- Golden Globe, nominated · Best Original Song - Motion Picture
+1 other major body · 1 nomination
- Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Song
- Grammy Award, nominated · Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
- Grammy Award, nominated · Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
- Grammy Award, nominated · Best Pop Vocal Album
- Grammy Award, won · Best Musical Show Album
- Grammy Award, won · Legend Award
- Grammy Award, won · Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
- Grammy Award, nominated · Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
- Oscar, won · Best Music, Original Song
- Oscar, nominated ×2 · Best Music, Original Song
- Golden Globe, won · Best Original Song - Motion Picture
- Golden Globe, nominated · Best Original Song - Motion Picture
+1 other major body · 1 win and 4 nominations
- Grammy Award, won · Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
- Grammy Award, nominated ×2 · Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television
- Grammy Award, nominated ×2 · Song of the Year
- Grammy Award, nominated · Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
- Grammy Award, nominated · Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male
- Grammy Award, won · Best Instrumental Composition
- Grammy Award, nominated · Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male
- Grammy Award, won · Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
- Grammy Award, nominated · Record of the Year
- Grammy Award, nominated · Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male
- Grammy Award, nominated · Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male
- Grammy Award, nominated · Video of the Year
- Grammy Award, nominated · Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male
- Grammy Award, nominated · Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus
- Grammy Award, nominated · Album of the Year
- Grammy Award, nominated · Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male
- Grammy Award, nominated · Album of the Year
- Grammy Award, nominated · Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male
- Grammy Award, nominated · Record of the Year
- Grammy Award, nominated · Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male
- Grammy Award, nominated · Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special
- Grammy Award, nominated · Album of the Year
- Grammy Award, nominated · Best Contemporary Vocal Performance, Male
- Grammy Award, nominated · Best New Artist
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 Elton John's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 69th percentile, the median of all 23; across their 39 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 81st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up11
- 50th to 74th10
- 25th to 49th5
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
14 of their 28 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved5
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser14
- Mixed7
Reviewers score the acting 63/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 41. 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 Elton John's work okay for kids?
Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.
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 Elton John work with?
People who share at least 2 of Elton John's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ringo Starr shares the most, 5.
Directors
- George MichaelShared titles: Freedom Uncut (2022), George Michael: Freedom (2017), George Michael: A Different Story (2004)See all 3 shared titles with George Michael
- David AustinShared titles: Freedom Uncut (2022), George Michael: Freedom (2017)See all 2 shared titles with David Austin
- Paul DugdaleShared titles: Elton John Live: Farewell from Dodger Stadium (2022), Ed Sheeran: Jumpers for Goalposts (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Paul Dugdale
- James RoganShared titles: 1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything (2021), Freddie Mercury - The Final Act (2021)See all 2 shared titles with James Rogan
Writers
- Steve Hamilton ShawShared titles: Sherlock Gnomes (2018), Gnomeo & Juliet (2011), It's a Boy Girl Thing (2006)See all 3 shared titles with Steve Hamilton Shaw
- Andy RileyShared titles: Sherlock Gnomes (2018), Gnomeo & Juliet (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Andy Riley
- Emily CookShared titles: Sherlock Gnomes (2018), Gnomeo & Juliet (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Emily Cook
- Johnny SmithShared titles: Sherlock Gnomes (2018), Gnomeo & Juliet (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Johnny Smith
Actors
- Ringo StarrShared titles: Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex (2022), If These Walls Could Sing (2022), 1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything (2021), The Return of Bruno (1987), Wings Over the World (1979)See all 5 shared titles with Ringo Starr
- Bernie TaupinShared titles: Elton John: Never Too Late (2024), Elton John: The Nation's Favourite Song (2017), Super Duper Alice Cooper (2014), Happy Birthday Elton! From Madison Square Garden, New York (2007)See all 4 shared titles with Bernie Taupin
- Paul McCartneyShared titles: If These Walls Could Sing (2022), One World: Together at Home (2020), Tony Bennett: Duets - The Making of an American Classic (2006), Wings Over the World (1979)See all 4 shared titles with Paul McCartney
- Nile RodgersShared titles: Freedom Uncut (2022), If These Walls Could Sing (2022), George Michael: Freedom (2017)See all 3 shared titles with Nile Rodgers
Cinematographers and editors
- Dom WhitworthShared titles: The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular (2024), Ed Sheeran: Jumpers for Goalposts (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Dom Whitworth
- Brett TurnbullShared titles: Elton John Live: Farewell from Dodger Stadium (2022), Ed Sheeran: Jumpers for Goalposts (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Brett Turnbull
- Graham SmithShared titles: If These Walls Could Sing (2022), George Michael: Freedom (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Graham Smith
- Tim CraggShared titles: If These Walls Could Sing (2022), George Michael: Freedom (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Tim Cragg
Producers
- John BattsekShared titles: Elton John: Never Too Late (2024), If These Walls Could Sing (2022)See all 2 shared titles with John Battsek
- Bill CurbishleyShared titles: Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex (2022), The Who Live, Featuring the Rock Opera Tommy (1989)See all 2 shared titles with Bill Curbishley
- Liz StirlingShared titles: Freedom Uncut (2022), George Michael: Freedom (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Liz Stirling
- Brian AabechShared titles: Elton John: A Life in Song (2020), Elton John: Becoming Rocketman (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Brian Aabech
Mixed roles
- Joel GallenShared titles: Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2025), Fox Presents the iHeart Living Room Concert for America (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Joel Gallen
