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Tom Brokaw

Tom Brokaw

Actor · Born February 6, 1940 (86) · Webster, South Dakota, USA

Thomas John Brokaw is an American television journalist and author. He was the anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News for twenty two years (1982–2004). Brokaw is the only person to have hosted all three major NBC News programs: The Today Show, NBC Nightly News, and, briefly, Meet the Press. He now serves as a special correspondent for NBC News and works on documentaries for other outlets

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 6, 1940 (86)
From
Webster, South Dakota, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 23 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 156 days to Oct 27Down 36% in 30 days

What are Tom Brokaw's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Power.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
44%
Power
21%
Ideas
18%
Morality
13%
Self
4%
Community6 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeNature2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeHope2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 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 7 · Serious 2 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 12 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 6 · Charged 5 · Intense 1

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

Steady 12 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 3 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 12 · Open-ended 0 · 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

Contemplative
10
Hopeful
7
Warm
5
Elegiac
3
Tense
2
Other
8

How their films linger

Hopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet8
  • Ambiguous1
  • Cyclical3

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 Tom Brokaw's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Tom Brokaw'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

23 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page; 85 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Endangered(2022)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • They Volunteered for This: Merrill's Marauders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Narrator

  • Mike Wallace Is Here(2019)

    as (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The 2000s(2018)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Reflections on the Vietnam War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Host

  • Hamilton: Building America(2017)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Rancher, Farmer, Fisherman(2017)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Iverson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Actor

  • D-Day: Normandy 1944 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • The Seven Five(2014)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Passions & Politics of Ed Edelman: An Untold Story of Leadership (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Narrator

  • Buccaneers and Bones(2010)

    Show 49 episodes · as Narrator

  • Schabowskis Zettel - Die Nacht, als die Mauer fiel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Tom Brokaw

  • Our Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • King (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Host

  • 1968 with Tom Brokaw (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Writer · as Himself

  • Paul Conrad: Drawing Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Narrator

  • The Greatest Generation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 4 episodes · Creator · Actor

  • Journalists: Killed in the Line of Duty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Vertical Frontier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Narrator

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

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Mount Rushmore: The Shrine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Rag Dolly in the U.S.S.R. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Narrator

Career shape

Star power in the 57th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 22 titles from 1986 to 2022.

Biggest box office

Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism (2004)

$462K worldwide

Highest rated

Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists (2018)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

Buccaneers and Bones (2010)

Film career

  • 2014Screen debut· Iverson

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting21 of 22: 20 only acting, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 22: 1 only writing, 0 with another roleOther crew1 of 22: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1980s2 · acting1990s1 · acting2000s9 · 8 acting · 2 crew2010s8 · acting2020s2 · acting

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

How do Tom Brokaw's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 84th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 85th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

88thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 6 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th1

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 6 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser3

Most divisive · actor

Rancher, Farmer, Fisherman (2017)

92nd percentile spread · 22% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Seven Five (2014)

Midcredits 94th · 87% liked

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 Tom Brokaw work with?

People who share at least 2 of Tom Brokaw's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Carl Bernstein shares the most, 3.

Actors

Composers

Producers