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Emily Browning

Emily Browning

Actor · Born December 7, 1988 (37) · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Sundance award winner · Critics Choice Award nominee

Emily Jane Browning (born December 7, 1988) is an Australian actress. She made her film debut in the television film The Echo of Thunder (1998), and subsequently appeared in television shows such as High Flyers (1999), Something in the Air (2000–2001), and Blue Heelers (2000–2002). Her breakthrough role was in the 2002 horror film Ghost Ship, which introduced her to a wider audience. In 2005, Browning won the Australian Film Institute International Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of Violet Baudelaire in the film Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 7, 1988 (37)
From
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Works as
Actor
Titles
27 on MovieCove · 35 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 28Up 8% in 30 days

What are Emily Browning's films like?

Across their 22 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Genres

Drama8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography 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
23%
Survival
22%
Self
20%
Morality
18%
Society
7%
Power
7%
Ideas
3%
Family bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief5 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 20 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 5 · Serious 2 · Dark 13

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

Grounded 4 · Stylized 11 · Heightened 5

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 7 · Intense 10

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 4

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

Straight-faced 15 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 15 · 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 7 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 2

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 10 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 5

Roles they play

16 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 10 of 16 analyzed roles.

Hero
10 of 16
Ally
3 of 16
Herald
2 of 16
Shapeshifter
1 of 16
Show the 16 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
15
Melancholic
12
Dread
7
Contemplative
6
Hopeful
3
Other
20

How their films linger

Bittersweet10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet10
  • Tragic7
  • Ambiguous4

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 Emily Browning's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 27 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Emily Browning'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

35 credits, 27 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Fox(2025)

    as Kori

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • One More Shot(2025)

    as Minnie Vernon

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Class of '07(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · as Zoe

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Monica(2022)

    as Laura

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • American Horror Stories(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Natessa

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • Golden Exits(2017)

    as Naomi

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • American Gods(2017)

    Show 26 episodes · as Laura Moon

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Shangri-La Suite(2016)

    as Karen Bird

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Legend(2015)

    as Frances Shea

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Affair(2014)

    Show 11 episodes · as Sierra

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • God Help the Girl(2014)

    as Eve

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Pompeii(2014)

    as Cassia

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Plush(2013)

    as Hayley

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Magic Magic(2013)

    as Sarah

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Summer in February(2013)

    as Florence Carter-Wood

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Host(2013)

    as Wanda

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Sleeping Beauty(2011)

    as Lucy

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Sucker Punch(2011)

    as Babydoll

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Uninvited(2009)

    as Anna

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Stranded (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Penny

  • A Series of Unfortunate Events(2004)

    as Violet Baudelaire

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • After the Deluge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 2 episodes · as Maddy

  • Ned Kelly(2003)

    as Grace Kelly

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Darkness Falls(2003)

    as Young Caitlin Greene

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Ghost Ship(2002)

    as Katie Harwood

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Man Who Sued God(2001)

    as Rebecca Myers

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Blonde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · as Fleece

  • Something in the Air (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 5 episodes · as Alicia

  • Thunderstone(1999)

    Show 13 episodes · as Clio

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • High Flyers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 26 episodes · as Phoebe

  • The Echo of Thunder(1998)

    as Opal Ritchie

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Halifax F.P.(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Christy O'Connor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Blue Heelers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 9 episodes · as Hayley Fulton

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Opal Ritchie

  • Prison Break: Black Creek (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · as Cassidy Collins

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 35 titles, 33 of them dated from 1951 to 2025; peak year 2014.

Biggest box office

A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)

$211M worldwide

Highest rated

The Fox (2025)

Midcredits 91st

Most popular right now

American Gods (2017)

Film career

MilestoneBreakoutAward win
19512025

Peak 2014 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 17 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
Acting35 of 35: 35 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score52nd

By decade

1950s1 · acting1990s5 · acting2000s10 · acting2010s13 · acting2020s4 · acting

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 47% of 19 roles
0106

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.

Awards

1 major award from 2 major nominations, 2005–2014.

WinNomination
  1. 2014
    • Sundance award, won · World Cinema - Dramatic
  2. 2005
    • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Young Actress

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 Emily Browning's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 40th percentile, the median of all 21; across their 20 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 48th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Approval · how many liked their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Reach · how many have seen their films

84thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Midcredits score across 27 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 27 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed13

Most divisive · actor

Monica (2022)

64th percentile spread · 19% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Fox (2025)

Midcredits 91st · 80% liked

Reviewers score the acting 65/100 in their films, across 19 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 46. 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 Emily Browning's work okay for kids?

Across up to 15 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 & Gore11 titles48–90 · median 66 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity15 titles15–74 · median 49 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity11 titles31–87 · median 47 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs9 titles24–68 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense10 titles56–82 · median 64 · 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 Emily Browning work with?

People who share at least 2 of Emily Browning's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Billy Connolly shares the most, 2.

Actors

Producers