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Noam Chomsky

Noam Chomsky

Actor · Died June 18, 2024, aged 95 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Avram Noam Chomsky (born December 7, 1928) is an American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, and political activist. He was an Institute Professor and professor emeritus of linguistics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Chomsky is well known in the academic and scientific community as one of the fathers of modern linguistics. Since the 1960s, he has become known more widely as a political dissident and an anarchist.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 7, 1928
Died
June 18, 2024 (aged 95)
From
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
6 on MovieCove · 27 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 64 days to Oct 27Down 15% in 30 days

What are Noam Chomsky's films like?

Across their 22 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Power
28%
Morality
25%
Society
21%
Ideas
15%
Self
5%
Survival
4%
Bonds
2%
Justice10 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth7 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFaith3 titles, browse their movies with this themePower3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 22 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 3 · Serious 8 · Dark 11

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

Grounded 19 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 14 · Intense 5

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

Steady 16 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 18 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 14 · Even-paced 8 · 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 14 · Full focus 5

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 7 · Affecting 10 · Heavy 5

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

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 11 · Ambiguous 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
16
Tense
12
Melancholic
7
Hopeful
6
Absurd
2
Other
8

How their films linger

Thought-provoking19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous17

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 Noam Chomsky's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Subscription and free streaming for Noam Chomsky'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

27 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page; 102 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Os Mortos Resistirão Para Sempre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Actor

  • 2020: The Dumpster Fire(2021)

    as Contributor

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Konuşmamız Lazım (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Noam Chomsky

  • Post Truth Times (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Actor

  • PIIGS (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Actor

  • Freedom Besieged (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Actor

  • Shadow World(2016)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Requiem for the American Dream(2015)

    Thanks · as Self

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Split : A Deeper Divide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Actor

  • Gold Fever(2013)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Occupy: The Movie(2013)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Anima Mundi: Permaculture, Deep Ecology & the Soul of the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Actor

  • Bhopali(2011)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Psywar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Actor

  • Golden Rule: The Investment Theory of Politics (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • Modern Slavery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • Chomsky et le pouvoir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • Chomsky & Cie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • Greasy Rider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • Our Own Private Bin Laden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • Internationally Speaking (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Actor

  • On Power, Dissent, and Racism: A Discussion with Noam Chomsky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

  • Power and Terror: Noam Chomsky in Our Times (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Actor

  • State of Fear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Actor

  • Haiti: Killing the Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Actor

  • The CIA's War Against Cuba (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Actor

  • Reading the Media (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 5 episodes · Actor

Career shape

A full career of 24 titles, 23 of them dated from 1987 to 2024.

Biggest box office

America: Imagine the World Without Her (2014)

$14M worldwide

Highest rated

Lake of Fire (2006)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

Israelism (2023)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting22 of 24: 22 only acting, 0 with another roleOther crew2 of 24: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s2 · acting2000s9 · acting2010s8 · 6 acting · 2 crew2020s3 · acting

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

How do Noam Chomsky's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 89th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 22 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 80th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Approval · how many liked their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Reach · how many have seen their films

25thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Midcredits score across 6 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th2

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 6 titles are Divisive.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive3

Most divisive · actor

2020: The Dumpster Fire (2021)

99th percentile spread · 28% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Requiem for the American Dream (2015)

Midcredits 97th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the acting 50/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 62, detractors 30. 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 Noam Chomsky work with?

People who share at least 2 of Noam Chomsky's MovieCove titles; Cornel West shares the most, 2.