Fred Ebb (April 8, 1928 – September 11, 2004) was an American musical theatre lyricist who had many successful collaborations with composer John Kander. Description above from the Wikipedia article Fred Ebb, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Biography from TMDB.
- April 8, 1928
- September 11, 2004 (aged 76)
- Manhattan, New York, USA
- Writer and producer
- 9 on MovieCove · 19 credits in all
What are Fred Ebb's films like?
Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Ideas.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 2
Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 0
Grounded 0 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 2
A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 0 · Intense 2
Steady 2 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 1
Casual 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 3 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 0
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
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 Fred Ebb's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Fred Ebb'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
19 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page; 9 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Cabaret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Kiss of the Spider Woman(2025)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Mashup (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Chita: A Legendary Celebration (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Curtains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
First You Dream: The Music of Kander & Ebb (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Chicago(2002)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Cabaret(1993)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Liza in London (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Baryshnikov on Broadway(1980)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
An Evening with Liza Minnelli (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Goldie and Liza Together (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
New York, New York(1977)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
A Matter of Time(1976)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Shirley MacLaine: Gypsy in My Soul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
Funny Lady(1975)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Liza with a Z(1972)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Cabaret(1972)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 19 titles from 1972 to 2026.
Biggest box office
Chicago (2002)
Highest rated
Liza with a Z (1972)
Most popular right now
Chicago (2002)
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.
How do Fred Ebb's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 90th percentile, the median of all 9; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 92nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up5
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 9 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser5
- Mixed1
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 Fred Ebb work with?
People who share at least 2 of Fred Ebb's MovieCove titles; Bob Fosse shares the most, 2.
- Bob FosseShared titles: Chicago (2002), Liza with a Z (1972)See all 2 shared titles with Bob Fosse
