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Jesse Eisenberg

Jesse Eisenberg

Actor and producer, also director and writer · Born October 5, 1983 (43) · New York City, New York, USA

BAFTA Award winner · Oscar nominee · Golden Globe nominee · 6 other major award bodies

Jesse Adam Eisenberg (born October 5, 1983) is an American actor and filmmaker. He has received numerous accolades, including nominations for two Academy Awards, three BAFTA Awards, and three Golden Globe Awards. Eisenberg debuted on television with the short-lived comedy-drama  Get Real (1999–2000). Following his first leading role in the film Roger Dodger (2002), he starred in films such as The Squid and the Whale (2005), Adventureland(2009) and Zombieland (2009). He gained wider recognition for starring as Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg in David Fincher's film The Social Network (2010), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. Eisenberg then starred in the Woody Allen films To Rome with Love (2012) and Café Society (2016), the heist films Now You See Me (2013) and its 2016 sequel, and independent dramas such as The Double (2013). He portrayed Lex Luthor in the superhero film Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) and had a lead voice role in the animated films Rio(2011) and Rio 2 (2014). In 2022, he starred in the FX / Hulu miniseries Fleishman Is in Trouble. He made his film directorial debut with the black comedy When You Finish Saving the World. He has since directed, written, and starred in A Real Pain (2024), which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. Eisenberg has contributed pieces to  The New Yorker and McSweeney's websites. He has written and starred in three plays for the New York stage: Asuncion, The Revisionist, and The Spoils. He released his first book, Bream Gives Me Hiccups: and Other Stories in 2015.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 5, 1983 (43)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Actor and producer, also director and writer
Titles
57 on MovieCove · 64 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 21% in 30 days

What are Jesse Eisenberg's films like?

Across their 48 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Genres

Comedy15 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile
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Action7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Biography4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 79th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Documentary4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 79th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Animation2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation 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
Self
34%
Morality
20%
Bonds
19%
Survival
11%
Society
8%
Power
6%
Ideas
3%
Identity16 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds12 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose8 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age8 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 47 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 18 · Serious 17 · Dark 12

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 28 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 11

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

Gentle 10 · Charged 25 · Intense 12

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

Steady 16 · Shifting 26 · Whiplash 5

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 15 · Some laughs 22 · Funny 10

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

Slow burn 16 · Even-paced 25 · Relentless 6

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

Casual 18 · Engaged 25 · Full focus 4

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 18 · Affecting 16 · Heavy 13

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 23 · Open-ended 16 · Ambiguous 8

Roles they play

36 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 26 of 36 analyzed roles.

Hero
26 of 36
Ally
3 of 36
Shapeshifter
3 of 36
Trickster
2 of 36
Shadow
2 of 36
Show the 36 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
26
Contemplative
19
Melancholic
20
Warm
15
Absurd
14
Other
49

How their films linger

Bittersweet23 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy9
  • Bittersweet22
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous12
  • Cyclical1

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 Jesse Eisenberg's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 48 of their 57 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (22).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jesse Eisenberg'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

64 credits, 57 with a MovieCove page; 26 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Debut(2026)

    Director · Composer · Lyricist · Producer · Screenplay · Songs · Actor

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Minions & Monsters(2026)

    as Dort (voice)

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Now You See Me: Now You Don't(2025)

    as J. Daniel Atlas

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Hell of a Summer(2023)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Secret Mall Apartment(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • A Real Pain(2024)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as David Kaplan

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • I'll Be Right There(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Sasquatch Sunset(2024)

    Producer · as Young Male

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Manodrome(2023)

    as Ralphie

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Thunder Rolls! The World of Blind Baseball (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Narrator

  • When You Finish Saving the World(2022)

    Director · Screenplay · Writer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Fleishman Is in Trouble(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · as Toby Fleishman

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Wild Indian(2021)

    Executive Producer · as Jerry

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Zack Snyder's Justice League(2021)

    as Lex Luthor

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Resistance(2020)

    as Marcel

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Live in Front of a Studio Audience: 'All in the Family' and 'Good Times'(2019)

    as David Brewster

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Zombieland: Double Tap(2019)

    as Columbus

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Vivarium(2019)

    Executive Producer · as Tom

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Art of Self-Defense(2019)

    as Casey

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Hummingbird Project(2018)

    as Vincent Zaleski

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The World Before Your Feet(2018)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Konbini Vidéo Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Justice League(2017)

    as Lex Luthor (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Now You See Me 2(2016)

    as J. Daniel Atlas

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Café Society(2016)

    as Bobby Dorfman

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice(2016)

    as Lex Luthor

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Dawn of the Justice League(2016)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Louder Than Bombs(2015)

    as Jonah Reed

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • American Ultra(2015)

    as Mike Howell

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The End of the Tour(2015)

    as David Lipsky

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Night Moves(2013)

    as Josh Stamos

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Double(2013)

    as Simon James / James Simon

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Rio 2(2014)

    as Blu (voice)

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Free Samples(2012)

    as Tex

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Now You See Me(2013)

    as J. Daniel Atlas

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • He's Way More Famous Than You(2013)

    as Jesse Eisenberg

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Craptastic!(2012)

    as Eric Dobbs (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Why Stop Now?(2012)

    as Eli

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Newsroom(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Eric Neal (voice) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • To Rome with Love(2012)

    as Jack

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • 30 Minutes or Less(2011)

    as Nick

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Rio(2011)

    as Blu (voice)

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Social Network(2010)

    as Mark Zuckerberg

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Camp Hell(2010)

    as Daniel

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Holy Rollers(2010)

    as Sam Gold

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Beyond All Boundaries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Lt. Fiske Hanley / Sgt. Benjamin McKinney

  • Zombieland(2009)

    as Columbus

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Modern Family(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Asher

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Solitary Man(2009)

    as Daniel Cheston

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Some Boys Don't Leave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as The Boy

  • Adventureland(2009)

    as James Brennan

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Hunting Party(2007)

    as Benjamin

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • One Day Like Rain(2007)

    as Mark

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Living Wake(2007)

    as Mills

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • The Education of Charlie Banks(2007)

    as Charlie Banks

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Squid and the Whale(2005)

    as Walt Berkman

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Becoming a Werewolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director · Writer · as Jesse Eisenberg

  • Cursed(2005)

    as Jimmy

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Village(2004)

    as Jamison

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Emperor's Club(2002)

    as Louis Masoudi

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Roger Dodger(2002)

    as Nick

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Lightning: Fire from the Sky(2001)

    as Eric Dobbs

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Get Real (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 22 episodes · as Kenny Green

  • The Semplica Girl Diaries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 64 titles, 62 of them dated from 1999 to 2026; peak year 2015.

Biggest box office

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)

$874M worldwide

Highest rated

The Social Network (2010)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Zombieland: Double Tap (2019)

Film career

MilestoneNomination
19992026

Peak 2015 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 35 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
Acting59 of 64: 53 only acting, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score61stDirecting4 of 64: 0 only directing, 4 with another roleWriting4 of 64: 0 only writing, 4 with another roleProducing8 of 64: 3 only producing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score64thMusic1 of 64: 0 only music, 1 with another roleOther crew2 of 64: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

64 titles, 7 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s17 · 17 acting · 1 crew2010s30 · 29 acting · 2 crew2020s14 · 10 acting · 7 crew

Billing

usually 1st · top billed in 54% of 41 roles
0207121722

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

a BAFTA Award and 2 other major awards from 19 major nominations, 2006–2025.

WinNomination
  1. 2025
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Original Screenplay
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Screenplay (Original)
    • +3 other major bodies · 1 win and 2 nominations
      • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Original Screenplay
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Original Screenplay
      • Independent Spirit Award, won · Best Screenplay
  2. 2024
    • Sundance award, won · U.S. Dramatic
    • Sundance award, nominated · Dramatic
  3. 2022
    • Cannes award, nominated
  4. 2011
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Leading Actor
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actor
  5. 2010
    • BAFTA Award, nominated
  6. 2006
    • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Young Actor
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Supporting Male

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 Jesse Eisenberg's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 55th percentile, the median of all 54; across their 47 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 54th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 47

Approval · how many liked their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 47

Reach · how many have seen their films

93rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 47

Midcredits score across 57 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up17
  • 50th to 74th16
  • 25th to 49th16
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

25 of their 57 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser25
  • Broadly Agreed7
  • Mixed16

Most divisive · actor

Craptastic! (2012)

95th percentile spread · 57% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Social Network (2010)

Midcredits 97th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 45 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 45. 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 Jesse Eisenberg's work okay for kids?

Across up to 32 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore26 titles9–83 · median 42 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity32 titles12–66 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity27 titles11–84 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs25 titles15–62 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense25 titles25–68 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all 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 Jesse Eisenberg work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jesse Eisenberg's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Woody Harrelson shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles