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Neil Gaiman

Neil Gaiman

Writer, actor and producer · Born November 10, 1960 (65) · Portchester, England, UK

Neil Richard MacKinnon Gaiman (/ˈɡeɪmən/; born Neil Richard Gaiman; 10 November 1960) is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, audio theatre, and screenplays. His works include the comic series The Sandman (1989–1996) and the novels Good Omens (1990), Stardust (1999), American Gods (2001), Coraline (2002), Anansi Boys (2005), The Graveyard Book (2008) and The Ocean at the End of the Lane (2013). He co-created the TV adaptations of Good Omens (2019–26) and The Sandman (2022–25). Gaiman's awards include Hugo, Nebula, and Bram Stoker awards and Newbery and Carnegie medals. He is the first author to win the Newbery and the Carnegie medals for the same work, The Graveyard Book. The Ocean at the End of the Lane was voted Book of the Year in the British National Book Awards, and it was adapted into an acclaimed stage play at the Royal National Theatre in London. Beginning in 2024, news outlets published sexual assault accusations against Gaiman by numerous women. This affected or halted production on several adaptations of his work. One accuser sued Gaiman and his estranged wife Amanda Palmer for rape and human trafficking. Gaiman has denied these allegations. Description above from the Wikipedia article Neil Gaiman, licenced under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 10, 1960 (65)
From
Portchester, England, UK
Works as
Writer, actor and producer
Titles
25 on MovieCove · 51 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 95% in 30 days

What are Neil Gaiman's films like?

Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.

Genres

Documentary6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Animation3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile
: browse their Animation movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 31st percentile
: browse their Comedy 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
33%
Society
18%
Ideas
18%
Bonds
18%
Survival
7%
Power
3%
Morality
2%
Identity6 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 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 9 · Serious 1 · Dark 3

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 3 · 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 8 · Charged 2 · Intense 3

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

Steady 10 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 2

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 6 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 11 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
10
Hopeful
5
Warm
4
Absurd
3
Tense
3
Other
12

How their films linger

Thought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet7
  • Ambiguous5
  • Other1

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 Neil Gaiman's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 21 of their 25 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Roku Channel (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Neil Gaiman'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

51 credits, 25 with a MovieCove page; 32 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Eyes of Wakanda(2025)

    Show 1 episode · Thanks

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows

  • Hold Me: A Hellblazer Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Comic Book

  • Dead Boy Detectives(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · Characters · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose(2023)

    as Gef (voice)

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Sandman(2022)

    Show 23 episodes · Comic Book · Creator · Executive Producer · Teleplay · as Crow / Skull Bird (voice)

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • What If...?(2021)

    Show 4 episodes · Thanks

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Staged(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Neil Gaiman

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Good Omens: Lockdown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Writer

  • The Mushroom Hunters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Writer

  • DC Showcase: Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Characters

  • The Grave of St. Oran (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Writer · as Narrator (voice)

  • Good Omens(2019)

    Show 12 episodes · Book · Creator · Executive Producer · Novel · Story · Teleplay · Writer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Doom Patrol(2019)

    Show 1 episode · Thanks

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Temple of Art(2018)

    Executive Producer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Signal to Noise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Original Story · Writer

  • Boiled Angels: The Trial of Mike Diana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Actor

  • Ghosts Behind the Screen(2020)

    as Musician/Performer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • How to Talk to Girls at Parties(2017)

    Executive Producer · Short Story

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • American Gods(2017)

    Show 26 episodes · Executive Producer · Novel · Writer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Neil Gaiman's Likely Stories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 4 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Short Story · as Self · as Voice on the Radio (uncredited audio)

  • Lucifer(2016)

    Show 93 episodes · Characters · as God (voice)

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • The Making of a Superhero Musical (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Melvin Morel

  • The Flash(2014)

    Show 1 episode · Thanks

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Marvel Knights: Eternals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Comic Book · Writer

  • Marvel Knights: Eternals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 10 episodes · Writer

  • A Dream of Flying (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Writer

  • Doctor Who: Rain Gods (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Writer

  • Neil Gaiman's We Can Get Them for You Wholesal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Story · as Self - Narrator (voice)

  • Jay and Silent Bob's Super Groovy Cartoon Movie(2013)

    as Albert the Manservant (voice)

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Amanda Palmer And The Grand Theft Orchestra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • Nicholas Was (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Poem

  • 10 Minute Tales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Writer

  • Coraline(2009)

    Book

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • It Was a Dark and Silly Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Original Story

  • Beowulf(2007)

    Executive Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Big Bang Theory(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Neil Gaiman

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Stardust(2007)

    Novel · Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Guild(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Neil Gaiman

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Will Eisner: Portrait of a Sequential Artist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Actor

  • The Colbert Report (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Doctor Who(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Mirrormask(2005)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • A Short Film About John Bolton (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director · Writer

  • Life, the Universe and Douglas Adams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Narrator

  • Archangel Thunderbird (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Baal

  • Neverwhere(1996)

    Show 6 episodes · Creator · Writer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • Babylon 5(1993)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The Simpsons(1989)

    Show 2 episodes · as Neil Gaiman (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Anansi Boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show Creator

  • Cinnamon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer · Original Story · Writer

  • The Ocean at the End of the Lane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Novel

Career shape

A full career of 51 titles, 48 of them dated from 1989 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Beowulf (2007)

$196M worldwide

Highest rated

Coraline (2009)

Midcredits 98th

Film career

  • 2013Screen debut· Jay and Silent Bob's Super Groovy Cartoon Movie

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting18 of 51: 14 only acting, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score88thDirecting2 of 51: 0 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting30 of 51: 16 only writing, 14 with another role · typical Midcredits score78thProducing10 of 51: 1 only producing, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score70thOther crew10 of 51: 6 only other crew, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score69th

51 titles, 14 with more than one role — writing and acting overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s3 · 1 acting · 2 crew2000s13 · 5 acting · 8 crew2010s23 · 8 acting · 18 crew2020s8 · 3 acting · 6 crew

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 Neil Gaiman's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 46th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 66th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

82ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 25 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 25 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved10
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · actor

Ghosts Behind the Screen (2020)

97th percentile spread · 39% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Coraline (2009)

Midcredits 98th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 50/100 and the plot and story 43/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

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 Neil Gaiman's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 48 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 43 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 26 · mildMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 37 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 62 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Neil Gaiman work with?

People who share at least 2 of Neil Gaiman's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Christopher Lloyd shares the most, 2.

Actors

Mixed roles