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Akiva Goldsman

Akiva Goldsman

Producer, writer, director and actor · Born July 7, 1962 (64) · New York City, New York, USA

Oscar winner · Golden Globe winner · BAFTA Award nominee · 2 other major award bodies

Akiva Goldsman (born July 7, 1962) is an American filmmaker. Goldsman's filmography as a screenwriter includes The Client; Batman Forever and its sequel Batman & Robin; I, Robot; I Am Legend; Cinderella Man; and numerous rewrites (some credited, some uncredited). He wrote over a dozen episodes for the science fiction television series Fringe. In 2002, Goldsman received the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay and the Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay for the 2001 film A Beautiful Mind, which also won the Academy Award for Best Picture. In 2006, Goldsman re-teamed with director Ron Howard of A Beautiful Mind to adapt Dan Brown's novel The Da Vinci Code for Howard's film. He also wrote the screenplay for its 2009 sequel Angels & Demons. Goldsman is also known for co-developing the DC Comics TV series Titans and the Paramount+ series Star Trek: Picard, a sequel to Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Nemesis. He is also the co-creator of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, a prequel to Star Trek: The Original Series. Description above from the Wikipedia article Akiva Goldsman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 7, 1962 (64)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Producer, writer, director and actor
Titles
57 on MovieCove · 73 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 155 days to Oct 26Down 47% in 30 days

What are Akiva Goldsman's films like?

Across their 45 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Genres

Action16 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 43rd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Horror4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 34th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 98th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Mystery2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Mystery 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
25%
Survival
21%
Morality
20%
Self
18%
Power
6%
Society
5%
Ideas
5%
Family bonds21 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival15 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice9 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose6 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 42 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 13 · Serious 12 · Dark 17

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 16 · Stylized 14 · Heightened 12

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 5 · Charged 13 · Intense 24

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

Steady 13 · Shifting 25 · Whiplash 4

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

Straight-faced 27 · Some laughs 11 · Funny 4

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

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 26 · Relentless 9

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

Casual 11 · Engaged 29 · Full focus 2

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

Easy watch 13 · Affecting 17 · Heavy 12

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

Resolved 29 · Open-ended 12 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
28
Dread
13
Thrilling
13
Hopeful
16
Melancholic
13
Other
41

How their films linger

Hopeful21 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 19 with a twist

  • Happy15
  • Bittersweet21
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous5

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 Akiva Goldsman's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 45 of their 57 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Paramount+ (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Akiva Goldsman'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

73 credits, 57 with a MovieCove page; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Practical Magic 2(2026)

    Characters · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Crowded Room(2023)

    Show 10 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer · as Doctor

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Executive Producer

  • Meet Cute(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Firestarter(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Star Trek: Strange New Worlds(2022)

    Show 40 episodes · Director · Creator · Executive Producer · Story · Teleplay · Writer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Back to the Outback(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Without Remorse(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Map of Tiny Perfect Things(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Star Trek: Picard(2020)

    Show 30 episodes · Director · Creator · Executive Producer · Story · Writer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Doctor Sleep(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Titans(2018)

    Show 49 episodes · Director · Creator · Executive Producer · Story · Teleplay · Writer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Star Trek: Short Treks(2018)

    Show Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Star Trek: Discovery(2017)

    Show 55 episodes · Director · Executive Producer · Story

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • The Dark Tower(2017)

    Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Transformers: The Last Knight(2017)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • King Arthur: Legend of the Sword(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Stephanie(2017)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Rings(2017)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Underground(2016)

    Show 20 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • The 5th Wave(2016)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Breakthrough(2015)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • The Divergent Series: Insurgent(2015)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Childhood's End(2015)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Winter's Tale(2014)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Lone Survivor(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Star Trek Into Darkness(2013)

    as Starfleet Admiral

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Paranormal Activity 4(2012)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Paranormal Activity 3(2011)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Paranormal Activity 2(2010)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Jonah Hex(2010)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Fair Game(2010)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Losers(2010)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Star Trek(2009)

    as Vulcan Council Member

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Angels & Demons(2009)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Kings(2009)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Fringe(2008)

    Show 12 episodes · Director · Story · Writer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Hancock(2008)

    Producer · as Executive

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • I Am Legend: Awakening - Story 2: Isolation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Creative Consultant

  • I Am Legend(2007)

    Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • I'm Reed Fish(2006)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Brooklyn Rules(2007)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Da Vinci Code(2006)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Poseidon(2006)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Mr. & Mrs. Smith(2005)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Cinderella Man(2005)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Constantine(2005)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Unscripted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · as Akiva Goldsman

  • I, Robot(2004)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Starsky & Hutch(2004)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • A Beautiful Mind(2001)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Deep Blue Sea(1999)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Practical Magic(1998)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Felicity(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Guest Speaker

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows

  • Lost in Space(1998)

    Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Batman & Robin(1997)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • A Time to Kill(1996)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Batman Forever(1995)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Silent Fall(1994)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Client(1994)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Basketful of Heads (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Billion Dollar Spy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Caster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Constantine 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Writer

  • Howl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • I Am Legend 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Monster High (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Rainbow Six (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Seesaw Monster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Snapshot 1988 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Space Invaders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Stray (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Thumb (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 71 titles, 58 of them dated from 1994 to 2026.

Biggest box office

The Da Vinci Code (2006)

$801M worldwide

Highest rated

A Beautiful Mind (2001)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Practical Magic 2 (2026)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting6 of 71: 4 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score84thDirecting9 of 71: 3 only directing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score68thWriting27 of 71: 17 only writing, 10 with another role · typical Midcredits score66thProducing45 of 71: 35 only producing, 10 with another role · typical Midcredits score48thOther crew5 of 71: 1 only other crew, 4 with another role

71 titles, 11 with more than one role — producing and writing overlap on 9 of them.

By decade

1990s9 · 1 acting · 8 crew2000s18 · 3 acting · 16 crew2010s21 · 1 acting · 20 crew2020s10 · 1 acting · 10 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.

Awards

an Oscar, a Golden Globe and 1 other major award from 7 major nominations, 2002–2006.

WinNomination
  1. 2006
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Screenplay - Original
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Best Original Screenplay
  2. 2002
    • Oscar, won · Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Screenplay - Adapted
    • +2 other major bodies · 1 win and 1 nomination
      • Writers Guild Award, won · Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Screenplay

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 Akiva Goldsman's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 48th percentile, the median of all 45; across their 42 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 45th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 42

Approval · how many liked their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 42

Reach · how many have seen their films

98thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 42

Midcredits score across 57 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up16
  • 50th to 74th12
  • 25th to 49th19
  • Below 25th10

Shape of the crowd

25 of their 57 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved8
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser25
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed18

Most divisive · director, writer, producer

Star Trek: Discovery (2017)

73rd percentile spread · 20% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

A Beautiful Mind (2001)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 43/100 and the plot and story 40/100 in their films, across 42 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 Akiva Goldsman's work okay for kids?

Across up to 38 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore36 titles38–83 · median 60 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity38 titles13–42 · median 27 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity36 titles27–69 · median 50 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs36 titles8–55 · median 29 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense36 titles32–85 · median 58 · moderateheavier 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 Akiva Goldsman work with?

People who share at least 2 of Akiva Goldsman's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ron Howard shares the most, 7.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles