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Al Jardine

Al Jardine

Actor · Born September 3, 1942 (84) · Lima, Ohio, USA

Grammy Award nominee

Alan Charles Jardine (born September 3, 1942) is an American musician, singer, and songwriter who co-founded the Beach Boys.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 3, 1942 (84)
From
Lima, Ohio, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
2 on MovieCove · 7 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 155 days to Oct 26Down 27% in 30 days

What are Al Jardine's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Ideas.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
57%
Ideas
23%
Bonds
20%
Legacy3 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 4 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 4 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 0 · Intense 0

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 3 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
3
Contemplative
3
Joyful
2
Bittersweet
2
Hopeful
1

How their films linger

Feel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Al Jardine's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 2 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Al Jardine'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

7 credits, 2 with a MovieCove page; 44 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Mount Vernon and Fairway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Composer

  • Bad Vibrations (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Composer

  • Big Sur Choo Choo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Director · Cinematographer

  • Flowers in the Snow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • Decker(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Richards

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Home Improvement(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Al Jardine

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • The Beach Boys: It's OK (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Composer · as Self (The Beach Boys)

Career shape

A full career of 7 titles from 1976 to 2024.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting3 of 7: 3 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting1 of 7: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleMusic3 of 7: 3 only music, 0 with another roleCinematography1 of 7: 0 only cinematography, 1 with another role

By decade

1970s1 · crew1990s1 · acting2010s2 · acting2020s3 · crew

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

Awards

Nominated for a Grammy Award in 2001, Best Long Form Music Video.

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 Al Jardine's films land?

Across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 82nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

82ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

83rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 2 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th1

Shape of the crowd

1 of their 2 titles is Crowd Pleaser.

  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • 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 Al Jardine work with?

People who share at least 2 of Al Jardine's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Brian Wilson shares the most, 4.

Actors

Producers