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Adam McKay

Adam McKay

Producer, director, writer and actor · Born April 17, 1968 (58) · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Oscar winner · 4 Primetime Emmys · BAFTA Award winner · 5 other major award bodies

Adam McKay (born April 17, 1968) is an American screenwriter, producer, and director. McKay began his career as a head writer for the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live (SNL) from 1995 to 2001. After leaving SNL, McKay collaborated with comedian Will Ferrell on his comedy films Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004), Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006), and The Other Guys (2010). Ferrell and McKay later co-wrote and co-produced numerous television series and films, with McKay himself co-producing their website, Funny or Die, through their company, Gary Sanchez Productions. Aside from working with Ferrell, McKay wrote and directed the satirical films The Big Short (2015), Vice (2018), and Don't Look Up (2021). McKay won an Academy Award, a BAFTA, and a Critics' Choice Award for adapting the screenplay of The Big Short. In 2019, McKay founded Hyperobject Industries, a production company. Description above from the Wikipedia article Adam McKay, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
April 17, 1968 (58)
From
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Works as
Producer, director, writer and actor
Titles
81 on MovieCove · 111 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 28% in 30 days

What are Adam McKay's films like?

Across their 63 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy29 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary17 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 91st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography 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
24%
Bonds
20%
Society
15%
Morality
14%
Power
11%
Survival
8%
Ideas
6%
Community13 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds11 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship13 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity12 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth9 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice9 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition9 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love7 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 55 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Wry: How sincerely it treats its story and characters, from ironic to earnest. Browse their wry movies.
Tone · Sincerity
ironicearnest

A split, not a type: Ironic 16 · Wry 5 · Earnest 32

Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 30 · Serious 15 · Dark 10

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 27 · Stylized 14 · Heightened 14

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

Gentle 17 · Charged 26 · Intense 12

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

Steady 22 · Shifting 23 · Whiplash 10

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 11 · Funny 31

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

Slow burn 13 · Even-paced 35 · Relentless 7

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

A split, not a type: Casual 30 · Engaged 16 · Full focus 9

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

Resolved 39 · Open-ended 14 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd
35
Tense
27
Joyful
22
Contemplative
18
Hopeful
11
Other
56

How their films linger

Fun29 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good27 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking24 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 11 with a twist

  • Happy24
  • Bittersweet17
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous19
  • Cyclical2

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 Adam McKay's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 59 of their 81 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (15).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Adam McKay'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

111 credits, 81 with a MovieCove page; 10 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Thrash(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Stormbound(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Just Look Up(2026)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Trade Secret(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Chair Company(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • All the Empty Rooms(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Asog(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • You Need This(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Union(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Men of War(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Pistachio Wars(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Wild Wild Space(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Daniel(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Cobell Energy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 17 episodes · Executive Producer

  • BS High(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Wild Summon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Executive Producer

  • A Lien (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Executive Producer

  • The Menu(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • God Forbid(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Invisible Pilot(2022)

    Show 3 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • Game Theory with Bomani Jones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 16 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty(2022)

    Show 17 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Fresh(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Holly(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Don't Look Up(2021)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Q: Into the Storm(2021)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • The Oxy Kingpins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Executive Producer

  • Painting with John(2021)

    Show 18 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • 537 Votes(2020)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga(2020)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Jonathan Scott's Power Trip(2020)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Motherland: Fort Salem(2020)

    Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Robbie(2020)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

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

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Hustlers(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Booksmart(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's 'All in the Family' and 'The Jeffersons'(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Newscasters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Thanks

  • Dead to Me(2019)

    Show 30 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Holmes & Watson(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Vice(2018)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Succession(2018)

    Show 39 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Ibiza(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Oh Lucy!(2017)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • LA to Vegas(2018)

    Show 15 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • No Activity(2017)

    Show 32 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Daddy's Home 2(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • I Love You, America(2017)

    Show 21 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • The House(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • A.C. Green: Iron Virgin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Executive Producer · as Producer

  • The Boss(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Brothers Grimsby(2016)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Daddy's Home(2015)

    Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Big Short(2015)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Ant-Man(2015)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Spoils Before Dying(2015)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • Sleeping with Other People(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • A Deadly Adoption(2015)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Welcome to Me(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Get Hard(2015)

    Producer · Story

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Bad Judge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 13 episodes · Executive Producer

  • The Unbelievably Sweet Alpacas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director · Writer

  • Tammy(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • The Spoils of Babylon(2014)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • The Yes Men Are Revolting(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • We the Economy: 20 Short Films You Can't Afford to Miss(2014)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues(2013)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Drunk History(2013)

    Show 70 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Campaign(2012)

    Producer · Story

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Bachelorette(2012)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Dictator(2012)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Casa de mi Padre(2012)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie(2012)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Fully Loaded (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Executive Producer

  • The Virginity Hit(2010)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Big Lake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show Creator

  • The Other Guys(2010)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Dirty Mike

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Presidential Reunion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Writer

  • Funny or Die Presents...(2010)

    Show 22 episodes · Creator · Producer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all shows

  • Land of the Lost(2009)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard(2009)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • You're Welcome America: A Final Night With George W. Bush(2009)

    Executive Producer · Stage Director

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Eastbound & Down(2009)

    Show 29 episodes · Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Prop 8: The Musical (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Producer

  • Step Brothers(2008)

    Director · Executive Producer · Screenplay · Story · as Man without Glasses

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Green Team (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director · Writer · as Erin Gossamer

  • The Procedure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director · Writer

  • Good Cop, Baby Cop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director · Writer · as Policeman

  • Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation(2007)

    Writer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Landlord (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Friend

  • Girl Missing(2007)

    as Detective "Sally" LaSalle

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby(2006)

    Director · Executive Producer · Writer · as Terry Cheveaux

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Wake Up, Ron Burgundy(2004)

    Director · Writer · as Custodian

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy(2004)

    Director · Writer · as Custodian

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Saturday Night Live(1975)

    Show 125 episodes · Director · Writer · as Audience Member (uncredited) · as Construction Worker / Bob (uncredited) · as Construction Worker / Man (uncredited) · as Dognapper · as Frat Boy (uncredited) · as Gun Salesman (voice) (uncredited) · as Keith (uncredited) · as Lab Technician (uncredited) · as Reporter (uncredited) · as Scientist (uncredited) · as Self (uncredited) · as Self / Taddli Audience Member (uncredited) · as Shoplifter (uncredited) · as Uncle Gabby (voice) (uncredited) · as Various (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Breeders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • First Ladies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Five (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Flesh of the Gods (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Hotel Hotel Hotel Hotel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • J6 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Kings of America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Executive Producer

  • Monsanto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Plus One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • The Freshening (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • The Parlay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Untitled Adam McKay/Michael Shanks Mystery Sci-Fi Comedy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Producer

  • Will (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 105 titles, 92 of them dated from 1975 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Ant-Man (2015)

$519M worldwide

Highest rated

The Big Short (2015)

Midcredits 97th

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting11 of 105: 1 only acting, 10 with another role · typical Midcredits score69thDirecting20 of 105: 0 only directing, 20 with another role · typical Midcredits score77thWriting20 of 105: 2 only writing, 18 with another role · typical Midcredits score70thProducing92 of 105: 74 only producing, 18 with another role · typical Midcredits score68thOther crew4 of 105: 2 only other crew, 2 with another role

105 titles, 26 with more than one role — producing and directing overlap on 12 of them.

By decade

1970s1 · 1 acting · 1 crew2000s14 · 8 acting · 13 crew2010s44 · 2 acting · 44 crew2020s33 · 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, 4 Primetime Emmys, a BAFTA Award and 8 other major awards from 51 major nominations, 2001–2024.

WinNomination
  1. 2024
    • Producers Guild Award, won · Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama
  2. 2023
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Drama Series
  3. 2022
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Motion Picture of the Year
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Original Screenplay
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Drama Series
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Film
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Screenplay (Original)
    • +3 other major bodies · 2 wins and 2 nominations
      • Writers Guild Award, won · Original Screenplay
      • Producers Guild Award, won · Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Original Screenplay
  4. 2020
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Drama Series
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Comedy Series
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Variety Sketch Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Producers Guild Award, won · Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama
  5. 2019
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Achievement in Directing
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Motion Picture of the Year
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Original Screenplay
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Variety Special (Live)
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Drama Series
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated ×2 · Outstanding Variety Sketch Series
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Director - Motion Picture
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Screenplay (Original)
    • +4 other major bodies · 1 win and 5 nominations
      • Directors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series
      • Directors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film
      • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Original Screenplay
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Director
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Original Screenplay
  6. 2018
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated ×2 · Outstanding Variety Sketch Series
  7. 2017
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Variety Sketch Series
  8. 2016
    • Oscar, won · Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Achievement in Directing
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Variety Sketch Series
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Adapted Screenplay
    • BAFTA Award, nominated
    • +3 other major bodies · 2 wins and 1 nomination
      • Directors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film
      • Writers Guild Award, won · Best Adapted Screenplay
      • Critics Choice Award, won · Best Adapted Screenplay
Show 5 earlier years
  1. 2015
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Variety Sketch Series
  2. 2010
    • Writers Guild Award, won · Comedy/Variety - (Including Talk) Series
  3. 2009
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special
  4. 2002
    • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series
  5. 2001
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series

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 Adam McKay's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 68th percentile, the median of all 63; across their 55 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 67th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 55

Approval · how many liked their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 55

Reach · how many have seen their films

90thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 55

Midcredits score across 81 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up33
  • 50th to 74th19
  • 25th to 49th13
  • Below 25th16

Shape of the crowd

29 of their 81 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive4
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser29
  • Broadly Agreed9
  • Mixed29

Most divisive · producer

Just Look Up (2026)

99th percentile spread · 30% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, producer

Succession (2018)

Midcredits 99th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 62/100 and the pacing 50/100 in their films, across 46 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

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 Adam McKay's work okay for kids?

Across up to 34 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity, profanity and alcohol & drugs run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore30 titles22–82 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity34 titles29–70 · median 51 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity32 titles55–88 · median 77 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs30 titles31–74 · median 46 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense29 titles8–71 · median 30 · mildnear 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 Adam McKay work with?

People who share at least 2 of Adam McKay's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Will Ferrell shares the most, 36.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers