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Joni Mitchell

Joni Mitchell

Writer and actor · Born November 7, 1943 (82) · Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada

Roberta Joan "Joni" Mitchell (née Anderson; born 7 November 1943) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and painter. As one of the most influential singer-songwriters to emerge from the 1960s folk music circuit, Mitchell became known for her personal lyrics and unconventional compositions, which grew to incorporate elements of pop, jazz, rock, and other genres. Among her accolades are eleven Grammy Awards, and induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997. Rolling Stone, in 2002, named her "one of the greatest songwriters ever", and AllMusic, in a 2011 biography, stated "Joni Mitchell may stand as the most important and influential female recording artist of the late 20th century." Description above from the Wikipedia article Joni Mitchell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 7, 1943 (82)
From
Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada
Works as
Writer and actor
Titles
3 on MovieCove · 15 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 38 days to Oct 27Down 29% in 30 days

What are Joni Mitchell's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Ideas.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
52%
Ideas
24%
Bonds
11%
Survival
11%
Morality
2%
Community5 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt5 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFame2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 7 · Serious 2 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 8 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 5 · Intense 1

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

Steady 8 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 3 · 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 7 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
8
Joyful
5
Contemplative
3
Melancholic
2
Hopeful
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Feel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet4
  • 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 Joni Mitchell's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 3 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, on Netflix (1).

Subscription and free streaming for Joni Mitchell'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

15 credits, 3 with a MovieCove page; 49 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Hejira, Fragmented (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Writer

  • The songs of Joni Mitchell au Casino de Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Author · Composer · Compositor

  • Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese(2019)

    as The Artist

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Anne, Lis and Sanne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Lyricist

  • Dog Eat Dog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Writer

  • Janet Jackson: From Janet. To Damita Jo: The Videos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Musical

  • Joni Mitchell: Refuge of the Roads (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director · Editor · Songs · as Self

  • Joni Mitchell: Painting with Words and Music(1998)

    Composer · Editorial Coordinator · Music Sound Design and Processing · Set Designer · as Self - The Band

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Rise and Fall of a Small Film Company (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Composer

  • Joni Mitchell Live at Wembley Arena (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Actor

  • Love(1982)

    Writer · as Paula ("Love From the Market Place")

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Joni Mitchell: Shadows and Light (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Director · Editor · Songs · as Self - Electric Guitar, Vocals

  • Big Yellow Taxi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Writer · Actor

  • Joni Mitchell in Concert Sings Joni Mitchell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

  • Untitled Joni Mitchell Biopic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Writer

Career shape

Star power in the 25th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 15 titles, 14 of them dated from 1970 to 2026.

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting5 of 15: 3 only acting, 2 with another roleDirecting2 of 15: 0 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting8 of 15: 5 only writing, 3 with another roleMusic3 of 15: 1 only music, 2 with another roleEditing2 of 15: 0 only editing, 2 with another roleOther crew4 of 15: 0 only other crew, 4 with another role

15 titles, 6 with more than one role — writing and acting overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1970s2 · 2 acting · 1 crew1980s4 · 2 acting · 3 crew1990s1 · crew2000s3 · crew2010s2 · 1 acting · 1 crew2020s2 · crew

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

How do Joni Mitchell's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 82nd percentile, the median of all 3; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 91st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

90thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

24thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 3 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

1 of their 3 titles is Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Divisive1
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · actor, writer

Love (1982)

91st percentile spread · 49% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese (2019)

Midcredits 91st · 80% liked

Reviewers score the plot and story 38/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 45. 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.

Who does Joni Mitchell work with?

People who share at least 2 of Joni Mitchell's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Graham Nash shares the most, 4.

Actors

Producers