Daniel Irvin Rather Jr. (born October 31, 1931) is an American journalist, commentator, and former national evening news anchor. He began his career in Texas, becoming a national name after his reporting saved thousands of lives during Hurricane Carla in September 1961. Rather spontaneously created the first radar weather report by overlaying a transparent map over a radar image of Hurricane Carla. In his first national broadcast, he helped initiate the successful evacuation of 350,000 people. He reported on some of the most significant events of the modern age, such as the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Gulf War, 9/11, the Iraq War, and the war on terror.
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Biography from TMDB.
- October 31, 1931 (94)
- Wharton, Texas, USA
- Actor and producer
- 8 on MovieCove · 12 credits in all
What are Dan Rather's films like?
Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Ideas.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 8
Light 2 · Serious 3 · Dark 3
Grounded 7 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 1
A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 2 · Intense 2
Steady 8 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 2
A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 1
Resolved 6 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 2
Roles they play
- Heraldas Dan Rather in The Inquisitor (2025)
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet5
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous4
- 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 Dan Rather's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Dan Rather'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
12 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page; 69 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Norwood, Where Legends Were Born (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Human Nature(2019)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Fail State(2017)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Lombardi's Redskins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
The Seven Five(2014)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
30 for 30(2009)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all showsPutin Youth : Rise of the New Russian Nationalists (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Dirty Sexy Money(2007)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
Dan Rather Reports(2006)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Journalists: Killed in the Line of Duty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
The Simpsons(1989)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Powaqqatsi(1988)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Career shape
Star power in the 47th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 11 titles from 1988 to 2026.
Biggest box office
Powaqqatsi (1988)
Highest rated
The Seven Five (2014)
Most popular right now
Dan Rather Reports (2006)
Film career
- 1988Screen debut· Powaqqatsi
How do Dan Rather's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 90th percentile, the median of all 4; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 84th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up6
- 50th to 74th2
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 8 titles are Universally Loved.
- Universally Loved4
- Divisive1
- Crowd Pleaser2
- 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 Dan Rather work with?
People who share at least 2 of Dan Rather's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Adam Bolt shares the most, 3.
Writers
- Regina SobelShared titles: Human Nature (2019), Fail State (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Regina Sobel
Actors
- Tom BrokawShared titles: All About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star State (2014), The Seven Five (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Tom Brokaw
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Jeff BealShared titles: Rather (2023), The Putin Interviews (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Jeff Beal
- Derek ReichShared titles: Human Nature (2019), Dan Rather Reports (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Derek Reich
- Keegan DeWittShared titles: Human Nature (2019), Fail State (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Keegan DeWitt
- Steve TylerShared titles: Human Nature (2019), Dan Rather Reports (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Steve Tyler
Producers
- Adam BoltShared titles: Human Nature (2019), Fail State (2017), Dan Rather Reports (2006)See all 3 shared titles with Adam Bolt
- Jessica SherifShared titles: Rather (2023), Dan Rather Reports (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Jessica Sherif
- Elliot KirschnerShared titles: Human Nature (2019), Dan Rather Reports (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Elliot Kirschner
- Meredith DeSalazarShared titles: Human Nature (2019), Dan Rather Reports (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Meredith DeSalazar