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Jalen Rose

Jalen Rose

Actor and producer, also writer · Born January 30, 1973 (53) · Detroit, Michigan, USA

Jalen Anthony Rose is an American sports analyst and former professional basketball player. In college, he was a member of the University of Michigan Wolverines' "Fab Five" (along with Chris Webber, Juwan Howard, Jimmy King, and Ray Jackson) that reached the 1992 and 1993 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship games as both freshmen and sophomores. Rose played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a small forward for six teams, most notably alongside Reggie Miller on the Indiana Pacers team that made three consecutive Eastern Conference finals, including the 2000 NBA Finals. He retired in 2007. Now Rose is a sports analyst for ABC and ESPN. He is an analyst on NBA Countdown, Get Up!, and co-host of the ESPN talk show, Jalen & Jacoby.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 30, 1973 (53)
From
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Works as
Actor and producer, also writer
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 11 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 27Up 17% in 30 days

What are Jalen Rose's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
48%
Self
28%
Morality
12%
Power
8%
Bonds
4%
Ambition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 1

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

A split, not a type: Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 2 · 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 2 · Even-paced 1 · 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 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
4
Hopeful
2
Melancholic
3
Warm
2
Triumphant
3
Other
4

How their films linger

Hopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Bittersweet4
  • Ambiguous2

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 Jalen Rose's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Jalen Rose'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

11 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page; 26 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Meal Ticket(2026)

    Producer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • South West High (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 5 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · as Nolan Thomas

  • Running Point(2025)

    Show 2 episodes · as Greg Jackson

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Starting 5(2024)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Jalen Vs. Everybody (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Jalen

  • The Jump(2016)

    Show Writer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • Fresh Off the Boat(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Cool Louis

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Blind Ref (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Announcers #2

  • The Cookout 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Jalen Rose

  • Just Wright(2010)

    as Jalen Rose

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Barbershop(2002)

    as Customer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 33rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 8 titles from 2002 to 2026.

Highest rated

The Last Dance (2020)

Midcredits 99th

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting8 of 8: 7 only acting, 1 with another roleProducing1 of 8: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 8: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

2000s1 · acting2010s5 · acting2020s2 · 2 acting · 1 crew

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

How do Jalen Rose's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 71st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 7 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · actor, producer

Meal Ticket (2026)

89th percentile spread · 19% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor, producer

Meal Ticket (2026)

Midcredits 66th · 54% liked

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 Jalen Rose work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jalen Rose's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Paul Pierce shares the most, 2.

Actors

Producers

Mixed roles