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Rufus Wainwright

Rufus Wainwright

Actor and composer, also producer · Born July 22, 1973 (53) · Rhinebeck, New York, USA

Rufus McGarrigle Wainwright (born July 22, 1973) is a Canadian American singer-songwriter. He has recorded six albums of original music, EPs, and tracks on compilations and film soundtracks.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 22, 1973 (53)
From
Rhinebeck, New York, USA
Works as
Actor and composer, also producer
Titles
9 on MovieCove · 28 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 64 days to Oct 27Down 39% in 30 days

What are Rufus Wainwright's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
30%
Society
27%
Bonds
18%
Ideas
18%
Survival
7%
Art3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 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 2

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

Grounded 3 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 2 · Intense 2

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 2 · 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 5 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
4
Warm
4
Melancholic
3
Absurd
1
Contemplative
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Feel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet2

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 Rufus Wainwright's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Paramount+ (3).

Subscription and free streaming for Rufus Wainwright'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

28 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page; 45 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Star Trek: Starfleet Academy(2026)

    Show 1 episode · Theme Song Performance

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all shows

  • Rufus Wainwright: Dream Requiem Featuring Meryl Streep (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Compositor · Music Arranger · as Self

  • Agnus Dei (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Composer

  • The Runaway Bunny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Singer

  • Prima Donna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Composer

  • Hadrian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Composer · Writer

  • Royalties (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Jacob Jewel

  • Shakespeare Live! From the RSC(2016)

    Composer · as Self - Performer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Prima Donna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Composer

  • BoJack Horseman(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Drinking Bird / The Overtones (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Rufus Wainwright - Live from the Artists Den (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Actor

  • Sing Me the Songs That Say I Love You: A Concert for Kate McGarrigle(2012)

    Producer · Writer · as Himself

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

  • Rufus Wainwright - Montreux 2012 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • Silver Bullets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Actor

  • Making Eyes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Composer · Actor

  • Shakespeare’s Sonnets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Writer

  • Rufus! Rufus! Rufus! Does Judy! Judy! Judy! Live from the London Palladium (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Actor

  • Days of Darkness(2007)

    as Le jeune prince / Le prince chantant

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Rufus Wainwright - Milwaukee a Last !!! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Actor

  • The Henry Rollins Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Heights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Jeremy

  • The Aviator(2004)

    as Cocoanut Grove Vocalist #1

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Rufus Wainwright: Live at the FiIlmore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Composer · as Himself

  • The Paul O'Grady Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Rufus Wainwright: 1998 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Actor

  • The Return of Tommy Tricker(1994)

    Songs · as "Joy in My Heart" Singer (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Frasier(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Jeremy (voice)

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller(1988)

    Songs · as Singer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 69th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 28 titles from 1988 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Days of Darkness (2007)

$3.4M worldwide

Highest rated

Miley Cyrus: Endless Summer Vacation (Backyard Sessions) (2023)

Midcredits 91st

Most popular right now

Days of Darkness (2007)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting18 of 28: 15 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score81stWriting3 of 28: 2 only writing, 1 with another roleMusic7 of 28: 5 only music, 2 with another roleOther crew4 of 28: 2 only other crew, 2 with another role

28 titles, 4 with more than one role — acting and music overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

1980s1 · 1 acting · 1 crew1990s3 · 3 acting · 1 crew2000s9 · 7 acting · 2 crew2010s8 · 5 acting · 4 crew2020s7 · 2 acting · 5 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.

How do Rufus Wainwright's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 77th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 90th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

90thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 9 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 9 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Divisive2
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · actor, writer, producer

Sing Me the Songs That Say I Love You: A Concert for Kate McGarrigle (2012)

91st percentile spread · 21% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Aviator (2004)

Midcredits 93rd · 82% liked

Reviewers score the acting 62/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 33. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

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 Rufus Wainwright work with?

People who share at least 2 of Rufus Wainwright's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Emmylou Harris shares the most, 2.

Actors

Mixed roles