Cornel West
Actor · Born June 2, 1953 (73) · Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Cornel Ronald West is an American philosopher, author, critic, actor, civil rights activist and prominent member of the Democratic Socialists of America. West is the Class of 1943 University Professor at Princeton University, where he teaches in the Center for African American Studies and in the Department of Religion. West is known for his combination of political and moral insight and criticism and his contribution to the post-1960s civil rights movement. The bulk of his work focuses on the role of race, gender, and class in American society and the means by which people act and react to their "radical conditionedness". West draws intellectual contributions from such diverse traditions as the African American Baptist Church, pragmatism and transcendentalism.
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Biography from TMDB.
- June 2, 1953 (73)
- Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
- Actor
- 6 on MovieCove · 11 credits in all
Known for
What are Cornel West's films like?
Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Ideas.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 13
A split, not a type: Light 5 · Serious 3 · Dark 5
Grounded 13 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 6 · Charged 5 · Intense 2
Steady 8 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 4 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 2
Resolved 9 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet5
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous5
- 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 Cornel West's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Cornel West'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, 6 with a MovieCove page; 44 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
When I See Them, I See Us (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Occupy: The Movie(2013)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Sinister(2012)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Owned & Operated (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
30 Rock(2006)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
The Matrix Revolutions(2003)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
The Matrix Reloaded(2003)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
The Chris Rock Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Fariba (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 34th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 10 titles, 9 of them dated from 1997 to 2021.
Biggest box office
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee (2009)
Highest rated
Street Fight (2005)
Most popular right now
Real Time with Bill Maher (2003)
Film career
- 2009Screen debut· The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
How do Cornel West's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 69th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 76th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th1
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 6 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Divisive1
- Crowd Pleaser4
Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 65. 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 Cornel West work with?
People who share at least 2 of Cornel West's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Al Sharpton shares the most, 3.
Actors
- Al SharptonShared titles: Black and Jewish America: An Interwoven History (2026), Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali (2021), Street Fight (2005)See all 3 shared titles with Al Sharpton
- Henry Louis Gates Jr.Shared titles: Black and Jewish America: An Interwoven History (2026), Henry Louis Gates Jr.: Uncovering America (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Henry Louis Gates Jr.
- Noam ChomskyShared titles: Israelism (2023), Occupy: The Movie (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Noam Chomsky
- Bernie SandersShared titles: The Big Scary 'S' Word (2020), Real Time with Bill Maher (2003)See all 2 shared titles with Bernie Sanders
Mixed roles
- Dyllan McGeeShared titles: Black and Jewish America: An Interwoven History (2026), Henry Louis Gates Jr.: Uncovering America (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Dyllan McGee
