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Neil deGrasse Tyson

Neil deGrasse Tyson

Actor · Born October 5, 1958 (68) · Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Neil deGrasse Tyson (born October 5, 1958) is an American astrophysicist and science communicator. He is currently the Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium at the Rose Center for Earth and Space, and a research associate in the department of astrophysics at the American Museum of Natural History. Since 2006 he has hosted the educational science television show NOVA scienceNOW on PBS, and has been a frequent guest on The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, Real Time with Bill Maher, and Jeopardy!. It was announced on August 5, 2011, that Tyson will be hosting a new sequel to Carl Sagan's Cosmos: A Personal Voyage television series. Description above from the Wikipedia article Neil deGrasse Tyson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 5, 1958 (68)
From
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
25 on MovieCove · 32 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 63 days to Oct 26Down 38% in 30 days

What are Neil deGrasse Tyson's films like?

Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Ideas and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Ideas
54%
Self
18%
Society
15%
Bonds
6%
Power
3%
Morality
2%
Survival
2%
Hope9 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeNature4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTechnology2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFate2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 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 1

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

Grounded 9 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 7 · Charged 3 · Intense 0

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

Steady 9 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 1

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 5 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 2

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

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Hopeful
12
Contemplative
11
Warm
5
Absurd
1
Triumphant
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Hopeful11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous4
  • Other2

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 Neil deGrasse Tyson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 23 of their 25 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Neil deGrasse Tyson'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

32 credits, 25 with a MovieCove page; 70 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • 13 Steps - Die unglaubliche Karriere von Edwin Moses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Actor

  • This Is Me... Now(2024)

    as Taurus

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Velma(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Neil deGrasse Tyson (voice)

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows

  • Shot in the Arm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Executive Producer

  • Pantheon(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Moore (voice)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Neil deGrasse Tyson (voice)

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • The Last Sharknado: It's About Time(2018)

    as Merlin

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Future '38(2017)

    as Neil deGrasse Tyson

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Food Evolution(2016)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Boundary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Neil deGrasse Tyson

  • Scrat: Spaced Out(2016)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Ice Age: Collision Course(2016)

    as Neil deBuck Weasel (voice)

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice(2016)

    as Neil deGrasse Tyson

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Zoolander 2(2016)

    as Neil deGrasse Tyson

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 76 episodes · Creator · as Self - Host

  • Hubble's Cosmic Journey(2015)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Miles from Tomorrowland(2015)

    Show 39 episodes · as Main Title Narration (voice)

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • BoJack Horseman(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Planetarium Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Saving My Tomorrow(2014)

    Show as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Brooklyn Nine-Nine(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Neil deGrasse Tyson

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Gravity Falls(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Waddles' Machine (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Epic Rap Battles of History (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 1 episode · Characters

  • 400 Years of the Telescope(2009)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Einstein(2008)

    as Neil deGrasse Tyson

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Big Bang Theory(2007)

    Show 2 episodes · as Neil deGrasse Tyson

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Nova ScienceNow(2005)

    Show 29 episodes · as Host

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Origins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Narrator

  • Stargate: Atlantis(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Neil deGrasse Tyson

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Futurama(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Neil deGrasse Tyson (voice)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Family Guy(1999)

    Show 2 episodes · as Neil deGrasse Tyson (voice)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • The Simpsons(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Neil deGrasse Tyson (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • MiP: The Journey Across the Universe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Neil deGrasse Tyson (voice)

Career shape

Star power in the 85th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 31 titles, 30 of them dated from 1989 to 2024; peak year 2016.

Biggest box office

Bill Nye: Science Guy (2017)

$75K worldwide

Highest rated

Bill Nye: Science Guy (2017)

Midcredits 71st

Most popular right now

The Last Sharknado: It's About Time (2018)

Film career

19892024

Peak 2016 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting28 of 31: 28 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score81stWriting1 of 31: 1 only writing, 0 with another roleProducing1 of 31: 1 only producing, 0 with another roleOther crew1 of 31: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s2 · acting2000s6 · acting2010s16 · 14 acting · 2 crew2020s5 · 4 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 17th · top billed in 20% of 5 roles

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. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Neil deGrasse Tyson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 54th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 76th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 25 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up14
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 25 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved10
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

This Is Me... Now (2024)

95th percentile spread · 54% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Hubble's Cosmic Journey (2015)

Midcredits 95th · 83% liked

Reviewers score the acting 32/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 54, detractors 13. 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 Neil deGrasse Tyson work with?

People who share at least 2 of Neil deGrasse Tyson's MovieCove titles; Bill Nye shares the most, 4.