Peyton Williams Manning (born March 24, 1976) is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 18 seasons. Nicknamed "the Sheriff", he spent 14 seasons with the Indianapolis Colts and four with the Denver Broncos. Manning is considered one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time. A member of the Manning football dynasty, he is the second son of former NFL quarterback Archie Manning, older brother of former NFL quarterback Eli Manning, and uncle of Texas Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning. He played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers, winning the Maxwell, Davey O'Brien, and Johnny Unitas Golden Arm awards as a senior en route to victory in the 1997 SEC Championship Game. The Colts selected Manning first overall in the 1998 NFL draft and served as their starting quarterback from 1998 to 2010. He helped transform the struggling Colts franchise into consistent playoff contenders, leading them to 11 playoff appearances, eight division titles, three AFC Championship Games, two Super Bowl appearances, and one championship title in Super Bowl XLI, the franchise's first in over three decades and first since relocating to Indianapolis. Manning was also named Super Bowl MVP in the victory. After undergoing neck surgery that sidelined him for the 2011 season, Manning was released by the Colts and signed with the Broncos. Serving as the Broncos starting quarterback from 2012 to 2015, he helped them clinch their division each season and reach two Super Bowls. Manning's career ended with a victory in Super Bowl 50, making him the first starting quarterback to win the Super Bowl for more than one franchise. Manning holds many NFL records, including most MVP awards,[16] quarterback first-team All-Pro selections, 4,000-yard passing seasons, single-season passing yards, and single-season passing touchdowns. He is also third in career passing yards and career passing touchdowns. Helping lead both the Colts and Broncos to two Super Bowls each, Manning is the only quarterback to have reached the Super Bowl with multiple franchises and multiple starts for each. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2017 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2021. Description above from the Wikipedia article Chloe Radcliffe, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- March 3, 1976 (50)
- New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
- Producer and actor, also writer
- 24 on Motif · 38 credits in all
Known for
What are Peyton Manning's films like?
Across their 16 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Self.
Genres
Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Motif score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 6
Light 5 · Serious 2 · Dark 0
Grounded 5 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1
Gentle 4 · Charged 3 · Intense 0
Steady 6 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 2
A split, not a type: Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 7 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 6 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 0
Resolved 6 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy6
- Bittersweet6
- Ambiguous3
- Cyclical1
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 Peyton Manning's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 21 of their 24 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Peyton Manning's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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
38 credits, 24 with a Motif page; 37 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Eli Manning Presents: The Undercovers - Sabrina Ionescu (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2026)
Eli Manning Presents: The Undercovers - Donovan Mitchell (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2026)
Elway(2025)
Motif score: 87th percentile of all films
Is This Thing On?(2025)
Motif score: 72nd percentile of all films
The Warfighters: Battle Stories (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)
Motif score: 60th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Chad Powers(2025)
Motif score: 72nd percentile of all shows
Motif score: 36th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Thunder On: Resurgence of the SMU Mustangs (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)
WWE: Unreal(2025)
Motif score: 87th percentile of all shows
Hip Hop Was Born Here(2025)
Motif score: 37th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Off the Record(2024)
Motif score: 64th percentile of all films
You're Cordially Invited(2025)
Motif score: 21st percentile of all films
Motif score: 53rd percentile of all films
It's All Country(2024)
Motif score: 25th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Starting 5(2024)
Motif score: 63rd percentile of all shows
Eli Manning Presents: The Undercovers (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)
The Breakdown with Peyton and Belichick (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)
Receiver(2024)
Motif score: 83rd percentile of all shows
Full Court Press (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)
Sue's Places (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)
The Einstein Challenge(2024)
Motif score: 27th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Beyond the Battlefield(2023)
Quarterback(2023)
Motif score: 88th percentile of all shows
Motif score: 31st percentile of all shows
Motif score: 12th percentile of all shows
The Santa Clauses(2022)
Motif score: 29th percentile of all shows
The Final Straw (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2022)
Ferdinand(2017)
Motif score: 72nd percentile of all films
Peyton Manning's Summer School (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)
Chattanooga Strong (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)
Modern Family(2009)
Motif score: 96th percentile of all shows
NFL Super Bowl XLI - Indianapolis Colts Championship (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)
The Girls Next Door(2005)
Motif score: 16th percentile of all shows
Battle of the Gridiron Stars (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)
Cold Pizza (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2003)
Motif score: 1st percentile of all shows
The Simpsons(1989)
Motif score: 96th percentile of all shows
Career shape
Star power in the 76th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 35 titles from 1989 to 2026; peak year 2017.
Biggest box office
Ferdinand (2017)
Highest rated
The Book of Manning (2013)
Most popular right now
Ferdinand (2017)
Film career
Peak 2017 · steadily prominent in film for years. 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.
- 2017Screen debut· Ferdinand
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 Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.
How do Peyton Manning's films land?
Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 62nd percentile, the median of all 8; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 63rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up6
- 50th to 74th7
- 25th to 49th6
- Below 25th4
Shape of the crowd
8 of their 23 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Divisive2
- Cult Classic2
- Crowd Pleaser8
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed8
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif 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.
Is Peyton Manning's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 Motif titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Peyton Manning work with?
People who share at least 2 of Peyton Manning's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jamie Horowitz shares the most, 6.
Directors
- Matt DissingerShared titles: Receiver (2024), Quarterback (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Matt Dissinger
- Shannon FurmanShared titles: Receiver (2024), Quarterback (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Shannon Furman
- Tim RumpffShared titles: Receiver (2024), Quarterback (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Tim Rumpff
Actors
- Justin JeffersonShared titles: Eli Manning Presents: The Undercovers (2025), Receiver (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Justin Jefferson
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- James DeLucaShared titles: Eli Manning Presents: The Undercovers (2025), Eli Manning Presents: The Undercovers (2025)See all 2 shared titles with James DeLuca
- Seth HagensteinShared titles: Eli Manning Presents: The Undercovers (2025), Eli Manning Presents: The Undercovers (2025)See all 2 shared titles with Seth Hagenstein
- David RobidouxShared titles: Receiver (2024), Quarterback (2023)See all 2 shared titles with David Robidoux
- Kevin LutzShared titles: Receiver (2024), Quarterback (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Kevin Lutz
Producers
- Jamie HorowitzShared titles: Eli Manning Presents: The Undercovers (2025), Eli Manning Presents: The Undercovers (2025), Elway (2025), Starting 5 (2024), Beyond the Battlefield (2023), Quarterback (2023)See all 6 shared titles with Jamie Horowitz
- Keith CossrowShared titles: Elway (2025), Receiver (2024), Quarterback (2023)See all 3 shared titles with Keith Cossrow
- Ross KetoverShared titles: Elway (2025), Receiver (2024), Quarterback (2023)See all 3 shared titles with Ross Ketover
- Chris WeaverShared titles: It's All Country (2024), Receiver (2024), Quarterback (2023)See all 3 shared titles with Chris Weaver
Mixed roles
- Michelle NavaretteShared titles: Receiver (2024), Quarterback (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Michelle Navarette