Sanjay Gupta (born October 23, 1969) is an American neurosurgeon, medical reporter, and writer. He serves as associate chief of the neurosurgery service at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia, associate professor of neurosurgery at the Emory University School of Medicine, member of the National Academy of Medicine and American Academy of Arts and Sciences and is the chief medical correspondent for CNN. Gupta is known for his many TV appearances on health-related issues. During the 2020 coronavirus pandemic, he has been a frequent contributor to numerous CNN shows covering the crisis, as well as hosting a weekly town hall with Anderson Cooper. Gupta was the host of the CNN show Sanjay Gupta MD for which he has won multiple Emmy Awards. Gupta also hosted the 6-part miniseries Chasing Life. He is a frequent contributor to other CNN programs such as American Morning, Larry King Live, CNN Tonight, and Anderson Cooper 360°. His reports from Charity Hospital, New Orleans, Louisiana, in the wake of Hurricane Katrina led to his winning a 2006 Emmy Award for Outstanding Feature Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast. He is also a special correspondent for CBS News. Sanjay Gupta also co-hosts the health conference Life Itself, along with Marc Hodosh (co-creator of TEDMED). Gupta published a column in Time magazine and has written four books: Chasing Life, Cheating Death, Monday Mornings: A Novel, and Keep Sharp (Jan 2021).
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Biography from TMDB.
- October 23, 1969 (57)
- Novi, Michigan, USA
- Actor and writer, also producer
- 8 on MovieCove · 14 credits in all
What are Sanjay Gupta's films like?
Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Society.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 5
Light 0 · Serious 4 · Dark 1
Grounded 5 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 0 · Intense 2
Steady 4 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 0 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 1
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet1
- Ambiguous5
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 Sanjay Gupta's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Sanjay Gupta'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
14 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page; 23 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Extrapolations(2023)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows
Race for the Vaccine(2021)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
WEED 5: The CBD Craze (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Unseen Enemy(2017)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Weed 3: The Marijuana Revolution (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Weed 2: Cannabis Madness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Weed: A Dr. Sanjay Gupta Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Contagion(2011)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all filmsPlanet in Peril (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
30 Rock(2006)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
Anderson Cooper 360°(2003)
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all showsAmerican Morning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Career shape
A full career of 13 titles from 2002 to 2025.
How do Sanjay Gupta's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 75th percentile, the median of the 4 of 5 with a score; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 79th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th2
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
2 of their 7 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Mixed2
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 Sanjay Gupta work with?
People who share at least 2 of Sanjay Gupta's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Amy Entelis shares the most, 2.
Producers
- Amy EntelisShared titles: Race for the Vaccine (2021), Unseen Enemy (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Amy Entelis
- Courtney SextonShared titles: Race for the Vaccine (2021), Unseen Enemy (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Courtney Sexton
- Janet TobiasShared titles: Race for the Vaccine (2021), Unseen Enemy (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Janet Tobias
- Rogger LopezShared titles: Race for the Vaccine (2021), Unseen Enemy (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Rogger Lopez