Lionel Messi

Actor · Born June 24, 1987 (39) · Rosario, Argentina

Lionel Andrés "Leo" Messi (Spanish pronunciation: [ljoˈnel anˈdɾes ˈmesi]; born 24 June 1987) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for and captains both Major League Soccer club Inter Miami and the Argentina national team. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, Messi has won a record eight Ballon d'Or awards, a record six European Golden Shoes, and was named the world's best player for a record eight times by FIFA. Until 2021, he had spent his entire professional career with Barcelona, where he won a club-record 34 trophies, including ten La Liga titles, seven Copa del Rey titles, and the UEFA Champions League four times. With his country, he won the 2021 Copa América and the 2022 FIFA World Cup. A prolific goalscorer and creative playmaker, Messi holds the records for most goals (474), hat-tricks (36), and assists in La Liga (192). He has the most international goals by a South American male (106). Messi has scored over 800 senior career goals for club and country, and the most goals for a single club (672).

What are Lionel Messi's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight

Society

47%

Self

32%

Bonds

10%

Ideas

8%

Power

3%

Community4 Ambition3 Legacy4 Identity2 Loyalty2 Hope2 Fame2

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films

ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Earnest

Tone · Sincerity

ironicearnest

Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 5

Light

Tone · Weight

lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 2 · Dark 0

Grounded

Tone · Style

naturalisticheightened

Grounded 5 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

Charged

Feel · Intensity

gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 3 · Intense 0

Steady

Feel · Swings

steadyswings

Steady 5 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced

Feel · Humor

noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Even-paced

Demand · Pace

slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Casual

Demand · Attention

casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

Easy watch

Demand · Emotional cost

easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 0

Resolved

Demand · Resolution

resolvedambiguous

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Hopeful

5

Triumphant

4

Joyful

3

Warm

2

Tense

2

Other

7

How their films linger

Hopeful5 Rousing5 Feel-good2

How their films end

Happy2
Bittersweet4
Ambiguous2

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 Lionel Messi's films?

As of October 24, 2026, their 1 MovieCove title streams on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Lionel Messi'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

9 credits, 1 with a MovieCove page; 93 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

2026年国际足联美国加拿大墨西哥世界杯 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Show 104 episodes · Actor
Campeones, la gran final (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
as Él mismo
Para siempre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
as 10
Campeones, un año después (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Show 1 episode · as Él mismo
2022年卡塔尔世界杯 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Show 66 episodes · Actor
The Impossible Rondo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
as Lionel Messi
Protectors(2022)
Show 1 episode · as Lionel Messi
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows
Gracias Diego (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
as Footage
Zumbis em Campo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Show 1 episode · as Messi

Career shape

A full career of 9 titles from 2013 to 2026.

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting9 of 9

By decade

2010s1 · acting2020s8 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Lionel Messi's films land?

Across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 90^th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

90^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

80^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

64^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 1 title, by percentile

25^th to 49^th1

Shape of the crowd

1 of their 1 title is Mixed.

Mixed1

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 Lionel Messi work with?

People who share at least 2 of Lionel Messi's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sergio Busquets shares the most, 3.

Actors

Sergio Busquets3 titles See all 3 shared titles with Sergio Busquets
Gerard Piqué3 titles See all 3 shared titles with Gerard Piqué
David Beckham2 titles See all 2 shared titles with David Beckham
Jordi Alba2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Jordi Alba