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Chris Hedges

Chris Hedges

Actor · Born September 18, 1956 (70) · St. Johnsbury, Vermont, USA

Chris Hedges is a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist who was a foreign correspondent and bureau chief in the Middle East and the Balkans for fifteen years for The New York Times. He previously worked overseas for The Dallas Morning News, The Christian Science Monitor, and NPR. He is host of the Emmy Award­–nominated RT America show On Contact. Hedges, who holds a Master of Divinity from Harvard University, is the author of numerous books, and was a National Book Critics Circle finalist for War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning. He has taught at Columbia University, New York University, Princeton University, and the University of Toronto. He has taught college credit courses through Rutgers University in the New Jersey prison system since 2013.

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Born
September 18, 1956 (70)
From
St. Johnsbury, Vermont, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
No titles with a page yet · 2 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Up 64% in 30 days

What are Chris Hedges' films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Power.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
33%
Power
25%
Ideas
15%
Survival
13%
Bonds
8%
Society
6%
Justice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 5

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

Grounded 5 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 5 · Intense 1

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 0 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 1

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
6
Tense
4
Dread
2
Warm
1
Hopeful
1

How their films linger

Thought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Bittersweet2
  • Ambiguous4

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.

Filmography

2 credits; 22 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Resistance101: Forging a New Movement for Palestine in Italy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Director

  • Days of Revolt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 37 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · as Himself - Host

Career shape

A full career of 2 titles from 2015 to 2026.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing1 of 2: 1 only directing, 0 with another roleProducing1 of 2: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 2: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

2010s1 · crew2020s1 · crew

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

How do Chris Hedges' films land?

Across their 6 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 6

Approval · how many liked their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

21stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

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 count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out.

Who does Chris Hedges work with?

People who share at least 2 of Chris Hedges' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Fred Peabody shares the most, 2.

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