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Nate Bargatze

Nate Bargatze

Producer, writer, actor and director · Born March 25, 1979 (47) · Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Primetime Emmy nominee · 1 other major award body

Nathanael Bargatze (/bɑːrˈɡɛtsi/ bar-GET-see; born March 25, 1979) is an American stand-up comedian. He has been called a clean comedian and noted for his deadpan, monotone delivery. Bargatze was the highest-grossing stand-up comic in 2024, with over a million tickets sold across his shows. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nate Bargatze, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 25, 1979 (47)
From
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Works as
Producer, writer, actor and director
Titles
11 on MovieCove · 23 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 157 days to Oct 28Down 31% in 30 days

What are Nate Bargatze's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 84th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 92nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
36%
Bonds
30%
Society
25%
Survival
6%
Ideas
4%
Identity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFame2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 9 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 9 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 9 · Charged 0 · Intense 0

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

Steady 9 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 8

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

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 9 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
11
Warm
9
Hopeful
2
Contemplative
2

How their films linger

Feel-good11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet2
  • Ambiguous1
  • 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 Nate Bargatze's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (7).

Subscription and free streaming for Nate Bargatze'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

23 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page; 25 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Ryan Hamilton: This Just Hit Me(2026)

    Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • The Breadwinner(2026)

    Producer · Writer · as Nate Wilcox

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Graham Kay: Pete & Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Executive Producer

  • The Greatest Average American(2026)

    Show 8 episodes · Producer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all shows

  • Mike Vecchione: Low Income White (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Executive Producer

  • Greg Warren: The Champ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Executive Producer

  • Steven Rogers: Half of We (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Executive Producer

  • Nick Thune: Born Young (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Executive Producer

  • Aaron Weber: Signature Dish (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Executive Producer

  • Your Friend, Nate Bargatze(2024)

    Executive Producer · Writer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Nate Bargatze's Nashville Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Executive Producer · Writer · as Self - Host

  • Joe Zimmerman: Cult Classic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director · Executive Producer

  • Greg Warren: The Salesman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director · Executive Producer

  • Mike Vecchione: The Attractives(2023)

    Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Nate Bargatze: Hello World(2023)

    Executive Producer · Writer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Nate Bargatze: The Greatest Average American(2021)

    Executive Producer · Writer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Nate Bargatze: The Tennessee Kid(2019)

    Executive Producer · Writer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Brad Paisley's Comedy Rodeo(2017)

    Writer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Standups(2017)

    Show 6 episodes · Producer · Writer · Actor

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • SXSW Comedy With W. Kamau Bell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Writer · as Self

  • Nate Bargatze: Full Time Magic(2015)

    Executive Producer · Writer · as Himself

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Christmas in Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Fantasy Camp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 79th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 21 titles, 19 of them dated from 2015 to 2026.

Biggest box office

The Breadwinner (2026)

$20M worldwide

Highest rated

Nate Bargatze: Hello World (2023)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

The Breadwinner (2026)

Film career

Top draw in 1 MovieCove title.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting4 of 21: 2 only acting, 2 with another roleDirecting4 of 21: 0 only directing, 4 with another roleWriting8 of 21: 1 only writing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score91stProducing18 of 21: 6 only producing, 12 with another role · typical Midcredits score89th

21 titles, 12 with more than one role — producing and writing overlap on 7 of them.

By decade

2010s4 · 1 acting · 3 crew2020s15 · 1 acting · 15 crew

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.

Awards

1 major award from 4 major nominations, 2022–2026.

WinNomination
  1. 2026
    • Grammy Award, won · Best Comedy Album
  2. 2025
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special
  3. 2022
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Comedy Album

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Nate Bargatze's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 87th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 86th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 11 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 11 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor, producer

The Greatest Average American (2026)

86th percentile spread · 33% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor, writer, producer

Nate Bargatze: Hello World (2023)

Midcredits 97th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 55/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 71, detractors 20. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

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 Nate Bargatze work with?

People who share at least 2 of Nate Bargatze's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sean Hubbert shares the most, 4.

Directors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers