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Pete Holmes

Pete Holmes

Actor, writer and producer · Born March 30, 1979 (47) · Lexington, Massachusetts, USA

Pete Holmes is an American comedian, actor, writer, producer, podcaster, television host, and cartoonist.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 30, 1979 (47)
From
Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Works as
Actor, writer and producer
Titles
22 on MovieCove · 35 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 156 days to Oct 27Down 30% in 30 days

What are Pete Holmes' films like?

Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 75th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile
: 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
47%
Bonds
19%
Society
18%
Survival
6%
Ideas
6%
Morality
3%
Power
2%
Purpose7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 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 1

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

Grounded 10 · 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 1

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

Steady 9 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 1 · 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 2 · 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 8 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 10 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 2 of 3 analyzed roles.

Hero
2 of 3
Ally
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
10
Warm
7
Contemplative
7
Absurd
6
Tense
2
Other
9

How their films linger

Feel-good11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet4
  • Ambiguous5
  • Cyclical3

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 Pete Holmes' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 21 of their 22 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Pete Holmes' 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

35 credits, 22 with a MovieCove page; 34 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Silly Silly Fun Boy(2026)

    Executive Producer · Writer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Best Christmas Pageant Ever(2024)

    as Bob Bradley

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Pradeeps of Pittsburgh(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · as Dark Suit

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows

  • Woman of the Hour(2023)

    as Terry

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Family Switch(2023)

    as Peter

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Pete Holmes: I Am Not for Everyone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Writer · Actor

  • Night Court(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Rand

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all shows

  • How We Roll(2022)

    Show 11 episodes · Writer · as Tom Smallwood

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows

  • Home Sweet Home Alone(2021)

    as Uncle Blake

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • The Secret Life of Pets 2(2019)

    as Chuck (voice)

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Pete Holmes: Dirty Clean(2018)

    Executive Producer · Writer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Star Wars: Resistance(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Flobb / Fleez (voice)

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all shows

  • The Big Sick(2017)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Crashing(2017)

    Show 24 episodes · Creator · Writer · as Pete

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Judd Apatow: The Return(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Pete Holmes: Faces and Sounds(2016)

    Executive Producer · Writer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • See You Around (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Therapist

  • Ellie Kemper: Unbreakable Comedy Gala (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Ryan (voice)

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Mulaney (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Father Trey

  • The Pete Holmes Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 80 episodes · Creator · as Self - Host

  • Pete Holmes: Nice Try, the Devil!(2013)

    Executive Producer · Writer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Mash Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • 3 Weeks to Daytona(2011)

    as Insurance Exec

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Bob's Burgers(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Connor (voice)

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Ugly Americans(2010)

    Show 19 episodes · as Additional Voices (voice) · as Eric (voice)

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Badman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 11 episodes · Creator · as Badman

  • CollegeHumor Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Hardly Working: All-Nighters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Desmond · as Phil Hoffman

  • American Dad!(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as (voice) · as Andrew (voice) · as Matt Davis (voice)

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • The Simpsons(1989)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer · as Bode Wright (voice) · as Matthew (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • (Saint) Peter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Buck Blanes

  • Friend Thing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Patel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • The Big Kill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Michael

Career shape

Star power in the 91st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 34 titles, 30 of them dated from 1989 to 2026; peak year 2024.

Biggest box office

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (2024)

$40M worldwide

Highest rated

Ugly Americans (2010)

Midcredits 89th

Most popular right now

Home Sweet Home Alone (2021)

Film career

19892026

Peak 2024 · their film career is on the way up. 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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting28 of 34: 24 only acting, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score54thWriting7 of 34: 0 only writing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score81stProducing4 of 34: 0 only producing, 4 with another roleOther crew4 of 34: 2 only other crew, 2 with another role

34 titles, 8 with more than one role — acting and writing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1980s1 · 1 acting · 1 crew2000s4 · 4 acting · 1 crew2010s16 · 11 acting · 6 crew2020s9 · 8 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 0% of 5 roles

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. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Pete Holmes' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 68th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 73rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 22 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 22 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

3 Weeks to Daytona (2011)

91st percentile spread · 39% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor, writer

The Simpsons (1989)

Midcredits 96th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 65/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 45. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

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.

Is Pete Holmes' work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 5 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 58 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles22–63 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 40 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 37 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 52 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Pete Holmes work with?

People who share at least 2 of Pete Holmes' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Dave Rath shares the most, 5.

Directors

Actors

Editors

Producers

Mixed roles