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Pope Francis

Pope Francis

Actor and writer · Died April 21, 2025, aged 88 · Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina

Pope Francis (born Jorge Mario Bergoglio; 17 December 1936 – 21 April 2025) was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 13 March 2013 until his death. He was the first pope from the Society of Jesus (the Jesuit Order), the first from the Americas and the Southern Hemisphere, and the first born or raised outside Europe since the 8th-century Syrian pope Gregory III. Description above from the Wikipedia article Pope Francis licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 17, 1936
Died
April 21, 2025 (aged 88)
From
Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina
Works as
Actor and writer
Titles
3 on MovieCove · 11 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 155 days to Oct 26Down 41% in 30 days

What are Pope Francis' films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Ideas.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
34%
Ideas
23%
Self
21%
Morality
11%
Survival
9%
Bonds
2%
Community7 titles, browse their movies with this themeHope5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFaith3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 9 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 6 · Charged 4 · Intense 0

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

Steady 10 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 1 · 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 5 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
9
Hopeful
9
Warm
5
Thrilling
1
Dread
1
Other
4

How their films linger

Hopeful11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet6

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 Pope Francis' films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 3 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (2).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Pope Francis' 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

11 credits, 3 with a MovieCove page; 47 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Pray for me: Pope Francis' story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • Mike Birbiglia: The Good Life(2025)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • I Hope For Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Actor

  • The Letter: A Message for Our Earth(2022)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Stories of a Generation - with Pope Francis(2021)

    Show 4 episodes · Book · as Himself

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Linhas Cruzadas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 1 episode · In Memory Of

  • Imagine For 1 Minute (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Actor

  • Lo de Évole (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Soldier, a documentary about Guillermo Moreno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Actor

  • François, le Pape qui veut changer le monde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • The Rise of Hope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Pope Francis

Career shape

A full career of 11 titles from 2014 to 2025.

Biggest box office

I Am Greta (2020)

$363K worldwide

Highest rated

Before the Flood (2016)

Midcredits 97th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting8 of 11: 8 only acting, 0 with another roleWriting1 of 11: 1 only writing, 0 with another roleOther crew2 of 11: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

2010s3 · acting2020s8 · 5 acting · 3 crew

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

How do Pope Francis' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 81st percentile, the median of all 2; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 68th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 3 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th1

Shape of the crowd

2 of their 3 titles are Mixed.

  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · actor

The Letter: A Message for Our Earth (2022)

85th percentile spread · 17% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor, writer

Stories of a Generation - with Pope Francis (2021)

Midcredits 64th · 75% liked

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 Pope Francis work with?

People who share at least 2 of Pope Francis' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mark Monroe shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Producers