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Dan Aykroyd

Dan Aykroyd

Actor and writer, also producer and director · Born July 1, 1952 (74) · Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Primetime Emmy winner · Oscar nominee

Daniel Edward Aykroyd (born July 1, 1952) is a Canadian actor, comedian, writer and filmmaker. Aykroyd was a writer and an original member of the "Not Ready for Prime Time Players" cast on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from its inception in 1975 until his departure in 1979. Aykroyd's most famous roles are as Elwood J. Blues in The Blues Brothers (1980) and Blues Brothers 2000 (1998), and Dr. Raymond "Ray" Stantz in Ghostbusters (1984) and Ghostbusters II (1989). In 1990, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Boolie Werthan in Driving Miss Daisy (1989).

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Born
July 1, 1952 (74)
From
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Works as
Actor and writer, also producer and director
Titles
96 on MovieCove · 136 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 17% in 30 days

What are Dan Aykroyd's films like?

Across their 89 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy38 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 32nd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary18 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 82nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Action10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 37th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Animation3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile
: browse their Animation movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 80th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd percentile
: browse their Horror 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
Bonds
27%
Self
21%
Society
19%
Morality
11%
Ideas
10%
Power
8%
Survival
4%
Friendship20 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity21 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity21 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds17 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love14 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt12 titles, browse their movies with this themeFame12 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose7 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 85 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 60 · Serious 15 · Dark 10

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 42 · Stylized 30 · Heightened 13

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

Gentle 38 · Charged 40 · Intense 7

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

A split, not a type: Steady 45 · Shifting 27 · Whiplash 13

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 29 · Funny 43

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 30 · Even-paced 46 · Relentless 9

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

Casual 59 · Engaged 25 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 76 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 5

Roles they play

54 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 13 of 54 analyzed roles.

Hero
13 of 54
Ally
9 of 54
Shadow
8 of 54
Trickster
7 of 54
Mentor
7 of 54
Threshold guardian
5 of 54
Shapeshifter
3 of 54
Herald
2 of 54
Show the 54 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
39
Absurd
36
Joyful
34
Hopeful
23
Contemplative
21
Other
87

How their films linger

Feel-good50 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun41 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet22 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful22 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 9 with a twist

  • Happy46
  • Bittersweet25
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous11
  • Cyclical2
  • Other1

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 Dan Aykroyd's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 59 of their 96 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (21).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Dan Aykroyd'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

136 credits, 96 with a MovieCove page; 73 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • An SNL Thanksgiving (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as (archive footage)

  • Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire(2024)

    Executive Producer · Original Film Writer · as Ray Stantz

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Unbelievable with Dan Aykroyd(2023)

    Show 58 episodes · Executive Producer · as Self - Host

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • Zombie Town(2023)

    as Len Carver

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Ghostbusters: Afterlife(2021)

    Executive Producer · Original Film Writer · as Ray Stantz

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Hotel Paranormal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 20 episodes · Actor

  • The Movies That Made Us(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Ray Stantz (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Defend, Conserve, Protect(2019)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Conners(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Buddy

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows

  • Workin' Moms(2017)

    Show 4 episodes · as Kate's Dad · as Kate's Dad (voice)

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs(2017)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Spielberg(2017)

    as Sgt. Frank Tree

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Ghostbusters(2016)

    Characters · Executive Producer · as Cabbie

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Pixels(2015)

    as 1982 Championship MC

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Dino Hunt Canada (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 4 episodes · as Narrator

  • Time Is But a Window: Ghostbusters 2 and Beyond (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Actor

  • Who You Gonna Call?: A Ghostbusters Retrospective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Actor

  • Get on Up(2014)

    as Ben Bart

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Tammy(2014)

    as Don

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return(2013)

    as Scarecrow (voice)

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Saturday Night Live: Thanksgiving (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Rick Phillips

  • Behind the Candelabra(2013)

    as Seymour Heller

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Born In Chicago (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Executive Producer · as Narrator

  • The Campaign(2012)

    as Wade Motch

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Yogi Bear(2010)

    as Yogi Bear (voice)

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The Fran Drescher Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Women of SNL (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Various (archive footage)

  • The Defenders(2010)

    Show 2 episodes · as Judge Max Hunter

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Presidential Reunion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Jimmy Carter

  • SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas(2009)

    as Various

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • War, Inc.(2008)

    as Mr. Vice President

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Shortcut to Happiness(2003)

    as Julius Jensen

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry(2007)

    as Captain Tucker

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Various Characters (archive footage)

  • Living with Fran (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Christmas with the Kranks(2004)

    as Vic Frohmeyer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Ronnie Hawkins: Still Alive and Kickin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Narrator

  • White Coats(2004)

    as Dr. Cyrill Kipp

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • 50 First Dates(2004)

    as Dr. Keats

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • James Brown: Soul Survivor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • Bright Young Things(2003)

    as Lord Monomark

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Unconditional Love(2002)

    as Max Beasley

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Crossroads(2002)

    as Pete Wagner

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • On the Nose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Dr. Barry Davis

  • Earth vs. the Spider(2001)

    as Det. Insp. Jack Grillo

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • According to Jim(2001)

    Show 5 episodes · as Danny Michalski

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • The Curse of the Jade Scorpion(2001)

    as Chris Magruder

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Evolution(2001)

    as Governor Lewis

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Pearl Harbor(2001)

    as Captain Thurman

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Stardom(2000)

    as Barry Levine

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • The House of Mirth(2000)

    as Augustus 'Gus' Trenor

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Loser(2000)

    as Dad

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Diamonds(1999)

    as Lance Agensky

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dana Carvey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Actor

  • Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Captain Milligan

  • Family Guy(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Dan Aykroyd (voice)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Susan's Plan(1998)

    as Bob

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Antz(1998)

    as Chip (voice)

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Blues Brothers 2000(1998)

    Producer · Writer · as Elwood Blues

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Soul Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 25 episodes · Executive Producer · as Rev. Mike Weber

  • Grosse Pointe Blank(1997)

    as Grocer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Arrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Crawford Gordon Jr.

  • The Arrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · as Crawford Gordon

  • Heritage Minutes: Avro Arrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Crawford Gordon

  • My Fellow Americans(1996)

    as President William Haney

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Feeling Minnesota(1996)

    as Det. Ben Costikyan

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Rainbow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Sheriff Wyatt Hampton

  • Celtic Pride(1996)

    as Jimmy Flaherty

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Getting Away with Murder(1996)

    as Jack Lambert

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Sgt. Bilko(1996)

    as Colonel Hall

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Canadian Bacon(1995)

    as OPP Officer (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Casper(1995)

    as Dr. Raymond Stantz (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Tommy Boy(1995)

    as Ray Zalinsky

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Random Factor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Dexter (voice)

  • Live from the House of Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Exit to Eden(1994)

    as Fred Lavery

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • North(1994)

    as Pa Tex

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • My Girl 2(1994)

    as Harry Sultenfuss

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Nanny(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Repairman (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • The Best of the Blues Brothers(1993)

    Writer · as Elwood Blues / Self

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Coneheads(1993)

    Screenplay · as Beldar

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Chaplin(1992)

    as Mack Sennett

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Sneakers(1992)

    as Mother

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • This Is My Life(1992)

    as Arnold Moss

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Two-Fisted Tales(1992)

    as Captain Miligan

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • My Girl(1991)

    as Harry Sultenfuss

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Home Improvement(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Mike Weber

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Heritage Minutes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Crawford Gordon

  • Nothing But Trouble(1991)

    Director · Screenplay · as Judge Alvin 'J.P' Valkenheiser / Bobo

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Masters of Menace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Johnny Lewis

  • The Earth Day Special(1990)

    as Vic's Buddy

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Loose Cannons(1990)

    as Ellis Fielding

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The Simpsons(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Postage Stamp Fellow (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Driving Miss Daisy(1989)

    as Boolie Werthan

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Ghostbusters II(1989)

    Characters · Screenplay · as Dr. Raymond Stantz

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Tales from the Crypt(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Captain Milligan

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • My Stepmother Is an Alien(1988)

    as Steven Mills

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Caddyshack II(1988)

    as Captain Tom Everett

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • The Great Outdoors(1988)

    as Roman Craig

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • She's Having a Baby(1988)

    as Roman (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Couch Trip(1988)

    as John W. Burns, Jr.

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Dragnet(1987)

    Screenplay · as Sgt. Joe Friday

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Citizen Steve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Director · as Chial Dushane

  • The Real Ghostbusters(1986)

    Show Creator

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • One More Saturday Night(1986)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • American Masters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Julia Child (archive footage)

  • Spies Like Us(1985)

    Screenplay · as Austin Millbarge

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Best of John Belushi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Various Characters

  • Into the Night(1985)

    as Herb

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Beach Boys: An American Band(1985)

    as Police Officer #1

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • On the Scene with the Ghostbusters(1984)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Nothing Lasts Forever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Buck Heller

  • Ghostbusters(1984)

    Screenplay · as Dr. Raymond Stantz

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom(1984)

    as Art Weber

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Coneheads (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Beldar (voice)

  • Twilight Zone: The Movie(1983)

    as Passenger

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Trading Places(1983)

    as Louis Winthorpe III

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Doctor Detroit(1983)

    as Clifford Skridlow / Doctor Detroit

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • E.T. and Friends: Magical Movie Visitors(1982)

    as Beldar Conehead

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Neighbors(1981)

    as Vic

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Steve Martin's Best Show Ever(1981)

    Writer · as Yortuk Festrunk / Irwin Mainway / Alexander Haig / Dr. Treves

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Blues Brothers(1980)

    Writer · as Elwood Blues

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • 1941(1979)

    as Sgt. Frank Tree

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Mr. Mike's Mondo Video(1979)

    as Church of Jack Lord Leader / Self

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Blues Brothers Live at Winterland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Elwood Blues

  • The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash(1978)

    as Brian Thigh

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Love at First Sight(1976)

    as Roy

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Beach Boys: It's OK (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Writer · as Cop #1

  • The Beach Boys: It's OK (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Writer · as Cop #1

  • Saturday Night Live(1975)

    Show 88 episodes · Writer · as John Boehner (uncredited) · as Sanjaya Fan (uncredited) · as Self - Cameo (uncredited) · as Self - Host · as Self - Various Characters · as Self - Various Characters (uncredited) · as Self / Various (archive footage) · as Sen. Bob Dole (uncredited) · as Yortuk Festrunk (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • The Gift of Winter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Goodly / Rotten / Maple (voice)

  • Belushi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

  • Getting Lost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as (voice)

  • Ghostbusters: Night Shift (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Executive Producer

  • Keeper of the Cup (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as The Keeper

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 132 titles, 128 of them dated from 1974 to 2024; peak year 1988.

Biggest box office

Ghostbusters (1984)

$297M worldwide

Highest rated

The Blues Brothers (1980)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021)

Film career

MilestoneBreakoutNomination
19742024

Peak 1988 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 42 MovieCove titles. 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
Acting127 of 132: 108 only acting, 19 with another role · typical Midcredits score43rdDirecting2 of 132: 0 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting16 of 132: 0 only writing, 16 with another role · typical Midcredits score60thProducing10 of 132: 4 only producing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score35thOther crew1 of 132: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

132 titles, 19 with more than one role — acting and writing overlap on 16 of them.

By decade

1970s9 · 9 acting · 3 crew1980s29 · 27 acting · 9 crew1990s41 · 41 acting · 5 crew2000s22 · acting2010s21 · 21 acting · 2 crew2020s6 · 5 acting · 3 crew

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 20% of 65 roles
788893980308

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; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

a Primetime Emmy from 6 major nominations, 1977–1990.

WinNomination
  1. 1990
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Actor in a Supporting Role
  2. 1979
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Program
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Writing in a Comedy or Comedy-Variety or Music Series
  3. 1978
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Continuing or Single Performance by a Supporting Actor in Variety or Music
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Series
  4. 1977
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Series

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 Dan Aykroyd's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 41st percentile, the median of all 83; across their 85 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 51st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 85

Approval · how many liked their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 85

Reach · how many have seen their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 85

Midcredits score across 96 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up29
  • 50th to 74th19
  • 25th to 49th27
  • Below 25th21

Shape of the crowd

41 of their 96 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved9
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive3
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser32
  • Broadly Agreed7
  • Mixed41

Most divisive · actor

The Earth Day Special (1990)

94th percentile spread · 33% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor, writer

The Blues Brothers (1980)

Midcredits 97th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the acting 66/100 in their films, across 74 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 43. 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 Dan Aykroyd's work okay for kids?

Across up to 45 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films and violence & gore and frightening / intense lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore34 titles19–48 · median 33 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity45 titles18–64 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity35 titles25–74 · median 47 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs32 titles15–56 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense31 titles11–54 · median 28 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian 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 Dan Aykroyd work with?

People who share at least 2 of Dan Aykroyd's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ivan Reitman shares the most, 9.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles