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Mel Brooks

Mel Brooks

Actor, writer, producer and director · Born June 28, 1926 (100) · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

2 Oscars · 4 Primetime Emmys · BAFTA Award winner · 3 other major award bodies

Melvin James Brooks (né Kaminsky; June 28, 1926) is an American actor, comedian, filmmaker, and songwriter. With a career spanning over seven decades, he is known as a writer and director of a variety of successful broad farces and parodies. A recipient of numerous accolades, he is one of 21 entertainers to win the EGOT (which includes an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony). He received a Kennedy Center Honor in 2009, a Hollywood Walk of Fame star in 2010, the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2013, a British Film Institute Fellowship in 2015, a National Medal of Arts in 2016, a BAFTA Fellowship in 2017, and the Honorary Academy Award in 2024. Brooks began his career as a comic and a writer for Sid Caesar's variety show Your Show of Shows(1950–1954). There, he worked with Neil Simon, Woody Allen, Larry Gelbart, and Carl Reiner. With Reiner, he co-created the comedy sketch The 2000 Year Old Man. He released several comedy albums, starting with 2000 Year Old Man in 1960. Brooks received five nominations for the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album, finally winning in 1999. With Buck Henry, he created the hit satirical spy comedy series Get Smart (1965–1970) on NBC television. Brooks won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for The Producers (1967). He then rose to prominence by directing a string of successful comedy films such as The Twelve Chairs (1970), Blazing Saddles (1974), Young Frankenstein (1974), Silent Movie (1976), and High Anxiety (1977). Later, Brooks made History of the World, Part I (1981), Spaceballs (1987), Life Stinks (1991), Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993), and Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995). A musical adaptation of his first film, The Producers, ran on Broadway from 2001 to 2007 and earned Brooks three Tony Awards. The project was remade into a musical film in 2005. He wrote and produced the Hulu series History of the World, Part II (2023). Brooks was married to actress Anne Bancroft from 1964 until she died in 2005. Their son, Max Brooks, is an actor and author known for his novel World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War (2006). In 2021, Mel Brooks published his memoir titled All About Me!. Three of his films are included on the American Film Institute's list of the top 100 comedy films of the past 100 years (1900–2000), all of which were ranked in the top 15: Blazing Saddles at number 6, The Producers at number 11, and Young Frankenstein at number 13.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 28, 1926 (100)
From
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Actor, writer, producer and director
Titles
66 on MovieCove · 96 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 32% in 30 days

What are Mel Brooks' films like?

Across their 52 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy18 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 80th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Animation5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd percentile
: browse their Animation movies
Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 15th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 81st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 89th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography 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
25%
Bonds
18%
Society
18%
Ideas
14%
Morality
11%
Survival
6%
Power
6%
Identity11 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt11 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship11 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception7 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity9 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition7 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 47 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 36 · Serious 9 · Dark 2

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 19 · Stylized 15 · Heightened 13

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 24 · Charged 18 · Intense 5

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

Steady 34 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 4

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

Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 29

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

Slow burn 16 · Even-paced 27 · Relentless 4

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

Casual 32 · Engaged 15 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 44 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

14 analyzed roles

Usually the Trickster: 6 of 14 analyzed roles.

Trickster
6 of 14
Mentor
4 of 14
Hero
3 of 14
Shapeshifter
1 of 14
Show the 14 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
33
Absurd
22
Warm
22
Contemplative
9
Tense
8
Other
38

How their films linger

Feel-good32 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun26 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy31
  • Bittersweet8
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous6
  • Cyclical5

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 Mel Brooks' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 38 of their 66 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Mel Brooks' 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

96 credits, 66 with a MovieCove page; 85 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Spaceballs: The New One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Original Film Writer · Producer · as President Skroob / Yogurt

  • The Land of Sometimes(2026)

    Producer · as The Postman (voice)

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Hanging of Stuart Cornfeld(2025)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Flower of the Dawn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Bürgermeister (voice)

  • History of the World: Part II(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer · as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows

  • Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank(2022)

    Executive Producer · Original Film Writer · as Shogun (voice)

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Automat(2021)

    Songs · as Self

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Only Murders in the Building(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Mel Brooks

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • History of the Sitcom(2021)

    Show as Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • Forky Asks a Question: What Is Love? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Melephant Brooks (voice)

  • Forky Asks a Question (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Melephant Brooks (voice)

  • The Producers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Composer · Lyricist · Writer

  • Toy Story 4(2019)

    as Melephant Brooks (voice)

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation(2018)

    as Vlad (voice)

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Leap!(2016)

    as Luteau (US version)

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Hotel Transylvania 2(2015)

    as Vlad (voice)

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Sam(2017)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Mel Brooks Live at the Geffen(2015)

    Executive Producer · Writer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Guardian Brothers(2015)

    as Rogman

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Ride(2014)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Mr. Peabody & Sherman(2014)

    as Albert Einstein (voice)

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Paul Reiser Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as The Angry Cat (voice)

  • Ruby's Studio: The Feelings Show(2010)

    as Sally Simon Simmons Narrator

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Glenn Martin DDS(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all shows

  • Spaceballs: The Animated Series(2008)

    Show 15 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Main Title Theme Composer · Writer · as President Skroob / Yogurt (voice)

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows

  • Spaceballs: The Totally Warped Animated Adventures (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as President Skroob/Yogurt

  • Get Smart(2008)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Get Smart's Bruce and Lloyd Out of Control(2008)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't(2008)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Hitler: The Comedy Years(2007)

    as Singer in 'Springtime for Hitler' (archive footage) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Legends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Mel Funn (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • The Producers(2005)

    Producer · Screenplay · Songs · as Hilda the Pigeon / Tom the Cat (voice)

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Robots(2005)

    as Bigweld (voice)

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks(2003)

    Show 52 episodes · as Wiley (voice)

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie(2002)

    as Joe Snow (voice)

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Santa Claus (voice)

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Primetime Glick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Curb Your Enthusiasm(2000)

    Show 4 episodes · as Mel Brooks

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Sex, Lies and Video Violence(2000)

    as Stressed old man

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Screw Loose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Jake Gordon

  • Dracula: Dead and Loving It(1995)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay · as Prof. Abraham Van Helsing

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Little Rascals(1994)

    as Mr. Welling

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Silence of the Hams(1994)

    as Checkout Guest (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • RTL Samstag Nacht (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Frasier(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Tom (voice)

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Robin Hood: Men in Tights(1993)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay · as Rabbi Tuckman

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Mickey's Audition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Movie Director

  • Mad About You(1992)

    Show 4 episodes · as Uncle Phil

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows

  • The Vagrant(1992)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Noel's House Party (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Life Stinks(1991)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay · Story · as Goddard Bolt

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Look Who's Talking Too(1990)

    as Mr. Toilet Man (voice)

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • The Simpsons(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Mel Brooks (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • The Nutt House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · Creator · Writer

  • The Fly II(1989)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Saturday Night Clive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Spaceballs(1987)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay · as President Skroob / Yogurt

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • 84 Charing Cross Road(1987)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Solarbabies(1986)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • The Fly(1986)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Doctor and the Devils(1985)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • An Audience with Mel Brooks(1983)

    Writer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • To Be or Not to Be(1983)

    Producer · as Dr. Frederick Bronski

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Frances(1982)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • My Favorite Year(1982)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • History of the World: Part I(1981)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay · as Moses / Comicus / Torquemada / Jacques / King Louis XVI

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Nude Bomb(1980)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Fatso (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Producer

  • The Muppet Movie(1979)

    as Professor Max Krassman

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Coming Attractions(1978)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Peeping Times (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Adolf Hitler

  • High Anxiety(1977)

    Director · Producer · Songs · Writer · as Dr. Richard H. Thorndyke

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Silent Movie(1976)

    Director · Screenplay · as Mel Funn

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother(1975)

    as Lion victim (voice)

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • When Things Were Rotten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 13 episodes · Creator · Producer · Writer · as Guard (uncredited)

  • The 2000 Year Old Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Writer · as 2000 Year Old Man (voice)

  • Young Frankenstein(1974)

    Director · Screenplay · Screenstory · as Werewolf / Cat / Victor Frankenstein (voice) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Free to Be... You & Me(1974)

    as Baby Boy (voice)

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Blazing Saddles(1974)

    Director · Lyricist · Screenplay · Songs · as William Le Petomane / Indian Chief

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Flick Flack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Electric Company(1971)

    Show 780 episodes · as Blond-Haired Cartoon Man (voice)

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • The Twelve Chairs(1970)

    Director · Screenplay · as Tikon

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Shinbone Alley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Author · Writer

  • Annie: The Women in the Life of a Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Writer · as Himself

  • The Producers(1967)

    Director · Lyricist · Songs · Writer · as Singer in "Springtime for Hitler" (voice) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Get Smart: A Man Called Smart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Writer

  • Get Smart(1965)

    Show 3 episodes · Creator · Writer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The Critic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Creator · Writer · as Narrator (voice)

  • Inside Danny Baker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Writer

  • The Ladies Man(1961)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • New Faces(1954)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Enormous (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Bernie (voice)

  • Grown Ups 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Untitled Get Smart Reboot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Characters

  • Untitled Lani Pixels Project (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Gatekeeper (voice)

  • Very Young Frankenstein (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Executive Producer · Original Film Writer

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 89 titles, 83 of them dated from 1954 to 2026; peak year 1983.

Biggest box office

Robots (2005)

$263M worldwide

Highest rated

Young Frankenstein (1974)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

The Electric Company (1971)

Film career

MilestoneAward winNomination
19542026

Peak 1983 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 9 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.

  • 1963Screen debut· The Critic
  • 1963First top-billed film· The Critic
  • 1974Oscar nomination· Blazing Saddles
  • 1977Golden Globe nomination· High Anxiety
  • 1981Career best· History of the World: Part I
  • 1992Primetime Emmy win· Mad About You

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting64 of 89: 44 only acting, 20 with another role · typical Midcredits score64thDirecting11 of 89: 0 only directing, 11 with another role · typical Midcredits score70thWriting34 of 89: 10 only writing, 24 with another role · typical Midcredits score65thProducing23 of 89: 8 only producing, 15 with another role · typical Midcredits score42ndMusic2 of 89: 0 only music, 2 with another roleOther crew12 of 89: 2 only other crew, 10 with another role · typical Midcredits score68th

89 titles, 25 with more than one role — acting and writing overlap on 19 of them.

By decade

1950s1 · crew1960s6 · 2 acting · 6 crew1970s16 · 13 acting · 10 crew1980s13 · 5 acting · 11 crew1990s13 · 12 acting · 4 crew2000s14 · 13 acting · 3 crew2010s13 · 9 acting · 4 crew2020s7 · 6 acting · 3 crew

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 24% of 25 roles
63789303

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

2 Oscars, 4 Primetime Emmys, a BAFTA Award and 6 other major awards from 42 major nominations, 1956–2024.

WinNomination
  1. 2024
    • Oscar, won
  2. 2023
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording
  3. 2017
    • BAFTA Award, won · Film
  4. 2015
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Variety Special
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special
  5. 2013
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Variety Special
  6. 2012
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Variety Special
  7. 2009
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Musical Show Album
  8. 2007
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
Show 20 earlier years
  1. 2006
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Original Song - Motion Picture
  2. 2003
    • Writers Guild Award, won
  3. 2002
    • Grammy Award, won · Best Long Form Music Video
    • Grammy Award, won · Best Musical Show Album
  4. 1999
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Grammy Award, won · Best Spoken Comedy Album
  5. 1998
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
  6. 1997
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
  7. 1982
    • Grammy Award, nominated ×2 · Best Comedy Recording
  8. 1978
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
  9. 1977
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen
  10. 1975
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Music, Original Song
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Writing, Screenplay Adapted From Other Material
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Screenplay
    • +1 other major body · 1 win and 1 nomination
      • Writers Guild Award, won · Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen
      • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Best Comedy Adapted from Another Medium
  11. 1971
    • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Best Comedy Adapted from Another Medium
  12. 1969
    • Oscar, won · Best Writing, Story and Screenplay - Written Directly for the Screen
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Screenplay
    • +1 other major body · 1 win and 1 nomination
      • Writers Guild Award, won · Best Written American Original Screenplay
      • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Best Written American Comedy
  13. 1967
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Writing Achievement in Variety
  14. 1966
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy
  15. 1964
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Comedy Performance
  16. 1962
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Comedy Performance
  17. 1961
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Comedy Performance - Spoken Word
  18. 1958
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Best Comedy Writing
  19. 1957
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Best Comedy Writing - Variety or Situation Comedy
  20. 1956
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Best Comedy Writing

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 Mel Brooks' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 61st percentile, the median of all 53; across their 47 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 69th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 47

Approval · how many liked their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 47

Reach · how many have seen their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 47

Midcredits score across 66 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up23
  • 50th to 74th17
  • 25th to 49th14
  • Below 25th12

Shape of the crowd

22 of their 66 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved14
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser22
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed22

Most divisive · actor

Ruby's Studio: The Feelings Show (2010)

99th percentile spread · 42% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor, director, writer

Young Frankenstein (1974)

Midcredits 97th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 35 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 47. 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 Mel Brooks' work okay for kids?

Across up to 20 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore13 titles19–53 · median 32 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity20 titles25–52 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity13 titles9–64 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs13 titles22–38 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense13 titles9–40 · median 26 · 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 Mel Brooks work with?

People who share at least 2 of Mel Brooks' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; John Morris shares the most, 10.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles