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Mickey Rourke

Mickey Rourke

Actor, also producer and writer · Born September 16, 1952 (74) · Schenectady, New York, USA

Golden Globe winner · BAFTA Award winner · Oscar nominee · 3 other major award bodies

Philip Andre "Mickey" Rourke Jr. (born September 16, 1952) is an American actor and former boxer who has appeared primarily as a leading man in drama, action, and thriller films. During the star of the 1980s, Rourke played supporting roles in films like Body Heat (1981) and Diner (1982), before portraying leading roles in films like The Motorcycle Boy in Rumble Fish (1983), Charlie Moran in The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984), Captain Stanley White in Year of the Dragon and John Gray in 9½ Weeks (1986). He received critical praise for his work in the Charles Bukowski biopic Barfly and the horror mystery Angel Heart (both 1987). In 1991, following a string of critical and commercial failures, Rourke—who trained as a boxer in his early years—left acting and became a professional boxer for a time. After retiring from boxing in 1994, Rourke returned to acting and had supporting roles in several films such as The Rainmaker (1997), Buffalo '66 (1998), Animal Factory, Get Carter (both 2000), The Pledge (2001), Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003), Man on Fire (2004) and Domino (2005). In 2005, Rourke made a comeback in mainstream Hollywood circles with a lead role in the neo-noir action thriller Sin City, for which he won awards from the Chicago Film Critics Association, the Irish Film and Television Awards, and the Online Film Critics Society. This comeback culminated in his portraying aging wrestler Randy 'The Ram' Robinson in the sports drama film The Wrestler (2008). For the role, Rourke won the Golden Globe Award and BAFTA Award for Best Actor, and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. After this, Rourke appeared in several commercially successful films; Iron Man 2, The Expendables (both 2010) and Immortals (2011), before primarily going on to work in independent and direct-to-video productions.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 16, 1952 (74)
From
Schenectady, New York, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer and writer
Titles
88 on MovieCove · 108 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 14% in 30 days

What are Mickey Rourke's films like?

Across their 85 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Action39 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 20th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime14 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Comedy9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 79th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Drama8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 32nd percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 71st 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
Morality
30%
Self
19%
Bonds
18%
Survival
15%
Power
8%
Society
8%
Ideas
2%
Survival19 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds19 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice19 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption16 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity12 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge9 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition9 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love8 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 84 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 10 · Serious 27 · Dark 47

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 43 · Stylized 22 · Heightened 19

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 9 · Charged 34 · Intense 41

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

Steady 27 · Shifting 44 · Whiplash 13

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

Straight-faced 63 · Some laughs 17 · Funny 4

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

Slow burn 35 · Even-paced 38 · Relentless 11

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

Casual 24 · Engaged 52 · Full focus 8

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 22 · Affecting 29 · Heavy 33

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

Resolved 54 · Open-ended 19 · Ambiguous 11

Roles they play

70 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 31 of 70 analyzed roles.

Shadow
31 of 70
Hero
17 of 70
Mentor
11 of 70
Trickster
4 of 70
Shapeshifter
4 of 70
Threshold guardian
3 of 70
Show the 70 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
69
Melancholic
35
Dread
28
Thrilling
18
Contemplative
15
Other
57

How their films linger

Unsettling35 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet24 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 12 with a twist

  • Happy12
  • Bittersweet42
  • Tragic10
  • Ambiguous19
  • Cyclical2

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 Mickey Rourke's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 61 of their 88 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (45).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Mickey Rourke'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

108 credits, 88 with a MovieCove page; 47 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Bring the Law(2026)

    as Gargos

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Roaring Game(2025)

    as The Plow King

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Devil's Play(2025)

    as Reverend Beau Jackson

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Not Another Church Movie(2024)

    as Devil

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Jade(2025)

    as Tork

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Murder at Hollow Creek(2024)

    as Ruslan Petrovic

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • 21 Rubies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Mickey Mandovanis

  • The Palace(2023)

    as Bill Crush

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Murder Motel(2023)

    as Dino

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Hunt Club(2022)

    as Virgil

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Section 8(2022)

    as Earl Atherton

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • WarHunt(2022)

    as Major Johnson

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • The Commando(2022)

    Executive Producer · as Johnny

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Mickey Rourke: Just Like a Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • Man of God(2021)

    as Paralyzed Man

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Take Back(2021)

    Executive Producer · as Patrick / Jack

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Adverse(2020)

    as Kaden

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Girl(2020)

    as Sheriff

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Legion(2020)

    as Corbulo

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Berlin, I Love You(2019)

    as Jim

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Night Walk(2019)

    as Gary

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Masked Singer(2019)

    Show 2 episodes · as Gremlin · as Gremlin (archive footage) · as Self

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • Tiger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Frank Donovan

  • Nightmare Cinema(2018)

    Co-Executive Producer · as The Projectionist

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Hollywood, No Sex Please!(2018)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • WEAPONiZED(2016)

    as Professor Clarence Peterson

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • House of Time(2015)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Blunt Force Trauma(2015)

    as Zorringer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • War Pigs(2015)

    as Major A.J. Redding

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Ashby(2015)

    as Ashby Holt

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • A Hitman in London(2015)

    as Vogel

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Sin City: A Dame to Kill For(2014)

    as Marv

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Dead in Tombstone(2013)

    as Lucifer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Generation Iron(2013)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Java Heat(2013)

    as Malik

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Black November(2012)

    as Tom Hudson

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Courier(2012)

    as Maxwell

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen(2012)

    as (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Immortals(2011)

    as King Hyperion

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Passion Play(2010)

    as Nate

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Expendables(2010)

    as Tool

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Iron Man 2(2010)

    as Ivan Vanko

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • 13(2010)

    as Jefferson

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Wrestler(2008)

    as Randy

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Killshot(2008)

    as Armand 'The Blackbird' Degas

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Informers(2008)

    as Peter

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Hyung (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Jack

  • Stormbreaker(2006)

    as Darrius Sayle

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Domino(2005)

    as Ed Mosbey

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Sin City(2005)

    as Marv

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Man on Fire(2004)

    as Jordan Kalfus

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Once Upon a Time in Mexico(2003)

    as Billy Chambers

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Masked and Anonymous(2003)

    as Edmund

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Spun(2002)

    as The Cook

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Picture Claire(2001)

    as Eddie

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Follow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Husband

  • The Hire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Husband

  • They Crawl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Tiny Frakes

  • The Pledge(2001)

    as Jim Olstad

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Animal Factory(2000)

    as Jan the Actress

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Get Carter(2000)

    as Cyrus Paice

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Shades (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Paul S. Sullivan

  • Out in Fifty(1999)

    as Jack Bracken

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Shergar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Gavin O'Rourke

  • WWE Smackdown!(1999)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Thursday(1998)

    as Kasarov

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Thicker Than Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Father Frank Larkin

  • Point Blank(1998)

    as Rudy Ray

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Buffalo '66(1998)

    as The Bookie

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Rainmaker(1997)

    as Bruiser Stone

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Exit in Red (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Ed Altman

  • Another 9½ Weeks(1997)

    as John Gray

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Double Team(1997)

    as Stavros

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Bullet(1996)

    Music Supervisor · Writer · as Butch 'Bullet' Stein

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Fall Time(1995)

    as Florence

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • F.T.W.(1994)

    Writer · as Frank T. Wells

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Last Outlaw(1993)

    as Graff

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • White Sands(1992)

    as Gorman Lennox

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man(1991)

    as Harley Davidson

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Desperate Hours(1990)

    as Michael Bosworth

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Word (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Wild Orchid(1989)

    as James Wheeler

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Johnny Handsome(1989)

    as Johnny Handsome

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Francesco(1989)

    as Francesco

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Homeboy(1988)

    Screenplay · as Johnny Walker

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • A Prayer for the Dying(1987)

    as Martin Fallon

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Barfly(1987)

    as Henry Chinaski

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Angel Heart(1987)

    as Harry Angel

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • 9½ Weeks(1986)

    as John

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Year of the Dragon(1985)

    as Stanley White

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Pope of Greenwich Village(1984)

    as Charlie

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Rumble Fish(1983)

    as The Motorcycle Boy

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Eureka(1983)

    as Aurelio D'Amato

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Diner(1982)

    as Robert 'Boogie' Sheftell

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Body Heat(1981)

    as Teddy Lewis

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Heaven's Gate(1980)

    as Nick Ray

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case(1980)

    as John Rideout

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Fade to Black(1980)

    as Richie

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Act of Love(1980)

    as Joseph Cybulkowski

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • City in Fear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Tony Pate

  • 1941(1979)

    as Reese

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Love in the Hamptons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Swede

  • 3 Days Rising (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Willy T

  • A Walking Miracle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Jack

  • Merchandise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Patrick

  • National Lampoon's Hollywood Heist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • She's Still Here (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Father Scott

  • The Mob Priest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Jared McKendry

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 108 titles, 102 of them dated from 1976 to 2026; peak year 1988.

Biggest box office

Iron Man 2 (2010)

$624M worldwide

Highest rated

The Wrestler (2008)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Iron Man 2 (2010)

Film career

MilestoneAward win
19762026

Peak 1988 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 48 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
Acting107 of 108: 102 only acting, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score37thWriting2 of 108: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing3 of 108: 0 only producing, 3 with another roleOther crew2 of 108: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

108 titles, 5 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1970s2 · acting1980s19 · 19 acting · 1 crew1990s20 · 20 acting · 1 crew2000s18 · acting2010s24 · 23 acting · 2 crew2020s19 · 19 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 30% of 70 roles
8085900005101520

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 Golden Globe, a BAFTA Award and 1 other major award from 8 major nominations, 1988–2009.

WinNomination
  1. 2009
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Leading Actor
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
    • +2 other major bodies · 1 win and 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actor
      • Independent Spirit Award, won · Best Male Lead
  2. 2006
    • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Acting Ensemble
  3. 1988
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Male Lead

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 Mickey Rourke's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 37th percentile, the median of all 86; across their 84 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 37th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

37thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 84

Approval · how many liked their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 84

Reach · how many have seen their films

82ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 84

Midcredits score across 88 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up14
  • 50th to 74th16
  • 25th to 49th23
  • Below 25th35

Shape of the crowd

41 of their 88 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Universally Panned3
  • Divisive7
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser23
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed41

Most divisive · actor

Devil's Play (2025)

99th percentile spread · 41% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Wrestler (2008)

Midcredits 98th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 58/100 in their films, across 77 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 39. 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 Mickey Rourke's work okay for kids?

Across up to 45 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore29 titles42–95 · median 77 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity45 titles22–73 · median 49 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity28 titles36–86 · median 71 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs27 titles30–88 · median 49 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense22 titles38–86 · median 65 · intenseheavier 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 Mickey Rourke work with?

People who share at least 2 of Mickey Rourke's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kimberly Hines shares the most, 10.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles