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Method Man

Method Man

Actor, also producer · Born March 2, 1971 (55) · Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA

Grammy Award winner

Clifford Smith (born April 1, 1971 in Staten Island, New York), better known by his stage name Method Man or Meth is an American hip hop artist, record producer, actor and member of the hip hop collective Wu-Tang Clan. He took his stage name from the 1979 film The Fearless Young Boxer, also known as Method Man. He is one half of the rap duo Method Man & Redman along with fellow rapper Redman. He won a Grammy for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for "I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By" with Mary J. Blige. He appeared in the motion pictures Belly, How High, Garden State as well as a minor role in The Wackness. On television, he and hip-hop collaborator Redman co-starred on the short-lived Fox sitcom Method & Red, and he had a recurring role as Calvin "Cheese" Wagstaff on the acclaimed HBO drama series The Wire. Description above from the Wikipedia article Method Man, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
March 2, 1971 (55)
From
Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
72 on MovieCove · 98 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 39% in 30 days

What are Method Man's films like?

Across their 41 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy15 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile
: browse their Action movies
Documentary5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama 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
23%
Society
20%
Morality
15%
Survival
11%
Ideas
3%
Power
2%
Community14 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds11 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition10 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship7 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity9 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival6 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 34 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 23 · Serious 8 · Dark 3

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 23 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 5

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 11 · Charged 10 · Intense 13

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

A split, not a type: Steady 17 · Shifting 14 · Whiplash 3

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

Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 13 · Funny 9

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

Slow burn 14 · Even-paced 15 · Relentless 5

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

Casual 25 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 28 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

13 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 3 of 13 analyzed roles.

Hero
3 of 13
Ally
2 of 13
Threshold guardian
2 of 13
Shadow
2 of 13
Mentor
2 of 13
Herald
1 of 13
Trickster
1 of 13
Show the 13 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
15
Warm
10
Hopeful
12
Contemplative
11
Melancholic
13
Other
50

How their films linger

Fun19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good20 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 8 with a twist

  • Happy11
  • Bittersweet21
  • Ambiguous8
  • Cyclical1

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 Method Man's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 56 of their 72 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Method Man'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

98 credits, 72 with a MovieCove page; 66 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Relationship Goals(2026)

    as Jarrett Roy

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Poetic License (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as James Cassidy

  • Trouble Man(2025)

    as Money

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Bad Shabbos(2024)

    as Jordan

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Shadow Force(2025)

    as Unc

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Hip Hop Was Born Here(2025)

    Show as Interviewee

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Missionary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Voiceover (Voice)

  • Mother & Gun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Actor

  • The 4:30 Movie(2024)

    as Cookie

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • ODB: Wu Tang Forever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 4 episodes · as As Himself

  • How I Learned to Fly(2023)

    as Cliff Davis

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Bupkis(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Carnival Worker

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Torg (voice)

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Poker Face(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Frank "Brick" Bricatino

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • On the Come Up(2022)

    as Supreme

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Milestone Generations (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • The Crew Has It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Last Looks(2021)

    as Swag Dogggg

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • This Is the Night(2021)

    as Louis

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Masters of the Universe: Revelation(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Clamp Champ (voice)

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows

  • That Damn Michael Che(2021)

    Show as Doctor

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Vampires vs. the Bronx(2020)

    as Father Jackson

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Concrete Cowboy(2020)

    as Leroy

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Power Book II: Ghost(2020)

    Show 40 episodes · as Davis Maclean

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Teenage Bounty Hunters(2020)

    Show 5 episodes · as Terrance Coin

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Godfather of Harlem(2019)

    Show 3 episodes · as Sam Christian

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • First Wives Club(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Beast

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Shaft(2019)

    as Freddie P.

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men(2019)

    Show 4 episodes · Producer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Peppermint(2018)

    as Narcotics Detective Barker

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Future World(2018)

    as Tattooed Face

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • The Last O.G. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 4 episodes · as Green Eyes

  • Love Beats Rhymes(2017)

    as Ref

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Where's the Money(2017)

    as Trap

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Deuce(2017)

    Show 17 episodes · as Rodney

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Rebel(2017)

    Show as Terrance 'TJ' Jenkins

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows

  • Paterson(2016)

    as Method Man

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Team Snoop

  • Luke Cage(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Cliff 'Method Man' Smith

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Keanu(2016)

    as Cheddar

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Breaks(2016)

    as Darryl Van Patten Sr.

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • #Lucky Number(2015)

    as Tyson 'The Saint' St. James

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Difficult People(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Method Man

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Trainwreck(2015)

    as Temembe

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Staten Island Summer(2015)

    as Konko

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Seasons of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Big Rob

  • Scorpion(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Lucky the King

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • The Cobbler(2014)

    as Leon Ludlow

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Red Tails(2012)

    as Sticks

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • N.A.S.A.: The Spirit of Apollo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • Impractical Jokers(2011)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • The Sitter(2011)

    as Jacolby

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Mortician(2011)

    as The Mortician

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Wu-Tang Saga(2010)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Sinners and Saints(2010)

    as Weddo

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Good Guys(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Kenny

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • The Good Wife(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Young Boxer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • The Wackness(2008)

    as Percy

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Meet the Spartans(2008)

    as Persian Emissary

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Method Man: Live from the Sunset Strip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Executive Producer · as Himself

  • Burn Notice(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Valentine

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Jamie Kennedy's Blowin' Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Yo Momma(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all shows

  • Limp Bizkit: Greatest Videoz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Method Man (segment "N 2 Gether Now")

  • Venom(2005)

    as Deputy Turner

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Wild 'N Out(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • The Fairly OddParents: School's Out! The Musical (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Actor

  • The Strip Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director · Writer · as Self

  • Garden State(2004)

    as Diego

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Wu Tang Clan: Disciples of the 36 Chambers Chapter 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

  • Method & Red (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 13 episodes · Creator · as Method Man

  • Soul Plane(2004)

    as Muggsy

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • My Baby's Daddy(2004)

    as No Good (Randall)

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Scary Movie 3(2003)

    as Method Man

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Volcano High [MTV's Rapper Dub] (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Mr. Ma

  • The Twilight Zone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Kneigh

  • The Wire(2002)

    Show 13 episodes · as Melvin 'Cheese' Wagstaff

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Hype Williams: The Videos Vol. 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Actor

  • How High(2001)

    as Silas P. Silas

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Street Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Actor

  • Boston Public (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Flash Master K

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation(2000)

    Show 4 episodes · as Drops

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Boricua's Bond(2000)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Wonderland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Method Man

  • Third Watch(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as C-Note

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Dennis King

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Black & White(1999)

    as Method Man

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Pete Rock: Soul Survivor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Method Man

  • Belly(1998)

    as Shameek

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Cop Land(1997)

    as Shondel

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • One Eight Seven(1997)

    as Dennis Broadway

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Oz(1997)

    Show 4 episodes · as Carlton 'Tug' Daniels

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • The Chris Rock Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Jamie Foxx Show(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Method Man

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Mad TV(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Gentry Abrams · as Self

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Space Ghost Coast to Coast(1993)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Martin(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Method Man

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Sunny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Ruskin

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 94 titles, 93 of them dated from 1992 to 2026; peak year 2015.

Biggest box office

Meet the Spartans (2008)

$86M worldwide

Highest rated

Paterson (2016)

Midcredits 91st

Most popular right now

Power Book II: Ghost (2020)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19922026

Peak 2015 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 7 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
Acting92 of 94: 91 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score54thDirecting1 of 94: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 94: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing1 of 94: 1 only producing, 0 with another roleOther crew1 of 94: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1990s13 · acting2000s28 · 26 acting · 3 crew2010s29 · acting2020s23 · acting

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 6% of 33 roles
9707121722

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

1 major award from 2 major nominations, 1996–1998.

WinNomination
  1. 1998
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Rap Album
  2. 1996
    • Grammy Award, won · Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group

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 Method Man's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 35th percentile, the median of all 41; across their 34 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 40th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

40thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 34

Approval · how many liked their films

37thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 34

Reach · how many have seen their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 34

Midcredits score across 72 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up22
  • 50th to 74th16
  • 25th to 49th17
  • Below 25th17

Shape of the crowd

24 of their 72 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved10
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive4
  • Cult Classic8
  • Crowd Pleaser20
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed24

Most divisive · actor

Wu-Tang Saga (2010)

94th percentile spread · 54% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Wire (2002)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 58/100 in their films, across 30 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 35. 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 Method Man's work okay for kids?

Across up to 18 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and alcohol & drugs run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore16 titles9–82 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity18 titles12–60 · median 44 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity16 titles47–88 · median 76 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs13 titles33–82 · median 60 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense15 titles11–78 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all 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 Method Man work with?

People who share at least 2 of Method Man's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Oliver 'Power' Grant shares the most, 4.

Actors

Composers

Producers

Mixed roles