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Marcus Miller

Marcus Miller

Composer, actor and editor · Born June 14, 1959 (67) · Brooklyn, New York, USA

William Henry Marcus Miller Jr., more commonly known as Marcus Miller, is a multi-instrumentalist, producer and composer, but is best known for playing the bass guitar. Born June 14, 1959, in Brooklyn, New York, he grew up in a family of musicians, specifically his father William Miller, a church organist, and his cousin, jazz pianist Wynton Kelly. Miller plays guitar, saxophone, bass, keyboards, clarinet, and the recorder. Starting in 1975, he performed as a session musician for 15 years, eventually playing the bass on over 500 recordings. He also currently records and tours as a bandleader.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 14, 1959 (67)
From
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Works as
Composer, actor and editor
Titles
32 on MovieCove · 53 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

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

What are Marcus Miller's films like?

Across their 31 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy19 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 34th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 82nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 83rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th percentile
: 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
Bonds
37%
Self
30%
Morality
13%
Society
10%
Power
6%
Ideas
4%
Romantic love11 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth6 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity6 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 31 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 0

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

Grounded 20 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 14 · Charged 14 · Intense 3

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

Steady 20 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 1

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 8 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 15

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

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 22 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 21 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 30 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
14
Warm
11
Absurd
10
Romantic
10
Tense
8
Other
30

How their films linger

Feel-good19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy22
  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous4

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 Marcus Miller's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 32 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Marcus Miller'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

53 credits, 32 with a MovieCove page; 17 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Misty Green(2026)

    Composer · Editor

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Marcus Miller @ TSF Jazz Chantilly Festival 2025 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • Candy Cane Lane(2023)

    Composer · Orchestrator

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Sidney(2022)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Safety(2020)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Marcus Miller: Jazz à la Villette 2019 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as bass

  • Marcus Miller - Laid Black Tour - Estival Jazz Lugano (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Actor

  • Marcus Miller - Leverkusener Jazztage 2017 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Actor

  • Marshall(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Marcus Miller - Leverkusener Jazztage 2015 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • Marcus(2015)

    Composer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • About Last Night(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Marcus Miller - Montreux Jazz Festival 2013 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as basso, clarinetto basso

  • Think Like a Man(2012)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Mardi Gras: Spring Break(2011)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Marcus Miller in Gdansk, on the Festival of Solidarity of Arts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Actor

  • Mozdzer (Solidarity of Arts. Gdansk. 2010) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Actor

  • SMV: Stanley Clarke Marcus Miller Victor Wooten Jazz a Vienne 2009 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • Good Hair(2009)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Marcus Miller - Lugano Estival Jazz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • This Christmas(2007)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • I Think I Love My Wife(2007)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Save the Last Dance 2(2006)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Pact(2006)

    Composer

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

  • Everybody Hates Chris(2005)

    Show 88 episodes · Composer · Theme Song Performance

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Marcus Miller - Jazz à Juan Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Actor

  • King's Ransom(2005)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Marcus Miller – Power Of Soul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Bass

  • Breakin' All the Rules(2004)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Marcus Miller, Mike Stern, Scott Henderson - Leverkusen Jazztage Festival (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • Head of State(2003)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Deliver Us from Eva(2003)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Marcus Miller - AVO Session (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • Serving Sara(2002)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Two Can Play That Game(2001)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Marcus Miller - In Concert: Ohne Filter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Actor

  • The Trumpet of the Swan(2001)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Brothers(2001)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Ladies Man(2000)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • An American Love Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 10 episodes · Composer

  • David Sanborn & Friends - The Super Session II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Actor

  • Lethal Weapon 4(1998)

    Additional Music

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Sixth Man(1997)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Great White Hype(1996)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • A Low Down Dirty Shame(1994)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Marcus Miller – Live at Ohne Filter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Actor

  • Above the Rim(1994)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Boomerang(1992)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • House Party(1990)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Siesta(1987)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Miles Davis – Tutu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Director · Compositor · Actor

  • Any Friend of Nicholas Nickleby Is a Friend of Mine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Additional Music

  • The Shady Hill Kidnapping (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Additional Music

Career shape

A full career of 47 titles from 1982 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Boomerang (1992)

$131M worldwide

Highest rated

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool (2019)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

Candy Cane Lane (2023)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting18 of 47: 17 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting1 of 47: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleMusic29 of 47: 27 only music, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score41stOther crew3 of 47: 0 only other crew, 3 with another role

47 titles, 3 with more than one role.

By decade

1980s4 · 1 acting · 4 crew1990s10 · 2 acting · 8 crew2000s19 · 7 acting · 12 crew2010s10 · 7 acting · 3 crew2020s4 · 1 acting · 3 crew

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.

How do Marcus Miller's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 44th percentile, the median of all 31; across their 31 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 44th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 31

Approval · how many liked their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 31

Reach · how many have seen their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 31

Midcredits score across 32 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th12
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

19 of their 32 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Mixed19

Most divisive · composer

The Pact (2006)

96th percentile spread · 21% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

Sidney (2022)

Midcredits 94th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 60/100 in their films, across 18 reviewed titles; fans 68, detractors 45. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.

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 Marcus Miller's work okay for kids?

Across up to 14 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and profanity run heavier than most films and frightening / intense lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles24–56 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity14 titles21–62 · median 43 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity9 titles57–86 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 42 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles7–48 · median 27 · 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 Marcus Miller work with?

People who share at least 2 of Marcus Miller's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Reginald Hudlin shares the most, 9.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles