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Usher

Usher

Actor and producer, also composer and director · Born October 14, 1978 (48) · Dallas, Texas, USA

Usher is an American recording artist, dancer, and actor. He rose to fame in the late 1990s with the release of his second album My Way, which spawned his first Billboard Hot 100 number-one hit, "Nice and Slow".

Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 14, 1978 (48)
From
Dallas, Texas, USA
Works as
Actor and producer, also composer and director
Titles
25 on MovieCove · 39 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 43% in 30 days

What are Usher's films like?

Across their 18 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Self.

Genres

Documentary7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 29th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th 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
Society
31%
Self
26%
Morality
18%
Bonds
11%
Ideas
8%
Power
4%
Survival
3%
Community6 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFame4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 17 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 11 · Serious 3 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 12 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 0

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 7 · Charged 6 · Intense 4

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

Steady 11 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 13 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 12 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 3 of 5 analyzed roles.

Hero
3 of 5
Ally
1 of 5
Shadow
1 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Hopeful
8
Warm
6
Joyful
5
Romantic
4
Other
15

How their films linger

Hopeful9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet7
  • Ambiguous3

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 Usher's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 25 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Usher'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

39 credits, 25 with a MovieCove page; 82 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Usher: Rendezvous in Paris(2024)

    Composer · Producer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • 25 Years 'My Way' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Composer · as Self

  • Bad Hair(2020)

    as Germane D.

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Dave(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Usher

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Guilty Until Proven Guilty(2018)

    Actor

  • Burden(2018)

    as Clarence Brooks

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Incredibles 2(2018)

    as Additional Voices (voice)

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • People You May Know(2017)

    as Usher

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Hands of Stone(2016)

    as Sugar Ray Leonard

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping(2016)

    as Usher

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Muppets Most Wanted(2014)

    as The Usher

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Justin Bieber's Believe(2013)

    Producer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Scary Movie 5(2013)

    as Ira the Janitor

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Usher - Amex Unstaged (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • OK! TV (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Justin Bieber: Never Say Never(2011)

    Producer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Killers(2010)

    as Kevin the Manager

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • In the Mix(2005)

    Producer · as Darrell Williams

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Usher - Behind the Truth Live from Atlanta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Actor

  • Usher The Truth Tour 2004 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Executive Producer · as Self

  • Rhythm City Volume One: Caught Up(2005)

    Director · Composer · Producer · as Self

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

  • Usher: Unauthorized (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Usher Raymond

  • American Dreams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Marvin Gaye

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

    Show 1 episode · as Eric Boggs

  • Texas Rangers(2001)

    as Randolph Douglas Scipio

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • 106 & Park (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Soul Food (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · as Cameron Marks

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

    as Ring Leader

  • Light It Up(1999)

    as Lester Dewitt

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • She's All That(1999)

    as Campus D.J.

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Faculty(1998)

    as Gabe Santora

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Famous Jett Jackson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • TRL (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Sabrina the Teenage Witch(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Love Doctor

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Promised Land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • 7th Heaven(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Will

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • Moesha(1996)

    Show 4 episodes · as Jeremy Davis

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows

  • The Parent 'Hood(1995)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • Live with Kelly and Mark(1988)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 39 titles from 1988 to 2024; peak year 1998.

Biggest box office

She's All That (1999)

$103M worldwide

Highest rated

What We Started (2017)

Midcredits 88th

Most popular right now

She's All That (1999)

Film career

19882024

Peak 1998 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. 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
Acting33 of 39: 33 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score46thDirecting1 of 39: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleProducing4 of 39: 3 only producing, 1 with another roleMusic3 of 39: 1 only music, 2 with another role

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s10 · acting2000s11 · 9 acting · 2 crew2010s13 · 11 acting · 2 crew2020s4 · 2 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 8th · top billed in 18% of 11 roles
9808

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.

How do Usher's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 46th percentile, the median of the 18 of 19 with a score; across their 16 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 49th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Approval · how many liked their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Reach · how many have seen their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Midcredits score across 24 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th9

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 24 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Divisive4
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed12

Most divisive · actor, producer

Justin Bieber's Believe (2013)

99th percentile spread · 74% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Incredibles 2 (2018)

Midcredits 92nd · 82% liked

Reviewers score the acting 54/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles; fans 70, detractors 34. 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 Usher's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 33 · mildMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 47 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 71 · intenseMedian of all films: 36

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Usher work with?

People who share at least 2 of Usher's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Scooter Braun shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Editors

Producers