Philip Roth
Writer · Died May 22, 2018, aged 85 · Newark, New Jersey, USA
- March 19, 1933
- May 22, 2018 (aged 85)
- Newark, New Jersey, USA
- Writer
- 11 on MovieCove · 16 credits in all
What are Philip Roth's films like?
Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 8
Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 7
Grounded 8 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 2 · Charged 6 · Intense 1
A split, not a type: Steady 4 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 2
A split, not a type: Easy watch 0 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 6
Resolved 0 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 3
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet3
- Tragic2
- 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 Philip Roth's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).
- Lionsgate+, show their 2 titles on Lionsgate+
- Shout! TV, show their 2 titles on Shout! TV
- A&E Crime Central, show their title on A&E Crime Central
- Best TV Ever, show their title on Best TV Ever
- HISTORY Vault, show their title on HISTORY Vault
- Howdy, show their title on Howdy
- Sundance Now, show their title on Sundance Now
Subscription and free streaming for Philip Roth'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
16 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Deception(2021)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Linhas Cruzadas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
The Plot Against America(2020)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows
The Prague Orgy(2019)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
American Pastoral(2016)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Indignation(2016)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
The Humbling(2014)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Elegy(2008)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
The Human Stain(2003)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
The Ghost Writer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
American Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Portnoy's Complaint (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Goodbye, Columbus(1969)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Battle of Blood Island(1960)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Nemesis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 16 titles, 15 of them dated from 1955 to 2021.
Biggest box office
The Human Stain (2003)
Highest rated
Indignation (2016)
Most popular right now
American Pastoral (2016)
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 Philip Roth's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 41st percentile, the median of all 9; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 40th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th4
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 11 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the dialogue 60/100 and the plot and story 49/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
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 Philip Roth's work okay for kids?
Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.
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 Philip Roth work with?
People who share at least 2 of Philip Roth's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Andre Lamal shares the most, 3.
Writers
- Nicholas MeyerShared titles: Elegy (2008), The Human Stain (2003)See all 2 shared titles with Nicholas Meyer
Producers
- Andre LamalShared titles: American Pastoral (2016), Elegy (2008), The Human Stain (2003)See all 3 shared titles with Andre Lamal
- Gary LucchesiShared titles: American Pastoral (2016), Elegy (2008), The Human Stain (2003)See all 3 shared titles with Gary Lucchesi
- Tom RosenbergShared titles: American Pastoral (2016), Elegy (2008), The Human Stain (2003)See all 3 shared titles with Tom Rosenberg
- Terry McKayShared titles: American Pastoral (2016), Elegy (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Terry McKay