
Sarah Kate Silverman (born December 1, 1970) is an American comedian, actress, and writer. Her comedy addresses social taboos and controversial topics, including racism, sexism, homophobia, politics, and religion, sometimes having her comic character endorse them in a satirical or deadpan fashion. She has won two Primetime Emmy Awards for her work on television. Silverman was a writer and performer on Saturday Night Live, and she starred in and produced The Sarah Silverman Program, which ran from 2007 to 2010 on Comedy Central, for which she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. She released an autobiography The Bedwetter in 2010. She also appeared in other television programs, such as Mr. Show and V.I.P. and starred in films, including Who's the Caboose? (1997), School of Rock (2003), Wreck-It Ralph (2012), A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014) and Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018). In 2015, she starred in the drama I Smile Back, for which she was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role. During the 2016 election, she became increasingly politically active; she initially campaigned for Bernie Sanders but later spoke in support of Hillary Clinton at the 2016 Democratic National Convention. She hosted the Hulu streaming television late-night talk show I Love You, America with Sarah Silverman from 2017 until late 2018. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sarah Silverman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- December 1, 1970 (55)
- Bedford, New Hampshire, USA
- Actor and producer, also writer, composer and director
- 82 on MovieCove · 115 credits in all
What are Sarah Silverman's films like?
Across their 44 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
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 8 · Wry 3 · Earnest 29
Light 23 · Serious 13 · Dark 5
Grounded 27 · Stylized 11 · Heightened 3
Gentle 17 · Charged 19 · Intense 5
A split, not a type: Steady 25 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 4
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 16 · Funny 20
A split, not a type: Slow burn 21 · Even-paced 18 · Relentless 2
Casual 26 · Engaged 14 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 23 · Affecting 13 · Heavy 5
Resolved 33 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 2
Roles they play
Usually the Ally: 5 of 17 analyzed roles.
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- Heroas Susan in Who's the Caboose? (1997)
- Shadowas Patty Di Marco in School of Rock (2003)
- Allyas Cherri in Hair High (2004)
- Tricksteras Becky in School for Scoundrels (2006)
- Heroas Sarah Silverman in The Sarah Silverman Program. (2007)
- Allyas Jill in Saint John of Las Vegas (2009)
- Tricksteras Cheri Meyerwitz in Peep World (2010)
- Allyas Geraldine in Take This Waltz (2011)
- Tricksteras Vanellope in Wreck-It Ralph (2012)
- Shadowas Laney Brooks in I Smile Back (2015)
- Heraldas Paula in Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016)
- Mentoras Gladys Heldman in Battle of the Sexes (2017)
- Allyas Vanellope in Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018)
- Heroas Candy Smalls in Santa Inc. (2021)
- Allyas Parker in Marry Me (2022)
- Heroas Performer (self) in Sarah Silverman: PostMortem (2025)
- Tricksteras Performer (self) in Sarah Silverman: PostMortem (2025)
Moods and endings
- Happy12
- Bittersweet19
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous10
- 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 Sarah Silverman's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 59 of their 82 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
- School of Rock (2003) · actor · free
- Frasier (1993) · actor · free
- Star Trek: Voyager (1995) · actor · free
- Take This Waltz (2011) · actor · free
- The Way of the Gun (2000) · actor · free
- Drawn Together (2004) · actor · free
- Heartbreakers (2001) · actor · free
- I Smile Back (2015) · actor · free
- Punching Henry (2016) · actor · free
- JAG (1995) · actor · free
- Peep World (2010) · actor · free
- Santa Inc. (2021) · actor, producer · free
- The Good Wife (2009) · actor · free
- Monk (2002) · actor · free
- Frasier (1993) · actor · free
- Conan (2010) · actor · free
- Saturday Night Live (1975) · actor, writer · free
- Take This Waltz (2011) · actor · free
- The Way of the Gun (2000) · actor · free
- Yo Gabba Gabba! (2007) · actor · free
- Heartbreakers (2001) · actor · free
- Overnight Delivery (1998) · actor · free
- What Planet Are You From? (2000) · actor · free
- Santa Inc. (2021) · actor, producer · free
- Conan (2010) · actor · free
- Mentally Al (2020) · actor · free
- Childrens Hospital (2008) · actor · free
- Take This Waltz (2011) · actor · free
- The Way of the Gun (2000) · actor · free
- Heartbreakers (2001) · actor · free
- I Smile Back (2015) · actor · free
- Punching Henry (2016) · actor · free
- Overnight Delivery (1998) · actor · free
- I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With (2006) · actor · free
- Gravy (2015) · actor · free
- School for Scoundrels (2006) · actor · free
- Entourage (2004) · actor
- The Larry Sanders Show (1992) · actor
- Mr. Show with Bob and David (1995) · actor
- Conan (2010) · actor
- Bored to Death (2009) · actor
- Aqua Teen Hunger Force (2000) · actor
- Battle of the Sexes (2017) · actor
- Sarah Silverman: We Are Miracles (2013) · actor, writer, producer
- Sarah Silverman: Someone You Love (2023) · actor, writer, producer
- Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021) · actor
- Seinfeld (1989) · actor
- Don't Look Up (2021) · actor
- Sarah Silverman: A Speck of Dust (2017) · actor, writer, producer
- Take This Waltz (2011) · actor
- Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special (2017) · actor
- Lady Dynamite (2016) · actor
- Maestro (2023) · actor
- Sarah Silverman: PostMortem (2025) · actor, director, writer, producer
- Mating Season (2026) · actor
- FOX One, show their 3 titles on FOX One
- Shout! TV, show their 3 titles on Shout! TV
- Howdy, show their 2 titles on Howdy
- MovieSphere+, show their 2 titles on MovieSphere+
- Cinemax, show their title on Cinemax
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Subscription and free streaming for Sarah Silverman'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
115 credits, 82 with a MovieCove page; 95 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

Tangles(2026)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Mating Season(2026)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
The Charlie Puth Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

Stupid Pet Tricks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

Maestro(2023)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Pay or Die(2022)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Jack and Sam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

Once Upon a Studio(2023)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows
Menorah in the Middle(2022)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
Prophets of Change (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

The Bob's Burgers Movie(2022)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
Marry Me(2022)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Don't Look Up(2021)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Santa Inc.(2021)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows
Space Jam: A New Legacy(2021)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

Mentally Al(2020)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Home Movie: The Princess Bride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
I Love You, America(2017)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows
Battle of the Sexes(2017)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
The Book of Henry(2017)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
The Jim Jefferies Show(2017)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Punching Henry(2016)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Lady Dynamite(2016)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all showsYou Can Never Really Know Someone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

Great Minds with Dan Harmon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows
I Smile Back(2015)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Gravy(2015)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Ashby(2015)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Man Seeking Woman(2015)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows
Cops, Cum, Dicks, and Flying (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

Rubberhead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

Wyatt Cenac: Brooklyn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

The Unbelievably Sweet Alpacas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Masters of Sex(2013)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows
Sarah Silverman's Perfect Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

Fête des Pets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

Wreck-It Ralph(2012)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Take This Waltz(2011)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
The Muppets(2011)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Bob's Burgers(2011)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
Conan(2010)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows
Peep World(2010)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Saint John of Las Vegas(2009)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
The League(2009)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
The Good Wife(2009)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
Bored to Death(2009)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows
Funny People(2009)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Childrens Hospital(2008)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows
Match Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

A Bad Situationist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Yo Gabba Gabba!(2007)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows
School for Scoundrels(2006)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
Rent(2005)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all filmsToo Late with Adam Carolla (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

The Most Extraordinary Space Investigations (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
American Dad!(2005)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
Tom Goes to the Mayor(2004)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows
Drawn Together(2004)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows
Pilot Season (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

Entourage(2004)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
Hair High(2004)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Bad Santa(2003)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
School of Rock(2003)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

Monk(2002)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
Greg the Bunny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

Saddle Rash (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

Saddle Rash (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

Run Ronnie Run(2002)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Evolution(2001)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Heartbreakers(2001)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Say It Isn't So(2001)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Black Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

Aqua Teen Hunger Force(2000)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows
The Way of the Gun(2000)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Star Trek: Voyager - Future's End (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

Screwed(2000)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
The Bachelor(1999)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
Late Last Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

Futurama(1999)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
V.I.P. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Bulworth(1998)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Overnight Delivery(1998)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Who's the Caboose?(1997)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
JAG(1995)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows
Brotherly Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

The Naked Truth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

Star Trek: Voyager(1995)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
Frasier(1993)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
Droopy, Master Detective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

The Larry Sanders Show(1992)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
Caesar's Salad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

The Simpsons(1989)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Seinfeld(1989)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
Saturday Night Live(1975)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all showsViral (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 115 titles, 113 of them dated from 1975 to 2026; peak year 2016.
Film career
Peak 2016 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 11 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.
- 1995Screen debut· Mr. Show with Bob and David
- 1998First film· Overnight Delivery
- 2007Career best· The Sarah Silverman Program
- 2007Primetime Emmy nomination· The Sarah Silverman Program
- 2012Career best· Wreck-It Ralph
- 2015First top-billed film· I Smile Back
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- 2015Screen Actors Guild Award nomination· I Smile Back
Billing
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
2 Primetime Emmys and 1 other major award from 24 major nominations, 2008–2026.
- Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on Television
+1 other major body · 1 nomination
- Grammy Award, nominated · Best Comedy Album
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special
- Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on Television
+2 other major bodies · 1 win and 1 nomination
- Writers Guild Award, won · Comedy/Variety Specials
- Grammy Award, nominated · Best Comedy Album
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Variety Sketch Series
+1 other major body · 1 nomination
- Writers Guild Award, nominated · Comedy/Variety Sketch Series
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Variety Sketch Series
+1 other major body · 1 nomination
- Grammy Award, nominated · Best Comedy Album
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Variety Special
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special
- Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
- Writers Guild Award, nominated · Comedy/Variety - Music, Awards, Tributes - Specials
- Grammy Award, nominated · Best Comedy Album
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- Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Variety Special
- Grammy Award, nominated · Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling)
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
- Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Special Class - Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Programs
+1 other major body · 1 nomination
- Writers Guild Award, nominated · New Series
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 Sarah Silverman's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 60th percentile, the median of all 50; across their 41 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 70th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up33
- 50th to 74th23
- 25th to 49th18
- Below 25th8
Shape of the crowd
29 of their 82 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved14
- Universally Panned1
- Divisive2
- Cult Classic7
- Crowd Pleaser29
- Broadly Agreed3
- Mixed26
Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 28 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 46. 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 Sarah Silverman's work okay for kids?
Across up to 15 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and profanity run heavier than most films and violence & gore lighter.
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 Sarah Silverman work with?
People who share at least 2 of Sarah Silverman's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Amy Zvi shares the most, 7.
Directors
- Liam LynchShared titles: Sarah Silverman: A Speck of Dust (2017), Sarah Silverman: We Are Miracles (2013), Sarah Silverman: Jesus Is Magic (2005)See all 3 shared titles with Liam Lynch

- Rich MooreShared titles: Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018), Wreck-It Ralph (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Rich Moore

- Akiva SchafferShared titles: Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special (2017), Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Akiva Schaffer

Writers
- Jim ReardonShared titles: Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018), Wreck-It Ralph (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Jim Reardon

- Phil JohnstonShared titles: Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018), Wreck-It Ralph (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Phil Johnston

- David FergusonShared titles: I Love You, America (2017), Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special (2017)See all 2 shared titles with David Ferguson
- Tim KalpakisShared titles: I Love You, America (2017), Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Tim Kalpakis

Actors
- Seth RogenShared titles: Tangles (2026), Santa Inc. (2021), Take This Waltz (2011)See all 3 shared titles with Seth Rogen

- Tig NotaroShared titles: Punching Henry (2016), Tig (2015), The Sarah Silverman Program. (2007)See all 3 shared titles with Tig Notaro

- Steve AgeeShared titles: Sarah Silverman: We Are Miracles (2013), The Sarah Silverman Program. (2007), Sarah Silverman: Jesus Is Magic (2005)See all 3 shared titles with Steve Agee

- Judd ApatowShared titles: Mentally Al (2020), Mister Rogers: It's You I Like (2018), Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016)See all 3 shared titles with Judd Apatow

Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Rhet BearShared titles: Sarah Silverman: PostMortem (2025), Sarah Silverman: Someone You Love (2023), Sarah Silverman: We Are Miracles (2013), Sarah Silverman: Jesus Is Magic (2005)See all 4 shared titles with Rhet Bear

- Andrew MendelsonShared titles: Sarah Silverman: PostMortem (2025), Sarah Silverman: Someone You Love (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Andrew Mendelson

- John DebneyShared titles: Marry Me (2022), Heartbreakers (2001)See all 2 shared titles with John Debney

- Hank FriedmannShared titles: Santa Inc. (2021), Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Hank Friedmann
Producers
- Amy ZviShared titles: Sarah Silverman: PostMortem (2025), Sarah Silverman: Someone You Love (2023), Pay or Die (2022), Santa Inc. (2021), I Love You, America (2017), Sarah Silverman: A Speck of Dust (2017), Sarah Silverman: We Are Miracles (2013)See all 7 shared titles with Amy Zvi
- James WeaverShared titles: Tangles (2026), Santa Inc. (2021)See all 2 shared titles with James Weaver

- John SkidmoreShared titles: Sarah Silverman: PostMortem (2025), Sarah Silverman: Someone You Love (2023)See all 2 shared titles with John Skidmore

- John LasseterShared titles: Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018), Wreck-It Ralph (2012)See all 2 shared titles with John Lasseter

Mixed roles
- David DerbyShared titles: Sarah Silverman: Jesus Is Magic (2005), Who's the Caboose? (1997)See all 2 shared titles with David Derby


