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Kara Swisher

Kara Swisher

Actor, also producer · Born December 11, 1962 (63) · USA

Kara Anne Swisher is an American technology business journalist and co-founder of Recode. She became a contributing writer to The New York Times Opinion Section in 2018. Previously she wrote for The Wall Street Journal, serving as co-executive editor of All Things Digital.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 11, 1962 (63)
From
USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 8 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 63 days to Oct 26

What are Kara Swisher's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Ideas.

Themes

share of theme weight
Power
37%
Ideas
29%
Society
17%
Survival
6%
Bonds
6%
Self
4%
Power4 titles, browse their movies with this themeTechnology3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFame2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 1

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

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

A split, not a type: Casual 1 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 2

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
5
Tense
4
Warm
2
Dread
1
Joyful
1
Other
4

How their films linger

Thought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Bittersweet1
  • Ambiguous5
  • 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 Kara Swisher's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kara Swisher'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

8 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page; 18 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Devil Wears Prada 2(2026)

    as Kara Swisher

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Kara Swisher Wants to Live Forever(2026)

    Show 6 episodes · Producer · as Self - Host

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Tron: Ares(2025)

    as Kara Swisher

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Ken Burns: One Nation, Many Stories(2024)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Morning Show(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Kara Swisher

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Silicon Valley(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · as Kara Swisher

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • All Things Digital: Steve Jobs and Bill Gates (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Actor

  • The Simpsons(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Kara Swisher (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 37th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 7 titles from 1989 to 2026.

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting7 of 7: 7 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score77th

By decade

1980s1 · acting2000s1 · acting2010s2 · acting2020s3 · acting

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 Kara Swisher's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 57th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 84th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

84thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th2

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 7 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · actor

Ken Burns: One Nation, Many Stories (2024)

95th percentile spread · 40% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Devil Wears Prada 2 (2026)

Midcredits 57th · 48% liked

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.

Who does Kara Swisher work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kara Swisher's MovieCove titles; Elon Musk shares the most, 2.