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Matt Berninger

Matt Berninger

Actor and producer · Born February 13, 1971 (55) · Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Matthew Donald Berninger is an American singer-songwriter, primarily known as the frontman and lyricist of indie rock band The National. In 2014, he also formed the EL VY project with Brent Knopf of Ramona Falls and Menomena and released the album Return to the Moon in November 2015. In 2020, Berninger released his solo debut album, Serpentine Prison.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 13, 1971 (55)
From
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Works as
Actor and producer
Titles
6 on MovieCove · 13 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 63 days to Oct 26Down 31% in 30 days

What are Matt Berninger's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
23%
Society
23%
Self
21%
Survival
21%
Ideas
7%
Morality
5%
Grief2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

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

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 2 · Intense 0

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0

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 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 1 · 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 3 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 1

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
2
Melancholic
2
Bittersweet
3
Romantic
1
Elegiac
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Bittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Matt Berninger's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hulu (2).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Matt Berninger'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

13 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page; 17 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The National - Live At Montreux Jazz Festival (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Actor

  • The National - Live at Primavera Sound Barcelona 2024 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Actor

  • The National - Live at Bearsville Theater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • Cyrano(2021)

    Executive Producer · Lyricist

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Between Two Ferns: The Movie(2019)

    as Matt Berninger

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • I Am Easy to Find (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Composer

  • No Activity(2017)

    Show 3 episodes · as (voice)

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • The National - Guilty Party: Basilica Hudson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Actor

  • The Hunger Games: Catching Fire(2013)

    Songs

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Mistaken for Strangers(2013)

    Producer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Bob's Burgers(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Singer (voice)

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Out of a Forest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Composer

  • The National - Live at El Castell Embruixat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Actor

Career shape

A full career of 13 titles from 2005 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Cyrano (2021)

$6.4M worldwide

Highest rated

Mistaken for Strangers (2013)

Midcredits 92nd

Most popular right now

Cyrano (2021)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting8 of 13: 8 only acting, 0 with another roleWriting1 of 13: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing2 of 13: 1 only producing, 1 with another roleMusic2 of 13: 2 only music, 0 with another roleOther crew1 of 13: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

2000s1 · acting2010s8 · 4 acting · 4 crew2020s4 · 3 acting · 1 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Matt Berninger's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 76th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 90th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

90thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

82ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 6 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th2

Shape of the crowd

2 of their 6 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · actor

No Activity (2017)

72nd percentile spread · 19% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor, producer

Mistaken for Strangers (2013)

Midcredits 92nd · 80% 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 Matt Berninger work with?

People who share at least 2 of Matt Berninger's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Aaron Dessner shares the most, 2.

Composers

Producers