Performer
A performer whose catalogue work here is strong, with the fuller case still to be made.
Nutevio rank
#751
of 909177 performers
Top 1%
Demi Moore represents the rare performer whose career became more ambitious with every decade — 42 years in, and Demi is still choosing the harder script.
The essay
Our editors on the work, the patterns and the reason this body of work holds together.
Demi Moore appears in 45 films in the Nutevio catalogue, and none of them would work the same way without Demi. A Few Good Men is the clearest case: a film rated 7.6 by our editors, where the performance carries weight the script only implies.
The recognisable elements are versatility, transformation, quiet performance. Watch two of these films back to back and the method separates from the material — the same instrument, tuned differently for science fiction, comedy, crime. It is a style built on what is withheld as much as what is played.
Working with Boots Riley, Rebecca Harrell Tickell, Coralie Fargeat and others, Demi Moore helped set a standard other performers now audition against. Awards bodies have been slower than the work, which is usually the sign of a career built on choices rather than campaigns.
A Few Good Men (1992) as Lt. Cdr. JoAnne Galloway · Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 2 (2020) as Self - Model · The Substance (2024) as Elisabeth
Career snapshot
Ranked #751 of 909177 performers tracked in the Nutevio library.
Films in Nutevio
45
1984–2026
Career length
42 yrs
Measured across our catalogue
Academy Awards
—
Unknown
Oscar nominations
—
Unknown
Highest Nutevio score
7.6
A Few Good Men
Average Nutevio score
6.3
Across catalogue work
Highest IMDb rating
7.5
A Few Good Men
Most frequent director
Boots Riley
1 film together
Longest collaboration
1×
With Boots Riley
Most common genre
Drama
23 titles
Average runtime
1h 45m
Across catalogue work
Golden Globe wins
—
Unknown
Nutevio metric
Ten weighted categories, applied identically to everyone we cover.
Nutevio Performer Score
7.1
out of 10
A performer whose catalogue work here is strong, with the fuller case still to be made.
Nutevio metric
Cultural impact and legacy, measured separately from craft — how far the work travelled once it left the cinema.
Nutevio Influence Score
6.7
out of 10
A quieter influence — felt inside the films rather than across the industry.
How far the work travelled past the people who saw it first.
What survives once the release-week conversation has burned off.
Institutional acknowledgement, weighted but never decisive.
Years of chosen, relevant work rather than years merely employed.
Statuettes, read as evidence rather than verdict.
Roles named without needing the film named alongside them.
Directors who wrote parts because this performer existed.
The reading other performers now have to answer.
Actor DNA
A fingerprint derived from the roles themselves — register, range and the kind of film they carry.
The shape of a career
Every performance plotted in time. Hover a point to read the title behind it.
Peak years
Where the scores, the awards and the sheer volume of work agree with each other.
Best decade
2020s
6.6 average MV
The 2020s are where the work and the material meet. I Love Boosters, Groundswell, The Substance — the run our editors reach for first when the argument is about range rather than fame.
Highest average Nutevio score
2020s
6.6
Across 8 catalogue films in this decade, our scores never drop below the level a career is judged on.
Highest average IMDb rating
2020s
6.6
The public agrees most strongly about this stretch — useful context, and occasionally a decade behind our own reading.
Most awarded era
1980s
0 Academy Awards
Statuettes for the films themselves, which is the honest way to read an ensemble career. We're No Angels, The Seventh Sign, About Last Night....
Most productive era
1990s
14 films
The busiest stretch of the catalogue — volume that reads as appetite rather than availability.
Range, mapped
Genres down the side, decades across the top. Warmer cells mean stronger titles.
| Genre | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drama | 6.13 films | 6.88 films | 6.43 films | 6.28 films | 5.81 film |
| Action | — | 6.61 film | 5.51 film | 5.81 film | 6.81 film |
| Thriller | 6.01 film | 6.34 films | 6.63 films | 6.32 films | 6.82 films |
| Comedy | 6.05 films | 6.45 films | 5.52 films | 5.74 films | 6.42 films |
| Crime | 6.21 film | 6.23 films | 6.82 films | — | 6.42 films |
| Romance | 6.04 films | 6.55 films | 5.41 film | 6.12 films | — |
| Horror | 6.01 film | — | 6.01 film | 4.81 film | 7.31 film |
Chronology
Firsts and peaks
The turning points, in the order they happened.
First film in Nutevio
1984Blame It on Rio
Where our catalogue meets this career, as Nicole 'Nikki' Hollis.
Highest rated performance · Career peak
1992A Few Good Men
7.6 on the Nutevio scale, the top of the catalogue for this performer. Weighing billing against the film's own quality, this is the point where everything aligned at once.
Most recent film
2026Groundswell
The current state of the argument, as Narrator (voice).
Our order
Every performance in the catalogue, ordered by Nutevio Score.
Every title
Filter by genre or decade, and compare any two titles side by side.
45 of 45 films
as Elisabeth
Directed by Coralie Fargeat
as Lt. Cdr. JoAnne Galloway
Directed by Rob Reiner
as Narrator (voice)
Directed by Rebecca Harrell Tickell
as Self - Model
Directed by Alex Rudzinski
as Esmeralda (voice)
Directed by Kirk Wise
From the library
Every movie and TV credit stored for this name in the Nutevio catalogue — filter by media, role or sort by rating.
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The defining work
#1
Elisabeth
The Substance (2024)
Performance score7.9
The performance the rest of the career is read through. Elisabeth gives Demi Moore a structure to work against, and the film hands over its centre of gravity without hesitation.
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Lt. Cdr. JoAnne Galloway
A Few Good Men (1992)
Performance score7.9
A Few Good Men asks for something the previous films did not, and gets it. Lt. Cdr. JoAnne Galloway is played without a single line of pleading for the audience's sympathy — which is exactly why it lands.
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Narrator (voice)
Groundswell (2026)
Performance score7.6
Groundswell asks for something the previous films did not, and gets it. Narrator (voice) is played without a single line of pleading for the audience's sympathy — which is exactly why it lands.
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Self - Model
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 2 (2020)
Performance score7.6
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 2 asks for something the previous films did not, and gets it. Self - Model is played without a single line of pleading for the audience's sympathy — which is exactly why it lands.
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A guided path through the work, ordered so each film explains the next.
Best entry point
as Elisabeth
Start here. The Substance is the clearest statement of what Demi Moore does — accessible, 141 minutes, and rated 7.3 by our editors. No context required.
Our editors order this path by accessibility first and chronology second. You meet Demi at the most legible performance, then move forward in time so each film reads as a response to the one before it rather than a repetition of it.
A Few Good Men (1992)
A deliberate change of key after The Substance — same instrument, unfamiliar tuning, and the reason range gets mentioned.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
Keeps the drama register of A Few Good Men but asks for a colder reading of it.
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 2 (2020)
A deliberate change of key after The Hunchback of Notre Dame — same instrument, unfamiliar tuning, and the reason range gets mentioned.
Groundswell (2026)
Keeps the documentary register of Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 2 but asks for a colder reading of it.
Company kept
The directors and performers this career keeps returning to.
Stanley Donen
Director
1 film together
Notably Blame It on Rio
Joel Schumacher
Director
1 film together
Notably St. Elmo's Fire
Savage Steve Holland
Director
1 film together
Notably One Crazy Summer
Edward Zwick
Director
1 film together
Notably About Last Night...
Carl Schultz
Director
1 film together
Notably The Seventh Sign
Neil Jordan
Director
1 film together
Notably We're No Angels
Jerry Zucker
Director
1 film together
Notably Ghost
Terry Hughes
Director
1 film together
Notably The Butcher's Wife
Dan Aykroyd
Director
1 film together
Notably Nothing but Trouble
Rob Reiner
Director
1 film together
Notably A Few Good Men
Adrian Lyne
Director
1 film together
Notably Indecent Proposal
Barry Levinson
Director
1 film together
Notably Disclosure
Lesli Linka Glatter
Director
1 film together
Notably Now and Then
Roland Joffé
Director
1 film together
Notably The Scarlet Letter
Brian Gibson
Director
1 film together
Notably The Juror
Kirk Wise
Director
1 film together
Notably The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Mike Judge
Director
1 film together
Notably Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
Woody Allen
Director
1 film together
Notably Deconstructing Harry
Ridley Scott
Director
1 film together
Notably G.I. Jane
Bradley Raymond
Director
1 film together
Notably The Hunchback of Notre Dame II
McG
Director
1 film together
Notably Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
Craig Rosenberg
Director
1 film together
Notably Half Light
Emilio Estevez
Director
1 film together
Notably Bobby
Bruce A. Evans
Director
1 film together
Notably Mr. Brooks
Michael Radford
Director
1 film together
Notably Flawless
Derrick Borte
Director
1 film together
Notably The Joneses
J.C. Chandor
Director
1 film together
Notably Margin Call
Jon Cassar
Director
1 film together
Notably Forsaken
Lucia Aniello
Director
1 film together
Notably Rough Night
Tabrez Noorani
Director
1 film together
Notably Love Sonia
Patrick Brice
Director
1 film together
Notably Corporate Animals
Alex Rudzinski
Director
1 film together
Notably Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 2
Tom Gormican
Director
1 film together
Notably The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
Andrew McCarthy
Director
1 film together
Notably BRATS
Coralie Fargeat
Director
1 film together
Notably The Substance
Rebecca Harrell Tickell
Director
1 film together
Notably Groundswell
Boots Riley
Director
1 film together
Notably I Love Boosters
Behind the camera
Who casts this performer, how often, and what the pairing produces.
Rob Reiner
Director
1 film together · 7.6 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
A Few Good MenAlex Rudzinski
Director
1 film together · 7.5 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 2Coralie Fargeat
Director
1 film together · 7.3 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
The SubstanceWoody Allen
Director
1 film together · 7.3 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Deconstructing HarryJerry Zucker
Director
1 film together · 7.3 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
GhostTabrez Noorani
Director
1 film together · 7.2 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Love SoniaKirk Wise
Director
1 film together · 7.2 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
The Hunchback of Notre DameRebecca Harrell Tickell
Director
1 film together · 7.0 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
GroundswellJ.C. Chandor
Director
1 film together · 6.9 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Margin CallBruce A. Evans
Director
1 film together · 6.9 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Mr. BrooksLesli Linka Glatter
Director
1 film together · 6.9 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Now and ThenTom Gormican
Director
1 film together · 6.8 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
The Unbearable Weight of Massive TalentMichael Radford
Director
1 film together · 6.8 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
FlawlessRidley Scott
Director
1 film together · 6.6 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
G.I. JaneMike Judge
Director
1 film together · 6.6 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Beavis and Butt-Head Do AmericaEmilio Estevez
Director
1 film together · 6.4 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
BobbyAdrian Lyne
Director
1 film together · 6.4 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Indecent ProposalBarry Levinson
Director
1 film together · 6.3 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
DisclosureJon Cassar
Director
1 film together · 6.2 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
ForsakenDerrick Borte
Director
1 film together · 6.2 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
The JonesesNeil Jordan
Director
1 film together · 6.2 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
We're No AngelsRoland Joffé
Director
1 film together · 6.1 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
The Scarlet LetterEdward Zwick
Director
1 film together · 6.1 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
About Last Night...Joel Schumacher
Director
1 film together · 6.1 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
St. Elmo's FireBoots Riley
Director
1 film together · 6.0 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
I Love BoostersAndrew McCarthy
Director
1 film together · 6.0 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
BRATSCraig Rosenberg
Director
1 film together · 6.0 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Half LightCarl Schultz
Director
1 film together · 6.0 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
The Seventh SignSavage Steve Holland
Director
1 film together · 6.0 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
One Crazy SummerStanley Donen
Director
1 film together · 5.8 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Blame It on RioLucia Aniello
Director
1 film together · 5.7 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Rough NightBrian Gibson
Director
1 film together · 5.7 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
The JurorTerry Hughes
Director
1 film together · 5.7 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
The Butcher's WifeMcG
Director
1 film together · 5.5 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Charlie's Angels: Full ThrottleBradley Raymond
Director
1 film together · 5.4 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
The Hunchback of Notre Dame IIDan Aykroyd
Director
1 film together · 5.3 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Nothing but TroublePatrick Brice
Director
1 film together · 4.8 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Corporate AnimalsSix degrees
Follow the thread outward — director, film, co-star, and the film after that.
Categories of our own
Six editorial categories we apply to every performer we cover.
Most rewatchable
A Few Good Men
as Lt. Cdr. JoAnne Galloway
The one that survives a fourth viewing. Nothing in the performance depends on surprise, which is why it keeps paying out.
Most emotional performance
Ghost
as Molly Jensen
Grief played at conversational volume. The film never asks the audience to cry; the performance simply makes it difficult not to.
Most influential performance
A Few Good Men
as Lt. Cdr. JoAnne Galloway
You can hear this reading in other actors' auditions a decade later — the surest measure of influence there is.
Best ensemble performance
Deconstructing Harry
as Helen
Work that makes everyone else in the frame better without ever pulling the camera towards itself.
Career defining performance
The Substance
as Elisabeth
If the career had to be argued in a single scene, our editors would pick one from this film and rest the case.
In their films' words
“You can build a whole film around a performer who knows when not to speak. Demi Moore has known it for a long time.”
Head to head
Put two careers on the same scale and see where the argument actually sits.
Ours alone
Recognitions handed out by this desk, on criteria no awards body uses.
Career Achievement
Awarded
42 years of relevant work — not merely a long career, but a long career of choices.
Modern Classic Performer
Awarded
Defining performances delivered inside the last twenty-five years, in films already being taught rather than merely remembered.
Drama Legend
Awarded
23 catalogue titles in drama, each one a reference point for the films that followed.
Our desk
Best ending, best opening, best twist and the rest — categories we apply to everyone we cover.
Best ending
Ghost
as Molly Jensen
The last five minutes reorganise everything before them, and hold up when you already know what's coming.
Best opening
The Substance
as Elisabeth
A first sequence that states the rules of the film without explaining a single one of them.
Most emotional
Please Baby Please
as Maureen
The film where the technique steps aside and lets the feeling arrive undefended.
Best twist
Mortal Thoughts
as Cynthia Kellogg
A reversal earned by information the film gave you and trusted you to misread.
Best visual achievement
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
as Movie Actress Olivia
Images that would survive with the sound switched off.
Best action sequence
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
as Madison Lee
Geography, stakes and consequence held in the same frame — spectacle you can follow.
Best dialogue
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
as Dallas (voice)
Lines written to be spoken, staged so the pauses do half the work.
Most underrated film
The Substance
as Elisabeth
The public vote sits below ours on this one, and the direction is the reason for the gap.
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