Sir Tom Stoppard OM CBE FRSL Hon FBA (born Tomáš Sträussler, 3 July 1937 — 29 November 2025) was a Czech-born British playwright and screenwriter. He has written for film, radio, stage, and television, finding prominence with plays. His work covered the themes of human rights, censorship, and political freedom, often delving into the deeper philosophical thematics of society. Stoppard had been a playwright of the National Theatre and is one of the most internationally performed dramatists of his generation. Stoppard died at his home in Dorset, England on 29 November 2025 at the age of 88. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tom Stoppard, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- July 3, 1937
- November 29, 2025 (aged 88)
- Zlín, Czechoslovakia
- Writer, also actor and director
- 18 on MovieCove · 43 credits in all
What are Tom Stoppard's films like?
Across their 20 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 2 · Wry 2 · Earnest 15
A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 5 · Dark 11
A split, not a type: Grounded 8 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 5
A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 7 · Intense 9
Steady 8 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 2
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 2
A split, not a type: Slow burn 12 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 1
Casual 3 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 7
Easy watch 3 · Affecting 9 · Heavy 7
A split, not a type: Resolved 9 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 6
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet8
- Tragic6
- 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 Tom Stoppard's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 18 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Tom Stoppard'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
43 credits, 18 with a MovieCove page; 11 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
National Theatre Live: Leopoldstadt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
A Separate Peace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Arcadia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Tulip Fever(2017)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
National Theatre Live: Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
National Theatre Live: The Hard Problem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Anna Karenina(2012)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Parade's End(2012)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows
The Merchant of Venice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
The Invention of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Enigma(2001)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Vatel(2000)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Shakespeare in Love(1998)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Poodle Springs(1998)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
The Fifteen Minute Hamlet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Billy Bathgate(1991)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
The Russia House(1990)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all filmsLargo Desolato (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
The Dog It Was That Died(1989)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Empire of the Sun(1987)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Brazil(1985)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Squaring the Circle(1984)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
On the Razzle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
The Human Factor(1979)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Every Good Boy Deserves Favour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Friday Night, Saturday Morning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Despair(1978)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
BBC2 Play of the Week (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Professional Foul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Travesties (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
Three Men in a Boat(1975)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all filmsThe Boundary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Neutral Ground (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
ITV Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
Another Moon Called Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
One Pair of Eyes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
Thirty-Minute Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Knock on Any Door (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
In-Side-Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
A Christmas Carol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 42 titles, 41 of them dated from 1964 to 2022.
Biggest box office
Shakespeare in Love (1998)
Highest rated
Brazil (1985)
Most popular right now
Shakespeare in Love (1998)
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 Tom Stoppard's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 17; across their 19 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 57th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up6
- 50th to 74th6
- 25th to 49th6
Shape of the crowd
7 of their 18 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved3
- Crowd Pleaser7
- Broadly Agreed5
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the dialogue 61/100 and the plot and story 48/100 in their films, across 16 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 Tom Stoppard's work okay for kids?
Across up to 11 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 Tom Stoppard work with?
People who share at least 2 of Tom Stoppard's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Alicia Vikander shares the most, 2.
Actors
- Alicia VikanderShared titles: Tulip Fever (2017), Anna Karenina (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Alicia Vikander
- Judi DenchShared titles: Tulip Fever (2017), Shakespeare in Love (1998)See all 2 shared titles with Judi Dench
- Tom HollanderShared titles: Tulip Fever (2017), Enigma (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Tom Hollander
- Matthew MacfadyenShared titles: Anna Karenina (2012), Enigma (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Matthew Macfadyen
Cinematographers
- Seamus McGarveyShared titles: Anna Karenina (2012), Enigma (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Seamus McGarvey
Producers
- Harvey WeinsteinShared titles: Tulip Fever (2017), Shakespeare in Love (1998)See all 2 shared titles with Harvey Weinstein
- David ParfittShared titles: Parade's End (2012), Shakespeare in Love (1998)See all 2 shared titles with David Parfitt
